A lot has happened and you’d never tell by looking at the car. Funny how that works sometimes. Finishing up the final body work after media blasting and epoxy primer has been quite the task and I am happy to say I’ve made great strides in finalizing the car for paint. Once satisfied with fillingContinue reading “MK1 VW Restoration Blog – Body Work Complete”
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VW MK1 Restoration Blog – Primer!
It’s hard to let go and move on to the next stage. You question if you are really ready and done all the task to be done before moving on. Is the quality of work sufficient? Have I missed any detail. Should I redo something. Change something. Stare at the project, gazing deep into atContinue reading “VW MK1 Restoration Blog – Primer!”
MK1 VW Restoration Blog – The Second Pass.
Continuing from where I left off the last time I worked on the car I needed to finish up some some smaller details that although small in nature still need to get done. ‘Small things’ signify a great leap forward though, a departure from the large tasks and the eventual ‘next step’ looms ever closer. When i started thisContinue reading “MK1 VW Restoration Blog – The Second Pass.”
Volkswagen MK1 Restoration Blog – Getting back to it.
Getting back to it and getting it done one step at a time. It seems that every time i dig back into this project the list of to-do’s grows larger and larger, none the less by the end of this past weekends worth of work i felt accomplished with a new direction and motivation. For far to long iContinue reading “Volkswagen MK1 Restoration Blog – Getting back to it.”
VW MK1 Restoration – Something Old Into Something New.
Transforming something old into something new is not all that hard. A little elbow grease can turn even the oldest looking thing into something fresh. Years of road grime and natures elements eliminated in minutes with metal polish and a felt disk on a Dremel tool. Something like this old oil cap, ‘oel’ cap toContinue reading “VW MK1 Restoration – Something Old Into Something New.”
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.”
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.”
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