New mk1

[sports racer]

You've missed your calling. You should be doing upholstery work for a living.

[polski_ogurek]

Looks so good mate! What did you use to make the demister vents?

Vents are made from Black perspex, laser cut to fit (including the holes for the screws) then sanded on top with 3000 grit paper along them(1 direction only) to make them look somewhere between matte and brushed. Finally just countersunk the screws into the face to make it level.

You've missed your calling. You should be doing upholstery work for a living.

HAHA, I think I am too particular for that, would never make any money with the amount of time I spend on the tiny details.


Heres this weekends progress(it's happening quicker as i can see the light at the end now).

Cleaned the boot and the spare(will give it a coat of paint when the time comes+new tyre)


Wet sanded the hatch and tried some new polishing paste i bought(you can see the rflection of the tree on the tiny patch I tried



Also wet sanded the roof and the front window surround + the rear arches/quarters. (Love those reflections[not yet polished])




Finally installed the hatch to see how she is looking, fits well, going to get dad to help me align it when he is back from Melbourne.


Will try and hang the doors this week or next weekend. can't do the front guards as I'm still waiting on parts from Germany(damn long weekend).

[polski_ogurek]

Progress update time.

Parts came from Germany



Doors are hung








Repainted the hatch, as I had rubbed through 1 tiny section:






Whole car was wet sanded with a 2000 grit paper.



Then I polished up the car over 2 weekends, she came up a treat.










This one really shows the difference from sanding to polishing.



I also managed to melt my badges while trying to clean them up... oops, but ended up saving them and sanding the letters down flat but leaving the rest in its melts state, it look rough, but I think it may suit the car, if not Ill sort some new badges.

[GeorgeMK1]

Amazing work mate! Your polishing skills seem to be pretty damn good haha. Over all coming together very nicely

[polski_ogurek]

So progress has been slow but constant recently. A little un-photo worthy. Got the timing belt sorted as no history meant the age and km's were unknown. Threw a cabby booster on it and cabby brakes. Upgraded pads and rotors to suit.







Also ordered some braided lines to help the pedal feel nicer.

Also had the front and rear windows installed.





Mum was more excited than me about this, as I no longer have an excuse to store the interior inside the house.

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[RedMk2Gti]

Good work !!!
I remember when I did my Mk1, the rubber seal was so tight I could not fit the chrome windows insert strip.
Yours look awesome.

[polski_ogurek]

Good work !!!
I remember when I did my Mk1, the rubber seal was so tight I could not fit the chrome windows insert strip.
Yours look awesome.

Cheer, I think the trick is to have the chrome in before fitting. I had a guy do it for me thigh.

Only the second time this whole build I've paid for labour. Everything else was all me.

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[polski_ogurek]

Geez, 5 months since an update. it's been busy.

So a little of what has happened.

Interior was started:











Some new bits:


Cabby brakes and braided lines:

[polski_ogurek]

Tails

[polski_ogurek]

polished the bars



dash went back in







polished the wholecar again with a fine polishing compound



fresh set of ST X's



Dat ass

[polski_ogurek]

and most recently











Hoping to drive it in a couple weeks

[mk1ster]

That is looking awesome ! I shouldn't have sold my 77 gls. Great work .

[SMOK]

Very nice, liking the interior trim! Getting there, keep it up.

[MarcusAurelius]

What wheels have you got in mind buddy? Awsome progress!

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[polski_ogurek]

At the moment I haven't found anything that I like, for now she will be on mk3 steelies.

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