so the whole car would have to come apart outside and inside to fix it and then it would be "patched up"

So after much thought and convincing of the wife I decided to purchase a SOLID shell that had been through the bulk of a rotisseried resto.
the owner, Bruno (a friend of mine) had done a lot of work to this car in preparation to making this a super solid car. This GTI has been off the road and mostly garaged since the late 90's and it shows.

my gti was mechanically, electrically and interior wise 100% so it will supply the new car of all of the that and its rad support

onto some pix
the new guy the night I brought him home

Had to get rid of the old one
****WARNING SOME PIX MAY BE DISTURBING****

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where we ended up after my buddy chris and I went to town emptying the shell

car had to go so sawzall it was... first cut was really tough for me but it had to be done
the shock towers will live on in my buddies caddy

and the rear clip will be made into a matching trailor that will be towed with the new car

I got all the parts out of the garage, swept and mopped the floor and straightened up a bit

then wheeled the car into the garage

stripped and por15'd wheel wells

smoothed/ shaved bay

unreal underside

my support awaiting being cleaned up and being fit to the new car

boxes and boxes of new parts (bruno works at a vw dealer)

plans are a late westy ft end with a twist and a euro rear panel with my old all red euro tails

there may some minor krom here and there (pauls influence rubs off)
and the color will be the ***********!

I am super stoked about the project and plan to have it debut at the NE Dustoff show in April
its an aggressive goal but I am pretty certain I can make it happen. wish me luck

and where the project gets its name... this is on the back window.... no idea what it means

didn't see this comin. I didn't see any rot? Was it seriously that bad?

Oh I completely understand. When I went to build my GTI 16vT I went directly after a mk1 shell that was PERFECT. I didn't care about anything else as long as the metal was solid.

I'll be looking forward to see what you do with this one

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that would require him to figure **** out on his own. everyone knows its much better and far easier to just post a new thread when you have any question at all before you even begin to try about thinking on your own.

I will be watching this. Good luck man!

FS: MK1 Bolt-thru Vent Windows and HVAC Stuff

WTB: Cheap Corrado dash and stuff.

looking forward to see where this ends up.

As a GTI owner Ive always loved your car but always wanted to see the original lights and bumpers on it. Cant wait till this is done.

oh and PM sent

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Fine Tuning

keep us updated!

I made this
And this!

My Coupe 16v Build

Black Forest Industries? No thanks.

Most women want 1 ring on their finger. My woman wants 4 silver rings in the driveway but 3 kids required a Town and Country

plan on doin some work on it tonight

I know that feeling when a good looking car is slowly rotting away. It detracts a lot from enjoying the car to its fullest.

As for the old shell, that's OK, some must die that others may live

MEU DEUS!!!!!

Good luck dude, some must die for others to live

makes me think...I need a project

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makes me think...I need a project

funny i was thinking the opposite...

Luis is my hero though..

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funny i was thinking the opposite...

I just wanna cut and weld $hit.

^^ lolzz my new signature..

I seriously cant wait to see the progress pics on this one.

Modified by GEETi at 12:02 PM 11-5-2009