The rebuild starts

**Bluerex** · 14-04-2007, 08:30 PM

Finally!!! Time to start putting bits back on the Mk1 (for good this time).
Apart from some embarrassing moments when I realise I gave away some crucial bits (the little Y shaped bits to connect the pedal to the bell-crank, and the other one that connects to the booster - sigh!)

Anyway... some quick pics
My rebuilt gear shift -

Wheel, pedals, gearshift and handbrake

Rack and other bits including the pedal box

**alex g** · 14-04-2007, 09:19 PM

wow looking amazing
did you reweld a whole section of plate in the footwells??

aand where did you source the master cylinders from??are you running .625 bore??or .7

blackgti1.8 · 14-04-2007, 10:59 PM

Nothing like a pristine new shell comming together - are you sure
you're not building a show car?
Yeah, I know - we're pussies (or something)

A couple of questions - is that a balance bar sticking out of the master cylinder bracket? Did you consider an internal peddle box setup to get rid of
that brake linkage? (yeah, more work I know...)

**Bluerex** · 14-04-2007, 11:43 PM

I desperately wanted to lose the bar and bell-cranks, but this guy in England was advertising a MK1 pedal-box which I bought sight unseen. So the good news was that it was designed specifically for a RHD mk1, the bad news was that it simply replaces the booster. Oh well

It has a dash mounted adjuster for the balance-bar, the MCs are .625 and .7 respectively.

The floor was plated with 6mm aluminum by the wizard that built the roll-cage and reinforced the shell big-time. This was my original post and the pics should answer the question better than words

Thanks for the kind words (sorry about the previous 'pussy' jibe)

Charles.

**86gti** · 15-04-2007, 01:46 AM

That is so neat! i hope you dont plan on driving it!!!!!!!!!

**alex g** · 15-04-2007, 09:10 AM

i remebered something about alloy i just thought the painted finished product looked like steel and one piece

i sourced a cabin side mounted pedal box from the uk and its a great bit of kit