As the pictures show, the
car is basically solid (1), with the bulk of the body repairs are on the passenger side of
the car (2), where the car was slightly side-swiped some point in its life. Along
with the damage is a bit of rust (3) where mud flaps were attached without painting the
drilled holes first. What you can't see behind that red fender is a tweaked inner
structure (4). No problem; the car came with a replacement panel.
The engine isn't in bad
shape (5), considering the relatively low 163,000 miles showing on the odometer, but the
engine compartment has about 163k worth of grunge to be hosed out. My main concern
in here is the condition of the fuel injection (6), the fittings on both ends of the fuel
lines are severely corroded, and the fuel block itself isn't much better.
The interior for the most
part is salvageable; with the exception of the door panels and the driver's seat
(7). One weird thing that I've noticed on these A2 Golfs (its happened on both of
mine) is a stress crack of the sheet metal around the driver's door latch pin (8).
That will require some extra attention when the car goes to the body shop.
The next step in the
process is collecting parts while waiting for the paperwork issues are cleared up.
The plan calls for Euro-spec small bumpers and big window doors. In Part 3 we'll
discuss these components and where we got them from. |
