1980 B1 Passat Project

[Golf Loon]

Update this Pete.

[Peter Jones]

The next thing to do is start on the body work. I'm waiting on my carport to be built so I can get everything undercover.

It's currently wearing the BBS wheels off our old e30 BMW but apart from that not much has changed.

We finally have tail lights for it after a 6 month global hunt, it was looking like mission impossible there for a while.

There's also a lot of little bits and pieces accumulating on the shelf for it and there's some bits for it in the stuff that 's just arrived from the US.

Once the carport is up I'll be hooking into the rear 1/4. I'll write it up when it happens.

I suspect I'm going to have to replace the rear beam. It looks like one rear wheel has a lot of camber. It's the wheel that was hit and the run out checks out OK. An earlier Passat one should fit and let me get rid of the Nissan rear brakes too. I'll have to get under there with a straight edge and see what's bent.

The carport will have to get it's own thread

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Some progress today. With a bit of luck I'll get it attached tomorrow.

[roccodingo]

No holding you back on this Pete, new panel fit up looks pretty good.

Has the rear door been bashed also ??

[Peter Jones]

Yep, there's another door to go on there tomorrow too.

There's still a bit of trimming to do on that new panel, I haven't finished dressing it yet and there's that dent to knock out too.

I now know that there's a lot more spot welds in a '76 Passat than there is in an 80 model! I was drilling for ages!

More pics tomorrow!

Pete

[gldgti]

you really are one for all of us to look up to pete - inspiring stuff! magic!

[Peter Jones]

The inner guard took a fair whack.

The idea is to trial fit the new skin up and bring the inner guard out to meet it.

Lots of adventures with clecos (skin pins) tomorrow.

Pete

[Jarred]

wohoo pete. Good to see you're finally getting stuck in!

[Peter Jones]

Progress slowed today. The inner guard is defeating me at the moment.

Got the fuel tank out because it's a bit too close to where I'll be welding.

Fitted and adjusted the new door which took a bit of stuffing about. Passat's don't have the greatest range of adjustments.

I won't get much done next weekend due to Phillip Island, but the weekend after that should see it done.

Then it's on to painting which should be an adventure.

Need to get this on the road before DOVW.

Pete

[Golf Loon]

Nice writeup Pete as usual.

I actually have a Passat roof in the garage at the mo that someone kindly chopped off for me. Stage 2 of that is to graft it into the scirocco and get rid of the sunroof. That will be an adventure!

I was surprised at how similar the roofs and angles were and how small the roof section is once removed.