Ballpark figure assistance please!!

[gordymatt]

G'day everyone,

I'm hoping someone might be able to assist me. I've seen a Mk1 for sale and it has some mechanical issues that need to be resolved. There are 2 parts to my post I guess.

1) Below is details of the Ad and I'm wondering if someone can give me some guidance as to a ballpark figure for market cost to resolve. I know it's a little unspecific but I know there are huge numbers of mechanically minded people on here and I am not one of them. I also appreciate there may well be other issues but I'm looking just for some financial guidance.


1.8L petrol engine and 3 speed automatic transmission

It starts and drives.
Steering is noisy ( new steering rack comes with it)
Brake`s are very bad
Needs new blower motor switch ( new one comes with it)
Soft-top works only manually.
Air con doesn't work
Does not take much to put it back to the road!
Tyres are very good! Has 16inch alloy wheels
NO Battery!
Needs good service! ( new air filter comes with it)

2) Is there someone on here who is a part time handyman / mechanic who is prepared to work on the car over a longer period of time / weekends? I'm not prepared to engage a high street mechanic at this stage due to $$$ available.

Also happy to pay with beer, lots of beer. Enormous amounts of beer in fact.

I'd be grateful for help and assistance and very much appreciate anyone who takes the time to engage in a positive response.

Cheers

[ericcs]

got a link to the add?

[gordymatt]

Thanks for your reply.

Are you able to assist me in some way ? I'm only down the road at Manly.

Let me know, I'd sure be grateful for some help.

Cheers



Cheers

got a link to the add?

[ericcs]

Thanks for your reply.

Are you able to assist me in some way ? I'm only down the road at Manly.

Let me know, I'd sure be grateful for some help.

Cheers



Cheers

without seeing the car, all the issues seem fairly generic. biggest issues would be body rust. happy to help if i can, so flick me phone number and i'll call when i can.

cheers
eric

[gordymatt]

without seeing the car, all the issues seem fairly generic. biggest issues would be body rust. happy to help if i can, so flick me phone number and i'll call when i can.

cheers
eric

Cheers Eric, I appreciate that very much.

Are you driving the Red MKI cab? Strange I haven't seen it around!!

Do you know your way around the MKI's then?

Cheers

[eltonking]

if only you were in melbourne...

[gordymatt]

I wish I was!

Seems like I need your help and you need some beer!!

Hopefully someone close to home can reach out and help!

I'm happy to supply the parts if someone can do the mechanics! Happy to watch and learn. I'm so good at holding someone's beer it's not funny

if only you were in melbourne...

[gordymatt]

if only you were in melbourne...

Just thinking, if I was in Melbourne what would the damage be??!

[eltonking]

Just thinking, if I was in Melbourne what would the damage be??!

don't be silly.

if you can't work on your own mk1 you really shouldn't have one.

its the harsh but true reality, they're super simple just get balls deep and figure it out

[sports racer]

they're super simple just get balls deep and figure it out

You still need someone to look over your shoulder to make sure you aren't doing something silly. Like getting oil or grease on the brake pads or overtightening something. Real easy to do, real easy to prevent if you've got someone who knows what they are doing.

Cheers

Paul