Jimbos Justy GTI Hybrid

My 15 year old son is building a Justy GTI hybrid, state of play so far:

Mark 3 GTI stripped for all the bits he needs, including some very nice arches



Justy pics



GTI engine rebuilt by Garndi

Nice wheels!lol have you put the brakes on it yet?

No he is going to sell the wheels & brake setup to fund a respray, we have loads of GTI brakes so these will be fitted. The car is NA & mildly tuned so the GTI brakes will be up to the job, the bigger brakes / wheels are awesome but overkill for him.

Yeah I can understand that, those brakes are really good tho used to make the car do endos!lol well look forward to seeing the end result Jerry keep up the good work:-)

Jimbo is building this himself with a little guidance from me & Garndi, he has stripped the GTI & is busy cleaning everything up. He leaves school next Monday & will spend the summer holiday doing the car. The plan is to build it then get an MOT, after that he will strip it down again for a respray

That is great effort! dont see teens nowadays ding something usefull!

Cant wait to see this finished especially as its same colour as mine!

how much do you pay for the respray :?

If you anywhere near S44 postcode i may be able to do you a good deal

Ryan... wrote:how much do you pay for the respray :?

If you anywhere near S44 postcode i may be able to do you a good deal

Not sure yet, we are PO11 so bloody miles from you. We may even attempt it ourselves, I have a huge compressor & spray guns. He needs to do it on the cheap as he is paying for everything

he aint got no choice nothing else to do on that island lol duno if ya should put arches on it though ill give ya a good deal on them

steve

if you need any tips on what to do/not to do just ask, pressures for spraying (etc)

Accountant by day, Chauffeur by night, Bodywork Specialist by weekend.

But im absolutely fucking useless with mechanics LOL! thats why i have my dad

p.s Pressure pots are best for using to spray...guns lighter and you have more feel to it when spraying.

Ryan... wrote:if you need any tips on what to do/not to do just ask, pressures for spraying (etc)

Accountant by day, Chauffeur by night, Bodywork Specialist by weekend.

But im absolutely fucking useless with mechanics LOL! thats why i have my dad

LOL, thanks I will let you know if we need anything

Hi there im hayling minis son im new to the forum and love swifts
Today i made good progress striped off the front stuts and undersealed all of the inner arches. I have also started stripping down the rear hubs. I will get dad to post up the pictures tommorow.
Thanks
Jimbo

Hey Jimbo, make sure you treat any rust before undercoating.

Hi there yes I wire brusshed it all down and sprayed some chemical cleaner on it before doing it. Thanks for the tip all advice greatfully received.
Thanks
Jimbo

Jimbo has wired brushed, treated & undersealed all inner arches:




Started on suspension components:


His last exam is on Monday morning, so he will have officially left school by 12.00 midday & will have loads more time to work on this.