Bagged Bunny

[GeorgeMK1]

Hey fellas,

So some years have passed, and its time to move onto another golf mk1. I picked up this bad boy for a price i was fairly happy with. The drive to pick this little white car wasnt anything extreme, but on a very rainy day, a overly big trailer, auto van that has no guts, and driving through the yarra ranges where its one massive hill after one massive drop, my old man and I finally got her home.

There are some rust issues, i guess for some more skilled people, its easily fixable. The floor pan is rusty, and there a few bits here and there that need some treating etc. For the most of it, its a not bad car for the price i got it. Now innitially i bought it due to the body being very straight, with no structural damage, which i thought was a worthy foundation to build. I also bought the car due to it already having a 2E engine with 5 speed and already installed digifant injection system.

Now, im still young, but i do know my fair share of how cars work and i do everything on my car myself. However when it comes to wiring and fuel injections, im fairly lost. So with a new path, i am deciding to ditch the digifart, and just go with a 32/36 weber on passat manifold, which i already have.

Even though on my orange mk1, i have almost replaced or rebuilt every part, i still feel like this is going to be a very good experience for an 18 year old, and i am hoping to come out of this with not a fancy car, but just the experience, and the balls to try things myself, rather than spending $$$ to get others to do it. I guess the hardest bit will be finding a welder, and cutting and welding new peices to replace the rust. - I'll slowly work my way through that ahaha.

Anyway enough chitter chatter, here are the plans;

The orange one will remain my daily until the white one has been repainted. I am going to do something with the rego that i dont wish to mention on a public forum lol. I am going to take my mk2 dash, seats, wheels, suspension and other goodies from the orange mk1 and put it into the white mk1. I am going for a race look, as i love the cleanliness of the interior and the simplicity. I am also going to try a simple wire tuck, nothing fancy. There will only be 2 buckets, with the half cage, and no carpet what so ever. I am still un decided on the subwoofer being placed in where the spare wheel goes (i want a decent stereo to over power road noise )

The 'to-do' list so far before xmas is;

-Strip car completely
-remove all dirt/grease/grime
-Remove all rust
-Relocate battery behind passenger seat
-Get a new radiator that allows me to remove the water bottle
-Paint the whole car white - yet to decide which white

Thats about as far as i think i'll be able to go before xmas.

So here is how i bought it a couple of weeks back,







Going to miss the orange one



Last night i got to stripping as much as i could, and also removed the engine - Thanks to Hakan for the help









Also stripped windows boot interior etc






Thats it for now, as i have one more exam to go ahaha.

George

[cdogg]

good on you for having a go george...
by the way, my kids loved the left hand guard on your orange mk1 at DOVW kept sayin 'do that to yours dad'
hahaha

[Hakan]

hey man im getting gas for my tig and mig welder so ill be able to help you out on the welding bits , we'll do some thin steel practice shots first

[GeorgeMK1]

Hello fellas, its been a long time since a post.

No, i have not been lazy, however my orange golf got broken into and my camera was stolen. Therefor i have not been able to post any updates with pics etc. The car is now completely stripped out, with nothing in. I Am going to start looking at the rust problems and try to sort them out. However, i need to tips.

I have a spare bonnet that i am going to use as metal sheets, however what welder do i use to cut/weld new sheets of metal to replace the rust. I have never done that method of repairing rust, therefore any tips/methods of what to use would be great. Thanks

[huss]

Dude, everytime I read your threads someone crashes into your car, bunch of kids jump on your car, your car gets broken into..... WTF

Time to keep a big ass dog in there to keep the locals out.

But your putting in a fair effort mate, and loving the builds.

[GeorgeMK1]

Dude, everytime I read your threads someone crashes into your car, bunch of kids jump on your car, your car gets broken into..... WTF

Time to keep a big ass dog in there to keep the locals out.

But your putting in a fair effort mate, and loving the builds.

Haha, its either i have bad luck, or i just live in a ****ty area Thanks for the recognition though.

As for you always reading my thread and something wrong happening, i forgot to add to it. HA, got defected this morning. So now i gotta spend what cash i had to fix the rust, to get a roadie for the orange golf, as its my daily. Im depressed, but the cop was nice enough not to fine me, said i should use the money to fix it instead lol

[ByronRichesMk1]

That sucks about the defect dude, what did you get picked up on?

[GRN_VAGN]

That sucks about the defect dude, what did you get picked up on?

list would be shorter on what he DIDNT get done for

Sucks george, chin up and power into getting a roady is easy, ask the Umbilical Brothers... LOL

[GeorgeMK1]

Quick question i have for people with better experience than myself. I am beginning the rust repair and need some quick advice. Apart from the obvious cut/weld on the bigger rust and holes, for little surface rust and such things, whats the best way to go about that? I have the sanding disc, 120 grit, and it gets rid of all the surface rust and goes straight to bare metal, which is perfect. Now for my question, what about the little crevices that i cant get into. Do i just put rust converter over it, and then paint over, or ..... ?

Any help would be great. Just curious how some people went about with their rust issues.

[gecko2k]

Would love to hear an answer to this too, as I am facing the same problem

[GeorgeMK1]

Would love to hear an answer to this too, as I am facing the same problem

Hey mate, i just took matters in my own hands and gave it a go. I havnt had the time to confirm this yet, however i went to bunnings and got Ranex Rustblaster. This supposadely dissolves and converts rust. I gave it a quick spray just before, waited a couple of mins and scratched abouts with a chisel, and it seams it is working to some point, but it hasnt gone to perfect metal. Will have another proper go tmoro morning and confirm.

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This is where i'm at the moment. Was gonna start with the rustconverter but it got a bit too late. First thing tmoro morning im going to start cleaning everything, and cutting out all the rust i cant 'convert'. I found a CigWeld mig welder for 350 and im planning on getting it. Gotta aquire a gas bottle too

Anyway

[GeorgeMK1]

New lip came in Brand new golf mk2 16v lip, should make the front sit alot lower !!

Thanks Mick !

[GeorgeMK1]

Well i've been putting in time lately after work and etc to try and get something sorted. Have been putting in a litle bit of time everyday, but havnt gotten crazy far. I have managed to save up a little and bought my self a Cigweld Transmig 135amp mig welder. Im practising on gasless at the moment until i get a little used to welding. I'll buy a gas bottle when im a bit better, and try take things into my own hands and weld up the rust problems. I never liked the fact of getting other people to fix my problems, so ill definately be fixing/welding my own rust problems, whether it looks good or bad.

Anyway, so i've grabbed the grinder with a flappy 120 grit disc, and hit the footwell and fire wall. I've found out whats rust and whats good metal. Even though there are rust stains here and there im not going to cut it out, just going to treat with rust converter and paint over. I've cut some of the big rust problems, and am going to be welding in a new sheet when i get better at welding. I have also started off blocking off the holes in the engine bay to give it the shaved look. Will be sanding and smoothing it down once the bog dries. It was also my bday yesterday, so got a tiny bit of cash to spare into some cool things i've wanted to get for this golf, like new dash switches and little bits and peices.

Anywhoo heres some pics

Drivers


Passenger


Removed battery tray




Hahah just a bit messy and space-limited, which makes it more fun


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Got a bit of time today, and thought id work on the golf. I've decided to name her Lucy, for reasons unknown to me, i called her Lucy by accident, and it stuck. Anywhoo, i got the grinder with flap disc and continued grinding away, everywhere where there might have been rust. I was working around the footwell today, and cleaned everything up. I sprayed it with rust converter, and am going further work on the footwells tmoro. The holes near the footwells are noticable, but nothing extreme. Would anyone have any opinion on using this product here to fix it up? It would be alot easier, and less trickier that to use a welder in that tight spot. Ideas?



Next was cleaning behind the firewall, from the fender side. there was some rust too. My plan is to either use the Metal enforcer above as its small, or if the metal seams too thin tmoro then i will have to weld a piece in. Currently perfection isnt everything to me, as it is my very first proper build, and i still have alot of skills to pick up on lol


Drivers side footwell, metal reenforcer?


Passenger footwell


Well thats all for today. I have a friend that can hook me up with free gas, i just have to find a gas bottle. So im pretty happy that i would be saving a fair bit of money for gas atleast.

[GoLfMan]

mate I hope you're welding those spots in the engine bay before putting filler on them? The filler will only fill the holes, it wont fix the problem. Always try and cut the cancer out, then weld in fresh patches of steel The MIG torch will get in those spaces in the footwells no worries. So weld 'em up! For both of them however I'd make a template for a patch, cut the rusty section out and weld in you new patch, as those holes are too big just to fill with just weld/or filler (look at Pete Jones's "another wreck another race car" thread) Plenty of great body work tips there mate!

keep it up

[GeorgeMK1]

Apart from the crap quality and constant splutter, do gasless migs have any down sides? Meaning, would it be worse quality than using gas, in terms of rust coming quicker, or weaker welds?