phil88 - mk2 16v

[phil88]

did some work on my car today, got the dash out, was a bit of a pain cause the previous has installed a immobilser and just used tape to stick the wires together. had to cut all the wires out and connect them back up again.





also sorted my door out, applyed some more filler and then applied primer, as come out well, but will need a good sanding down.

[phil88]

done a bit more work on my car

hammerite primer was a bit thick for the doors and had come out like a ploughed field so ive had to rub it all down



going to get some different primer from somewhere else.

also before i tackle any more rust people have been suggesting getting some POR15 to stop the rust coming back. the stuff looks really effective so thats a job for summer

so, probably lowest on my list of prioritys i decided to smooth the rear badge over





i ground back just the bits i needed to tack the plate in place



tacked in place



ground the welds back then, smoothed over



sanded down



thats it so far, think im gonna have a full day on my car tomorrow

[phil88]

didnt end up doing that much

there was a bit of bubbling near the window so ive ground all the rust back and filled them






im back at uni tomorrow so that will be it for 10 weeks

[phil88]

hello again,  back from uni and got 4 months off (plenty of time to play with my car  ) got the car out today and took the windscreen out not suprised that there was rust underneath it. but then it started to rain, so went back inside. 







mhh, rust didnt seem that bad, maybe its the camera 

[phil88]

i got bored inside so went and took the wings off

first side off


new brakes me thinks and lots of hammerite


finding the stupid bolt


other side off


not looking much like a golf anymore

[phil88]

did a little bit more today

have been thiniking about taking the engine out, but i dont have a m8 spine bit, so that will have to wait a bit. So i took the backbox off, it havd a massive hole in it so wasnt going to keep it.

put it on some blocks



the remains of the backbox



trying to remove the heating system, having a few problems, dunno whats holding it in!

[phil88]

primed up the lower front panel today

got the wire brush thing on the drill and got rid of all the rust


then primer on it


im still using the thick stuff so a rub down will get it all smooth 

I cut the rust out of the windscreen surround, still some little bits, but gonna give it a scrub, and i have some por-15 in the post



welded the window seal holder in,  looks a bit like rust but just need a polish, then it started raining half way though so had to back under cover 

[phil88]

little bit of an update

painted the bottom frame, its good to see something looking finished, put it up to the car and looked really good 



my POR-15 starter kit came though



used some of the acid etch that came with the kit, and its got rid of all the rust, really impressed



just before welding it all up



typical british weather it started raining again so its all to be ground down another day

[phil88]

cleaned up the welding today and then added filler, one area of rust sorted, only another hundred or so to go 



had enough of the windscreen area for a bit so moved onto a sill, cut all this crap out, eek



and then ive started to fabricate the replacement, still needs a few little adjustments but its on the way



bought a replacement panel for the rear lower panel off ebay, bargin for £7

[phil88]

been abit busy, still waiting on the rear panel from ebay, also ordered a replacement rear arch from hadrians, going to pick that up tomorrow. in the mean time ive been looking and more rust on my shell, ive welded the panel into the sill, painted it with por15 and im going to fill it soon, also today i had a look at the other side of the windscreen, was worse than i thought (as usual then) the must have been some damage to the car in its life, all my worse rust is in that area, and has just been covered up with buckets of filler, so been busy cutting all that out today.

patch welded in, the bottom bit was so awakward to weld



cut out all the rust, (there was loads)



first bit of the replacement welded in, getting the hang of this welding malarky



hopfully ill have some pictures of new panels tomorrow