Volkswagen Jetta MK1 1981 restoration project (56K warning!!!)

BID112 · May 23rd, 2008, 08:58 PM

This topic is about my new car that i bought 20 may.
It's a Volkswagen Jetta (mk1) 1600 diesel from 1981 images/smilies/thumbup.gif

You may ask your self why the hell would you buy a VW Jetta from 1981, well it's cheap to ride considering the fuel and the Dutch law about oldtimers.

Well lets skip to some pictures!!

Some pics when i bought it images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

;

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20001.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20002.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20003.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20006.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20007.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20008.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20009.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20010.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20011.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20013.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20014.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Aankoop/jetta%20015.jpg

as you can see it's in pretty "bad" shape, considering the rust. The car is running, and all the electronics are working so it's mainly cosmetic images/smilies/cool.gif

It has been running for about 150.000km (93.750miles)

So we (that's me (BID112) and a good friend of mine (B33R) and the help of some other friends and my dad images/smilies/biggrin.gif

) are trying (well not trying) to make it road legal and more than that in a good way (i dont want to end in carbage images/smilies/tongue.gif

)

Here's some pics of the first day we put some work in it;

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20017.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20018.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20019.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20020.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20021.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20022.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20023.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20024.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20025.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20026.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20027.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20028.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20029.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20030.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20031.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20032.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%201%20qua%20werken/jetta2%20033.jpg

Many days to come images/smilies/lol.gif

Well i hope you guys get the spirit images/smilies/wink.gif

let me know what you think about it, and if you have some tips/ideas they're always welcome images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

I'm trying to keep this topic up and runnin'

B33R · May 23rd, 2008, 10:04 PM

Here are some updates,

we were testing a new rimm (the set is still at the owner's)
It fits the car, the only thing we need is some spacers and we're gonna drop it about 2-3cm's

here are the rimms we're thinkin' about (if u know the brand/model of those rimms, plz contact me or bid112)

also, if u know rimms that would look great on the Jetta, let us know!!!

here are the pics of the rimms we're thinkin about:

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Mogelijke%20velgen/DSC00643.JPG

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Mogelijke%20velgen/DSC00644.JPG

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Mogelijke%20velgen/DSC00645.JPG

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Mogelijke%20velgen/DSC00646.JPG

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Mogelijke%20velgen/DSC00647.JPG

http://bid112.com/Jetta/Mogelijke%20velgen/DSC00648.JPG

Scream if u know stuff about the car u think is interesting, usefull or funny!

m4v1s · May 23rd, 2008, 10:09 PM

old VWs

im a little jealous

Greatgraddage · May 23rd, 2008, 10:36 PM

Are you keeping the old diesel engine or swapping it? It'll be cheap bit so very slow (I drive a 1.4 diesel, I know the feeling!). Are you just getting it road worthy with alloys or doing any other mods? I like the project though, will be good fun just restoring it whatever you do!

BID112 · May 23rd, 2008, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greatgraddage

Are you keeping the old diesel engine or swapping it? It'll be cheap bit so very slow (I drive a 1.4 diesel, I know the feeling!). Are you just getting it road worthy with alloys or doing any other mods? I like the project though, will be good fun just restoring it whatever you do!

I think i will use the engine for the first months (it's my first diesel engine images/smilies/wink.gif

) maybe after that i will think about swapping it for something faster.
Mods well not at the moment, i still don't know what style i want to apply on the Jetta (ratlook, retro etc..) so the first thing i'm focusing on is making it road legal images/smilies/smile.gif

SoxXpupPeT · May 23rd, 2008, 11:09 PM

Damn! i thought my pictures were big lol. like the car but Love those seats! did you murder something from a Dr Seuss book and cover your seats with it ? haha im joking images/smilies/tongue.gif

GL on the rebuild. there aint nothing better then a good build!

B33R · May 23rd, 2008, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BID112

wahahaha, finally a pic of me(laying on the ground) on FG.com images/smilies/lol.gif

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4v1s

old VWs

im a little jealous

there is gonna be a sh*tload off work to be done...
but around here there are some carpart-dealers that still have golf mk1's and sometimes even jetta's(we like to think images/smilies/tongue.gif

)
are there some old VW's at the other end off the pont?

love it to see some comemnts so quickly images/smilies/smile.gif

well like we said, tips are welcome!

BID112 · May 24th, 2008, 11:13 PM

Update time images/smilies/smile.gif

Well i need a "new" fender for the jetta (maybe you noticed it's missing images/smilies/wink.gif

) so i was looking for one at the local scrapyards but no luck images/smilies/sad.gif

but i found a doorhandle with working lock, because mine was broken so that was pretty need.
So luckily it wasn't a wasted of time.

After all that me and my dad decided to clean the jetta from most of the rust in the trunk, and discovered a sh*t load off holes that where filled in with rust images/smilies/mad.gif

ah well it keeps you bussy. Then it become time to call it a day.

Here are some pics;

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%202%20qua%20werken/1.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%202%20qua%20werken/2.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%202%20qua%20werken/3.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%202%20qua%20werken/4.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%202%20qua%20werken/5.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%202%20qua%20werken/6.jpg

http://bid112.com/Jetta/dag%202%20qua%20werken/7.jpg

B33R · May 25th, 2008, 10:47 AM

^ Where did you find the rust?

(Native mode: hadden we/jullie die van te voren al ontdekt of issie nieuw?)

good te see you've found some doorhandles...got a sollution for the driver-side door lock problem already?

BID112 · May 25th, 2008, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B33R

^ Where did you find the rust?

(Native mode: hadden we/jullie die van te voren al ontdekt of issie nieuw?)

good te see you've found some doorhandles...got a sollution for the driver-side door lock problem already?

Well we found most of the rust and holes in the corners by the taillights images/smilies/sad.gif

tricky to weld.
and no i dind't found a sollution for that door lock problem, tuesday i will try again.

(Native mode: ik neem aan dat je het over die roest gaten hebt? zoja, nou de meeste zijn nieuw mja dinsdag verder.)

Dsemaj · May 25th, 2008, 11:55 AM

You know what would make it awesome? Getting a front clip off a Golf GTi. Wouldn't they be pretty much the same being as the Jetta and Golf are very closely related, or is there a whole lot more in it than what I think? images/smilies/tongue.gif

B33R · May 25th, 2008, 01:02 PM

cool idea...but bid112 loves the square headlights of the jetta (i do too)

what i like about the idea is the red stripings along the edge of the grill...i'm gonna tell it to the owner(BID112) @ thuesday when we're gonna work on the project again!

Wizegui · May 25th, 2008, 05:24 PM

Ahhh these old VW diesels are solid cars. Simple honest to god mechanics that won't go wrong if you maintain it properly. The best thing about these old diesels is that they don't have any fancy common rail injection or whatever, so you can run it on chip and fat or vegetable oil. Yah, does need a bit of work, but it'll be great once you've finished with it. Those seat covers need to go. God knows how many bugs live it in... Would it be a good idea to turbo charge it? Maybe it'll remove some of the sluggishness of an old diesel.

BID112 · May 27th, 2008, 05:19 AM

Off topic!
My server went offline images/smilies/sad.gif

but i got it up and running, plus i make the pics something smaller images/smilies/smile.gif

yoshi_ · May 27th, 2008, 12:37 PM

I like the style of rims... keep us updated.

bone · May 27th, 2008, 04:08 PM

@ BID112

do you know www.cleaned.be?
if you need parts or info, you definately should check there
belgian, but i think there are a lot of dutch members as well

BID112 · May 27th, 2008, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bone

@ BID112

do you know www.cleaned.be?
if you need parts or info, you definately should check there
belgian, but i think there are a lot of dutch members as well

I know cleaned.be i'm already a member but i still need to open a topic images/smilies/whistling.gif

Beni · May 27th, 2008, 11:25 PM

To remove rust try using a wire brush for the angle grinder, it's much better for uneven surfaces then the disk. They're not expensive and will last quite long.

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk104/Beni_X/37.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk104/Beni_X/z124524.jpg

Looks like a bit of work if you do it properly, I wish you god luck!

B33R · May 31st, 2008, 10:43 AM

^thx for the tip

any chanse u know where to buy them in germany...(living close to the border so)

Beni · May 31st, 2008, 11:32 AM

All the hardware stores I know have them for the angle grinder (Bauhaus, Hornbach, Praktiker etc.), they're about 5€ to 7€, but well worth the money.

If there is a discount hardware store you might save another €.

May 23rd, 2008, 08:58 PM	#1
BID112 Joined: Jan 19th, 2007 Last Online: August 23rd, 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 36 Car: Peugeot 309 1.4i (1990) and VW Jetta 1.6 d (1981) Rep Power: 7	Volkswagen Jetta MK1 1981 restoration project (56K warning!!!) This topic is about my new car that i bought 20 may. It's a Volkswagen Jetta (mk1) 1600 diesel from 1981 You may ask your self why the hell would you buy a VW Jetta from 1981, well it's cheap to ride considering the fuel and the Dutch law about oldtimers. Well lets skip to some pictures!! Some pics when i bought it ; as you can see it's in pretty "bad" shape, considering the rust. The car is running, and all the electronics are working so it's mainly cosmetic It has been running for about 150.000km (93.750miles) So we (that's me (BID112) and a good friend of mine (B33R) and the help of some other friends and my dad ) are trying (well not trying) to make it road legal and more than that in a good way (i dont want to end in carbage ) Here's some pics of the first day we put some work in it; Many days to come Well i hope you guys get the spirit let me know what you think about it, and if you have some tips/ideas they're always welcome I'm trying to keep this topic up and runnin' Last edited by BID112; May 23rd, 2008 at 11:41 PM.

May 23rd, 2008, 10:04 PM	#2
B33R Joined: Dec 13th, 2006 Last Online: August 11th, 2008 Location: Downtown-Heerlen, The Great Dutch Empire Age: 21 Posts: 286 Car: '99 Citroën Saxo SX Rep Power: 8	Here are some updates, we were testing a new rimm (the set is still at the owner's) It fits the car, the only thing we need is some spacers and we're gonna drop it about 2-3cm's here are the rimms we're thinkin' about (if u know the brand/model of those rimms, plz contact me or bid112) also, if u know rimms that would look great on the Jetta, let us know!!! here are the pics of the rimms we're thinkin about: Scream if u know stuff about the car u think is interesting, usefull or funny! __________________ Citroen Saxo 1.4i SX \| 835KG \| 75 Bhp @ 5500rpm \| 111 Nm @ 3400rpm Group Project: '81 VW Jetta restauration (Summer '08) Last edited by B33R; May 24th, 2008 at 12:21 AM.

May 23rd, 2008, 10:36 PM	#4
Greatgraddage Joined: Jun 7th, 2004 Last Online: 10:26 PM Location: Wales, UK Age: 22 Posts: 891 Car: Saxo, 106. Rep Power: 19	Are you keeping the old diesel engine or swapping it? It'll be cheap bit so very slow (I drive a 1.4 diesel, I know the feeling!). Are you just getting it road worthy with alloys or doing any other mods? I like the project though, will be good fun just restoring it whatever you do! __________________ Currently Drive - Saxo Currently Want - Saab 93 Aero

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SoxXpupPeT Joined: Dec 24th, 2005 Last Online: 11:24 PM Location: Yonkers, NY Posts: 919 Car: 82' Impala, 94' Z28 Rep Power: 16	Damn! i thought my pictures were big lol. like the car but Love those seats! did you murder something from a Dr Seuss book and cover your seats with it ? haha im joking GL on the rebuild. there aint nothing better then a good build! __________________

May 24th, 2008, 11:13 PM	#8
BID112 Joined: Jan 19th, 2007 Last Online: August 23rd, 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 36 Car: Peugeot 309 1.4i (1990) and VW Jetta 1.6 d (1981) Rep Power: 7	Update time Well i need a "new" fender for the jetta (maybe you noticed it's missing ) so i was looking for one at the local scrapyards but no luck but i found a doorhandle with working lock, because mine was broken so that was pretty need. So luckily it wasn't a wasted of time. After all that me and my dad decided to clean the jetta from most of the rust in the trunk, and discovered a sh*t load off holes that where filled in with rust ah well it keeps you bussy. Then it become time to call it a day. Here are some pics; __________________ VW Jetta 1981 restoration project!

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m4v1s Joined: Mar 5th, 2007 Last Online: 11:04 PM Location: Elgin, IL, USA Age: 21 Posts: 37 Car: 1996 VW Passat GLX Rep Power: 7	old VWs im a little jealous

May 25th, 2008, 10:47 AM	#9
B33R Joined: Dec 13th, 2006 Last Online: August 11th, 2008 Location: Downtown-Heerlen, The Great Dutch Empire Age: 21 Posts: 286 Car: '99 Citroën Saxo SX Rep Power: 8	^ Where did you find the rust? (Native mode: hadden we/jullie die van te voren al ontdekt of issie nieuw?) good te see you've found some doorhandles...got a sollution for the driver-side door lock problem already? __________________ Citroen Saxo 1.4i SX \| 835KG \| 75 Bhp @ 5500rpm \| 111 Nm @ 3400rpm Group Project: '81 VW Jetta restauration (Summer '08)

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May 25th, 2008, 01:02 PM	#12
B33R Joined: Dec 13th, 2006 Last Online: August 11th, 2008 Location: Downtown-Heerlen, The Great Dutch Empire Age: 21 Posts: 286 Car: '99 Citroën Saxo SX Rep Power: 8	cool idea...but bid112 loves the square headlights of the jetta (i do too) what i like about the idea is the red stripings along the edge of the grill...i'm gonna tell it to the owner(BID112) @ thuesday when we're gonna work on the project again! __________________ Citroen Saxo 1.4i SX \| 835KG \| 75 Bhp @ 5500rpm \| 111 Nm @ 3400rpm Group Project: '81 VW Jetta restauration (Summer '08)

May 25th, 2008, 05:24 PM	#13
Wizegui Joined: May 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 09:39 PM Location: Richmond, BC Age: 17 Posts: 1,353 Car: 93 Toyota Tercel LFS Status: Rep Power: 17	Ahhh these old VW diesels are solid cars. Simple honest to god mechanics that won't go wrong if you maintain it properly. The best thing about these old diesels is that they don't have any fancy common rail injection or whatever, so you can run it on chip and fat or vegetable oil. Yah, does need a bit of work, but it'll be great once you've finished with it. Those seat covers need to go. God knows how many bugs live it in... Would it be a good idea to turbo charge it? Maybe it'll remove some of the sluggishness of an old diesel. __________________

May 27th, 2008, 05:19 AM	#14
BID112 Joined: Jan 19th, 2007 Last Online: August 23rd, 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 36 Car: Peugeot 309 1.4i (1990) and VW Jetta 1.6 d (1981) Rep Power: 7	Off topic! My server went offline but i got it up and running, plus i make the pics something smaller __________________ VW Jetta 1981 restoration project! Last edited by BID112; May 27th, 2008 at 07:20 PM.

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Beni Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: September 5th, 2008 Location: FFM Germany Posts: 434 Car: '79 X1/9 Rep Power: 15	To remove rust try using a wire brush for the angle grinder, it's much better for uneven surfaces then the disk. They're not expensive and will last quite long. Looks like a bit of work if you do it properly, I wish you god luck!

May 31st, 2008, 10:43 AM	#19
B33R Joined: Dec 13th, 2006 Last Online: August 11th, 2008 Location: Downtown-Heerlen, The Great Dutch Empire Age: 21 Posts: 286 Car: '99 Citroën Saxo SX Rep Power: 8	^thx for the tip any chanse u know where to buy them in germany...(living close to the border so) __________________ Citroen Saxo 1.4i SX \| 835KG \| 75 Bhp @ 5500rpm \| 111 Nm @ 3400rpm Group Project: '81 VW Jetta restauration (Summer '08)

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May 31st, 2008, 11:32 AM	#20
Beni Joined: Dec 11th, 2005 Last Online: September 5th, 2008 Location: FFM Germany Posts: 434 Car: '79 X1/9 Rep Power: 15	All the hardware stores I know have them for the angle grinder (Bauhaus, Hornbach, Praktiker etc.), they're about 5€ to 7€, but well worth the money. If there is a discount hardware store you might save another €.

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