My Ocianic Blue Ur restoration

[K Simmonds]

Nice! That's going make such a difference compared to the old ones.

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[Tractor Dave]

Yes, new windscreen and headlamps fully 're refurbished.

[K Simmonds]

Wow, that car is going to be expecially tidy by the time you've finished, it looks great in the photos on here. I'll have read this thread again properly from the start when I've got a little more time... Got to do a bit of work this morning welding up the sills on that bloody HiLux. But have you fitted a new windscreen and head light lenses as well? That could really make the car stand out!

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[Tractor Dave]

Quattro corner.

[newsh]

Where did you get new lights?
I need an off side rear light, mine is cracked :-(

[Tractor Dave]

The rear bumpers got fitted today.


Thanks to Isimmo I had some nice new old stock fittings.


The upper sections are home made from aluminium strip.

I bought these aftermarket gaskets but decided they were not up to the job.



So I made some home made ones.


It's a bit of a faff to get everything lined up and in the right place but we got there in the end.

The lights are new. Plus new dum dum sealer. Don't ask the price. It make me feel feint.


And all done.


Front next.


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[K Simmonds]

Ahh I see, well I’m glad it resolved itself… Three years isn’t too long, thought it had been bits for longer, maybe giving the metering head a good shake about fixed problem.

[Tractor Dave]

The rich running was before the rebuild. Last run about three years ago!

[K Simmonds]

Did you rebuild the warm up regulator mate? I've done a couple now and find the super fine gauze on the inlet port is prone to getting filled with crud... They're not difficult to sort out actually once you've tackled a couple. Your rich running was probably the fuel metering head settling in, though could also have been the warm up Reg or even the accumulator can cause weird problems.

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[Tractor Dave]

Amazingly your door pockets are in one piece and still attached to the cards! Be sure to use cup washers on the screws or they will pull through.

I used nylon washers as the cup ones had already started to dig in. You may also notice the cling film covering a small epoxy repair.

[newsh]

Amazingly your door pockets are in one piece and still attached to the cards! Be sure to use cup washers on the screws or they will pull through.

[Tractor Dave]

Onto the door locks.
The painter didn't re fit the small rod. I discovered that you need to strip everything to do it.
I bought new rods from Tradition as the ball end on the originals were quite crusty.


Whilst in there I found that the drivers side lock wasn't functioning properly.
For a moment I considered using the B3 coupe lock. They are almost identical and with a little trimming would work.

B3 left.

But after cleaning all the crud and old grease out and a re grease, everything was good.


Re assembly is VERY fiddly. Lots of patience and tea required.


And I got new outer seals from Heritage parts. They are the same as Mk1 golf.


Got there in the end.
Onto the door cards. After a deep clean they went on easily. However, the drivers handle electric plug is also a faff!


But now all together.


Next on the list is rear bumper and lights.


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[Tractor Dave]

Cheers Kit. Good to see you on the forum.
I thing keeping the meter head clean, dry and upright was key. My rich running also seems to have disappeared and I'm not quite sure what I fixed as I replaced and renovated so many parts during the 're build. Probably a vac pipe or cleaning the WUR.

[K Simmonds]

You did well to revive a K-Jet engine that's been sat in bits for that long without having to spend a fortune on replacement parts. Those systems hate being sat apart in bits for extended periods and getting the bits is nigh on impossible for some cars now.

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[Tractor Dave]

Yes. The brass pin which operates the washer when you pull the stalk back. It bent back into the right shape really easily. New stalks are available but don't have the computer switch on the end.