Mission for the MK1

**Dubstein** · 21-08-2014, 06:19 PM

6Pm time to pack up and put the old girl outside again

Started getting as much done to the engine bay as i could with it still in the car. Welded up multiple holes, removed unnecessary bits. Used heaps of degreaser and brushes, makes a whole world of difference. Also sorted out heaps of wiring, going to run it through the passenger guard

More pictures to come!

Placed an order with Eurowagens also

**Dubstein** · 26-08-2014, 05:27 PM

Good fun the last couple days, spent them learning to weld. Thought id have a crack at repairing and doing the rust work, tell me what you guys think. Pictures are pretty crap but i think im doing doing alright

The area with the bog had a fairly long hole behind the tower, i forgot to take picture of the before..

Welds are getting a little nicer! Made these hooks to hold the wiring that will be going through the guard. Using the grommets from the engine bay firewall.

Who else has removed there raintray? Im confused as to where i should mount the ignition coil. I was thinking on the firewall near where it use to be but water will be a problem unless i make another raintray. :/

**RABBIT** · 27-08-2014, 09:18 AM

I haven't removed mine yet, but I do plan on doing it soon. Looks so much better with no rain tray.

**GeorgeMK1** · 27-08-2014, 10:16 AM

Good work so far. Bay looks much neater. Nice brackets for the wires, could swear I've seen them somewhere before

haha. Also with where the rust is, it's very popular for it to happen there. I have finished one side, but my passenger side is worse. Best to take the paint off thst entire area and make sure there's no more rust. Like I said most mk1s have rust in thst area, including floor pan etc.

**Dubstein** · 27-08-2014, 01:46 PM

How did you go about make the curved bit? Im thinking of multiple panels like the 2nd picture and bent them as i go. My firewall end of the floor pans are rusty but will be easy to get rid of as it will just be the flat piece that's on an angle.

Do you you have pictures of the rust work you have done? Sorry if you already have a thread on it

Ended up getting some metal debris or something in my eye somehow and haven't got round to doing anymore on the car, painted a few parts black however.

**GeorgeMK1** · 27-08-2014, 04:53 PM

I learned the hard way, always wear safety glasses man, I ****ed my eye up with all the crap off the grinder and what not haha.

Just check my thread dude cbf finding pics. But I just made up small panels and made more accordingly as I went. Make a panel, weld, make another panel, weld etc.

**Dubstein** · 27-08-2014, 05:00 PM

I have been wearing googles all the time! Must of found a way it. Your pictures in the bagged bunny thread right? Ill have a look through anyway, always awesome to see what others are doing to their mk1s.

**Dubstein** · 28-08-2014, 11:58 AM

Finished up my center dash panel. Ended up finding a 3 gauge panel out of a Daihatsu rocky at the wreckers and just trimmed it to fit nice and snug with abit of silicon into where the aircon and heater controls where on the Charade. Boost gauge just to test it out

Will be buying 2 more, probably oil pressure/temp in the same design as the black water temp one.

Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack, and a bit of silver.

Long ass evening today.. I know now how you feel George!

But its now safe to say passenger outside wheel well is done for welding!