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PostSubject: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyTue Apr 20 2010, 13:49

Sorry if this doesn't make a lot of sense, its copied from another forum!

This is what I picked up yesterday, a 1984 1.3 CL with lovely brown interior Laughing
Please excuse the rat look, Ive been there and done that before, so it won't be staying that way,as it has no dents and especially seeing as the only bit of rot on the whole car is on the drivers side front wing, which I'l replace. The sills, floor, arches are all rot free, and all the rust on the car was intentional by the last owner. Its been lowered 60mm on springs and shocks, and has an uber powerful 1.3 4 speed goin on under the bonnet, which if all goes to plan won't be staying there (although for 200k miles it drives well).

First thing to do is the clutch as the release bearing has collapsed, meaning I had to do the 100 mile trip home with no clutch Rolling Eyes and then I can rub down the surface rust and primer it all to stop anymore rust. Then the plan is to do my first ever full respray Wink

Anyways here she is, in all its ratness Cool

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The car has an interesting story to it, basically the last owner found it dumped next to a derelict building, and after 7 months of driving past it he knocked on a few doors to find the owner. Turned out that an elderly couple had owned it for about 16 years but it had sat there untouched for 3 and a half years, so he took it off theyre hands. After about £600 spent on it to get it back on the road and replacing the troublesome pierburg carb with a manual choke weber carb, and lots of other engine work, hes had it for 3 years and not really had any trouble with it, and obviously it was him that ratted it (but he ran it on BBS RAs and refused to let me have them with it). Hopefully I can turn it around into something nice as I don't like to see such a mint shell being a rat.
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyTue Apr 20 2010, 13:50

Good news is after driving it clutchless for the past 250 miles it finally has a spangly new clutch and I have to say considering its age and mileage its incredibly smooth and nice to drive!
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyTue Apr 20 2010, 13:51

Rusty bonnets now been swapped for one I can paint when I do the whole car

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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyThu Apr 22 2010, 15:28

Hi Adi

It's great to see the car has found its way back onto this forum, also great to see that the soft rat has managed to stay on the car for now at least.
That is indeed one funky bonnet you have fitted although it will definately be more suitable for the respray. Did the old bonnet take pride of place on your mates car in the end?

Toby
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyFri Apr 23 2010, 17:25

no, he's also gone off rusty bonnets now, I bought this one the othe day, and put the other up on a local forum, and it was gone within 2 days! Thanks for the tip you gave me about the leads, will be sure to replace them when I service it. I've now done a good 800miles in it, so far completely trouble free Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl 460227
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyFri Apr 30 2010, 13:34

Well I gave the car a service, and after a few hundred more trouble free miles the engine is starting to burn a bit of oil (probably because the new oil is thinner than old oil and 200,000 miles won't help the piston rings and stem seals), so I have decided to replace the old 1.3 lump with a 1.6 or 1.8 carb engine (just to keep it simple and I hate wiring so a GTi lump is out of the question). So I'm now on the lookout for a dirt cheap rotten or MOT fail mk2 with the right engine, and preferably one that works...
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PostSubject: respray coming soon...   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptySun May 02 2010, 09:28

Been busy working on the bodywork yesterday, been playing with my new sander Smile

A mate has offered to respray my car for a price I couldn't refuse, as long as I do all the prep work, so once I've finished sorting all the surface rust and got a pair of front wings and some new gutters then I can let him change the colour for me Smile

So anyways so far I've done a fair bit on the drivers side, over the next few days I'l work my way round the back and the passenger side

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I know it don't look pretty, but it can't look any worse than it did!!
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptySun May 02 2010, 13:54

adi wrote:
it can't look any worse than it did!!

oh i bet it can, you should see my old golf Razz

looking coool
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyTue May 04 2010, 08:53

Good work Adi, glad to see the resurrection has commenced.

Oh yeah, not sure what oil you put in but I wouldn't put anything thinner than 20w50 in otherwise it'll start burning it like you say.
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyTue May 04 2010, 09:11

Looking good mate, I don't envy you in the slightest having to do the prep work though, not fun! Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl Icon_razz
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyTue May 04 2010, 16:33

I think its got 10w40 in it, not sure though. I just put in whatever the motor factors gave me!

Bit more progress yesterday
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And I thought I'd share my voodoos
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptySat May 15 2010, 13:19

done some more today but run out of primer

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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyThu May 20 2010, 20:08

Decided not to be beaten by the thieves, so I'm going to finish it and get it resprayed now. Done some more today...
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Removed the number plate and plinth to find I have a 100% rot free bootlid!
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Started on passenger side now
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyFri May 21 2010, 08:23

Good man Adi, glad to see you're back up and running on the old beast.
Would be a shame if such lowlife scum had killed a project with so much potential.
The car still amazes me how it hasn't even strated to rust in all the usual areas, I reckon that shell was blessed the day it was made Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl Icon_biggrin
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyFri May 21 2010, 08:53

Damn boy you've been busy! Good work dude Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl 51732
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyFri May 21 2010, 16:27

I have indeed been very busy, the idea is to make it feel like my own car again, after what happened. Picking up some GL rev counter clocks tomorrow, and hopefully a pair of wings and a few other bits. If all goes to plan she'l be alpine white within a few weeks!
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptySat May 22 2010, 10:04

Got my rev counter clocks fitted, and I also have no more speedo needle wobble!
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptySat May 22 2010, 19:47

Picked up some hella headlights and an eyebrow today. Eyebrow needed a bit of repair, so started fibreglassing that.
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptySun May 23 2010, 15:55

Nothing really interesting has happened today, a few skims of filler here and there, and repaired the little accident I had with the drivers door when it rolled off the ramp. Also give the eyebrow a quick repair and coat of satin black. Will smooth it properly and it'l be painted alpine white with the car
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyTue May 25 2010, 17:29

Coming along nicely, most of the passenger side is done, also I did a few bits on the front end to freshen it up a bit
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptyFri May 28 2010, 05:48

Got my wings yesterday from LA motors, bargain 30quid! Only got the drivers side one on though, will get passenger side done tonight maybe.
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptySun Jun 06 2010, 12:00

Finally got my pics uploaded of the back end progress and the aerial hole in the passenger wing that I've smoothed
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptySun Jun 06 2010, 14:30

Looking really good Adi, much improvement. Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl 460227
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PostSubject: Re: Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl   Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl EmptySun Jun 06 2010, 16:50

thanks, really pleased with how different it now looks, just gotta sort some new number plates out as the old ones are letting it down BADLY! Soon be time for a full spray Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl 460227
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saw this on saturday looks much beter mate keep it going Adi's early mk2 golf 1.3 cl 51732

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