So this now the story of my Mk1 project. Its alittle bit a long term project because i lost the interest for a while, build up a antother mk1 for rally, then i give up the workshop andmove to a new garage and now after 6 month i need a new garage as the owner want it for himself.....

But to put some pressure on me, i start to show you what if have done...and that you ask for updates

At the time was looking for shell for my project, i have a look to lot of Mk1, also that shell. At my first view it was to expensive, but after a while and the lost of parking space i get it a lot cheaper...

So i pick up the car at sunday and drove it direct to a mates small bodyshop. At monday i start to strip it...at lunch it was was only rolling shell...1.0L enging went to the oldmetall.....

My biggest problem was that the shell has to been rolling because there was not so much space as you can seen on the pics. so i must paint the outside first before i start the underside.

first pic i did on tuesday:


stripped interior


wing off


some rust on the innerwing


rust cut out


repairpiece build up


and welded in


under the battery


after sandblasted


rust cut out


new shet welded in


start to cut out for 5speed


the bodyshop and a mate start seamwelding the enginebay


some seamwelding




rear wheelarch enlared about an inch each side


also seamwelded the inside


no more hole for the washingjet (is that the right word?)


before...rust and hole


after:


engine bay get primer


the finish after sealing


enginebay painted:


inside painted outside readfy for painting






car is painted:



first time out of the bodyshop


on the way to my workshop



if you ar intersested more pics of the process will follow