1980 B1 Passat Project

[Peter Jones]

Got the colour rubbed back today, if the weather holds we'll be spraying the clear tomorrow.

Pete

[Preen59]

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[Peter Jones]

2/3 of the way through the clear now. A few kamikaze bugs have decided to immortalise themselves in the clear, but no biggies so far.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Exhausted now, I was spraying that clear for hours today.

Did the bumpers too.

Put a few bits back on already.

Entered it in DOVW! Next weekend's gonna be busy! 3 cars to prep.














Oh, did I mention that the headlights are a common part that you can still buy new?

It's an unusual setup, the outers are low beam and parkers only and the inners are the high beam.



Front grill has a silver paint strip that needed re-doing.



I'm not going to bother making anything work for DOVW, just enough so I can drive it off the trailer.

Pete

[Preen59]

Looking good, Pete. Really good.

[greasykitchen]

Good to see the progress.

And I spy a beetle in the background

[Preen59]

And I spy a beetle in the background

Me too.. 1500?

[Jarred]

Me too.. 1500?

36HP! all the way. hopefully it'll be ready for next years DOVW aye Pete?!

Passats looking good!

[Peter Jones]

That beetle's been in the background for way too long

The pan is done and we have most of the bits now, it's a '59, semaphores, big back window, "snow flake" tail lights and 36 glorious horsepower.

Pete

[hiho]

Beautiful work Pete, well done!

[Peter Jones]

Getting there, trying to get a least a few small things done each nidght after work.

Got the grills and front bumper in tonight.

Installed a NOS Driver's door handle and re-keyed a S/H one to match for the passenger side.

Converted a RHR door handle to LHR.

Door handles are all the Chrome type but there's a mixture of "push in" and "push down" handles because of the mix of late and early doors. Took a bit to come up with a complete set.

Already had a stockpile of new handle gaskets to go on.





There's still a chrome trim to go on that bumper yet.

Pete

[Preen59]

Wow. Just wow. That looks sooooo nice.

[gldgti]

looks real nice pete. marvallous!

[Peter Jones]

Real busy weekend, I've fogotten half the stuff we did.

• Screen in
• Bled brakes
• Bonnet on
• Boot on
• Gutter trim on
• Bumper trim on
• all door handles fitted
• Rain tray guard painted and fitted
• MK2 wheels put on.
• wiper motor lubed up and back in.
• Fuel tank back in
• New underbody fuel lines. (Had to make a reducer too)
• tail lights in.
• Door rubbers back in
• Boot rubbers back in
• Boot wiring re-instated
• replace one rounded brake bleeder nipple
• repair/replace damage chrome trim on passenger window.
• Fitted NOS mirrors
• Fitted sun visors and mirror.
• Most of the door cards are back in.
• re-wired engine fan and tested
• Put fuel in tank and started car.
• Assembled console
• Fitted interior light
• New bonnet cable
• Red seat covers
• Cleaned and fitted coolant recovery tank
• Cut a piece of carpet for rear deck.
• Vacuumed
• Amouralled
• Boot badges painted and fitted
• And I clipped the dog too.

I'll probably sort out a few other minor bits and pieces but that's mostly it before DOVW.

Pete

[GoLfMan]

that looks tops Pete. Sorry I couldnt help today