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1982 1.5 CL Auto
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Section for all vehicle and related projects. Please keep responses pertinent to thread.
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The Milkman
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
Handbrake back on
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
Started with rust and bodywork, thought I'd start at the easy end.
Drivers side wing came off nice and easy
Drivers side wing came off nice and easy
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
No rust, lots of old stone chip, sealer, flakey paint, etc.
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
Wing is pretty straight, more rubbish stone chip, sealer, paint on the inside.
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
Obviously a later wing was fitted at some point and had the indicator hole plated over
Only bit of rust that needs sorting
The plan is to clean back all the old sealer, stone chip and crappy paint, new coat of stonechip and paint body colour.
Only bit of rust that needs sorting
The plan is to clean back all the old sealer, stone chip and crappy paint, new coat of stonechip and paint body colour.
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
Big dent in the valance, don't think I'll be fixing it, I just want to get rid of the rust but leave all the patina.
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
Passenger wing was a different story altogether. There was sealer/adhesive everywhere, up to an inch thick in places.
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
Inner wing is nice and straight and rust free
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Passenger wing is the worst of the two.
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
Luckily the inner wing wasn't touched by the rust
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
A trip up to Stevens VW Dismantlers and I have a nice second hand wing to use for repairs, not bad for £40
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Re: 1982 1.5 CL Auto
Dropped the wings off to a friend to get welded up and started on the inner wings. Started with a pressure wash, followed by several goes with de-greaser and a lot of scraping.
