The 'Not Another Project' project: Blue Mk1

[roccodingo]

Shell is a whole lot more corroded than what you mentioned Wade, but the stuff is here to fix it bud. Soon have you miggin up that thin tin mate..

[GOLFBALLS]

Yea guys i do realise the magnitude of the work and its not bothering me. Thats part of the process and you dont learn anything doing things the easy way. Ive seen people resurrect much worse beetles and kombis...

[GOLFBALLS]

Dang. After a weeks or two of consideration, this rust IS bothering me!
...and something came up for sale in much better nick for a project base, and much more unique. I've been flirting with the idea pretty hard...

The thing is, this will be my THIRD failed attempt at rebuilding a mk1 if i bail out on this build.

Here is the "other woman"



















To end up perhaps something like this????

[Preen59]

tough decision, mate..

[gecko2k]

slammed on some nice BBS this would be swiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! Still a hard decision to make...

[GOLFBALLS]

It'll roll stock wheels. Its cool as $h!+ as it is and doesnt need extra tinselly bits. Just lows.

[roccodingo]

If your not going to use those golf body parts Wade, I have another person in need mate. send em back over...

Will be over the shed most of the weekend.

[GOLFBALLS]

I will require more pondering time over easter to weigh up my options

[Volksee77]

i'm thinking you should, parts will be a nightmare but with those looks and say a UR quattro 5cyl turbo bolted in and 800hp it could be the ultimate pimp ride

[Dub Toffee]

Oh Mate IT would be so rewarding seeing an audi get build like those photos of the black one, ha ha talk about a turn around!
what a machine you won't regret doing something like that!! do you have a lassie 5cyl turbo? cooool

[GOLFBALLS]

i'm thinking you should, parts will be a nightmare but with those looks and say a UR quattro 5cyl turbo bolted in and 800hp it could be the ultimate pimp ride

Haha. I'm looking at how hard it'll be parts-wise. They're out there, but you have to look very far and wide.

An engine convo would be brilliant, but i dont think i can go thru that again. Maybe just chuck something common in there like a B5 Passat/A4 1.8T... or an A6 V8

Only if i cant rebuild the stock donk though.

[GOLFBALLS]

Well i think my decision is made.
The Golf is at the point now where the more i remove, the more problems i discover. I'd basically have to cut 40% of the original body away!!! Might as well use another/better chassis. I cut out some of the a-pillar lower section and down where it joins the inner guard just to see the extent of the rust, and it just crumbled off Its a real bastard of a spot to repair there, and with this Audi super90 dangling in front of me I've realised i dont have the will to do it now.

So, another mk1 project failure!!!

Sorry to disappoint you guys. Hopefully i can make it up with this Audi. If that fails, its Go Kart time!!!









RIP

[GOLFBALLS]

Here's a few gratuitous parting shots as the sun set on another mk1.











I will have a huge crate full of mk1 parts going up for sale soon. Im getting rid of it ALL!

[ByronRichesMk1]

I will have a huge crate full of mk1 parts going up for sale soon. Im getting rid of it ALL!

I'll have to come up and have a suss sometime soonish then mate if you're ever free.. I could always do with more Mk1 parts
Shame about the rust, would have been a sick cruiser! RIP

[Dub Toffee]

You Just did yourself a massive favour i think
Go the AUDI man hope its in good enough shape for you...kick but