VW Golf GTi MK1 Restoration

VW Golf GTi MK1 Restoration

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TROOPER88

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1,767 posts

178 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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Hi
I have just completed a nut and bolt restoration of a Ford Fiesta RS Turbo.
The whole thread can be viewed here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

With this completed I decided to do the same sort of thing with a MK1 Golf GTi.

The car: 1982 VW Golf MK1 Gti / Should be (will be) White / 7 keepers / EGO 414X

Well the rolling shell was dropped to me 48 hours ago and I spent a few hours on the weekend remvoing the running gear etc.

If the interest is there I will update frequently.
The plan is to restore the shell to original before buying a donor mk1 Gti (probably with a rotten shell) and transfering the required parts. All parts will be new or refurbished.

Here with the pictures from the weekend:

When it was dropped:








The poor state of the brakes etc; believe it or not the seller informed me the brakes and suspension componenets were new......clown


Front components removed:




Rear beam and fuel tank:


Rear suspension etc:


Rear lights and fuel filler neck:


The car was reportedly painted in 2011 a one of blue. To be honest it is not the best paint job. It will be fully repaired where need be and I will paint it in the colour it shoule be, White.

Cheers

Ranger 6

7,040 posts

248 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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I'd better start saving so I can buy it when you've finished smile

Dr G

15,159 posts

241 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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Do keep us posted, be lovely to see it back looking original.

Deerfoot

4,897 posts

183 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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Dr G said:
Do keep us posted, be lovely to see it back looking original.
+1

mk1fan

10,507 posts

224 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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A good start.

Bitzer

4,228 posts

167 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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Deerfoot said:
Dr G said:
Do keep us posted, be lovely to see it back looking original.
+1
+2

oobster

7,065 posts

210 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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Excellent! Another Trooper project thread, loved the last one!

PastorOfMuppets

485 posts

165 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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Watching with interest!

aka_kerrly

12,415 posts

209 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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PastorOfMuppets said:
Watching with interest!
Absolutely I do enjoy build threads especially proper restorations, none of this rubbish involving a 30 year old car that has just had a quick blow over, some BBS alloys and ebay coilovers!

BTW: Please say those stty coilovers are going in the bin!!

Good luck, if you havent already done so, sign up to the mk1 owners club




carter711

1,849 posts

197 months

Monday 9th July 2012
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Nice project, I'll be watching this

neilbauer

2,467 posts

182 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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carter711 said:
Nice project, I'll be watching this
+1 biggrin

Roop

6,012 posts

283 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Looking forward to this. Good luck and keep us up to date. thumbup

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

213 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Please please make this a lovely standard mk1 Gti.

TROOPER88

Original Poster:

1,767 posts

178 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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boy said:
Please please make this a lovely standard mk1 Gti.
Hi
Thanks for the encouragement! I will do my best to make it an immaculate standard GTi!

All of the aftermarket bits above is scrap!

The shell is nearly bare. I will start removing some of the glass this morning.

Cheers

gforceg

3,524 posts

178 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Good luck with it and I too hope you keep it standard.

My first GTI had the same wheels as that. I think they were from a similar vintage Passat (anyone?).

G

pikeyboy

2,349 posts

213 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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TROOPER88 said:
Hi
Thanks for the encouragement! I will do my best to make it an immaculate standard GTi!

All of the aftermarket bits above is scrap!

The shell is nearly bare. I will start removing some of the glass this morning.

Cheers
When I had one years ago the first thing I did was remove all the after market crap and single wiper bks it came fitted with. SVP523Y where are you, Lahasa green 1.8gti.

Ranger 6

7,040 posts

248 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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gforceg said:
Good luck with it and I too hope you keep it standard.

My first GTI had the same wheels as that. I think they were from a similar vintage Passat (anyone?).

G
I had a Mk1 in the 80s which had some good kit on it - the wheels you're talking about were Ronals. Mine looked similar but were OZ



gforceg

3,524 posts

178 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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Ranger 6 said:
gforceg said:
Good luck with it and I too hope you keep it standard.

My first GTI had the same wheels as that. I think they were from a similar vintage Passat (anyone?).

G
I had a Mk1 in the 80s which had some good kit on it - the wheels you're talking about were Ronals. Mine looked similar but were OZ
Good knowledge!

Interesting to see your car had the region identifier WG (Leeds area if I remember rightly). My brother had a GTI with a WG area code too. Maybe from the same dealer. Just saying....

Ranger 6

7,040 posts

248 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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gforceg said:
Ranger 6 said:
gforceg said:
Good luck with it and I too hope you keep it standard.

My first GTI had the same wheels as that. I think they were from a similar vintage Passat (anyone?).

G
I had a Mk1 in the 80s which had some good kit on it - the wheels you're talking about were Ronals. Mine looked similar but were OZ
Good knowledge!

Interesting to see your car had the region identifier WG (Leeds area if I remember rightly). My brother had a GTI with a WG area code too. Maybe from the same dealer. Just saying....
Certainly the right area - that one had been tuned by Goodliff Racing which I think was somewhere around Cleckhuddersfax and I bought it from a friend in Leeds.

The Highway Man

5,971 posts

177 months

Tuesday 10th July 2012
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neilbauer said:
carter711 said:
Nice project, I'll be watching this
+1 biggrin
Me too, the Fiesta was brilliant!!! wink