my crapy 1978 mk1 GLD

[MiKe1_golf]

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=29996

^^^^started thread in newbies. thought i might graduate to the mk1 section

basically i've landed my self a cheap mk1 that needs alot of tlc. i've never tackled body work like this before so bare with me. and excuse my lack of skill and knowledge. i may ask some stupid questions, but thats learning!

pics are in the other thread....

here's one

photoshop + boredom =



this was the selling point though

[Jarred]

that's a mad pchop.

I'd love to leave that paint work just as is, and run it low and slow, that'd be heaps cool!

Don't worry about asking silly questions, we all do at one stage, and well, have to learn somehow.

[mikinoz]

My only tip at this time is use a high quality rust converter and apply that properly. I didn't and after a few months, my new paint is not exactly pristine any more.

Looking forward to your build up!

[GoLfMan]

kill all the rust, and keep it rat

heres another vote for low and slow!

[Water Boy]

Clean her up a bit... Get some rego and slam with phat wheels is the way to go

[KI11Z]

if i had my own place i'd love a mk1 project! Good work, i cant wait to follow its progress

[funkamedic]

lol... love your thread title! and photoshop! looks hot bro.

I'd love to leave that paint work just as is, and run it low and slow, that'd be heaps cool!

x3

here's some inspiration

[16v_kid]

keep it the rat look man...

sers theres hardly any rat looks here in aus.

[MiKe1_golf]

i'll get a pick of the bonnet and roof tomorrow and tell me if i should still keep it rat! there's a large section of rust in the A pillar that needs to be fixed if it's ever going to get back on the road. i freakin love the bucket!
this is going to be ratty but i still need to fix a few things up.


i'm putting a call in to neale wheels tomorrow to look into getting these rims widened. i'm thinking powder coated white or the colour in the pics.... see how much it's going to cost first

[jayjay]

try oz wheels (pete) in st mary's too... neale wheels were kinda wankerish to me when i went to widen centrebores for some steelies i had many moons ago... (6 months?) oz wheels did ray ray's and they're swweeeetttt. about 150 per corner..

[gtimk5]

I hate rat look!! Used to be a "cal" look in beetles years ago and it killed a lot of cars back then.
Good luck with whatever you decide mate, Cheers,
Andrew

[MiKe1_golf]

try oz wheels (pete) in st mary's too... neale wheels were kinda wankerish to me when i went to widen centrebores for some steelies i had many moons ago... (6 months?) oz wheels did ray ray's and they're swweeeetttt. about 150 per corner..

[s] hey mate got more info on that? can't find oz wheels in yellow pages [/s]

never mind... found it!

$85 per rim just to pull them apart. + the cost of the new rim
he couldn't say much with out having a look at it.

[MiKe1_golf]

just putting the car up on axle stands and wanted to make sure i'm putting them in the right spot before i continue....

the fronts seem pretty obvious, but there's a few points at the rear that look like they'd be ok.. just dont want to hurt anything in the process.



also i noticed there's been a pretty hard knock under the passenger door, just where the manual says to place the standard jack, my concern there is if it's going for a blue slip are they going to give me a hard time on that.... pics i hear you say.... ok

stupid flash dont work!

but here you go.

[phaeton]

Good luck with the project; looks good as a Rat lol

[gldgti]

just putting the car up on axle stands and wanted to make sure i'm putting them in the right spot before i continue....

the fronts seem pretty obvious, but there's a few points at the rear that look like they'd be ok.. just dont want to hurt anything in the process.



also i noticed there's been a pretty hard knock under the passenger door, just where the manual says to place the standard jack, my concern there is if it's going for a blue slip are they going to give me a hard time on that.... pics i hear you say.... ok

stupid flash dont work!

but here you go.

you wont have a porblem with that mate - must be 50% of all mk1's have that dent