VWDan
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VW Jetta MK1, VW Caravelle 1.9TD, Audi A6 Tdi Avant
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Jul 28, 2007 22:06:39 GMT
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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SteB
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Jul 29, 2007 10:24:55 GMT
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Yeah, I mean spray over the top - the last heat wrap kit I saw had a rattle can included.
Is that the spoiler that came off my mates scrapped GLi then? Goes well on that car, didnt like it on the mars red.
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VWDan
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Jul 29, 2007 18:54:47 GMT
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Is that the spoiler that came off my mates scrapped GLi then? Goes well on that car, didnt like it on the mars red. Yeah, it is. Goes well with the blue and black theme and with the Kamei for the front.
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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VWDan
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Jul 31, 2007 21:24:30 GMT
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No progress on the car but progress thats sort of car-related Dug the silver one out to move some stuff - still the same so the rust is staying away thankfully I took a day's flexi off work as the weather was forcast to be good, so after spending the morning lengthening the drive, and spending the early after noon dropping a set of wheels off to be acid dipped and arranging for the bodyshop guy to come and quote to get the bodywork on the blue one done, i started to build this: Which by early evening had become this: Which now houses this: Roll on ;D
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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VWDan
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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VWDan
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Fitted this on friday evening: Picked these up on saturday morning: And gotta order a new one of these from the main stealers as fecked the old one up: And bodyshop guy should be arriving any minute ;D
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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VWDan
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Aug 10, 2007 18:36:11 GMT
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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VWDan
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Aug 14, 2007 18:58:41 GMT
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HELP!!! Can't decide on the bodywork. Let me have your opinions please: Original: Option A: Option B: Bonnet option: Going off the idea of doing the bonnet. Like the idea of doing the B pillar black though: I know the photoplops are a bit curse word, but you get the idea. What you think?
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Aug 15, 2007 12:32:27 GMT
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B-pillar good, bonnet bad! (IMHO!)
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Aug 15, 2007 12:38:34 GMT
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do the pillar leave the rest blue
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Aug 15, 2007 12:52:20 GMT
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agreed , just do the pillar The rest looks fine to me .
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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VWDan
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Aug 15, 2007 16:19:59 GMT
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No roof in black?
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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VWDan
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Aug 15, 2007 20:42:42 GMT
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Right, been having a good think about what to do with the car as its really doing my head in now and to be honest i'm regretting buying it in the first place. I've decided its not gonna be my daily driver as i really need a diesel thats economical to save some cash (i've spent about £140 on petrol so far THIS MONTH!) so am gonna try and find a nice diesel Passat estate for daily use that will also tow the trailer and generally lug stuff about.
I wanna use this car to have a bit of fun with whilst still building the other one so to be honest I can't see the point of spending £1.5K on a paint job and lots of new panels, so what i'm gonna do is get the rust sorted (new rear arches etc.) and just get the bits that need painting done. No fancy black bits just keeping it relatively standard. Hopefully that'll come in a LOT cheaper and leave me with plenty of spare cash for other things (like buying said estate).
OK, so it won't be mint but its not a shed and will look tidy enough and i'll not be afraid to take it on track and get the odd scratch. I can always get it fully painted in the future - main thing is to get rid of the rust at the moment. Gonna go and have a word with the bodyshop guy on saturday morning and hope he's ok with the change of plans.
If i yog all my money on this one the silver one will never get finished and as i've not got endless amounts of cash i've gotta start to be realistic with how i spend what i've got. I'll be able to run this stripped out without rear seats etc. as i'll have a normal car with enough seats to carry passengers.
I've just started to paint the Wellers myself rather than pay £125 to get them powdercoated. That money can go towards the tyres instead.
Sorry its not gonna be all minty and the plans have changed a bit but i just wanna go and have some fun on track and get stuck into the silver one which is where i wanna concentrate all my efforts. There's a lot of spending to do to get that one finished so i'm afraid this one is gonna have to be done one a budget for the time being. I know i'm being all sensible but i've gotta start getting some enjoyment with these cars before i give up on them altogether as to be honest i'm totally pi$$ed of with the whole thing at the moment. Depressing rant over.
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VWDan
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Aug 16, 2007 20:29:34 GMT
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Part way through doing the wheels: Bit of a rub down and remove a few runs and then final coat of paint and will be done. Grand total £30 for the acid dipping so far.
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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VWDan
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Aug 17, 2007 18:22:25 GMT
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Nothing exciting - came home from work and gave then a quick rub down to remove some runs and then gave them a coat of high-build. Just need a final flatting then the final coat of paint:
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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VWDan
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Aug 19, 2007 19:21:05 GMT
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Came back from VW Festival at Leeds and thought i'd do a bit more on the wheels. Got all the backs done and three fronts before i run out of paint:
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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VWDan
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Aug 23, 2007 20:15:32 GMT
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Right, all the wheels are painted now - they are a sort of satin black finish which is weird as its supposed to be gloss black but it actually looks quite OEM. Re-painted a couple as there were a few imperfections and they seem shinier now so i'll see how they dry. I think i'm developing a fetish for Kamei accessories as this arrived in the post today, once again from the Fatherland: Just a trial fit as its destined for the track car - it'll also sit better in the middle as i hadn't fitted the spacer which is still sealed in the original packaging! Got my eye on a Kamei front spoiler but different to the other one, again from the Fatherland, but they want a lot for it and the post and packaging is WAAAYYY too much, but it'd be a perfect accompliment to this. As its still not sold i'll be pestering them again to lower the price and postage cost. Also picked these up from Festival on Sunday: Mint condition and well worth the tenner I paid. Blue one is booked into Pipewerx next thursday for a full exhaust system, and the following day it gets dropped off at the paint shop. Need to find some tyres next. And decide on the style of tailpipe for the exhaust - currently i've got my mind set on a straight 3inch tailpipe with no lip etc. finishing a couple of inches proud of the valence - what you rekon?
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VWDan
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Aug 25, 2007 13:45:09 GMT
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Aug 25, 2007 14:01:54 GMT
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the wheels look very nice indeed, how was the VW fest, i missed it this year
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VWDan
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Aug 25, 2007 14:50:18 GMT
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Muddy best about describes it ;D
Apart from that it was ok.
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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