Tassie Mk1 Restoration Project

[luke_how]

Hey people

Started working on the golf recently and thought I might share some pictures with you. I will try and keep the thread updated with pictures as I make progress.











Luke How

[luke_how]

heres a couple more

This is only a coat of rust prevention paint not what it will actually look like when finished, im thinking about painting it with some black stone guard paint

[luke_how]

tyres are ready.

[joshyd-mk2gti]

looks like its coming along quickly, good stuff.

is that bbs body kit going back on..?

[brackie]

Looks good

Nice to see another mK1 being restored (especially in Tassie ) I don't have broadband and couldn't view even one of your pics completely but what I did see impressed. We all appreciate valver's triumph (no upper case "T" ) and it would have been good to follow the progress of tassiegti's project further.

[Golf Loon]

Nice work. Keep the pics coming.

Nice thick underbody rust sealant and sound deadener gives a nice protective coat.

Fill in those blinker hole on the side guards whilst they are off

I hope the BBS kit is going back on.
Your car looked sweet before. (I saw it in Sydders) and will look even better soon I reckon.

[luke_how]

Yeah the kit is going back on once I have taken care of the rust and I will be replacing a few body parts aswell.

[Golf Loon]

Boodlid being one of em

[william]

very nice i liked the bbs kit needs a touch up hate stone chips nice to see some street slicks and braided brake lines also the rust proofing on the floor there is an underlay product u can buy its thin and its heat decipation is very good, look into it its not expensive either

[Oneofthegreats]

Look's like a good project you've got going there Luke. Good solid starting base too!
Like the ol-skool BBS kit too! Don't see many, if any anymore.
Also like the alloy rocker cover. Looks sort of like the old Moroso/Rapid style covers.

I see you into collecting BMW rim's, gearboxes & M3 disc rotor's too.
How do the E30 rims fit on the Mk1?
Alway's tried to get the BBS 15" off the 325is & E30 touring's but could never find any, especially for the right price.

Look forward to the progress

[blackgti1.8]

Hi Luke.
I couldn't any previous details that you might have posted about your car - can you fill in a few blanks?
For example, it is a 1.8 K-jet, right? (I assume that this is not exactly ex-factory )

The rear disks - are these the M3 disks that golfworx was referring to?

I like the BBS kit too - I wonder if Golf Loon would disown me if I stuck one on the front of the GTI

[Oneofthegreats]

The rear disks - are these the M3 disks that golfworx was referring to?

On the ground with the road/rally tyres matey

I had a full set of M3 front & rear disc's, pad's & calipers I got when Frank Gardner Racing were converting the 3.0L M3's to M3R spec with full AP Racing spec brakes. I helped do a back yarder headgasket on a M3R & got payed with these as the original brakes came with the car when the bloke brought it.

I should of kept them too, but I swapped them for a full house TH400 auto! Ah well.

[luke_how]

Look's like a good project you've got going there Luke. Good solid starting base too!
Like the ol-skool BBS kit too! Don't see many, if any anymore.
Also like the alloy rocker cover. Looks sort of like the old Moroso/Rapid style covers.

I see you into collecting BMW rim's, gearboxes & M3 disc rotor's too.
How do the E30 rims fit on the Mk1?
Alway's tried to get the BBS 15" off the 325is & E30 touring's but could never find any, especially for the right price.

Look forward to the progress

The E30 Rims fit perfect mate they look very good especially the bbs 15' cross spokes which i will be running. I would be interested to see what 15 inch Alpina wheels would look like of a Mk1. If you are interested in a set of bbs wheel I have got another set in the garage and I might be able to sell them to you, pm me if your interested.

Luke

[86gti]

nice work! should have my mk1 2 door by saturday i hope .......
so another restoration mk1 for tassie :-P

[GoLfMan]

nice work! should have my mk1 2 door by saturday i hope .......
so another restoration mk1 for tassie :-P

thats awesome
whose was it?