Working around limitations. Smaller Air Compressors can be a real problem when using a larger paint spray gun, like you see in all the videos online and like what all the pros use, sure it was good, but it was only good for 4 – 5 minutes of spray time before you were outta pressureContinue reading “VW MK1 Restoration Blog – THE PAINT PROCESS”
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MK1 VW Restoration Blog – This One’s For Roger!
It’s felt like forever and a day up until this point. Now it feels like the first day all over again. The Art of a Process. To paint the entire car was no small task. It was frantic and hectic at times, Also zen like so to speak for some parts. Once your in theContinue reading “MK1 VW Restoration Blog – This One’s For Roger!”
VW MK1 Restoration Blog – Ready Set Go!
Lets get this car ready for paint. Its been a long time coming, many years in the works , waiting, more waiting, and now its finally time to get it ready for final paint, sounds simple enough, seems like a simple enough process. Let me tell you, its far from that. The individual steps areContinue reading “VW MK1 Restoration Blog – Ready Set Go!”
MK1 VW Restoration Blog – Body Work Complete
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”
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 – 8v Engine Update.
I’ve been piecing this engine together since I started this build and slowly it’s coming together a little bit at a time. I got the headers wrapped and mounted as well as fit the polished oil cap. Mounted the oil filter flange, water pump and coolant flanges. I’ll have to make up a block offContinue reading “VW MK1 – 8v Engine Update.”
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.”
Robot Rabbit 