11/78 mk1 gls

[Ducky]

That interior is in as good as condition as the interior in my 77 MkI. Just goes to show that they do exist.

[lawny]

Something I picked up at Jamboree, then modified a little bit.

love it, where do i get me one of those?

[Jace]

No idea sorry man. I was searching for one since I bought the car.
Maybe try air-cooled sites, as I think it was supposed to fit a Beetle.

[Jace]

Got my 13's back from the sand-blasters.
Made a massive fck up and forgot to specify I only want the faces blasted.
There's a LOT more work to do now.

Repainted a 'VOLKSWAGEN' badge that I'll swap onto my car, also did a 'golfGLD' one too that I'll hustle off to someone once I'm happy with it.

Pictures tomorrow night.

[Jace]

Priming


Badge


Found these. Slammed ramps I'm dying to use again. Just to get my car high enough for the trolley-jack (90mm or so).
Rewarding.



Need to get this thing on the road. Wasting my time doing the wrong stuff first.
I want it to be respectable so it's condition doesn't decline and I'm not embarrassed by it.

[Jarred]

I NEEDED SOME OF THOSE RAMPS!

what a great idea! I always used loose pieces of wood. which would just move around half the time.

[jayjay]

those ramps are quite ingenius. how simple.

i christen them: SLAMPS!!! (slammed ramps)

oh how i love dakota beige.

[Jace]

Haha SLAMPS popped into my head last night, but i figured nobody would know wtf I was on about!

I just bought two 1.8m lengths of 190x19mm and cut a 300mm, 400mm, 500mm length and was left with 600mm.
Including the trip to the hardware shop it took me about half an hour haha.
Makes it so much easier.

[Water Boy]

I have some slamps. Hot tip cover them in some old carpet, car never rolls off...

[Jace]

I used to use them every few weeks when I decided to raise/lower my car.
They never slid out and I use the handbrake or gearbox to stop the car from moving.
Probably not the best way but eh.

[Oneofthegreats]

Need to get this thing on the road. Wasting my time doing the wrong stuff first.

Funny how mentioned this to you!

No matter what people will advice you on, there is some stuff that will always get the better of you & can't help but fiddling around with the un-important stuff

Good stuff Jace. Keep it up

It doesn't look like there is much left too

[Henri]

No matter what people will advice you on, there is some stuff that will always get the better of you & can't help but fiddling around with the un-important stuff

Very true!

Keep going man, looking good so far.

[Jace]

I really, really appreciate that guys.

Hopefully replacing the three super bad points of the bodywork, if i get the parts tomorrow.
I've perfected the interior; besides a 1.5cm rip in the c-pillar trim, and obviously a cracked dashboard, it's literally flawless.

I think I need a rocker cover gasket, probably should get an air filter, clean the spark plugs, fuel and oil filter have been replaced and i'll have it back on some RWC tires next week. Then all that needs doing is the chip in the windshield.

When I say I'm doing the wrong stuff first, I mean that I really want to fix the small amount of bad rust in the car; windscreen surround and side window sills, and that's about it. But I feel like I'm wrongly prioritizing things because I can't fix the rust and other small issues myself (no air compressor, welder, and minimal skills in that respect). I'm failing emotionally and finding it hard to get motivated.

[Jace]

Did this over the last week/weekend:





I'll probably give them a slight cut and polish, then a wax once I'm certain the paint is cured competely. Will hopefully make the paint last for a good while!

I would really like some nice subtle 13" or 14" wheels though. 'Pepperpots', Riken or Epsilon or SSR 'Mesh/Meshies', all-silver ATS classics etc.
One day...

[Jace]

Pretty happy with how the wheels came out.
Just been tidying, constantly tidying.

I cleaned up a few of the rust patches and sprayed some primer over them. Looks sht but better than looking at rust!