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Been reading this site for a while, thought about time I posted up my baby (now sadly sold as we're moving house). Been after a Mk1 Golf for ages, found this 1.3 on ebay, not pretty but with MOT and sound:  Took the bodykit off to find it have been glued on with araldite so had to scrape it all away and primer it up:  So then I got the paint to match the colour code and resprayed the first wing, stood back and realised the whole car had been resprayed a slightly different blue so didn't match!  So then I went for the rat look, Matt Black, debadged single lamp grille, smoother the wiper and aerial:   Finally fitted GTI rims, dropped it, webber carb and tooled around in it until the MOT ran out and decided to sell it before we move house. How she was when I said goodbye:  Sad to see her go but went to a good home and even made a few £ out of her. |
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Welcome to the forum!  ... nice work, good budget ride! |
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Jan 13, 2006 11:11:03 GMT
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I'm loving that  |
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Jan 13, 2006 11:46:34 GMT
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Sorry to say that worked really well, good work. Welcome by the way. So whats next on the cards? cant be all wall papering and fitting Spammy spam spam spam, no thank you, man. can it...?! ;D
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Jan 13, 2006 11:48:48 GMT
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... the only injury I sustained was a bumped head when I let the seatbelt of without realizing the car was upside down  and that's not really the car's fault. |
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Jan 13, 2006 20:17:07 GMT
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 gowjusness matt black suits it down to the ground!!!!!
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 once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears! |
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RetroMat
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Column Shifting!
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Jan 13, 2006 20:50:01 GMT
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that looks great, what an improvment!
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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My Mk1 Golf RatDavenger
@dminifreak
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Jan 13, 2006 22:31:40 GMT
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That's cooler than an ice cube in the arctic.
Shame you had to sell
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Jan 13, 2006 22:45:54 GMT
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pity it was sold, it was looking so sweet!
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vwliam
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Jan 13, 2006 23:08:12 GMT
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If in doubt Matt Black. Love that! What an improvment!
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Jan 14, 2006 21:25:04 GMT
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Very cool, and well done that man for saving it from virtually the point of no return judging by that pictures at the top.
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drew
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Jan 15, 2006 16:22:52 GMT
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That looks awesome. Shame ya had to sell it though. What are ya thinking of getting next?
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The flaps always look a bit gash |
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Jan 15, 2006 17:10:37 GMT
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I'm not sure about this rat look thing...
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Jan 15, 2006 21:10:11 GMT
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Very cool, and well done that man for saving it from virtually the point of no return judging by that pictures at the top. Ta, I did wonder what I'd done when I pulled the old kit off and had to chisel the glue away! I also did a bit on the inside, smooth door cards and was trying to get better seats (original were mouldy and stank) but these were the best I came across:  Also stripped the rear and sheeted it:  When I was trying to sell it I was offered a swap for this and was very tempted, Mk1 Fiesta, stripped interior, only a 1.1 but potential for easy XR2 swap.  Once I'm moved and done with the bathrooms, kitchen etc I'll get another project. Fancy something unusual but have to balance parts availability and cost against it. Might get a Manta as always fancied one as a kid, or a Mk1 Polo. |
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Jan 16, 2006 11:51:08 GMT
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Seen that fiesta on another forum before if its the same one. Manta!  |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Jan 16, 2006 16:10:50 GMT
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Folk who araldite bodykits on should be imprisoned indefinitely without possibility of appeal.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Jan 16, 2006 18:24:08 GMT
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Folk who araldite bodykits on should be imprisoned indefinitely without possibility of appeal. And what if they used PK screws directly into the wing to hold it until the glue sets? Then topped it off by filling the joing on the kit with filler and leaving it approximately 2cm higher than the kit and lumpy? It was a real good bit of work! The wonder of ebay eh, if I'd past it in the street I'd have laughed, seeing it on the PC I though "hmm potential"! |
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Jan 17, 2006 23:49:41 GMT
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Folk who araldite bodykits on should be imprisoned indefinitely without possibility of appeal. And what if they used PK screws directly into the wing to hold it until the glue sets? Then topped it off by filling the joing on the kit with filler and leaving it approximately 2cm higher than the kit and lumpy? It was a real good bit of work! Execution, no trial, just straight to the firing squad ;D |
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Andrew
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who needs track days when u live in wales
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what did you do with the body kit? you know how much it is worth.....
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Yep the plan was to sell the kit but on closer look it was a replica of the clipper kit and a bad one at that, didn't remotely fit the car hence the glue so I took great pleasure in skipping it!
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... nice work, good budget ride!
and that's not really the car's fault.
gowjusness matt black suits it down to the ground!!!!!
