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Aug 22, 2016 16:14:26 GMT
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Nice work getting it going, that took some perseverance!
Although not a great fan of the rat look I had to laugh at the two yard brooms used as a front splitter by the previous owner.
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VWPowered
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Aug 26, 2016 20:00:01 GMT
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so that bright skank interior has disappeared, basically gutted it all out, hovered it, fitted gti black carpets and most of the other black trim (except the roof lining) naked starting to go back together but whilst out in garage i noticed one thing the car lacked and was a must, a radio, i've got afew but banged in the old pioneer.. personally i like it and the displays the right colour but the unit is silver... 1983 PIONEER KE 8300 4 X 6.5W FM - MW - LW - 15 présélections tape tape with autoreverse but i do however has this period pullout Blaupunkt Verona CR31 (cir 1991) so that'll be making it way into the dashboard soon.. Nice work getting it going, that took some perseverance! Although not a great fan of the rat look I had to laugh at the two yard brooms used as a front splitter by the previous owner. yes but worth it to hear it running Remove some on the outer parts, cut a large hole and add a twingo cloth sunroof. /\/\/\ What he said. I'd lose the tat on the roof and maybe the hazard stripes on the bumper. The rest looks good to me. ahh yes thats a good idea, its certainly something to look into, the hazard strips have disappeared lol Well done on getting it running. Not a huge fan of the forced rat look but this is growing on me. by the end i'm hoping it wont be so much forced, once rubbed down smoother i'm hoping it'll age nicely Gosh. The last owner had really gone to town on that. This one really fits the mantra of 'everything has potential' because I can't see how you could make it any worse than the last guy did. hahahah yes i'm sure its certainly not going to get any worse
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus 86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v 87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily' 91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate 93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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dikkehemaworst
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Aug 26, 2016 20:37:14 GMT
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i did the twingo sunroof thing. The cutting is the most daunting , but it came out beautiful and really nice in warm weather.
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VWPowered
Europe
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Aug 27, 2016 11:38:07 GMT
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lucky mines got no sunroof, so should not be a major issue time to raid the shed, electric recaro's, however i have a plan it was always that i was to recover these seats hence why i already have these grain sacks.. these one's are local not from brazil lol most of the interior is together need afew bits (trim) to finish but love the profile of these seats update photo, gained some mirrors..
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Last Edit: Aug 27, 2016 11:39:47 GMT by VWPowered
81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus 86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v 87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily' 91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate 93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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VWPowered
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Aug 28, 2016 13:12:36 GMT
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made a start on the seats... breaker, breaker, one-nine
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus 86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v 87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily' 91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate 93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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VWPowered
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Aug 31, 2016 15:38:54 GMT
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some small updates as work on the interior progresses, a friend kindly donated to the ratcause in the shape of a new eyebrow, wind deflectors, car bra, lowering springs, clutch/clutch cable/handbrakes cables and other bits and pieces quiet like a car bra, keeps it all supported wind deflectors are brand new (old stock) full of awesomeness not sure i'll be able to find the rears sticking all the arches back on, hopefully they wont need riveting... lol donated eyebrow for a 4 lamp grille so away with the 2 lamp, also fitted the jetta lower piece looking moody
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus 86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v 87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily' 91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate 93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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VWPowered
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Sept 6, 2016 18:08:16 GMT
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a photo of some of the projects, my false GTI 8v rat, my recently converted 1.9 GTI Engineering 16v (some of you may remember i stacked this one) and stock 1.8 8v(another 16v hides around the corner with another 5 cars lol) and our lasses passat
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus 86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v 87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily' 91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate 93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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VWPowered
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Sept 6, 2016 18:10:01 GMT
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Hm, maybe I should consider a different grille now?! Maybe a full jetta nose? Got one in stock. no, as your in another country it does not affect me my ex used to roll in a jade green Golf 2 GTI with Jetta headlights
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus 86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v 87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily' 91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate 93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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VWPowered
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Sept 9, 2016 19:35:47 GMT
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Well turns out my W124 Mercedes is now dead and near buried (rot/rubbers/brakes/tyres, the list goes on), so its now up for sale, which means i have space for another VW in my life, found this and thought that would do.. 1999 Golf Mk3.5 2.0 8v Avantgarde, abit posh for me but suppose it is 17 years old lol
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus 86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v 87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily' 91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate 93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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