Royal Blue MK2 GTI, 16v KR then ABF, now abf management+widetrack

after some fettling I have a car again! 1st step was to get hold of a precision VAG chassis jigging tool...


















then after some metal work it now looks like this:


woo! just need to break out the arch grinder to G60erise my wings and then its ready for an MOT

 

nothing apart from a bumper and a slam, as i already had the 2 wings in stock. so glad i hadn't got round to fitting them yet

im going to get another front crossmember this weekend just to make sure its all straight, otherwise the 'special tool' will be put back into action

the inner wing on driver side is still a bit of a mess, but its way better than when i started. a mate of mine works in a bodyshop and has offered to take a shufti, apparently the panel beater who works there is a bit of a legend. otherwise i'll get the tray and side bit chopped out of a donor and welded in. the actual leg itself is pretty much perfect.

basically it needs the repair panel that you buy for the battery tray but for driver side, plus the side bit behind the wing that runs from strut tower to the front of the car (tower itself is fine)

if it all works out he has offered to do me a full respray for a good price too! it has some rot in the usual place top corner of inner wing, so that will be done at the same time

 

thats the very thing, for 20 cant really go wrong either

 

been a while but basically I took it round to my mate who knows a very good panel beater to get the inner wing sorted out. after a bit of tinkering this is the state of the inner wing, as you can see he did an awesome job


been driving the car around for ages looking like this:


but shaz got me a grille at edition 38, and now its back to looking as it should, though i still need to pull my finger out and cut out the fog lamp holes

 

The latest modification is a nice dent in the side, courtesy of a woman in a FIAT punto:


But dont worry, parts have been sourced and my tame paint man will be spraying the whole left side. will have the dents sorted at the same time plus the mirrors done body colour as a brucie bonus

the old dent, soon to be gone. the bad side will soon be the good side


the really annoying thing about it is a week or so earlier i spent hours jiggling the front end about to get the panel gaps and bumper sat just right

 

yeah she is paying for the repair thats for sure. i dont think i can justify wiplash from a side impact at less than 5mph

 

not too worried about it really just want it sorting out. as long as im not paying its all good

 

Some progress has been made, not all of it good. The rear arches were removed for rolling and this was found:


looks like i'll have to break out the welder sooner than planned