My MK2 Project

[Rallyenoel]

Cool. The fun part starts now.

[Jarred]

nice one!

[The sTiguan]

Bravo mate !!!

[golfmeup]

Great build!
That 20VT should be impressive!!

[golfmeup]

Any updates on this tasty build up??
:p

[db_101]

nicee

[a_whitbread]

Yeah have made slow progress, just had our second little rugrat so time available is very very limited!

Have colour sanded the body, but I have tried buffing some parts and I can still the fine 1200 grit scratches. I sanded with 1200 then lightly by hand with 2000. Next I will try sanding with 1500, 2000. 2500 then finally 3000 and hopefully that should do it. Seriously contemplating taking the rest of the panels to the spray shop for them to do!

Have put the motor in and starting wiring in the standalone. Cannot really do much more with that until I get the rest of the panels painted and put back on, then all the wiring can be done. Had a hell of a time trying to find what all the wires were for, until I realised they have 2 wiring looms for the front, one for the headlights etc and one for the engine. The one for the engine I am missing and although my standalone will run it I still need it for the starter motor and the wiper motor. The CE1 style looms are hard to get here since our golfs were 90 spec with the CE2 fusebox, I will be able to get this from Germany though or the uk.

So yeah, plenty of work left to do!

[a_whitbread]

[golfmeup]

Congrats with the little one!
I totally understand have a 4 yr old and a 5 mth old and spare time is rare!

That paint work looks awesome!!
Good luck with the wiring loom.

[sports racer]

Don't worry, by the time the kids are teenagers you'll have plenty of time to work on the car.

A few years ago when my twins were 2 I had the car jacked up and I was underneath on my back working on the exhaust. Suddenly there was a little voice next to me asking "what are you doing daddy" and then another voice on my other side asking "can we help".

Little buggers had no problem squeezing under the car unlike their fat dad so I gave them a spanner each and told them to make sure everything was tight.

They soon got out of the desire to help dad under the car.