DutyFreeSaviour
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Apr 10, 2008 13:29:06 GMT
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Sheeesh - not a pretty site Jurgen ( mask helps though ) Great work and a heroic undertaking. Will be checking out OldtimerPraxis - GF's dad will send it to me. Hope the van engine is gonna be OK and the compressor has been sorted...... ;D
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Apr 10, 2008 13:54:37 GMT
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now there is no way back.... on sunday there is a photo shooting with a german classic car magazine, they are doing a report of it before, inbetween and after.... so when the whole world knows, I have to finish it ..... ;D Excellent! There nothing like a bit of pressure to get you motivated! It's definately magazine worthy, this build is heroic!
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mrj
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Apr 10, 2008 18:53:07 GMT
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Sheeesh - not a pretty site Jurgen ( mask helps though ) Great work and a heroic undertaking. Will be checking out OldtimerPraxis - GF's dad will send it to me. Hope the van engine is gonna be OK and the compressor has been sorted...... ;D The latest Oldtimer Praxis could be interesting for you, as someone is restoring a Triumph 2500 in a normal lockup.... pretty rare car over here.... i'll take some pics on sunday of course.... ah, and the compressor is not sorted, they sent me a replacement switch, which was no help unfortunately Excellent! There nothing like a bit of pressure to get you motivated! It's definately magazine worthy, this build is heroic! cheers, i can't cube it now, i must go on.... this is good Heroic is the thing that you do with your escort, unfortunately we have some restrictions over here, which makes such a conversion almost impossible.....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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Crikey, thats awesome - as already said, you deserve a medal for rescuing that.
I can't wait to see it finished.
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mrj
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not much happended here in the past weeks, as i had to change the engine from the bus, but : we had a magazine shooting, magazine comes out in two weeks, so i must go on ;D and i was lucky on the bay : so that means, i almost have all panels i need....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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Can´t believe what comes up on the bay sometimes!
Bet there wern´t that many bidders for that! ;D
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mrj
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hello again..... nothing happened in the last weeks, but ...: there is a small review of the project in a german classic car magazine.... though the mag came out a couple of days ago, there is a lot of feedback; some people think i am insane ( ahem...), but i got offered a sparecar, and one of my neighbours in the company has offered me a set of period alloys... for free of course.... ;D i am really far away from putting back wheels on this car, but hey, one day i'll have it finished ;D
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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...not only insane but now famous too! ;D
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polardego
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You are a famous Rust-star...
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75 Audi 80 GT 75 VW Passat TS aut 77 Ford Fiesta 1.1L 80 VW Golf D 82 VW Golf GLD (TDI-powed prosjekt) 82 BMW 316 83 VW Golf C+++ (joppe) 83 VW Golf GTi (Trackcar) 85 Audi Coupe GT 96 VW Golf GTi 16v (showcar) 96 VW Golf GTi 16v (trackcar) 06 Transporter TDI 4motion
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DutyFreeSaviour
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May 22, 2008 13:59:57 GMT
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Spares vehicle too - not bad from a bit of publicity! Nice one. Hope the compressor is now OK and you've got the engine for the van.
Good luck - watching and learning as always.
John
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mrj
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small update; was very busy the last weeks (fixing the oil leak on the Van, make a new TÜV on the Scirocco and work, work, work....), but today i had a couple of hours time... time to take the angle grinder : like a hot knife through butter ;D trial fitting of a new panel : now i need thicker metal for the lower section, this is/was 1,5mm.... time to buy some new steel (on't be the last time though ;D ) ah yes, and probably there is a spare car arriving next week (if everything goes as it should); a friend of me bought it for spares, and gives me the rolling shell. Some panels (front panel for example) are in good condition;also i'll have a usable dashboard then and i'll get the car delivered to the door .... and now the bad news : this is one of approx. 1000 Passat GLI built with the Golf GTI engine.....sad to see this go, but the engine is dead anyway and the shell is almost as rotten as mine....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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macca
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I had dipped in and out of this thread but just re-read the whole thing to get some badly needed inspiration going for mine.
Looks like those rear axle mounts are gonna be a nightmare to fit but at least you have replacements.
I may need your help sourcing some panels, mine is bad but not as bad as yours - I think!
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Awesome Jeurgen. You just keep impressing me.
Congratulations with the magazine article.
Fame indeed.
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mrj
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Jul 12, 2008 17:31:35 GMT
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bad news today: no donor car, the GLI Variant will be restored But i get the dashboard, so that's fine for me... today i continued working; this is the old chassis rail, new metal was cut out ith the grinder, as this is a 2mm metal sheet... easy task.... already in place.... much easier to weld thick metal... Primer.... this is what it looks like from the floor... then the outer panel was welded .... another panel and some more primer.... i have to work out something for the bump stop, i think i'll bolt it onto the axle.... trial fitting of the inner arch, but first the rear axle mount has to be done.... stay tuned, this will happen next week....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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Jul 13, 2008 13:46:01 GMT
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even just that last pic
grosse respekt
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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mrj
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Jul 27, 2008 19:05:26 GMT
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another weekend, another update. To get the quarterpanel on, i have to fix the inner wing, before i can do that, the rear axle mount has to be replaced... so, take the grinder and : i have found some 0,8mm grinder discs, wonderful to work with... i only had to cut it inside the sill, the part at the floor pan was removed with the hands ... still looks frightening : trial fitting of the new mount : this is what it looks like from the inside : so i had to reinforce the sourrounding metal and made a plate to fill the gap in the floor... only tacked it in, proper welding will follow... next weekend i can hopefully continue....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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Jul 27, 2008 19:09:19 GMT
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Jeezus wept!
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 Mazda 929 Coupé 1986 Mazda 929 Wagon 1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon 1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr 1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL 1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo 1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr 2000 Rover 45 V6 Club 1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel 1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon 1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler 2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Jul 27, 2008 21:00:17 GMT
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And still it goes on........
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polardego
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Jul 27, 2008 23:18:36 GMT
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I hope it finished until I arrive next time...
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75 Audi 80 GT 75 VW Passat TS aut 77 Ford Fiesta 1.1L 80 VW Golf D 82 VW Golf GLD (TDI-powed prosjekt) 82 BMW 316 83 VW Golf C+++ (joppe) 83 VW Golf GTi (Trackcar) 85 Audi Coupe GT 96 VW Golf GTi 16v (showcar) 96 VW Golf GTi 16v (trackcar) 06 Transporter TDI 4motion
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mrj
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puh, another (hot) weekend in the workshop; before welding in the rear axle mount, i had to fix this corner : this starts at the axle mounts and continues to rust to the front; i will fix the other stuff when the sills are out; otherwise it would be too much to cut out ;D the rust next to the new panel is the is the mount for the safety belt, so this has to be done properly (but later...) of course i cut out the old metal, don't want to put new metal on old rusty parts.. then i cleaned it up a bit, the panel i welded in here was zinc plated, so welding was a bit "dirty".... then it was time to weld on the mount; though the metal in the back ground looks rusty, it is solid, couldn't poke a hole in it, so that should be ok... after grinding down the spots it was time to put some primer on it.... next week i'll reconstruct the part of the inner sill which is missing here.... then the inner arch and probably the quarter panel can go back ....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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