The Rocco Grotto

markh · Post by **markh** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:46 am

Nice Ant, very nice. Are the door repair panels easy to get hold of squire ?

Post by **The Autoad** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:37 am

Hi Mark, yes, they are fairly easy to get hold of. VW Heritage carry them, if they are not showing on their website give them a call. The sections are not very expensive and are a pretty good fit for pattern panels.

cheers Colin

G Beats · Post by **G Beats** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 12:49 am

a lot of work but it will look and be worth it in the end i can a sure you that , you are doing a very very good job on the panel work on the shell top man

markh · Post by **markh** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:43 pm

The Autoad wrote:Hi Mark, yes, they are fairly easy to get hold of. VW Heritage carry them, if they are not showing on their website give them a call. The sections are not very expensive and are a pretty good fit for pattern panels.

cheers Colin

Thanks for that Ant.

Post by **The Autoad** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:30 pm

Bloody rust.

Bloody gone.

Also dressed back the welds on the drivers door and started to smooth with a bit of plod.

And I've had a change of daily driver, panels are easy to get hold of for this, as such I have no qualms about using it in the Winter (unlike a Mk1 Scirocco!)

A 1500cc 1978 series 1 Golf GLS, one owner from new and genuine mileage.

Its just about run in, interior is like new.

Bit of bodywork to do on the rear arches at some point, but its just flown through the MOT with no advisories.

Post by **the edmundator** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 2:42 am

It is a rather lovely golf. Nice everyday motor.

G Beats · Post by **G Beats** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:13 pm

Very nice mk 1 golf my fav model out of the golfs is the mk 1 , there was a vw mk 1 jetta at castle combe the other saturday only down 32,000 was the drivers dads before i asked him if it was the lowest mileage one in the country he said he thinks so, our mk 2 vw scirocco scala 8v dx engine has only down nearly 48,000 F.S.H all mots from new, 2 owners from new she flow though the mot in may with not even advisor.

Post by **The Autoad** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:21 pm

Hurrah.

Her indoors ran over a large hound. Him in the workshop prefers cats.

Canine carnage.

Time to fix the damage caused by too much Winalot Chum (other doggie foods are available).

Bent wing off. Woof.

Started to chop away the mangled front valence.

Straightened the flat panel behind the valance and offered up a new front valence from stock (phew!)
I have no idea what that blue thing is, truth is I don't want to know as i know where it came from. Saves my knees though.

Once happy with fit the panel was welded then stone chipped and painted matt black.

Replacement wing and bumper painted.

And Piglet is back on the road

Post by **Neillyboy** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:04 pm

Another fine job Ant. Well Done

Post by **The Autoad** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:08 pm

Cheers Neil.

"Progress" marches on.

Deja Vu.

Start to rebuild.

And in.

Deja Deja Vu.

Was really surprised with this one. The bottom of the door skin was non-existent yet the frame was in really good condition, just a bit of surface rust!

Sit you aside and let the anti-rust agent dry.

Meanwhile, collect a car that I have always wanted and begin to plan project....

Lets get back to that door and get some fresh steel in there. Spotted in here, then completely welded.

Fits really well

Post by **The Autoad** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:13 pm

Comedy hatch.

A lightning strike caused a tree to fall on the hatch. Rest of the car is fine and the glass was saved by the smallest margin!

Luckily, another hatch is here to save the day. With a cheeky twist.

Keep finding more stuff to do...

Post by **the edmundator** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:27 pm

The Autoad wrote: Meanwhile, collect a car that I have always wanted and begin to plan project....

I hope this still has the Wankel in-situ!

Splendid work with the mk1.

Post by **The Autoad** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:36 pm

Cheers boss.

The Wankel was supplied with the car but wasn't in situ. Now on a bench in the workshop for study. It may need a complete rebuild or an exchange engine. I have a lot of learning to do.

Post by **the edmundator** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:37 pm

Good to hear! I'm not sure I see the point of a Ro-80 without the rotary engine.

Post by **The Autoad** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:23 pm

Pull your finger out 'toad.

Lots of boring sanding. Then some action, some primer. And some more sanding to check panel straigtness.

Get the doors and wings on. Fibreglass wings, a nice fit.

Etch primer on the wings and the bare metal on the doors.

Get the thing uniform and happy with a wet sand.

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