bronze4door Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 Good progress. Thats one rusty rad carrier! its mainly where all the grinding dust has gathered and gone rusty rather than it being rusty itself it will clean up alright but i might not bother as you wont see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze4door Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 some more progress pics of the rebuild although its taking its time with the weather, working and finishing uni work the new front panel didnt have the headlight brakets where the inner bolts on the headlights bolt to so these have been messed around with to get them in the right place as some more brakets were relieved from a GTI in a scrappers http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2009.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2011.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2010.jpg and an in progress arty pic http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2012.jpg and i managed to get a stainles steal cat back from the same GTI in the scrappers http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2008.jpg going to get back on it on sunday and start bolting all my new parts onto it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScORTED Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 question... do you live with your parents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze4door Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 question... do you live with your parents? yep i do and its a good job otherwise i wouldnt be able to afford to have the mk1 or fix this one up i dunno how my mum puts up with me sometimes as i have filled the driveway with cars and there are spares wherever they will fit my dad helps me out loads when wroking on the cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Good effort on the rebuild, but please hammerite that front end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze4door Posted December 17, 2010 Author Share Posted December 17, 2010 Good effort on the rebuild, but please hammerite that front end! i need to do part of the floor on the estate so i'll do it while i have it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger Dave Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Looking good mate I can't believe the amount of mods you got out of that scrap yard!! keep up the great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifty Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Coming on well, nice scrappy find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze4door Posted December 18, 2010 Author Share Posted December 18, 2010 Looking good mate I can't believe the amount of mods you got out of that scrap yard!! keep up the great work cheers i know about the scrap yard find i said to the fella that runs the yard i might aswell of bought the whole car off him and i reckon the previous owner must of spent a fortune on it the only mod i havent took off is the LPG conversion it has had but i dont think i need that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyMk6 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Great to see this being repaired, I love it! Best wheels too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze4door Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 not really had time to do much with working and the rubbish weather but i have done a bit like changed my front shocks to the koni adjustables, i need to drill out the hubs for the mondeo V6 brakes fitted up and plummed in the rad and then sort out the front lights, i have alsogivin y morretes a coat of panther black but these need going over with some laquer to bring up the shine the bumper in the pics is only trial fitted to make it look like a car again http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2064.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2062.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2017.jpg gonna get cracking on with it again tomorrow and see how much i can get done as i need to get it through an mot and tax it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLEEMAN Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 looking really good matey!!! nearly there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze4door Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 the headlights are fixed in place and the grill is back on asit survived the crash somehow just need to fix where one of the fogs screws into the bumper as the thread is damaged then the bumper will be going back on i have also put my mondeo brakes on they just need plumbing in i couldnt find my camera this afternoon but i will get some pics tomorrow of it in once piece and back on the floor with its wheels on then i need to get on with fitting my RS back axel and stainles steel exhaust and while the axle is off the rear shocks will be getting changed too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze4door Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 managed to get my brakes on properly today, i haqd to go to quicko to get some new bolts and now they just need bleeding. the fog lights are now fitted into the bumper properly and the bumper is now on the car just need to drill the new number plate and fit it. will get some pictures in the morning after charging my camera and it was dark when i finished fitting up the bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze4door Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 some pics http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2067.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2066.jpghttp://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w267/bronze4door/CIMG2068.jpg i think it will need one of the bonnet hinges replacing as the bonnet sits low on one side and high on the other no matter how much we fiddle with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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