Mk 1 Diesel Project

**Water Boy** · 31-12-2008, 12:29 PM

Stu guna bring the ladies to help work on the Mk1's

**Volvo Driver** · 04-01-2009, 12:07 PM

Nice, what happened to the 3 door?

**Peter Jones** · 04-01-2009, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by Volvo Driver

Nice, what happened to the 3 door?

It got inverted at speed.

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...ad.php?t=23244

Pete

**Preen59** · 04-01-2009, 01:46 PM

This message has been deleted by Golf Loon. Reason: absolute gibberish. Learn some grammer.

Hahahaha!

**Jarred** · 04-01-2009, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by Volvo Driver

Nice, what happened to the 3 door?

Geee, you have been away for a while....

**Jarred** · 05-01-2009, 06:36 PM

Today was relatively productive. sanded back the bonnet and roof. and hit a few random spots with the angry grinder.

Roof still needs work to remove the rest of the rust spots. A pillars need alot more work, but not too much welding luckily. I'll treat the rust that's left in a few of these spots, then later on high fill and smooth them, (ie on the bonnet]

Pics:

worst of the rust I've found so far. will need new metal.

all the red spots are texta, and the spots that need to be taken back to bare metal, like all the other bare metal patches are currently.

**roccodingo** · 05-01-2009, 07:23 PM

So how is all the window openings looking ?? nothing like the rust that grows under the damned seals...

Dunno what you think however with the rocco I was considering using a small sandblaster to clean out the rust and paint, then lead wipe the areas where the seal actually sits and dress that back to the correct profile. The lead tins the bare steel giving it maximum corrossion resistance, then do the primer and paint over the top of that..

Maybe check out with one of the tech colleges if they do adult education in car bodywork ( they do this here in the west along with a great course on automotive painting and upholstery )

Think rabbitparts are still selling the rear lower corner repair sections also.
saw some in UK last trip as well but cant think of the vendor...

**Jarred** · 05-01-2009, 08:03 PM

Sandblast would be great for the front window seal area. Would clean it up very well. I'll get rid of as much of the rust as I can and go from there. Atm, there are only one or two very small holes.

I don't mind if it's not perfect, as this is only meant to be a cheap get about/project, not my "ulitmate golf" build. Having said that, I won't be cutting corners in a safety respect. I will have to look into lead filling, or similar a metal filler though.

I have my crashed 3 door for parts, so any sections I need I should be able to take/mod from my 3 dr. same goes for the rear lower corner. There's a few bubbles under the rear window, so no doubt there will be some there too. I havn't taken the window out yet, cause I don't want to wreck the rubber, and don't really want to smash the glass {although I have a spare}