Mk3 gti 16v project colour code

[murraymint]

Right well I first bort the car as a doner but decided to fix it up, so thort I'd start a thread for it. can't wait to start it!!

Pic from first getting it




Took the arches and sills off to see how bad the rust was







 Start with the bad side.

Front drivers arch






Rear arch










Drivers side sill





 

But now for the good(ish) side

Pas side front arch





Next to no rust! 

Pass side rear arch






Pass side sill




No holes!!

A couple other pics I got









Gave it a clean with my other mk3

too













The good side of the gti  8-)




And here's the plan

[murraymint]

Parts  are finally starting to arrive 



I couldn't be botherd to try and find a rust free second hand wing so bort a new pattern wing. A mate said if I can't make it fit I'm in the wrong job  :lol:



Got these cheap too, gunna go for orange indicators, think Itl look good against the black

Still waiting on a new sill, rear arche repair pannel and late vr6 door trims

[leigh_harty]

That engine bay needs a damn good clean! and a lick of paint too 

Take it a plumber has sorted out the heater matrix valve thingy bypass?

[murraymint]

That engine bay needs a damn good clean! and a lick of paint too 

Take it a plumber has sorted out the heater matrix valve thingy bypass?

 Yh I'm gunna clean it, paint some stuff too, still desiding weather or not to take the engine out andante all of it or not.

And yh lol. That was the previous owners handy work lol. Will sort the heater matrix also

[leigh_harty]

I loved my old valver, never stopped leaking though 

Whack a lightened flywheel in their!

[BISSONE]

That rust brings back some memories  i really hope you get it sorted bud, cant beat a black MK3!

[murraymint]

That rust brings back some memories  i really hope you get it sorted bud, cant beat a black MK3!

Cheers bud. Yh good old rust. Not as bad as I thort I would be bcoz it was advertised as the sills completely rotted out. Hopefully I get the rest of the pannels then il sart it next week

[Gavv8]

Thats a pretty ambitious project bud, loooooootttt of rot in that car..

[murraymint]

Thats a pretty ambitious project bud, loooooootttt of rot in that car..

Not compared to jamos gti 

Well I've also wanted a project so may as well make it a big one lol

I feel more confident doing the work on this car then I would doing an engine conversion on my 1.6. Bodywork is my trade 

[BISSONE]

Take no notice if you do bodywork for your job i can only assume u know your way around a welder. If ur interested the first 6 inches of the floor pan on mk3's from the lip of the sill inwards is a seperate panel and under £20 from VW as i bought some before so where your sill is knackered if the floor side is rotten too may be worth getting one?!?! Let me know if you want part numbers.