Model: C

Engine: 1043cc

Suspension: 80/60 PhilJ Springs and Shocks

Brakes: Non Existant

Wheels and Tyres: Standard Steelies

Exterior Styling: Big Lip Splitter, Gt Grill, Custom Filler Cap, De Bumpered Front, Retro Sticker Collection, Tsurikawa (Japanese Subway Ring Handle)

Interior Styling: Custom Gearnob

ICE and Security: A 1980's Boombox

Comments: I got my Breadvan last year just before winter so it didn't have very much attention and was sitting on the drive for some time but as soon as the weather picked up i got to work. As soon as i learn to drive this is going to be my daily and i cant wait!!

I began reviving the many rust patches she had, mainly on the doors and random patches, i haven't tried to do the rear arches yet as they are so bad they will need a welder which i dont have :( i'll continue to update this thread as i go along with the project hope you like what i've done.

When I First Got her, The Rubber Duck was the first mod. Excuse the quicksilver in the background use to be my brothers car before he wrote it off :/ now he's got a Lupo!!

In the winter months next to the lupo :)

The Horror ahhh

Fixed that hole with some aluminuim mesh and filler

The Splitter

Bought a mk1 golf splitter off ebay

trial fitting

i didn't like the fact they come in two parts and you can see the line down the middle so i fibre glassed them together

Wet and Dry'n

Primered

Painted Satin Black- did it use to be in 2 pieces? love itt

Went to Dubfreeze 2010 and got some awsome retro stickers

Fuel Tank

My fuel tank was leaking so it was time for a new one

up on the ramps

all that mud fell out of there could of made a vegtable patch or somthing with it

old and new

The Custom Gearnob

Theme for my car is retro so whats more retro than a Rubiks cube

First i had to mark out the sqaures on the top face and to cut them straight my step dad made a jig

Then once i'd done all the sides i threaded a hole in the bottom and test fitted it on my gear stick

I then rounded all the edges off, sanded it and primered it

Then sprayed it black

Now for stickers

Comparison

finally fitted i love the way it came out

Custom Filler Cap

The Design

Primered

Black soo shiny

Stickered

On Car

The Grill

My mate brang round his tape he used to do his bumpers on his mk3 coupe and we done my grill

Before

After

My Car as it is now, the splitter and grill are not on because i need to fix some damage on the front

Tell me what you think , more to come soon :)

Jordan

Edited 2 August, 201115 yr by BreadVan-Man

looks good mate i love the gear nob.

looks awesome, got any plans for it?

Jesusss, you've done some real cool work there, i assume you're putting the front bumper back on once you've fitted the splitter?

Loving all the work so far!

Alex

Wow! Mk2s are my fave and I love the rubiks design... Retro all over! Will be interesting to see the splitter once on.

Thanks for the great comments guys, I'm going to start work on the front tommorow cause i really want to put the splitter on, I'm not sure if i want to put the bumper back on i'd rather try and find some mk1 golf or polo ones been trying to get some wheels atm, looking for ronal turbo's or ats classics, i've got a plan in mind for the ats's :)

Jordan

Edited 5 June, 201016 yr by BreadVan-Man

i love this thread

seriously this one is chocked full of 80s style win!!!!!

Update Time

hey peeps thanks for the comments not really a big update but a few random things i've got up to, enjoy!

Rubiks Cube sticker on splitter

Rang up like 20 scrapyards to see if they have my car, eventually one said they did, 2hrs away, so went there and it was a mk3 what a joke, lukily the sun visors are the same and he had some mk2 headlights on a shelf so snatched them up

Put visors on and changed my cracked headlight

The Breadvans been having idling problems and keeps cutting out, turns out it was to do with the air/fuel mixture so adjusted that and now she's running like a dream

Started working on the damage on the front, partly my fault and some was there before :/

This kind of worked

looking better now wet and dried it

and fillered still needs sanding though then will be ready for paint have no idea how it will turn out as I have to get halfords to mix my paint which is ment to be metalic when my car is faded :/

Bought an old skool thule roof rack, ebay bargain of £10 bit tatty but i've dismantled it and going to restore it

In the middle

Or on the back

I like it on the middle better, what does everyone else think?

Thats all for now guys, oh yeh I have bought some wheels Never seen another set, I'm so glad I'm the new owner they're great

i've been getting water next to the throttle pedal so checked the battery tray and found this

Cheers

Jordan

Edited 2 October, 201015 yr by BreadVan-Man

Love it! looks well good, i prefer the roof rack in the middle also matey. :)

Tom

The week the Breadvan got its face back :)

I fitted my new wheels on the back to see if they fitted in the arches, i need spacers for the front as they dont get over the calipers :/

I need some camber shims

compared with other side

Prepared the bready for primer

my legend of a next door neighbor let me use his garage

wet and dryed ready for Titian Red

first coat

Painted, i love the halfords mixed cans they're so good even though expensive :/

Clear coat

i cant believe how close it is to the original colour, considering mine is majorly faded love it!

got the grill back on

Next time ..... wheels, roof rack, splitter and more i hope :)

cheers

Jordan

Edited 5 July, 201016 yr by BreadVan-Man

Quite big update been up to alot recently hope everyone likes it : )

Small things first

Restored these banana trims my mate got me for my birthday, legend

The centercaps were looking tired so i gave them a spray with bumper restorer and painted them

Before

After

Painted

Indicators

Now I'm learning to drive i needed to get the car legal, so indicators were needed, but i didn't want the bumpers back on so it was time for some heavy modding : )

Fit check

Holes drilled eeek i cringed when doing this on the new paint

Both fitted, used silicon sealant round edges to stop water getting it, bit messy but does the job

Lit up, I'm happy to say IT PASSED ITS MOT

Thought it was time to get that splitter on, ended up taking 5 mins don't know what i was worrying about :/

Roof Rack Restoration!

Remember my tatty old £10 roof rack? i decided to revive it

Box of tatty bits

Sanded ready for paint, love having an empty shed

I wanted the bars to be bare metal so took off the plastic coating

Bit of elbow grease and tons of 1200 grit

Original and shiny

Varnishing the wooden slates

Everything ready for assembly

The legs done

Screwing the brackets on the wood

Coming together

Finished

On the breadvan

Photoshopped a polo selecta of my car a few weeks ago

Went to The Polo Show 2010 was really good wish i went on the sunday though :/ brothers lupo next to the breadvan

Few additions to "The Window"

Quick pic

To end on a nice note : )

Cheers Jordan

whats the plan for that rear arch ? looks a bit fragile

whats the plan for that rear arch ? looks a bit fragile

When i have the money, gunan get a garage to weld and shape it then i'll just finish it off, bit of a mess really worst part of the car :/

just read all that! awesome mate!! really like the gear knob! always liked bumperless mk1+2 golf and polos!!

This is lookin awsome from start to finish loving the gear knob and restored roof rack and the huge splitter good effort mate keep up the good work :)

Luv the roof rack. Really want it on mine

Wheels and rack are top class retro goodies - but nothing can beat that 'Scrappage scheme survivor' sticker - i want one!

Wheels and rack are top class retro goodies - but nothing can beat that 'Scrappage scheme survivor' sticker - i want one!

Cheers mate, I got the sticker from this guy on Retro Rides forum, nice bloke and tells you the best way to apply the sticker etc

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?...mp;thread=84275

Jordan

Jamie wants updates!

Updates soon as i get my phone working to take pictures Updates include: 80's boombox, satin black steelies (now with added kerbing from having too much fun in snow, woops), more stickers! :L

still to do when winter decides to jog on!: Lowered 60mm?, the old school wheels on, left over primer painted and rust treated.

Jordan

I have that roof rack! What size are your slats mate?

Everything about this is awesome!

Rubiks stuff is ace

Those wheels are amazing

Not a fan of the window stickers though. But the potential here is high, you have a wild imagination

quality thread, sweet little bready mate!

really like this bready and that gear nob is amazing. The splitter looks evil to. lots of potential and love what you have done with it :)

Time for a long needed update!!

First up GOODIES!!!

Bought a set of ratty tear drops to refurb, couldn't really turn it down for £30 :)

Old school centrecaps :)

The 20mm spacers so I can fit them ancient alloys on

And the most exciting, Philj 80/60 Lowering kit, finished fitting it last night the front was an absolute B**ch, but finally got it finished in the end with no end of problems, soo worth it though i will put up some pictures later or tommorow after i've washed it :) Thanks PhilJ !!!

Oh yeh thought this was proper random, in the bottom of the package that the suspension came in was this..............

Yes german haribo's.....wtf

Thought everyone would like to see my in car entertainment system, very modern, top of the range, probaly as old as the car, plays well though..when it wants to :L

Jordan

Edited 17 April, 201115 yr by BreadVan-Man