keyring
Part of things
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1982 Mk1 Jetta Ckeyring
@keyring
Club Retro Rides Member 47
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Feb 25, 2019 21:50:13 GMT
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Looks a tidy repair piece made up! Do you plan to have the car out this year? I've got most of a 4 door mk1 Golf shell knocking about in various bits, so I was able to trim the repair piece I needed from that, I'm lacking the tools and skill set to fabricate anything too tricky so donor parts help. Ha! I planned to have the car out last year! If I'm realistic, then this year is a no go, since losing the lock-up progress has slowed... ...a lot! I would like to be able to at least get all the structural stuff done this year, but at the rate I'm going that is also highly unlikely. So who knows, it'll be what it will be. Nothing wrong with that! Certainly makes things easier and less time consuming! Ohh  but yeah especially over winter not having the lock-up would have been a big show stopper... once it’s out it’ll all be worth it, and least you know you’ll have done it all right and not been rushing things! |
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vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member
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1982 Mk1 Jetta Cvulgalour
@vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member 146
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Feb 25, 2019 23:37:49 GMT
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Those short days are getting further away, happily, so hopefully you'll have more time to enjoy in better weather soon. You'll get there.
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ovimor
North East
...It'll be ME!
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Feb 26, 2019 11:16:18 GMT
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..... just read this through! Fwoahhh!!
OVIMOR
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Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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Feb 26, 2019 13:17:22 GMT
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great to see you back at it. I was just lamenting the other day that I had not touched the truck bed repairs in months....so it sits comfy cozy in the garage while my daily driver suffers outside in the cold and snow...what gives there?
anyway, love this project..it will be worth it in the end. When I did my matching car trailer, (e36) I ended up restoring big sections of floor and sills....and I was just learning how to weld too...but once its turned right side up again...you will be very happy indeed!
JP
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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rickygolf83
Scotland
Mk2 Golf 8v & 16v, VR6, Nova Antibes, Mk4 1.8t & mk4 Gt Tdi 130
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Sept 23, 2019 21:11:35 GMT
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Any updates on this?
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Sept 23, 2019 22:06:07 GMT
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Coming on. Nicely
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ade36
Part of things
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Sept 24, 2019 9:08:34 GMT
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Not any real updates i'm afraid... I did take a week off work with the intention of making some significant progress on this; ended up getting a Wednesday afternoon on it and that was it:  Untitled The n/s front turret is pretty much shot. I have spent ages umming and erring about whether I could just patch them:  Untitled But after trimming out the worst of the crispy bits I realised that the turret need to go. Time to get drastic:  Untitled  Untitled Big hole is slightly scary, but I literally have nothing to lose on this... Picking apart the donor panel cut from a crashed Jetta:  Untitled (for the record, Stanley FatMax drill bits make excellent spot weld removal tools! Nice clean and flat cutting surface on them). Then the long winded process of fettling and aligning could begin:  Untitled And that is as far as I have got before family duties got in the way of Jetta progress once again... |
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Sept 24, 2019 13:04:28 GMT
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It's progress none the less, which is more than can be said for my mk1 !  |
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Sept 24, 2019 14:39:11 GMT
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It's progress none the less, which is more than can be said for my mk1 ! However mine isn't quite as rotten...... ( he said ) |
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vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member
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1982 Mk1 Jetta Cvulgalour
@vulgalour
Club Retro Rides Member 146
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Sept 24, 2019 15:07:26 GMT
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That's a pretty hefty repair by anyone's standards. Top stuff. Hah... literally... because it's a strut top. *gets coat*
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1982 Mk1 Jetta Cballbagbagins
@ballbagbagins
Club Retro Rides Member 164
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Sept 24, 2019 18:44:29 GMT
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That's a pretty hefty repair by anyone's standards. Top stuff. Hah... literally... because it's a strut top. *gets coat* Thanks for coming |
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rickygolf83
Scotland
Mk2 Golf 8v & 16v, VR6, Nova Antibes, Mk4 1.8t & mk4 Gt Tdi 130
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Sept 25, 2019 17:08:54 GMT
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Brave man you are, Glad to see you are still sticking with the old girl!
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Oct 23, 2020 14:44:32 GMT
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Hi, any update on this?
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ade36
Part of things
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Oct 26, 2020 11:06:21 GMT
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Not at the moment, no. At some point in the not-too-distant future I'm hoping that there'll be a bit more to update though |
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but yeah especially over winter not having the lock-up would have been a big show stopper... once it’s out it’ll all be worth it, and least you know you’ll have done it all right and not been rushing things!
