Author Topic: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v The Rebuild! (Read 55654 times)

higher1 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 15, 2012, 05:32:58 pm »

My new wheels arrived today fresh from the polishers

Dan648v · « **Reply #31 on:** November 15, 2012, 06:15:54 pm »

Nice! You staying as is? Or fancying a coloured centre?

higher1 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 15, 2012, 08:48:07 pm »

Quote from: Dan648v on November 15, 2012, 06:15:54 pm

Nice! You staying as is? Or fancying a coloured centre?

They are staying polished I've just had them done that way

monte · « **Reply #33 on:** November 15, 2012, 11:53:02 pm »

Stunning as usual Simon.

The engine bay is gonna be as epic as those wheels

higher1 · « **Reply #34 on:** November 16, 2012, 07:39:02 pm »

Quote from: monte on November 15, 2012, 11:53:02 pm

Stunning as usual Simon.

The engine bay is gonna be as epic as those wheels

Thanks mate pretty sure it's gonna have a bare metal respray now as I want it spot on

JoeDarKa · « **Reply #35 on:** November 16, 2012, 08:55:44 pm »

Looks fantastic

Snoopy · « **Reply #36 on:** November 18, 2012, 08:32:52 pm »

Nice build. Is it still a pain to find new original panels it was when i did mine.

higher1 · « **Reply #37 on:** November 18, 2012, 09:06:28 pm »

Quote from: Snoopy on November 18, 2012, 08:32:52 pm

Nice build. Is it still a pain to find new original panels it was when i did mine.

It's getting hard to find genuine parts loads of repo stuff about but you can't beat genuine bits

higher1 · « **Reply #38 on:** December 14, 2012, 04:30:41 pm »

so to update ive cut out a little bit of rust in the tailgate and formed a panel to weld in place keeping it with all the original seams etc

the black part is the new panel

and it welded and ground back

etch primed

started to take the nsr quater panel back to bare metal as i know they suffer from rust around the rear windows

took the scuttle panel back to bare metal as its showed signs of rust im going to replace it at a later date

nsr quarter back to bare metal

started on the ns door and along the drip rail

test fit of the genuine wing

higher1 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 14, 2012, 04:49:05 pm »

cut the scuttle panel out

removing the last bits along the windscreen edge

old and new

popped the bonnet on to measure

spotting the new one in place

all welded in place

then work stopped for a weekend as i went with my dad to collect his new project a 1969 mk2 lotus cortina it needs a full resto but its a good base

back on the golf i cut a bit of corrosion out of the bulk head and made a plate to weld in

welded a repair section into the corner of the scuttle

higher1 · « **Reply #40 on:** December 14, 2012, 04:56:04 pm »

built a wheel up to test fit i cant run a very wide wheel on the front as it has huge 4 pot calipers and need a spacer to clear them

new drivers door skin arrived so i ground the old one off

test fit of the new one

then spotted it in a couple of places before a trial fit on the car

popped it on with the wing for gapping etc and finished spot welding the door skin on

now the scuttle panel was for a LHD its all that was available so i welded the wiper holes up

also welded the aerial hole up on the wing

higher1 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 14, 2012, 05:05:05 pm »

the new wing needed the arch lip cutting down to help reduce any tyre rub

before standard large return edge

after edge cut back

the bonnet is a complete mess the previous paint prep was bad, the paint just flakes off with a chisel

as you can see the top was just a build up of paint and high build

a close up to show you how thick it was it totally ruined the defining lnes of the bonnet etc

out come the sander

im not running rear arch spats so i welded the holes up

still going on the bonnet lol

started to take the ns door back to

back to bare metal

the bonnet was a nightmare so out came the paint stripper

and it back to bare metal

higher1 · « **Reply #42 on:** December 14, 2012, 05:13:55 pm »

stripped the ns wing back to bare metal

and the same with the tailgate

that brings us upto date, so at last it was time to etch prime all the bare metal although theres a long way to go its a turning point for me as at last things arent being stripped or taken off

i would like to say im not a bodyshop guy or a sprayer im a mechanic and i work on motor caravans, this is the 1st time ive ever really done body work even though ive modified cars for many years.

panels ready for etch primer i borrowed some panel stands from a neighbour