1982 VW Golf

[milano_red]

Much better.

[Belgian_Astra]

Vette golf man! kleurke is zalig!

grtzz

[Steve.]

That is a beautiful thing dude. I love those TH-lines.

[projektzwo]

way more better after lowering... well done!

[StefanVDA]

It's been a while since I've posted anything. I've decided to install the small chrome bumpers this summer...

[StefanVDA]

Restoration started!

So, after thinking and talking about it for more than two years, the full restoration finally started!



Two and a half year have gone by since I've bought this 1982 MK1 Golf. In that time I've had several Ideas about what I wanted to with it but now I've made the decisions.

Starting with a full respray. From the beginning I knew the time would come that I would have to respray the car because of dents, scratches and rust, but I didn't know what colour to choose. First idea that came to mind was to keep the original Monaco Blau, but when I started browsing the net I was overwhelmed by a range of options which all looked amazing. Then I came across an awesome MK1 in Porsche Classic Grey and for about a year I wanted nothing but that colour… But by the time the plans came more and more specific, the fear of regretting the colour change raised. After talking with friends and thinking even more I decided to keep the Monaco Blau.

Then there was the other crucial question… Will I keep it static or am I switching to bags? I remember when I got the car me and my friends were saying "bags are for groceries" and blablabla… But the roads here in Belgium are e disaster and driving around with my 1,5" clearance became more and more impossible. So I'm getting air ride installed by KEAN Suspensions in November (long waitinglist).

The blue interior was starting to look pretty tired and I always wanted to swap it for a black one. After searching for a GTI interior, which is impossible to find for a reasonable price, I found an original Mark 1 interior in Holland. It's actually the same interior as the one I have, but in black.

I'm keeping the Schmidt TH-lines, but I'm looking for a set of 15" BBS RS/RM while I'm waiting to get my air ride installed. I also have a set of 13" ATS classics, not sure what I'm going to do with those…

Hoping to post more pics of the build progress soon!

[Krossk]

Cool car and cool plans! Good luck have fun dude!!

[StefanVDA]

Progress

Finally there is more progress to show…



Almost ready for primer...





Slightly wider in the back.



Stay tuned for more!

[Khalil]

Yes! Love this thing.

[-TMK-]

Awesome MK1. Nice job with the restoration. Other plans sound good too.

[StefanVDA]

So I haven't posted anything in quite some time... Here's an update:







I'll post more details about what has been done to the car asap, but thought I'd already share some pics...

[P78]

must have missed this the first time

looks real good