Bagged Bunny

[GRN_VAGN]

the straps are to stop the axle dropping too much. Not sure why they use em on a golf,

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Also, that bracket hinge bit is for a rear swaybar.
I had one that was setup like that.

I think it was a whiteline bar. It bolts there and same on other side. then bolts to the rear of car where those 2 jack looking points are. right at the rear of the car.

[GeorgeMK1]

Oh thats cool dan ! Might play around with the idea haha.

And c'mon, i know people here know exactly what to do with rust !! Give me your secrets already !!

[GeorgeMK1]

Spent a very short time today just grinding all the surface rust off and also removing tabs and the bigger tab where the horn was. I might put a sheet of metal over it to give it the shaved look, as i cbf closing each hole up.




Also, got bored, and this is the future plan. But with different wheels. These are going for sale soon

[straight_fresh]

Lookin good man! They widened steels in the photo there? 15's?

[GeorgeMK1]

Lookin good man! They widened steels in the photo there? 15's?

Cheers bud ! And nah they are 14's even better than 15's

[GeorgeMK1]

Had some time to spare today and though id start stripping away the paint and grinding away the rust, followed by a coat. I have a deadline to paint the golf by the end of summer, so im spearing ahead.

Decided to do section by section as it will be easier for me to keep track of waht i've done and what has to be done. Was talking to Zale and he mentioned he was using White Knight Rust Guard metal primer, so i checked it out and hopefully it offers some good results. Should have more progress by tonight.

[BonsaiTiger]

These blue steelies are epic. I want them!

[GeorgeMK1]

These blue steelies are epic. I want them!

Theyre for sale dude just havnt been effed advertising them haha


Anyways. I sourced a cabby fusebox from Dom, and just need to re-wire it to fit my loom and my electrics. Im hoping this will end the ****ty fusebox problems mk1's have. Anyone got any wiring diagrams for normal mk1 fuse box and cabby fusebox?




Also painted more today, but couldnt paint it all. Will get more done tomorrow. It came out pretty good i think

[DubSteve]

HaI have a deadline to paint the golf by the end of summer, so im spearing ahead.

Don't know if you are aware but Summer has finished mate.

[GeorgeMK1]

Don't know if you are aware but Summer has finished mate.

BAHAHAHAHAA ... dude, now you can just see how packed i get with work, golf, and school together, that my brain fries, what i meant was before it gets too cold to paint anything without a spray booth


So anyway, apart from being stupid and forgetting dates and seasons, i spent 6 consecutive hours today stripping and ridding of as much rust as i can. Its bloody exhausting, and i am apsolutely dead.







Dont have work tmoro, so will continue this then, and will also try paint the interior

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Boss called me and said i didnt have work today. So this morning i got to work and did as much as i physically could, before i almost fainted. I am honestly and truelly proud of what i have done, and dont think i personally could have done better. I have sprayed the rust stained areas that the grinder could not remove with rust converter, and i will have to leave the metal bare for 4 hours while i go to school now.
Nothing will happen to bare metal if i leave it for a small 4 hours would it :S ?








Massive shout out to my best mate Sezer for the help !

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So i got home from school and cleaned the surface quickly and painted it before any rust came onto it. I am extremely proud of myself, and my small skills that i have. To get all this done in the tiny amount of time i have between social life, work and school, has suprised me. I really feel like i have achieved something great, as im still alot younger than alot of the forum members here, and my skills arent even 1/10 of theirs, and to think the work i have done so far, has honestly overwelmed me. To reach this part of the restoration, where almost all the rust from the notorious floor pan, and to have it painted etc feels really great at the moment.

Its almost 12 and i just finished work on the golf. Im out

[SpeciP3]

Good work mate! how'd you go getting all the deadener and crap off the floors?

This has basically been the story of my summer haha!

[GeorgeMK1]

Good work mate! how'd you go getting all the deadener and crap off the floors?

This has basically been the story of my summer haha!

Sound deadener was pretty simple really, heat the crap outta it with a heat gun for about 2 minutes, the scrape it off with a chisel. As for the rest of the paint and all, well thats just days and days of grinder with a flappy disc and a drill with a wire brush haha.


I've also decided, to hell with it, im cutting off the rain tray for a better shave I have to think of a way to block off the vents on the bonnet so no water gets in, and have thought of another way my heater to get air (this will be a daily) but its not fool proof just yet. Anyone got any ideas on that?

[GOLFBALLS]

Goin great guns there matey. I love these threads where novices just get stuck in and arent ashamed to share their possible failures!! I felt the same when doing my mk2 1.8t swap.

I'm about to do the same on my mk1. You can treat the bare metal with phosphate which will neutralise any rust. I think you can buy it from bunnings? Its obviously too late with the floor, even though you should be right, but you could give it a bash in the other areas?

Also check out the product from the UK called Dinitrol.

Do you find the flap disc takes a fair bit of the metal off, or are you using a super fine grit?

[GRN_VAGN]

Can also use some Zinc 2 in one primer stuff. We used after welding a new chassis brace into the Hilux. comes up great and prevents future rust

[GeorgeMK1]

Cleaned up the garage, its a shame its only been 2 hours and its filthy again lol. Also the paint has dried and looks really nice.

Rain tray cut out too