Lee Ivatt

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This is actually taken from my thread in the classifieds, but after looking at it i thought id edit it and show it as a restoration thread also.

I really enjoyed restoring this car, due to so much metal work being done already, it was a dream to work on!




Ok the car i bought it last year, sold my escort cossie on the thursday and it left such a hole i went and bought this on the friday afternoon

The chap selling it to me had bought the car for its engine, as it had a 1641 dual carbed motor pushing serious bhp. It was a failed restoration project, as so many restos end up this way

Anyway the chap before him who gave up on the resto, had spend a serious amount of money having body work done. I have a recipt here for restoration welding work carried out on the car, and the bill comes to around £1100. So as you can imagine the car is now a genuine 100% rust free, it had new sills, aprons, pillars, front innerwings, floor pan halves.

This is the only reason i really decided to buy the project, as it was just to good to turn down, and also for centimental reasons as i had an orange bug as my first car.

So here are some pics of the car from the advert i saw



And here the next day on my drive



Trial body fit before work begins



Chassis was sandblasted and then given generous coats of chassis gloss black




The body was refitted to the chassis with nice new rubber seals, zinc bolts and washers.




After a solid week of prep, on went the VW 'brilliant orange'




Wheels were blasted and treated to a lovley coat of VW 'stein grey'
Rears are 2" bannded - circa 1972 from an old buggy, and booted in michelins.
A 1300 was sourced from a good friend with a rotten 1967 cabrolet barn find with nice low mileage, complete with "turbo trip" exhaust and very solid heat exchangers. engine was treated to a new clutch and a host of goodies, And body wise a shopping list as long as your arm was made up for new parts!



Car was booked in for MOT on 09/01/09, and sailed through, infact the tester walked underneath it and said "i'm waisting my time here proding around for faults aren't I!" which put a big smile on my face.

Car was insured and a FREE tax disk slapped on the screen.








New parts on the car (I forgot how just much i bought!) :

Chassis-

Swayaway front beam adjusters
Ball joints and track rod ends
Steering column to box rubber vibration bush
Brake disk converions kit (new disks, calipers, hubs and pads)
Flexi brake lines all round
New kunifer brake piping
Mastercylinder
Floorpans
Rear brake shoes
Wheel Cylinders
Clutch kit (plate and spring plate)
Thrustbearing
Clutch cable wing nut
Speedo cable
Tyres
12v horn

Engine-

Coil
Condenser and points
Ht leads
Plugs
Generator/alternator
Fan belt
Fuel filter
Oil filter
Chrome air filter
Rotor arm and cap
Accelerator cable pin

Body -
Chassis to body seal
Cal look window rubbers
Wing beading
Indicator rubber gaskets
Rear light rubber gaskets
Numberplate housing rubber gasket
Engine lid seal
Boot lid seal
Door seals
Stamped Number plates
Blade bumpers
Bumper Irons
Chrome trim strips and clips (7 pieces)
Aerial
Wiper arms and blades
Door window scrapers
Alluminum door window trims
Window felts
Cal look engine lid spacers
Door/pannel cards (set of 4)
Grey chord carpet and roof liner (custom)
Seat belt kits

2nd hand items -

Mint/immaculate S2 Rs turbo recaros
Mint rear banch
Front and Rear shocks Very good condition
Fuel tank
Fuel filler neck and cap
Brake fulid resovior
Head lights
Tail lights
Window Washer bottle
10" 4 spoke 'mountey' style white leather sterring wheel (not yet fitted)

Ive probably missed a few bits, but you get the idea, its basically a new car!




The wheel arch area:



Note new kunifer and flexi









Fido dido sticker, i believe its been there since the early 90's, didnt have the heart to remove it!


I have some viedo footage of the car which i will try and post up now, so you can have a good look round.


Thanks for taking the time to read, hope you enjoyed it

Lee

fezzajsy

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luving that..you dont mess about

MAD EVO 4

awesome work mate

Lee Ivatt

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Did you notice my landrover change colour

I so want to do another Series 1, but with a twist this time.

Every time i sell a car i tell my wife thats it, thats the last one. But i cant help my self.

Ive restored so far

this 1971 1300 beetle
1970 1200 beetle
1949 beetle
1969 mk1 escord mex rep
1985 S1 Rst
1971 Aston DBS

Not to mention the Escos, mk2 VR6 and other golfs and my landrover ive done major work/alterations to.

every time i say thats it, ive had enough, but i dont know if i ever will?

think i need to see a pychologist

Cossie-Jeff

very nice bug

respect

TimC

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Sweet!

Brian

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That is stunning mate

I love the old Beetles


Brian

Lee Ivatt

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Less can be said for my filming efforts

Thought id try something new and upload some videos.

It was very windy today so bear with it on some of the vids.

A quick drive


Front suspension


360 view


Engine (fan belt has since been tightened!)


Interior

rst in breaking

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proper cool motors

Lee Ivatt

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Yeh will be a shame when some buys it, but im done with the car, ive got plans for something different, an RS but with a twist

Ryan

ironically thats what colour my mk1 golf is going, awesome colour.

well done mate

marky_g

cool mate

Lee Ivatt

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Oh mate i'll have to dig out a thread on one of th vw sites. a chap has an orage golf and the wheels are a porsche brown/green colour. looks so good.

Can i tempt you with this, after reading your post in the mk3 vr6 thread

https://passionford.com/forum/non-ford-parts-and-other-stuff-for-sale/277987-vw-obd2-vr6-engine.html



Go on you know it makes sence

woolford

herbie on acid.. looks top admire the work you have put into this love bug

Ryan

lee, i have some porsche design 90 wheels

this is what im hoping for



regards the engine, i am tempted, but unsure on costs, as it would stand me at quite a bit by the time a turbo and management, manifolds went on, compared to the 1.8T conversion i am swaying more towards.

Lee Ivatt

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Humm yeh the 1.8T is another good conversion. Views seem to be divided on which is better, when u scan through the VW forums.

I just know the 1.8 can be very expensive to tune up, where as the VR6 is a lot more simple, and being such a solid engine can take the extra punishment of forced induction well!

Ryan

know what you mean lee, but 250hp is easily achievable from a BAM engine with a cooler, and a map. where a vr would need turbo management, cooler, injectors, map, spacer plate, manfiolds front and back etc etc

Lee Ivatt

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Or bore it out to a high comp 3.2 for around 250bhp
with the potential for 400+bhp at a later date with a turbo.

Ryan

how much is boring it out though

not cheap i can imagine.

would sound cool 3.2 on TB's

fezzajsy

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orange mk1 is a stunner.

TimC

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Sorry to spam Lee but do you have any more pics of thr Mk1 Ryan?

Lee Ivatt

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no he hasnt