Not A Pug.... Mk1 Vw Derby

[Lowercase 56]

Hi Guys - and Gals?

Sure most of you have seen my Rallye thread, it demands a lot of my time and money and in return puts a big smile on my face when i thump the throttle. But, throwing money into a peugeot is never a solid investment as we know!

so...

introducing my new project:

 

1980's MK1 VW Derby.

Florida Blue

1.1 ltr Carb Engine

82,000 miles

 

 

Mods:

13" ATS Alloys

Lowered

 

Other than that she's 100% standard!

Recent resto work including new sills and arches and a new front passenger side wing.

New paint both sides up to roof. Recent discs, pads, fuel pump and complete fuel tank.

 

Bad points: fueling issue so currently is a non runner. And theres some rust coming through again in a few places.

Picking it up on Thursday an dropping it straight down to my mates VW workshop for the work to begin.

 

so, here's some pictures.

 

 

lets get the abuse out the way now shall we?

Edited May 7, 2013 by DaSneakyGit

[Paul_13 212 1 Cars]

Shame it's not rear wheel drive

 

Good luck with the resto

[allye 530 3 Cars]

20v 1.8T

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

now that is a sexy looking car.

 

and i second the 20v turbo.

[kyepan 291]

v r 6....

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Very nice looking car.

 

As mentioned - shame it's not RWD.

 

What's the long term plan for it?

[MiniGibbo 142]

Love the blue as you know..!

[GilesW 41]

 

v r 6....

 

 

why spoil it?

 

Needs teh 20v T engine though.

As been said - lovely shape to that.

That will make a brilliant retro ride.

 

Good luck with it.

[Lowercase 56]

thanks guys, shes beautiful! love the side profile and ass end

 

Once my mates back from Worthersee we're going to strip it down as fast as we can.

 

- Cut/Weld any rust in the floor pan and underside, add fresh coatings of underseal and spray nice thick layers of new paint inside and underneath.

 

- Clean up and repaint the suspension malarky. Replace any bushes I can and run fresh fuel lines and brake likes. - the cars 33 years old so i think she's probably earned it!

 

we can get it back on its wheels from this point, which should make life a bit easier.

 

- smooth the bay a bit and re-spray the bay. followed by a wire tuck and painted block.

 

 

 

 

although its had some work 3 years ago, its starting to rot in a few places now, so we'll cut and replace any panels that need it at this point. If i can afford the exterior respray at the time i will, otherwise we'll just slap some paint on the new metal to protect it and run it like it is for a bit whilst i save for more work.

 

 

As said, yea its a shame its not RWD lol, that would be fun!

 

I'm going to look into engine choices, 1.8 turbo would be mental fun but as i want something simple, and most importantly, cheap to run! I plan to use this everyday so its got to be good on fuel to get me to work and to shows. i'll investigate the stock 1.1, might be an easy fix and refresh, but i might trade it in, there's enough engine builders in the VW scene and can get a reconditioned 1.3 for the £500 mark.

 

maybe some twin webbers for it pretty up the bay, better noise etc.

 

Im not going to go crazy VAG scene on this thing though, the car has a lot of character which i don't want to loose by mangling the bodywork or welding in mega wide arches. It's all about windows down and pottering along in a little retro beauty.

 

Shopping list so far:

 

early 'smaller' polo Chrome Bumpers - maybe remove them alltogether if it looks better without them

 

round headlights and grill.

 

another set of wheels to use in summer.

 

 

we'll fabricate a new retro 'pea shooter' stainless exhaust.

 

 

 

I'd like to keep the blue if i can, But i'll have to find a good biscuity tan leather to tone it down a bit, otherwise i'll play it safe with another period pastel colour like cream, red or a different blue.

 

but yea, there you have it. roll on thursday

 

some pictures of the previous work, just to add some colour to this block of text

 

[Lowercase 56]

a late night, a long drive, a broken wiper blade in the pissing rain, but, the darby got onto the trailer and we managed to get it home and into the workshop.

she's beautiful! such nice lines, and a little tip folks, if you want megga stance, flat tyres are the way to roll

watch this space.

Edited May 10, 2013 by DaSneakyGit

[MiniGibbo 142]

Busy weekend ahead..!

[stufarri 98 3 Cars]

Lovely looking little thing, not seen one of these in 10 years or more.

Edited May 10, 2013 by stufarri

[Lowercase 56]

thanks guys, hoping to get down the workshop for a bit tomorow and have a really good poke around it and start getting my area cleaned up and ready to get to work.

 

 

 

what are we thinking about the colour folks?

keep it florida blue, nice tan leather interior to go with it, polished dish and some matt graphite centered wheels, smaller chrome bumpers and round headlamps.

maybe a nice gloss aqua, green or red?

nice and light and fresh, or will it be a bit barbie's dream car ?

or do i go the other way with it? sleek metallic grey, chrome bumpers, polished split wheels, and red or tan interior?

what do you think guys? sleek and classy, or fresh and poppin'

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

Porsche Cobalt Blue would suit that a lot.

[Lowercase 56]

mmm, i was so tempted by the colour like that on this derby, heres a bit of pic whoring of some mk1's that are providing inspiration..

 

i want something that pops but also something that can be versatile in terms of wheel colours and choice etc..

 

classy ones:

[ORB 227 1 Cars]

If not a subtle colour like Cobalt, go with Viper Green

[Lowercase 56]

and some colourful ones. starting with florida blue, the one in the paint booth looks soo deep and creamy, i could just drink it!

red

green pea

aqua

[stufarri 98 3 Cars]

My choice would be dark grey with red leather and BBS splits, mmm.

[jonXS 30 1 Cars]

keep it the same blue. i think it looks really good with that colour :)

[kyepan 291]

the dub scene lowering gets a bit too extreme.. I do like the rolled tyres thing in moderation, but those cars look like they have less suspension than my renta-kart.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

 

and some colourful ones. starting with florida blue, the one in the paint booth looks soo deep and creamy, i could just drink it!

That is amazing. The car is quite nice too......

[Batfink 201]

the dub scene lowering gets a bit too extreme.. I do like the rolled tyres thing in moderation, but those cars look like they have less suspension than my renta-kart.

 

drive slow, look cool.

[Lowercase 56]

lol yea. mines on some adjustable spax items and i think it sits spot on, touch lower maybe, but its still practical.

 

 

arghh the blue is so pretty. and will work with tan leather, just got to be careful it doesn't look like ken and barbies dream car lol

 

likewise, i dont want to paint it some trick colour, and for it to be old hat in a years time.

[Lowercase 56]

i'll leave this here.. them crazy germans...

 

[Lowercase 56]

spent the entire day down at the workshop yesterday. i have never , ever, ever had such a trouble free day working on a car. no seized bolts, no broken clips..

 

so far i have removed:

 

grill

headlights

bumpers

indicators

number plates and lights

rear lights

wing mirrors

radiator

fan cowling

wipers and motor

washer bottle

expansion tank

 

ive left it with the oil draining, so next time i can jack the front up, whip off the wheels and drop the engine out.

 

the engine looks in good health though. no milky oil in the filler cap etc. so once its out ill clean it up. maybe get the head skimmed, and then replace the headgasket, cambelt, spark plugs etc and scrape any gloop out the sump pan. fresh fluids and filters should do it wonders.

 

on the bright side the rubber coolant hoses are like new!

 

the expansion tank and washer bottle are being moved under the scuttle pannel which will have a cover made up for it, meaning i can get the smoothed bay look without having to cut the bulkhead and loose the heater.

 

the radiator could do with being replaced however, so im going to ditch the large fan cowling and fit a front mounted slim line fan which should remove the last of the clutter from the engine bay as well as being more efficient.

 

some pictures: