Mk 1 Diesel Project

**Jarred** · 08-01-2009, 09:28 PM

James was a true dubber and rode

{25min drive atleast!} to my place yesterday to help with some sanding + company. Got stuck into it, still plenty of work left yet.

Need to buy more sand paper then more sanding tomorrow. Stu's coming round sunday to help get some welding done {read: do all the welding!}

I'll take some more pics tomorrow, hopefully, it'll be nearly completely stripped! {of panels}

**Water Boy** · 08-01-2009, 09:35 PM

Sorry i couldnt help get the doors off today! I promised my mate a while a go that id help him with his backyard trails so i was bobcat driver today

I hopefully pop by tomorrow (wont get lost on my way) and then be there Sunnday arvo for some welding action!

**Jarred** · 08-01-2009, 09:50 PM

I got the front right door off. Nothing a little bit of angry grinder action can't fix!

**Jarred** · 09-01-2009, 03:42 PM

a day of ups and downs. I was getting really PO'd that I couldn't get the front gaurd off, cause of all the seam sealer.

but alas.

a good 3 hours later (all up really) and hey presto, it's off! rust isn't too bad, mostly surface, but the bottom of the gaurd needs patching. Can't believe how much dirt is stuck up under there! Luckily with all that seam sealer, there's no holes on the inner gaurd. yay.

so now, I'm happy again.

pics:

'Progress' shot: all bar the bonnet, right gaurd and 1 door the car's stripped. still plenty of work for next week though!

p.s. my 'o' is working again now! yay again.

**Water Boy** · 09-01-2009, 04:17 PM

Wahoo Jarred good work! I got a flat tyre on my bike so I ended mucking round with my Mk3 today...

But yeah for getting the guard off

**Mrk_Mickey** · 09-01-2009, 06:24 PM

Tis coming along quite nicely mate, good work.

**GoLfMan** · 10-01-2009, 08:42 AM

sweet

looking forward to getting stuck into my car when i get back too!
looking good bro

**Jarred** · 12-01-2009, 08:57 PM

more stuff.

finally got both front fenders off, real struggle, but needed to be done, and were a bit of a mamoth task. nothing like that on my old 76'er.

also, thanks to dad, got the rear pass door off,. one of the bolts sheard, infact 2 did, but 1 I got out, the other had to be drilled.

Car is now stripped of all hanging panels. I'm happy at the moment. hopefully make some more good progress this week, before the tennis;.

Pics:

this was the bolt that was being a bugger.

all the dirt from under the gaurd. purely stupid amounts. Had to clean up the whole place afterwards, no probs but. don't ge me started on the seam sealer! oh the hate.

As she sits now.

wish me luck for the next week