WReck or Rat?

**hiho** · 02-12-2011, 06:01 AM

**GoLfMan** · 02-12-2011, 07:37 AM

restore!!!! As if wreck that!

**hiho** · 02-12-2011, 08:21 AM

I showed you the pretty parts. The rest is rat!

**Tommie** · 02-12-2011, 08:58 AM

Its got RAT written all over it. Rat away my friend.

**Jarred** · 02-12-2011, 05:36 PM

where are you finiding all these mk 1's?!

**hiho** · 03-12-2011, 07:57 PM

This car came from Vinifera past Swan Hill. We had a crazy day collecting it, our hired trailer fell apart and I thought that we were going to get wolf creeked at one point but it worked out well.

on the way home

shagged interior

the bad side

good bumpers

but they will go on this

all are ebay buys, the white car was a three for one deal..... Im picking up another next week from bendigo that i traded a guy at work some EH gauges for.

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Interior cleaned up ok

And some Cheviot mags

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Got it started today after removing this from the engine bay and cabin.

I was surprised to find almost all electrical systems were at least partially working with the exception of the radio, thermo fan, rear demister and horn. Most of the wiring removed was for the bodgy aussie auto electrician unnecessary aftermarket adjustable thermo switch and poorly conceived relay arrangement.
THe motor wont idle and it sounds like maybe the timing belt tensioner is no good. Otherwise its in remarkably good shape mechanically.

Engine bay now

After a vacuum

**Jarred** · 03-12-2011, 07:59 PM

looking good!

**hiho** · 03-12-2011, 08:13 PM

THanks Jarred, I was planning on sorting it mechanically and doing the minimum for roadworthy (to keep its rat values intact) and selling it but believe it or not my girlfriend loves the rat look. I have a 28/36 weber, are these any good on a std 1.6?