Jade green Mk2 Golf GTI 16v - project
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Spent this lunchtime cutting the windscreen surround out. I’ve ordered a new windscreen frame panel from VW Heritage so that’ll all go in the bin eventually.
But, it gave me a chance to see an area that I was pretty sure was going to be rotten. Sure enough, it is! 20 minutes with some power tools and I got it back far enough to see some good shiny bits.
A bit of fiddling with some 1mm steel plate and I’ve got the start of a piece to weld in there, once I’ve cut the bad metal out of course!
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But, it gave me a chance to see an area that I was pretty sure was going to be rotten. Sure enough, it is! 20 minutes with some power tools and I got it back far enough to see some good shiny bits.
A bit of fiddling with some 1mm steel plate and I’ve got the start of a piece to weld in there, once I’ve cut the bad metal out of course!
_Mja_ said:
Strong progress. 2 years is a good estimate and it will all come together quickly once you get all the welding bits done - I like your idea of getting it on a jig and then focusing the welding.
Getting close to the end of a Mk2 Golf GTI 16v build as well. It has taken just over 2 years to go from a shell requiring some welding to fully stripped down exterior/underside restored & full paint. It's not quite a runner yet , perhaps another month or so - certainly in time for summer.I'd say a year or two sounds like a lot but if you only get to work on the car a few hours a week its a fair timescale , we can't all do a TV show "7 day build" with 50 support staff
gary71 said:
In deep now! 
Having done similar I’d say don’t weld any of that in until you’ve got the upper panel and dry built it
Panel arrived today. The replacement panels always need a bit of fettling, this is no exception. But it’s way easier than trying to make that repair myself.Having done similar I’d say don’t weld any of that in until you’ve got the upper panel and dry built it
Hopefully I’ll get an hour or two in the garage tomorrow to get some measurements and comparisons to the old panel.
Shazz said:
Hi buddy, I may have missed it, but where do you purchase the pre cut out parts from? They look new. thanks
I get them from a few places, here are some links:VW Heritage.
https://www.heritagepartscentre.com/uk/volkswagen/...
Type19
https://type19.co.uk/product-category/vw-nos-fabri...
Classic-VW
https://www.classic-vw.co.uk/panels-685-c.asp
Plus of course eBay, which those 3 stores all list parts on too.
I've bought panels from all three of those and would recommend them as suppliers. However, there's a wild variance in the quality of the pressings. VW NOS panels are great, Klokkerholm repro panels are an approximation but if you're in that deep you probably know how to use a hammer and a grinder etc. to get the parts somewhere close.
Passenger side lower windscreen frame repair.
Started to peel the layers of metal apart and cut the rot out. This will all be hidden by seam sealer then enclosed by the scuttle panel but it rotted once so it’ll rot again. It looks a mess at the moment but I’ve started to make little patches to weld in to each panel that then get welded together to form the inside/underneath of the screen frame.
Still a way to go, these are just work in progress.
Started to peel the layers of metal apart and cut the rot out. This will all be hidden by seam sealer then enclosed by the scuttle panel but it rotted once so it’ll rot again. It looks a mess at the moment but I’ve started to make little patches to weld in to each panel that then get welded together to form the inside/underneath of the screen frame.
Still a way to go, these are just work in progress.
I do enjoy these kinds of builds... There are a LOT of MK2 owners and potential MK2 owners who really do not appreciate just how much work can be required.
There are so so many Golfs out there right now that look like it's a few rust bubbles around the wiper arm holes/blank an next thing it's whole windscreen surround needs work, the A pullers, the scuttle tray and so on.
Fantastic work, keep it documented and build up a great photo album to go with the cars service history!!
There are so so many Golfs out there right now that look like it's a few rust bubbles around the wiper arm holes/blank an next thing it's whole windscreen surround needs work, the A pullers, the scuttle tray and so on.
Fantastic work, keep it documented and build up a great photo album to go with the cars service history!!
aka_kerrly said:
I do enjoy these kinds of builds... There are a LOT of MK2 owners and potential MK2 owners who really do not appreciate just how much work can be required.
There are so so many Golfs out there right now that look like it's a few rust bubbles around the wiper arm holes/blank an next thing it's whole windscreen surround needs work, the A pullers, the scuttle tray and so on.
Fantastic work, keep it documented and build up a great photo album to go with the cars service history!!
This car looked rotten when I bought it, but as you say, there are some areas on it that didn't even have any surface rust. I poked a bit, pulled a few trim panels, lifted carpets and discovered 50p piece sized holes in the floor! Every panel I de-seam and remove shows rust underneath it.There are so so many Golfs out there right now that look like it's a few rust bubbles around the wiper arm holes/blank an next thing it's whole windscreen surround needs work, the A pullers, the scuttle tray and so on.
Fantastic work, keep it documented and build up a great photo album to go with the cars service history!!
I bet there are "concourse" original Mk2 Golfs out there that have all of these issues but covered in Autoglym.
Great build (and documentation) - awesome!
I sold my mk2 a few years ago and still pine for one - actually, the red Rallye for sale in the classifieds is extremely tempting.
If you're interested in a set of three-piece BBS (RS189) with polished lips and black powercoated centres, drop me a PM. They'll be eBay and elsewhere for the spring.
I sold my mk2 a few years ago and still pine for one - actually, the red Rallye for sale in the classifieds is extremely tempting.
If you're interested in a set of three-piece BBS (RS189) with polished lips and black powercoated centres, drop me a PM. They'll be eBay and elsewhere for the spring.
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