thnx m8 that splitter looks right good. think i need to get me one of those

few recent pics





after a good night out in a quite car park







after not such a good night out in a car park :(

samueljon wrote:

I imagine if you'd had some tyre round the metal that wouldn't have happened I've hit a 15 with a 7" deep 8ft long pot hole at full pace on a rally, and whilst it buckled the front wheel enough to hit the caliper and the rear enough to crack the bead it didn't shatter

What make wheels are they? I wonder if they have the awesome strength of some halfords specials

Seriously though, I do feel for you, have you got a new tie rod yet?

Compo Petna/ MO's?

Don't want to throw in a downer but My 89 GLE that got stolen, had smashed front alloys (13") and the front sub frame had shifted back a bit, once the chassis wrinkes behind the radius arm its a right off, you will never get it straight. I can't see any wrinkles from the photo but look hard.

ye ive looked all over it

the wheel arch has taken a beating and obv the rim, the tie rod and the steering is out a little!
but i cant see anything else! would have thought the wishbone was mulled but doesnt look bad at all

i will get back out under it in a second just have to brace myself for the cold!

Ride_on wrote:Don't want to throw in a downer but My 89 GLE that got stolen, had smashed front alloys (13") and the front sub frame had shifted back a bit, once the chassis wrinkes behind the radius arm its a right off, you will never get it straight. I can't see any wrinkles from the photo but look hard.

think you are correct so iam after a new shell i think guys unless someone wants it?

Right guys taking this of the road over the christmas period.
just looking at the pictures what do you think can be done to bring it back to life??
( i know its hard to tell with the pics)

where the track bar or what ever its called bolts on to the car that has been bent back slightly which is causeing me to loose about an inch on the length.

the subframe itself looks like it hasnt moved its just the drivers side that took the hit and has been pushed back.

any ideas would be great i.e cutting the section out and getting a new one welded in?

getting it jigged? iam not sure where they do this around the bromley area though?


cheers
sam

Jiggs are a pain, you could spend all that money and it could still be weakened. For me I know what I would do - find the point where the metal is not creased IE - the subframe. If you're certain it's not bent from here, cut out the metal and weld new metal in.

j-ski wrote:thats a mighty fine car you`ve got there. what kind off frontspoiler\lip is that?

If you can find any for sale LET ME KNOW! Virtually impossible to find one!

eph_tom wrote:

j-ski wrote:thats a mighty fine car you`ve got there. what kind off frontspoiler\lip is that?

If you can find any for sale LET ME KNOW! Virtually impossible to find one!

have a look in the demand section "mk1 chin splitter" should take you to a mk1 golf website

Speedy88 wrote:Jiggs are a pain, you could spend all that money and it could still be weakened. For me I know what I would do - find the point where the metal is not creased IE - the subframe. If you're certain it's not bent from here, cut out the metal and weld new metal in.

exactly what i was thinking of doing just pretty much rebuilding the side that took the hit

Thanks to davemk1gti and his 3 door im going to be starting the re-build tomorrow if the weather permits

have found some wheels to suit and just need to swap everything over from the old one
few small rust repairs need to be done but that shall be alot easier than trying to straighten the old one!

samueljon wrote:Thanks to davemk1gti and his 3 door im going to be starting the re-build tomorrow if the weather permits

have found some wheels to suit and just need to swap everything over from the old one
few small rust repairs need to be done but that shall be alot easier than trying to straighten the old one!

Good luck fella.

Well done for comitting to swapping all the gear instead of quitting, breaking and buying a BMW.

todays efforts :
strip the interior out the red car
strip the interior out the grey car
put interior into the red car
strip and re-fit rear suspension from the grey car to the red car

Cool! I hope she serves you well. Any ideas on what wheels you're putting on?