78 2-Door Build Thread

[JoshFair]

good on yah mate. good to see another youngster getting into a mk1 build sick cars... beautiful infact!! hope you enjoy it and don't get tired of it!!

[16v_kid]

Looks like a good fresh base!!

Good stuff guys.

[Stephy]

Feel the yellow 2dr love! looks nice and rust free. I love seeing restos like this! Good luck with it.

[GeorgeMK1]

Looks like alot of hard work, but wheres theres will theres a way!!

And atleast you'll know everything was done properly so the car will lat many more years, keep up the good work

[dubmc]

Bit of an update

Recent work:
- Got the new brake booster in & connected all brake lines
- put the radiator in

This weeks purchases:
- hopefully buying extractors
- new front discs (old ones bit worn for my liking)
- larger rear drums
- gear shift bush kit

This weekend coming:
- motor and gearbox going in
- suspension and brakes going in

[GeorgeMK1]

Hahahaha, you get straight into in dont ya!! i love it.

The 1.8 you are putting in, where is that coming from.. mark 1,2,3?

[dubmc]

its from a MK3, so is the 5-speed im pretty sure.

yeah mate when i'm not working i try to do as much as i can, don't want to see it sit there all year, just want to drive it lol.

[GeorgeMK1]

its from a MK3, so is the 5-speed im pretty sure.

yeah mate when i'm not working i try to do as much as i can, don't want to see it sit there all year, just want to drive it lol.

Yep, thought so its jsut the most common/easiest conversion.

I'm glad to see ppl get into things like that ahaha, i was once like that however i've lost alot of motivation..

However good to see it coming along, good luck for the future. by the way are you planning to respray it?

[dubmc]

thanks, ye its a good starting point for now, hope to take it on the track a a few times, i know it won't be a weapon but still plenty of fun.

the paint is generally pretty good, but after i get it on the road and save up i'm aiming to do some sort of respray.

[16v_kid]

what extractors are you going to run?

[dubmc]

im going to order some from a place called Straightline Performance in NSW - haven called them yet but they were they ones recommended to me from camden gti

[dubmc]

soooo today (Saturday) we got the following done on the old girl.

- put in rear mk3 rear drums (connected brake/handbrake lines etc) + put in rear shocks/springs
- pulled off the other car sway bars, callipers, shocks, control arms - have to give them a good degrease and a paint and put them back on

all brakes and suspension should be done soon and hopefully starting to get the motor in next couple weeks.

few photos below. cheers

[dubmc]

also just a few other things, got new orginial vented discs+pads so looking forward to see how the car stops.

umm and getting new control arm bushes, sway bar bushes, brake line hoses, cv boots; few little bits and pieces (i've developed a liking for opening up new parts in boxes ahah)

[dubmc]

[Jace]

Good to see some progress. Are they MK3 rear drums?