Brazilian B1 Passat GTS Pointer Restoration
Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:45 am
I'm restoring a B1 Passat GTS Pointer, after 1 and a half year we finally painted it and started to assemble it back, here is a video showing nearly every stage of the bodywork:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0kJN6CM3vM
Here are some photos of the re-assembly, starting with the mechanic, everything we are putting back is new or restored:
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img43/2010/p1010053p.jpg)
![Image](http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2953/p1010059i.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img7/609/p1010077og.jpg)
(We fixed the scratches on the engine paint that apear in this picture)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img16/8527/p1010088ob.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img203/4049/p1010087on.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img11/9268/p1010101ie.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img20/9443/p1010095rhh.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img838/5608/p1010103v.jpg)
(The carburator will be replaced with a NOS, we just put that to test the engine):
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img827/968/p1010104zt.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img819/5102/p1010109ht.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img593/6184/p1010114pw.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img838/6125/p1010116mj.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/195/p1010122zi.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img833/3681/p1010137u.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/267/p1010141pm.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/593/p1010147u.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/534/p1010183bd.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/109/p1010187y.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/845/p1010206x.jpg)
With the custom-made 15 inch Snowflakes mounted:
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/838/p1010213x.jpg)
First engine start:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evbAHyS6epw
First side polished:
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img577/2849/p1010241ca.jpg)
The electrician installing the wiring harness, NOS:
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img707/4489/p1010244dt.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img703/7784/p1010261wz.jpg)
Yesterday, after painting the black parts:
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img855/8637/p1010251oo.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img17/4465/p1010252sa.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img545/2028/p1010259u.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img211/2149/p1010257h.jpg)
This should be the final result, the pictures are from my friend's 1987 Passat GTS Pointer (exept for some details the 87 is equal to the 86):
![Image](http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/Edivaldo_2008/DSC01989.jpg)
![Image](http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/Edivaldo_2008/DSC01984.jpg)
![Image](http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/Edivaldo_2008/DSC01985.jpg)
![Image](http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/Edivaldo_2008/DSC01987.jpg)
From the same owner, the silver one is 1986:
![Image](http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q179/Edivaldo_2007/Imagem236.jpg)
![Image](http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q179/Edivaldo_2007/Imagem216.jpg)
If someone want to see the entire topic with day-to-day stages, from first day to now: http://www.hpdopassat.net/forum/index.p ... opic=13877
Thanks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0kJN6CM3vM
Here are some photos of the re-assembly, starting with the mechanic, everything we are putting back is new or restored:
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img43/2010/p1010053p.jpg)
![Image](http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/2953/p1010059i.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img7/609/p1010077og.jpg)
(We fixed the scratches on the engine paint that apear in this picture)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img16/8527/p1010088ob.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img203/4049/p1010087on.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img11/9268/p1010101ie.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img20/9443/p1010095rhh.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img838/5608/p1010103v.jpg)
(The carburator will be replaced with a NOS, we just put that to test the engine):
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img827/968/p1010104zt.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img819/5102/p1010109ht.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img593/6184/p1010114pw.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img838/6125/p1010116mj.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/195/p1010122zi.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img833/3681/p1010137u.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/267/p1010141pm.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/593/p1010147u.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/534/p1010183bd.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/109/p1010187y.jpg)
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/845/p1010206x.jpg)
With the custom-made 15 inch Snowflakes mounted:
![Image](https://imageshack.us/scaled/medium/838/p1010213x.jpg)
First engine start:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evbAHyS6epw
First side polished:
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img577/2849/p1010241ca.jpg)
The electrician installing the wiring harness, NOS:
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img707/4489/p1010244dt.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img703/7784/p1010261wz.jpg)
Yesterday, after painting the black parts:
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img855/8637/p1010251oo.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img17/4465/p1010252sa.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img545/2028/p1010259u.jpg)
![Image](http://imageshack.us/a/img211/2149/p1010257h.jpg)
This should be the final result, the pictures are from my friend's 1987 Passat GTS Pointer (exept for some details the 87 is equal to the 86):
![Image](http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/Edivaldo_2008/DSC01989.jpg)
![Image](http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/Edivaldo_2008/DSC01984.jpg)
![Image](http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/Edivaldo_2008/DSC01985.jpg)
![Image](http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj200/Edivaldo_2008/DSC01987.jpg)
From the same owner, the silver one is 1986:
![Image](http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q179/Edivaldo_2007/Imagem236.jpg)
![Image](http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q179/Edivaldo_2007/Imagem216.jpg)
If someone want to see the entire topic with day-to-day stages, from first day to now: http://www.hpdopassat.net/forum/index.p ... opic=13877
Thanks!