Introducing myself

[Toff]

Hi all. I've been hanging around here for the past couple of months under my son's a/c...Toff. I'm the golf nut and Toff is hopefully going to give a big hand in my project. I'm Brian BTW and this is me...........

Bought a 1977 GLS 2 door back in !977 and loved it until some prawn in a Merc. convertible totalled it in 1983 while it was parked. I still almost get a tear in the eye when I look at the pics
So I've done the right thing in educating Toff, as in front wheel drives are s..t.....except Golfs.

Fast forward to the present and I bought Josh Fair's blue 4 door and found it to be the donor car rather than the recipient due to the rust and some other problems. Luckily (very) I found a 1979 Mars Red 4 door that was sitting in a paddock up in the hills behind New Norfolk for the past 6 years and unbelievably very little rust excepting the mandatory lower pillar drivers side and the same side guard. $100 all up. Again, luckily I got a spare guard from Josh. All doors are good incl. the seals and cards and the only bits I'll need are the (you guessed it) external window scrapers and a full roof reline and all seats and maybe a dash and and and .......
So, I'm giving myself about 12 months before I'm finished and it will be fully sprayed in Mars Red by next summer.

Well, by posting this here I've put the pressure on myself so I have to perform now.
Oh and BTW I bought the 1.8 8V and 5 speed box from Dado. He sent it from Sydney on a Thursday and I got it the next Monday in Hobart. Unbelievable.
I'll post some pics when Toff returns the camera.

Dumb old sod, posted this in wrong forum.

[Toff]

Can someone advise how to transfer this post to the Golf Mk1 forum?
Do I need a mod?

[mikinoz]

Welcome, we moved you and hope that you enjoy your time here and all the best rebuilding the car!

[Lofty]

I may have already posted a picture of your car in the rat section

Never mind!
hah.

[Lofty]

[killingwithasmile]

So the blue one is a doner car? I'd be intersted in the valance if you ever look to part it out.

[Toff]

Thanks Mik That was a great start for me....not.

Lifted from Rotorburn Lofty? You probably know Toff,not me. He sometimes competes but usually can be seen taking photos at events.

Yeah the blue one is the donor but until I complete the stripdown of the red one I can't be entirely sure what will be parted out but will keep you in mind k w a s

[Lofty]

May I put my name down for the chrome bumpers if you sell them?

Yeah rotorburn. Although I know toff from around the mtb scene.

[Blue Flog]

If those wheels are 14 x 6 with a 30 offset(stamped 30P) or 38 offset and you are getting rid of them I will take them to cover damaged ones from rallying as they appear to be the same as mine

[Goon]

You bunch of bloody vultures, this isn't a for sale thread, stop asking for ****. My God!

Looks very nice Toff, you going the rust removal yourself? Keep us updated!