Golf 1.6 Driver NEW NEWS

as papa said. love this build thread chief! cars come on leaps and bounds dude! well done!

This is a cool update, coming on dude.

Cheers guys

done some more work last night, lots and lots of welding.

i use a mask that you can see thru then it auto dips.

trouble is i was on it for a few hours, now i have bad arc eye.

lapse in concertration i also got a grinder spark hit me in the iris

what an evening

Keep going mate! the arc-eye and the duffed-in iris is the blood part of ... blood, sweat, and tears! ....if ya know what i mean

i know, still carried on tonight, more fecking arc eye.

My younger sister came over to give me a hand, i taught her to weld and a bit of filler work. her welding was rubbish and cant really boast about her filler work, but both can be sorted out.

My Grp N exhaust system arrived today





I also got round to refurbing the re-used components of the rear drums, some bits are brand new too.



Deleted the rear badge and rubbing strip holes, small dents in rear panel to be smoothed over too.





Cheers for looking

coming along really well mate, cnt wait to see in properly

love this thread loads! well done mate!

where did u get that zorst from and how much ????

exhaust is from demon tweeks, its a OMP group N 3 box system for the 16v

they said they have none left and as this was the case i got it cheap, 30 % off.

Iwas going to go with a 8v gti one but they dont have any of these either.

i paid £191 including postage

cheers everyone

i needed to change the rear panel as it had a big dent in the middle and rust around the tow eye.

so i cut a big section out



and had this to weld back in, its genuine VW too



my welding is rubbish

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also done some more smoothing on the rear and rear quarter



will have this little lot finished up soon

I will be smoothing out the exhaust cut out and creating my own to accomodate my new exhaust.

cheers all

Looking good dude, nice to see it coming along.

loooooooking good dude, keep up there works

cheers guys

body work is the order of the day at the minute.

welded up the hoes in the drivers side door



then ground them down and smoothed them over with a light skim of filler
Side is looking smoother



moved round the back and welded up the seams and smoothed them over with filler, this is very time consuming but should look sweet.



i promise a more interesting update when i get paid, got lots of goodies to order, engine will be running in about 2 - 3 weeks

thanks

right had a nice pay so treated myself

first up were the silly bits to get me going, exhaust clamps, exhaust rubbers, oil filler cap.



I also managed to get myself a GTI rear end, so i will be converting the driver to discs. cheers jay.

yet to pick it up but have bought some goodies to overhaul



dont ask me why but i bought the steering wheel already, should help with the motorsport interior theme



I also dressed the center console and put the switches in to show you what it will look like



and as you know the rear end is getting the treatment, this is the offside corner.



i am still waiting for loads of stuff so i will post up soon.

cheers

cant keep my eyes off this build thread!!!!!! love it loads!!

well it turns out that 18 year old parts are an arse to work with. the rear beam is a mess, i always planned to overhaul it but this is madness.

turns out the rear brake compensator is fu-bared.

so i got me a new one



currently i am cleaning the rear beam ready for painting but it hasn't stopped me over indulging.

genuine new rocker cover



and a touch of under bonnet bling, it serves a purpose too going to have it welded to the front strut brace.



I should have it running soon too




cheers all should have something a bit more interestng soon

loving it mate! doing a wicked job!!! you know when it will be finished?

This is a wicked thread dude, keep up the good work.

cheers guys looking to be finished by feb/march, thats mot'd and run in though

i bought some new rear calipers for the driver and masked them up ready for the treatment



the treatment



fitted the disc's with new bearings and fitted to the stub axles, also painted the caliper carriers



then ground the rust off the beam and painted in my favourite finish




cheers all

looks wicked dude. saw this the other day its gonna be ace!!

Nice work dude cant wait to see the finished car

I love that blue!!!! have it on me jetta and on me old VR!! its so lairy!!!

lookin sweet man ----very jealous!!!

great work buddy can't wait for the finished product

cheers guys

i have had the worst time ever fitting the rear bushes, wish i had gone down the powerflex route.

in other news, the rear beam is on

its all fitted up, just need to plumb the brakes up then fill and bleed.

As you know i bought a bailey header tank but in my haste to smooth the bay i choped the standard mount for it off, this is a problem, so i hacked the fixing off the tank and had something done with the tank.

it needs a bit of polishing so pics will follow.

also started to fit rear brace and weber but finished neither.

getting excited now as the big engine start is only a couple of weeks away, i think i am going to film this event as it may turn out to be quite amusing

cheers again guys and gals for taking an interest

Tell us when the big moment is, maybe we could have a nomads event? Would be nice to hear it start for the first time after all this time watching the build up.