1980 B1 Passat Project

[Peter Jones]

Getting there, trying to get a least a few small things done each nidght after work.

Got the grills and front bumper in tonight.

Installed a NOS Driver's door handle and re-keyed a S/H one to match for the passenger side.

Converted a RHR door handle to LHR.

Door handles are all the Chrome type but there's a mixture of "push in" and "push down" handles because of the mix of late and early doors. Took a bit to come up with a complete set.

Already had a stockpile of new handle gaskets to go on.





There's still a chrome trim to go on that bumper yet.

Pete

[Preen59]

Wow. Just wow. That looks sooooo nice.

[gldgti]

looks real nice pete. marvallous!

[Peter Jones]

Real busy weekend, I've fogotten half the stuff we did.

• Screen in
• Bled brakes
• Bonnet on
• Boot on
• Gutter trim on
• Bumper trim on
• all door handles fitted
• Rain tray guard painted and fitted
• MK2 wheels put on.
• wiper motor lubed up and back in.
• Fuel tank back in
• New underbody fuel lines. (Had to make a reducer too)
• tail lights in.
• Door rubbers back in
• Boot rubbers back in
• Boot wiring re-instated
• replace one rounded brake bleeder nipple
• repair/replace damage chrome trim on passenger window.
• Fitted NOS mirrors
• Fitted sun visors and mirror.
• Most of the door cards are back in.
• re-wired engine fan and tested
• Put fuel in tank and started car.
• Assembled console
• Fitted interior light
• New bonnet cable
• Red seat covers
• Cleaned and fitted coolant recovery tank
• Cut a piece of carpet for rear deck.
• Vacuumed
• Amouralled
• Boot badges painted and fitted
• And I clipped the dog too.

I'll probably sort out a few other minor bits and pieces but that's mostly it before DOVW.

Pete

[GoLfMan]

that looks tops Pete. Sorry I couldnt help today

[Peter Jones]

That's cool . We actually roped in our door to door hairdresser to assist with the boot and bonnet fitting. (I got a haircut too!)

Pete

[Preen59]

Wow.. That looks really nice Pete!

[greasykitchen]

Beautiful! And a custom rear badge too! Doin' it in style.

[Peter Jones]

Beautiful! And a custom rear badge too! Doin' it in style.

We've got a box of different badges for this car. Is was a diesel originally so there's a Passat GLD badge as well as Passat GLS and a few dasher badges.

The DOVW entry form needs a rego number to tell the cars apart so we're using a set of US plates just for fun, the Dasher badge seemed to go with the theme.

(For those of you who don't know, the B1 Passat was marketed in the US as a Dasher.)

The fuel injection bit doesn't apply of course but so what!

Pete

[16v_kid]

Pete, great stuff!

did you cut it yet? (cut N polish?)