My Mk1 restoration.

Don't have a decent set of black ones and the GPC ones are the same price in chrome or black!

 

Smart - proper job

 

well done mate thats amaxing, good luck with putting it all back together!

tim

 

Got my tank re done.. had heard bad stories about pattern tanks and as my one was rusty inside I took it to a firm who make rads and renew petrol tanks.. they cut four wee square holes around the tank, blasted it and resealed the holes then poured in sealer which coated the tank then they put a protective coating on the outside - fit and forget now hopefully!



My rear axle - all blasted, zinc'd and painted black with new roll bar bushes and new internals in the hubs





Inner wings after stripping, epoxy mastic, light stone guard and piant/laquer



The bay all painted up! how am i gonna get that valver in without chippin it patience my da says and plenty of bubble wrap!



Valver engine in bits




Thats all for the mo - more as i get things done! Thanks for everyones comment - yer all toooo kind!

 

wow...thats one hell of a jigsaw lol

 

Any updates on this?

Cracking project!

 

WOW what a awsume thread Can't wait to see it when it is finshed truley awsume

 

looks mint keep it up!


tim

 

More pics soooooon!

 

good good i cant wait!


tim

 

get a website carbs - that project is absolutely fantasmic!

oma

 

words cant describe that. you must have a grin from ear to ear. tbh, the hard bit is well and truly over (the bodywork) ive played a part in a bare metal respray on a mk1 golf and knew how hard it was, but this takes it to a whole new level. cant wait to see the finished article

 

WOW, bring on more pics!!! I wish i had time, money and skill to do this to my 1983 GX!!<!--
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Now thats a proper rebuild!! Awesome work, well done - love seeing these types of progress pics.

 

Make a new area on forum for this amazing project???


Ur an inspiration to us all m8i

 

Beautiful! keep those updates coming.....

 

Guys PLEEEEEEEEASEEEEEEEEEE

o.k not so exciting but here goes...

Finished refurbing the linkage last night - just stripped it down gave it a good clean - sanded the factory paint and painted it again - cleaned up the wee brackets that hold the rod and painted them and ordered new wee felt seals to keep it workin sweet. Got a 16v servo so buffed it down to the steel as they seem to rust on the underside - then just painted it up...

BTW to do this conversion you need to reduce the length of the threaded bit on the end of the servo and also use the mounting plate that you find sanwiched between the 16v golf bulkhead and servo - this gives the extra few mills of adjustment... quite easy really just have to order up a master cylinder - spose euro cp will be best???

 

How come ur piccie's look like artwork?

Shall i bid 50 framed for them above?

 

lol


very clean mate, now get it all put together!





tim

 

car looks awesome dude, gonna look stunning when its finished