So I thought I would do a build thread of my daughter's first car. She is currently only 12 years old but loves a Classic VW after me owning a few (currently a Mk1) and dragging her around a lot of car shows.
I purchased the car in March 2018 as a daily driver to keep the Mk1 off the road. Not sure if I got it for a good price but I thought £600 wasn't bad. Its never failed me and I always had the intention of one-day rebuilding it. Ever since I purchased it, my daughter said she would like it as her first car and as it's only a 1.3 it perfect. This how it looked.
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So the lockdown hit and I thought now the time to get this started. Full strip and rebuild.
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At this point, I had no hoist so to get the engine out I pulled it out the front.
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Followed that up with a quick wash of the bay with the power hose.
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As my daughter wants a smoothed bay I thought we'd start on that next. So front subframe out and started stripping back the bay.
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So I had gone this far so thought I'd take it all the way.
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So at this point, I thought I would get a rollover jig. I had a look around and realised I could make my own see a few plans and got so info. but after pricing up all the steel it was still rather a lot of money. So instead I used galvanised tube and Q Clamp fittings. I have used this stuff in the past for other projects and its easy to use and put together.
So I drew up a quick sketch to work out what I needed, ordered it all cut to length and then just assembled it when it arrived, all in it cost just over £100 which again I thought was reasonable.
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Now it was time for another wash with the power hose and let the welding commence.
Firstly I must confess this is the first time I have ever picked up a welder, but as the welding required wasn't too bad, rear arches, parts of the sills, bottom rear panel and a few bit here and there. I thought I would tackle it myself.
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With most of the welding done and waiting on a few panels to come through the post I decided to strip the underseal from the bottom of the car. and in all honesty it was a job that I never wish I started, but now its all said and done so gald I did.
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With that almost finished it was time to finish off the welding including a battery tray in the boot and the rear corner and bottom panel.
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Ok so time to re-underseal the bottom, started by cleaning the last few bits underneath.
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Followed by seam sealer (Upol Tiger Seal)
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Next Job Mask up and Primer.
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I decided to use Rustins Anti-Corrosion Metal Primer as it said the following on the tin.
"Protects metal surfaces from rusting. It can be used on old or new metal and may be painted straight onto rust after wire brushing. It binds to the surface making it ideal for vertical surfaces and reacts with any rust that it comes into contact with. This will neutralize the rust and prevent any further corrosion. Can be left as a matt finish or overpainted."
It needed to be thinned at a 2-1 ratio to enable it to be sprayed. It went on really well and I got a really good finish that I was really happy with.
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I left that overnight to cure before I applied the new underseal.
So 24hrs later and it was time to apply the new underseal I decided to use Upol Gravitex Plus. I had read a few reviews and heard good things, also the "Plus" version of Gravitex can be overpainted which I through was a good idea for inside the bay on the back wall. I used 6 bottles for really good coverage and did about 2 coats with a few touch-ups here and there. I ordered it from eBay and the kit came with an application spay gun and a lance attachment to get in the hard to reach places. Overall it turned out a lot better than I expected and gave a great mottled finish that I was after. for a smooth finish, it can be thinned and put through a gravity-fed spray gun.
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While all this was going on in the background I had started on the running gear which I had powder coated in black as requested by daughter along with a few other bits and bobs.
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Wow great work and I hope my daughters get into this type of thing (4 & 6 so plenty of time to persuade). An inspiration to me on what can be achieved on your drive.
Now, this was done I decided to paint up the steering rack and axels and fit poly bushes all around. I went for The Powerflex Heritage Collection as my daughter didn't want any bright coloured ones so these fitted the bill perfectly.
I also tackled the front and rear hubs with new bearings and brakes and new copper brake lines on the rear beam and under the car.
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Wow great work and I hope my daughters get into this type of thing (4 & 6 so plenty of time to persuade). An inspiration to me on what can be achieved on your drive.
Thanks, I've been fortunate with the weather until recently, but I had a couple of car covers over it and just prayed for better weather to come again, which it did.
Thanks again for your reply.
Karl
It was now time to take a look at the engine, I wasn't going to do a full rebuild as I previously mentioned I drove it every day for 2 years without it missing a beat that included monthly trips to Loughborough (300-mile round trips) for work and as a family visiting friends in Darlington (600-mile round trip). I was just going to fit a new head gasket and give everything a good clean and a lick of paint.
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So with the block all painted time to move onto the head and valves.
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Got the sump all painted and fitted with a new gasket and a new water pump.
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Did a quick mock-up of all the part before I torqued down the head.
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Next, I started to reassemble the engine cleaning and painting all the parts before putting them back on. Along with an exhaust wrap for the downpipe.
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So I finally got it booked into the body shop for the final bits of filler and a full respray. So I was time to get it back on its wheels so it could be trailered away. So I started off by putting the steering rack back together and then bolting it all on the car.
I decided to do this with it still on the rollover rig as it was so much easier than with is on axel stands.
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Next was the new coilovers and Brakes on the front.
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Followed by the rear beam install
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That's all the running gear back on so it was time to get it off the rollover jig and back on its wheels
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Wow, what an amazing job you've done. And all done on your drive :o
Looking forward to more updates.
So when looking around the car found a hole in the windscreen scuttle that had a poor repair, which was just a load of filler some had smoothed over. So though I would cut it out and weld it up.
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And finally ready to be collected. Which was at 10 am this morning, I will keep people updated as I do more bits and bobs.
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The amount of progress you have made in such a short time is astounding!! Your daughter is going to have a great car when you have finished :D
Wow! The amount of effort you've put into this is staggering! 8)
You'd better prey she doesn't discover boys and decide cars aren't cool any more!! :-X
Seeing all of this has made me think I should give the underside of mine a go myself. What welder did you use? I've signed up to the mig welding forum and it's always something I wanted to learn.
Seeing all of this has made me think I should give the underside of mine a go myself. What welder did you use? I've signed up to the mig welding forum and it's always something I wanted to learn.
Hi, thanks for the comment as for welder, I used a Budget Welder (Wolf Mig 140) it's not bad and did the job, but if I were going to do it again I would get a better one something mid-range with a euro torch fitment rather than fixed.
I used 0.6 wire and Argon 5 gas (93% Argon, 5% Carbon Dioxide, 2% Oxygen).
Just read your whole thread, it looks amazing and I can't wait to see updates! Such a good thing to do with your daughter too, my dad and me collected my first mk2 together and he taught me to drive in it, it's great memories (:
Excellent skills, hope she appreciates it? I suppose the kiddies can classify this as a type covid-19
awesome work!!
Very impressive and inspirational to what can be done on a driveway,
wow that work is mega on the driveway, that will be one cool first car when its finished, is it going to stay red?
wow that work is mega on the driveway, that will be one cool first car when its finished, is it going to stay red?
Hey thanks for all the kind words it’s not going to stay red, my daughter has chosen nardo grey, and a set of 13x 6.5 minilites that she wants in a candy copper colour.
Oooooh that sounds nice, can't wait to see it!
Awesome! Really well done - got into it really quickly!
Looks awesome ! I'm currently doing up my 1.3 and I'm looking at getting some new coilovers, what do you think to the stance coilovers?
Looks awesome ! I'm currently doing up my 1.3 and I'm looking at getting some new coilovers, what do you think to the stance coilovers?
As you may be able to see from the pictures I have gone with the stance coilovers on this, they are a good price for a well-built coilover as for the ride I couldn't say, as I haven't used them in that capacity yet, but personally for a middle of the road toward budget they seem pretty good.
*** BUILD UPDATE ***
Now I've been a bit quiet on the MK2 build as I have been preoccupied with my son's junior rally car build, a Fiat 126 and is coming along quite nicely (few pictures below if interested). If not Skip, pass them to the MK2 Update...
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Now that's enough about the Fiat! Back to the MK2!
So the Mk2 has been with the body shop The Forum Bodyworks, Blandford, Dorset. Amazing place and the owner Paul is a great bloke and doing a great job as a car body repair and spray paint specialist if you're in the area and looking for someone he's your man. (https://www.forumbodyworks.com).
Due to the weather and me having nowhere to store the car Paul has had it on the back burning and has been doing a little bit here and there, keeping the shell nice and dry for me. Until now.
So firstly paints in, here it is.
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What do you think? Personally, I love it, and all credit goes to my daughter as it was her choice. Paul had a quick look over the shell at my welding and did a little panel beating to get things straightened out.
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Next was a quick wash and blow dry for the body.
Before
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After
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And bake.
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Then it was time to see the paint laid down, and there are a few panels that are perfect for a demo as there were ready to go. So the Slam and Lower Front panel got the good treatment.
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The update so far, I love the colour on and can't wait to get it back to rebuild it, let's hope I can remember how it all goes back together!!
Paul intends to get the interior painted by the end of next week. I will keep you all updated.
Wow an old Fiat which looks like it has a lot of original metalwork. I guess with a 600cc engine your son shouldn't get into too much trouble.
Re the Golf they've got a nice shine on the undercoat. When's the nice tornado red going on..
But seriously the finish looks great. :D
My wife's first car was a Fiat 126 in yellow, I keep threatening her I'll get her one one day. I saw the other day a 'new' retro revival of the 126, like the modern Beetle/Mini/Fiat 500 etc.... not sure if it was just a concept but did look cool.
Great work on both cars, there's a non-mk2 section in Members Rides if you want to record further updates on the Fiat.
Epic work! Both cars are great.
A question for your re welding - I've got going on mine but am finding the disposable bottles last no time at all and are pretty expensive at nearly £40 for 3 bottles. What are you using? Have you had any experience with the wire with flux core so you can go gasless?
Cheers
I can't speak for k5rlx, but I have a rent free Hobbyweld Argon mix bottle from these guys. https://www.weldingdirect.co.uk/Rent-Free-Gas/ this will probably last me forever. I wouldn't even consider gas-less, but getting a regulator and getting big bottles like this is so much more cost effective than disposables.
Epic work! Both cars are great.
A question for your re welding - I've got going on mine but am finding the disposable bottles last no time at all and are pretty expensive at nearly £40 for 3 bottles. What are you using? Have you had any experience with the wire with flux core so you can go gasless?
Cheers
Yeah, same as Eddypeck, I get rent-free bottles, but mine I get from Gas-UK (link below). I would never go gasless for autobody repair due to the amount of clean up.
I have an update on this build coming soon.
https://www.gas-uk.co.uk/rent-free-gas-cylinders/welding-gas#page=1
ahhh perfect that's the solution!
Another Q - sorry to derial - what gas are you using. I had Argon/Co2 but there are loads of options under there. So much to learn!
Edit I see - Argon as Eddy said Doh!
ahhh perfect that's the solution!
Another Q - sorry to derial - what gas are you using. I had Argon/Co2 but there are loads of options under there. So much to learn!
Edit I see - Argon as Eddy said Doh!
Yeah I'm using Argon 5
ahhh perfect that's the solution!
Another Q - sorry to derial - what gas are you using. I had Argon/Co2 but there are loads of options under there. So much to learn!
Edit I see - Argon as Eddy said Doh!
Yeah I'm using Argon 5
Same here
Any updates on this yet?
OK, so update time not much has happened in the paint department, but I have been down to see paul, and things are moving along nicely, but not a lot to show other than sanding and prep work. However, I have decided to tackle the gearbox.
So I started with a full strip-down. As you can see, it is the 084 4 speed gearbox. Knowing what I know now, I would have ordered all the new gaskets, bearings, and seals before starting. At one point, I didn't think I was going to be able to get all the replacement parts, and I'm still after one part, 084-301-192, which is the green collar for the seal... so if you have one or know where I can get one from please let me know. I really appreciate any help you can provide.
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So with the stripdown well underway, I got to this stage and then removed all the seals and bearings from the casings so I could get the vapour blasted. (Video Below)
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While on the subject of vapour blasting, I must mention Simon from Aqua / Vapour Blasting Bournemouth.
( https://aqua-vapour-blasting-bournemouth.business.site/website/aqua-vapour-blasting-bournemouth/ )
What an amazing gentleman. As you can see from the pictures below, he did an amazing job and very affordable prices, so if you are in the area and looking for vapour blasting, I highly recommend giving him a call.
So here is the BEFORE>>
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and here is the AFTER>>
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It was time for some paint; I went with the same colour as the engine only because I had some leftover, so it just made sense to me to use it.
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While I wait for the new seals, bearing, etc., I decided to give the internals a good clean up ready for the reassembly.
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So that's where I am currently with the build. When all the new parts arrive, I will do a quick update on the reassembly of the gearbox. Some other things I have done but didn't take pictures of was to replace the heater matrix and apply new foam to the internals of the control flaps inside as they had completely perished and didn't really work anymore.
Wow! Seriously impressive results on the vapour blasting!