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Hi, I’ve been in to old cars and bikes since before I can remember  but prices of classic cars have increased so much I’ve been squeezed out of the market, in the past I’ve restored 2 MK1 RS2000’s and various original Mini Cooper’s, but I’d need a lottery win nowadays lol . by chance a trade customer at the garage I work at asked if I would be interested in a golf vr6, he had owned it 15 years and only 1 owner before him and it has only covered a genuine 75k! So I thought I’d take a look, it turns out it was always a local car and the original owner was a customer at my old garage, so I’ve known the car from new,I was pleasantly surprised by how good ithe car is now and how totally original it is, it’s mint underneath having been liberally doused in waxoyl, so no welding needed👍 It hasn’t turned a wheel in 8 years so the fuel pump has called it a day and lots of other bits and bobs need attention but I’m really excited to have stumbled across such a great car, they are getting rare now, most have been cannibalised for mk2 conversions. My plan is to take it back to being as good as it was in 1992, so please watch this space! I will get some more pics up soon of the rest of the car👍 |
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Nice,
Looking forward to following this thread
Bookmarked
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BMW E39 525i Sport
BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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Tbh I hardly ever see them for sale and if I do they are in terrible condition. Only 75k and low owners might make it possibly one if the best left once you restore it.
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lightyearman
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Tbh I hardly ever see them for sale and if I do they are in terrible condition. Only 75k and low owners might make it possibly one if the best left once you restore it. I was just thinking that, most left now are nails! |
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'89 Honda CRX siR Glassroof Flint black fully restored track beasty
'90 Nissan S13 Pignose - pass the mig wire
'86 Mini - matt orange, 13" Wellers, Project 2018
'97 LDV Convoy home built camper/tramper van
'04 Saab 9-5 Aero HOT. Anyone want it?
'91 Honda VFR400 NC30 17,000 km from new
'87 Honda XR80 4 stroke baby crosser
'03 Mini Cooper S - honestly, they are fun...
'15 VW T5.1 LWB daily brick
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Is that an RD 250 or a 400 👍
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Bicycle x1
Alfa Giulietta (now wife's)
Alfa 156
BMW 630i
Honda rc36
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Jan 16, 2018 15:50:10 GMT
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Looks like a belter, look forward to seeing how this progresses. It'll be an early distributor engine is it?
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'04 Sharan TDI 130
'05 Passat TDI Highline Estate
'92 Mk2 GTi 'VR
'69 Moggy Traveller
'65 Beetle 1300
.....always room for more.
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Is that an RD 250 or a 400 👍 It’s a 400, it was taken about 30 years ago and ironically the cars in the picture are now retro rides👍 |
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Looks like a belter, look forward to seeing how this progresses. It'll be an early distributor engine is it? It is a dizzy engine, I’m looking forward to getting my teeth into it. |
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Oooooh, looks like a nice solid survivor. Get some Aerospace 303 on those plastics and I bet they'll look like new! If the 303 doesn't last long hit them with Gyeon prep and trim (bit more pricey though).
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tristanh
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Routinely bewildered
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I just bring back the black with a heatgun.
Love the sound of a Vr.
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Whether you believe you can, or you cannot, you're probably right.
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Jan 17, 2018 11:58:33 GMT
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whs is right
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Jez
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Jan 17, 2018 13:54:31 GMT
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That looks great! You very rarely see a clean and original mk3 VR6, even at VW shows. They've all either given their engine to a mk1 or mk2, or been heavily modified. I think this is actually quite special, and undoubtedly a future classic.
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1990 VW Golf GTI G60
2014 Skoda Octavia RS
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Jan 17, 2018 16:55:50 GMT
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I used a plastic dye on my 205 Gti and it worked a treat, so I’ll probalbly give that a try👍
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qwerty
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1992 Golf VR6 restoration.qwerty
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Jan 17, 2018 17:08:03 GMT
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A mk3 that doesn't need welding?! Thats a rarity in itself!
Tom
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Jan 17, 2018 19:41:00 GMT
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A mk3 that doesn't need welding?! Thats a rarity in itself! Tom It’s lead a sheltered life😂 the early ones weren’t as bad, the p and r reg ones were the worst |
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Jan 17, 2018 19:53:31 GMT
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people jacking them on the sills where there down fall , mk 2 where worse
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Jan 17, 2018 22:18:15 GMT
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I’ve had 4 MK3s, 3 ‘97s and a ‘94 - One ‘97 was so rotten in 2011 the shock came though the back strut tower. It had been repaired with bits of old washing machine whe the floor pan rotted. What changed in the ‘95 so-called facelift?!
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I’ve had 4 MK3s, 3 ‘97s and a ‘94 - One ‘97 was so rotten in 2011 the shock came though the back strut tower. It had been repaired with bits of old washing machine whe the floor pan rotted. What changed in the ‘95 so-called facelifts most of the vw range at that time were bad for corrosion, I’m am MOT tester and Polo’s and Golf’s around then were rerrible, allegedly they sourced a cheaper supply of steel and it was below par. |
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but prices of classic cars have increased so much I’ve been squeezed out of the market, in the past I’ve restored 2 MK1 RS2000’s and various original Mini Cooper’s, but I’d need a lottery win nowadays lol .
