1980 B1 Passat Project

**Jarred** · 08-09-2013, 10:54 AM

somethings different, but I can't quite tell what it is..... lol

Great work Pete.

**Peter Jones** · 08-09-2013, 01:53 PM

**Peter Jones** · 22-10-2013, 08:44 PM

pics from DoVW show.

**Jarred** · 27-10-2013, 02:02 PM

Bay looks great.

**1977_PASSAT** · 25-12-2013, 07:01 PM

Hi Peter :
Thank you for fixing my threads , I was wondering some thing is not write .
I have to say i admire the work you did on your Passat .
I wanted mine to look like a GLS but was not able to find the door cards .
Need to learn about the differences with the gearbox .
Thank you
Amir

**1977_PASSAT** · 26-12-2013, 07:06 PM

Hi :
Your Passat , the linkage looks like is on tower or is about 10 to 15 cm above the floor
But the older one's comes out straight from the floor
I would like to know
Is the box is the same ?
Where can I find a linkage like yours ?

Thank you
Amir

**Peter Jones** · 22-02-2014, 09:09 PM

Update from Jodie

Picked up these on Ebay the other week, NOS Bilstein shocks for the rear. Listed as heavy duty, perhaps they were originally intended for variants? Who knows. Never been installed.

Made in Western Germany! Never used, just dusty and needed a few pumps to wake them up again.

The fun thing about B1s is that you don't even have to remove the rear wheels to replace the shocks. Just raise, unscrew the top and bottom bolts and pull the shock out.

Old and new. The old ones are NOS De Carbon shocks I found on Ebay several years ago, one of those fluke finds when starting out with searching for bits for Frank, back when I was collecting parts to get him back on the road. They're still quite fine shocks, just softer than the Bilsteins.

Took Frank for a trip around the block with the Bilsteins in. Noticeably stiffer back end, you can come out of a corner more precisely now, no sideways roll or skitter. Really impressive difference. Now to see if I can stumble across some Koni's for Frank's front end....