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MK1 VW Restoration – At it again.

I’ve been somewhat absent from this build over the past weeks as i have had to keep my priorities straight. Though the desire to work on it has been there without a doubt. Time eventually allowed me to get a good couple days in before I had to leave it for at least the nextContinue reading “MK1 VW Restoration – At it again.”

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.”

VW MK1 – Parts bazaar.

I’m always on the look out for parts that I need for this restoration rebuild, searching websites like kijiji and the Vortex ill pick up various bits here and there from an assortment of cars nuts and characters. You have to look hard for something’s and other just fall right in your lap, for theContinue reading “VW MK1 – Parts bazaar.”

MK1 VW Car Restoration – A lot of metal work.

More and more little jobs keep popping up and presenting themselves as challenges and learning opportunities. As you start to dig in to the restoration and customization of a car you’ll find yourself coming up with new ideas and what ifs. What if I do this? what if I do that? Eventually you have toContinue reading “MK1 VW Car Restoration – A lot of metal work.”

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.”