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MK1 VW – Fixing It All And Doing It Right.

The more I work on the car the more i find my self wanting to fix areas that previously i may have given a pass since it may not have been seen, like in this case behind the grill.  The light surround was a little mangled yet the grill and lights still fit, i couldContinue reading “MK1 VW – Fixing It All And Doing It Right.”

VW MK1 Restoration – Car Dolly and More.

When your doing a restoration like this you will eventually come to a point where you will want to take all the suspension and wheels off the car. Not a big problem if you have space to leave the car on jacks and still work on all side. Unfortunately I have limited space and needContinue reading “VW MK1 Restoration – Car Dolly and More.”

DIY Car Restoration:Welding and Engine Update.

I’ve nearly completed the major metal work on the front of the car, so I tested the paint remover I obtained. It had a terrible smell but worked effectively; just brush it on and wait 10 minutes. The paint eventually becomes soft enough to wipe off with a cloth. It seems to remove all theContinue reading “DIY Car Restoration:Welding and Engine Update.”

DIY Car Modification: Some pieces you can’t buy.

A lot of pieces for the body are still availability as aftermarket replacement panels. Some things however either need to be cut out of a donor car or you need to fabricate them yourself.  I felt like giving it a shot at fabricating the pieces myself but didn’t really know we’re to start. I watchedContinue reading “DIY Car Modification: Some pieces you can’t buy.”

DIY Car Modification: Welding… And then some more welding.

Some time you have to just dive right into to the deep end, and this has been the case since I started to get into some metalwork and welding. Having never welded before I was eager to start but hesitant because I didn’t really know what to expect. I figured I’d start with some patchContinue reading “DIY Car Modification: Welding… And then some more welding.”

DIY Car Modification: Metalwork and more Welding.

The carbs Are mounted facing the fire wall on these 8v engines, because of this its nice to create a relief box to give you a little more room to work as well as some more clearance so the carbs don’t mash themselves up into the fire wall when the engine torques back during acceleration.Continue reading “DIY Car Modification: Metalwork and more Welding.”

Weber bonus shots.

I did the initial cleaning before opening the carbs for the first time. This minimized the chance of some foreign partials getting in and blocking up one of the many passageways. The pieces within the carbs may look small and fragile but hey are all actually quite robust. So very intricate internally, though when youContinue reading “Weber bonus shots.”