1980 B1 Passat Project

[Peter Jones]

Can you PM me the heads up on those wheel locks bud , interested in a good few sets for the increasingly rare wheels here...

Just got lucky on eBay I'm afraid. They do seem to be a genuine thing though. MK3 era. Try hunting down part number 535 698 137 They're M12 x 1.5 x 23.5 "Set of wheelbolts, anti-theft."

Pete

[Jace]

How's that for straight shooting? Not bad considering the access issues. No thread damage what so ever. A lucky save.

Damn I could use aim like that!

Wanna come drill a few sheared bolts out for me?

I love the work you're doing.

[Peter Jones]

More progress and a whole bunch of new stuff into the car this weekend.

VW Australia's very last B1 Radiator mount.



Recent diesel radiator



New water pump



and housing



a bunch o stuff.



Didn't get round to putting these in yet. They're the inner tie rod ends, a rare find off US eBay.



These are an even scarcer item, the tiny clips that hold the chrome trim surrounding the windows.

[Peter Jones]

Got the front brake hoses in too, one of them was a bit stubborn to undo.

Brakes bleed up OK and the pedal feels good, but I'll probably do a MK3 booster conversion after I've driven it.



These callipers are going in the bin now!

[Peter Jones]

I was going to fit this new heater valve too but ended up using a Golf one as the orientation of this one was all wrong. Must have been setup for a LHD car I think.

[Peter Jones]

The entire cooling system was pretty horrific, I kept finding worsre and worse stuff.

Here's some.

This is a spark plug that was used to block one of the lines.

[Peter Jones]

and a few engine bay shots of it going back together.











After all of this I got all the lights working too.

Next is to finish up restoring the engine fan and get it back in there.

[Jarred]

great work Pete! light at the end of the tunnel must be getting brighter!

[Peter Jones]

Cooling system all sorted now and it's back on its wheels.

Seems to drive OK, issues with the cluster and dash blower.

I think I'd best put a MK3 booster in there, the 18mm m/c isn't going to cut it. Otherwise though the brakes seem to work.

Pete

[Jace]

Loving this rebuild. As with all your builds you're doing a damn good job making an old car newer.

Is that a Uniflow air filter? Standard Solex carb. (same inlet size as Golfs)?

Great job. Keep it up.
But I suppose you don't really need anybody cheering you on to get a job finished.