New mk1

[Pilks]

i have 4 questions

1. good lord sweet jesus thats gorgeous

2. did you retrim the seats yourself? i know you did the dash (looks 10/10) but im not sure about the seats

3. what sort of paint did you use and how much were the new discs?

4. where did you find that steering boss?

cheers

[polski_ogurek]

i have 4 questions

1. good lord sweet jesus thats gorgeous

2. did you retrim the seats yourself? i know you did the dash (looks 10/10) but im not sure about the seats

3. what sort of paint did you use and how much were the new discs?

4. where did you find that steering boss?

cheers

1. Not a question... but thanks I think.

2. The seat trims were bought from TMI(USA), made to my specifications. I then put the trims on the seats(with help, need a whole lot of pulling, b$*#h slapping and rubbing to get it all into place).

3.I used a filler primer, primer, then Acrylic colour and clear coat.

4. Boss kit was from fleabay.

Thanks

[Pilks]

i've got 1 more question. how did you sort out the parcel shelf? sourced or did you do it from scratch?

[polski_ogurek]

i've got 1 more question. how did you sort out the parcel shelf? sourced or did you do it from scratch?

Stripped it(gently pulled the old carpet off), then I made a template out of paper(cut very thin slivers out), very detailed(can send you a pic later), and slowly glued the carpet on, each section at a time. Probably one if the simpler jobs on the car. Only about 3-4hrs of labour.

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[Pilks]

Stripped it(gently pulled the old carpet off), then I made a template out of paper(cut very thin slivers out), very detailed(can send you a pic later), and slowly glued the carpet on, each section at a time. Probably one if the simpler jobs on the car. Only about 3-4hrs of labour.

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yeah please that would be mad, was the base of the parcel shelf in a state or was that fine? mines really tatty so i need to figure out a way of bracing that or something along those lines.

[sports racer]

One of my old MK1's had a fiberglass rear parcel tray. Just needed carpeting but that might be the easiest way to go.

You'd need to borrow someones parcel tray to use as a mold or make one out of wood and use that as the mold.

[DieselMk1]

Looking good dude

[polski_ogurek]

So, a bit of an update.

I have been driving the MK1 since November, been on some good hills runs, driven it around the place a fair bit, it's definately more suited to being a weekender than a daily, a little too rough for everyday duties.

Anyways, we all know you're here for the pics, so here are a few.

Final Details on the car:







Adjustment on the Coils after a week of driving



First VW show for the her




Even picked up an award

[polski_ogurek]

[polski_ogurek]

So the car has actually been very good, Haven't had any breakdowns, cruises nicely, a few rattles around the place to sort still(it's a 39YO car), was honestly expecting more issues than I have had, so that's been great.

Some pics from some of the drives I've taken it on

[Browneye]

Car looks great man! Reliability has always been great for me as well. I only started having issues with retrofit parts, but the oem stuff is actually so good!

I love mk3 steelies on a mk1. Such a clean and retro look. Colour is spot on as well (same as mine).

Keen on seeing some more updates

[SMOK]

Nice looking 4door! well done.

[polski_ogurek]

Car looks great man! Reliability has always been great for me as well. I only started having issues with retrofit parts, but the oem stuff is actually so good!

I love mk3 steelies on a mk1. Such a clean and retro look. Colour is spot on as well (same as mine).

Keen on seeing some more updates

I used some Re-pro parts on mine and haven't had issues with any, but always did research where OEM parts couldn't be found.

The mk3 steelies work, would love some nice retro wheels that suit, but haven't found anything I really like that hasn't been done a million times.

Nice looking 4door! well done.

Dziekuje (assume you speak Polish), Smok as in Dragon?

[SMOK]

No worries, yep speak it, originally from Gdansk, and yes Smok as in dragon
im on the adelaide mk1 fb page too, yellow swallowtail