1980 B1 Passat Project

**GoLfMan** · 24-08-2009, 12:45 PM

awesome Pete!

I'll try and get over for next weekend and give you a hand

**Satanstoenail** · 24-08-2009, 04:33 PM

I'm not usually a huge early Passat fan, but I love the look of this one for some reason. Are you keeping the green?

Also that welding job =

**Peter Jones** · 24-08-2009, 05:11 PM

The green paint is horribly applied and not a VW colour.

Frank, (short for Frankenstein), as the car is now known, will be repainted in Mars Red. It was originally silver.

We've decided to push on and get it painted before it get roadworthied.

It's been a long time since I painted a car, should make for another amusing chapter in the saga.

Pete

**Water Boy** · 24-08-2009, 05:27 PM

Run it Rat-look Pete

**Peter Jones** · 24-08-2009, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by Water Boy

Run it Rat-look Pete

Pete

**Gipson** · 24-08-2009, 08:52 PM

red again pete! those paint shops do other colours too mate

haha no its looking good i like the early passats, nice weld on that rear quarter too. once thats on is all the body work fine?

**Satanstoenail** · 24-08-2009, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by Peter Jones

The green paint is horribly applied and not a VW colour.

Oak Green is a VW colour though!

I'm sure the red will look cool, I just like the dark green on it for some reason.

**Peter Jones** · 30-08-2009, 10:19 PM

Bit more progress. We checked out the Passats down at Centre road and picked up another rear door which is dead straight. The other one I had on there was repairable but this was a better option.

There's a heap of rust under the side strips which is taking a bit to treat. Most of the car is pretty good though, Just a little more welding to do and a whole lot of sanding.

On another note there's another one of these on UK ebay at the moment.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Oh, and thanks to Jarred and Golfman for popping by and lending a hand.
Pete