1979 VW Passat aka the Audi B1

[OzDasher]

Hi there!

I've actually been wearing an Audizine sticker on my B1 for a few weeks, thanks to Anthony being so kind as to send me some with my 2012 Audi calendar :) Thought I should sign up (about damn time right) after lurking for a while :)

So, I'm in Australia with my old B1 beastie called Frank. I've owned Frank since December 2008, and have been slowly restoring him since then. Owning a B1 can be a gigantic PITA because parts are hard to find and hardly anyone loves them any more :(

But I persist (stupid, I know).

Here's some shots of Frank I took today, at a VAG show:







(Audizine stickers on rear quarter windows)


More photos of the show, if you're interested:

http://vwdasher.com/index.php/forum/...australia#1277


The story of Frank's restoration:

http://vwdasher.com/index.php/restoration

So, hi! Any B1 fans here?

[moyenecorniche]

Nice, Classic...Great Job....

But....What's with the Golf next to you with the Skis...That's just absurd, I believe you all down under are in summer now Yes...???
That's like the Jetta that showed up at Applebee's GTG with a Cola Snowboard sans bindings strapped to the racks back in October...

[EUR Mechaniker]

Awesome Dasher!!!

Pulled this one out of a barn a few months ago and we are currently trying to revive her ;)



whole build thread can be found here...

http://forums.projektgerman.com/show...t-Dirty-Dasher

Im diggin the rocker panel stripes on yours for sure!

[OzDasher]

Hey you, how goes the revival, got her going now?

Nice, Classic...Great Job....

But....What's with the Golf next to you with the Skis...That's just absurd, I believe you all down under are in summer now Yes...???
That's like the Jetta that showed up at Applebee's GTG with a Cola Snowboard sans bindings strapped to the racks back in October...

That's my other daily driver :) We did it as a joke! Found the racks on Ebay a few years ago. They've only come out twice, both times for shows for a laugh. He's a ski bunny, you see! :D

[EUR Mechaniker]

^^ soaked the injector pump in ATF for a few day and had her fire and run twice... after it sat for a few days it would fire no more but we have the green light to fix her up now that we know it runs...

with the fuel tank out we are running on a bottle right now and just replaced the glow plugs and fuel cutoff switch... first test run in like 3 months will be tomorrow night at the shop ;)

ill let ya know how she goes...

[OzDasher]

Excellent! Hopefully she works better when you get fuel into the tank :)

[EUR Mechaniker]

^^ fuel tank should be easy... it just fell out while it was sitting so i cut the lines when we put her on the trailer... gotta make some new straps and lines and will be good to go :)