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Mk1 Golf in brief so far



  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
they are sooo rare in 14" there are a set on e38 but they need a refurb, wider dishes and tyres and they are a grand as they are,

not sure what wheels it will start off with tbh
 
  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
i might be quick but im not that quick lol, not doe anything sisne tuesday. and those are the latest pics.
ill do some more on the weekend i think :D
 
  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
thought i would update this thread with some more detailed pictures of the progress up to now.

not really done much sisnse last weekend

how the inside looked when i started
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after removing the inner 28 year old sound deadening... yuck
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said sound deadening
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primered
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painted
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and new sound deadening installed :)
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pretty sunset at the workshop :D
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will keep adding a few when i get time
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
That tt pic is great Laura, looks black, shame it's green.
 
  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
i love the olive green. it was the colour i wanted from day 1.

put new sound deadening in because it would be silly noisy in there without it. and the carpet would be baggy without it. New stuff weighs about 10% of the old stuff.
but im not overly bothered about weight saving, very light car anyway... i can pick it up by myself atm...
 
good work! how come you put new sound deadenin in? i wouldnt have bothered

agree I wouldnt have bothered with new sound deadening but each to their own.

Is it just me though or does the black paint look really patchy in the last interior shot?
 
whagt I'm seeing is not dust on the lens... I can see the dust as well though.

I mean the grey patches all over where you have painted black. Under hand brake, behind gear stick, to the left of the clutch etc.
 
  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
nope all one soild caolur, i got laughed at as i was taking so much effort to get it 100% perfect even tho youll never see it.

if you look at the black door card that also looks patchy ... but its a solid black door card.

as said even if it were what does it matter, it will be sprayed with the shell and then have carpet over the top.

the aim of this car is not a show car nor a track car, its going to be a daily so all sound deadening and trim will be updated and replaced.

it should look almost standard when its done to the untrained eye with lots of special bits here n there :D
 

Chris V6 255

ClioSport Club Member
  V6 255, 182 Trophy
Cant wait to see this finished!
I am seriously thinking about doin a similar retro project :)
 
  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
im lucky to have a workshop else it would be nigh on impossible to carry out a full project like this in this wether
 
  ValverInBits
i like the new sound deadaning. It's a nice touch and won't add much to the weight for the difference it will make on long drives to shows n stuff.

I really think this kind of thing should be allowed in the projects section. Don't see why it needs to be limited to clios.
 
  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
both rear window frames has rist on them

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the other side is worse and still needs to be welded :)

this side after some work

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similar kinda deal with the sills

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for those worried about the patchy floor... this is how it looks atm

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  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
Worked on my hole last night...

some back ground on "the hole"

looked like this when i got it
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on grinding it back i discovered it looked like this
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which made this
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Welded a small plate in but the surrounding metal was like tin foil
started grinding it back last night and jusy started going through so thought sod it all do it properly

crappy iphone pics coming up
after grinding back

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taken back to decent metal
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ouch thats a big hole

then 3 hours of messing with sheet metal, body work hammers and lots of swearing an d throwing tool about, id managed to fabricate a decent enough peice...
still required some tweeking but it was getting late

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:D

im proud of that :)
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
You shouldn't filler over pitted rust, you'll regret it if you're planning on keeping it hun.
 
  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
I Havnt, its all been taken back down to bare metal.

trust moi ive not been allowed to take any shortcuts on this. the 2 guys i share the unit with make sure of that!! lol
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Good lass! Glad to see they are keeping you on the straight and narrow!
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Why have they chopped the front end off?

Are they proffesional restorers?
 
  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
CHOPPY CHOP!

making a space frame, like the green golf at UD this year (will mean nothing to you lot so ill try n find pics)

thats the fun car! 2 vr6 engines here we come.

not professional no, both mechanics and have been building/making/restoring cars sinse they were like 5 years old lol
 
  AMV8, Mk1 Golf
ENGINE BAY... ALMOST THERE

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me looking like i should be skiing not working lol

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Christophers new higher turrets!

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and a guy that looks liek the guy off viva lol

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