I have been looking for a project car to work on for awhile now and was having a hard time finding something I liked and enjoyed the looks of for my price range until just a few days ago. A good friend of mine messaged me a few days ago asking if I wanted to buy his Mk1 1984 Rabbit. He had bought the car a last fall with plans to get it running and dailying it during the winter while he worked on his project car (1995 Nissan President). He had also bought a mk3 jetta diesel in good condition to swap the engine over into the Mk1 but once he drove the mk3 he realized it was too nice to tear apart. So he didn't need the mk1 anymore and knew I was looking. Long story short I went to his place and took a look.
The bad:
-Needs a whole paint job
-Driver's door latch is not working properly
-Rear wheel arches have a touch of rust
-Hatch latch is broken and hatch has rust on it
-Small rust hole in middle of trunk
-Needs new injection pump
-Sunroof leaks
-Carpet & headliner needs replacing
-Rain tray in missing (this will be remade with metal)
-Missing bumpers
The Good:
-Have good hatch to swap over (badges all on & no rust)
-Have euro headlights (not installed)
-New Grill (not installed)
-New suspension components (not installed)
-Door cards have no cracks
-Dash has no cracks
-Engine in running condition (once injection pump works)
-Engine bay has no rust
-Has rear disks for disk conversion
-13" wheels in good condition with new tires
-Has new leather shifter boot
-New hood in good condition
-Bunch of other parts I am forgetting
Anyways here she is. Needs lots of love but I think it's a good starter.
2014-02-22 17.30.35 by glory10299, on Flickr
2014-02-22 17.30.25 by glory10299, on Flickr
2014-02-22 17.30.10 by glory10299, on Flickr
2014-02-22 17.30.06 by glory10299, on Flickr
This is my first build thread so I'll try to keep it updated and it will be a slow build as I have to build it from the ground up.
TL;DR - Bought a buddy's old mk1, some good some bad stuff. 1st build thread which will be slow.
The bad:
-Needs a whole paint job
-Driver's door latch is not working properly
-Rear wheel arches have a touch of rust
-Hatch latch is broken and hatch has rust on it
-Small rust hole in middle of trunk
-Needs new injection pump
-Sunroof leaks
-Carpet & headliner needs replacing
-Rain tray in missing (this will be remade with metal)
-Missing bumpers
The Good:
-Have good hatch to swap over (badges all on & no rust)
-Have euro headlights (not installed)
-New Grill (not installed)
-New suspension components (not installed)
-Door cards have no cracks
-Dash has no cracks
-Engine in running condition (once injection pump works)
-Engine bay has no rust
-Has rear disks for disk conversion
-13" wheels in good condition with new tires
-Has new leather shifter boot
-New hood in good condition
-Bunch of other parts I am forgetting
Anyways here she is. Needs lots of love but I think it's a good starter.
2014-02-22 17.30.35 by glory10299, on Flickr
2014-02-22 17.30.25 by glory10299, on Flickr
2014-02-22 17.30.10 by glory10299, on Flickr
2014-02-22 17.30.06 by glory10299, on Flickr
This is my first build thread so I'll try to keep it updated and it will be a slow build as I have to build it from the ground up.
TL;DR - Bought a buddy's old mk1, some good some bad stuff. 1st build thread which will be slow.