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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #45 on: December 14, 2012, 08:40:26 pm »
nice work :congrats:

are you keeping with the beige or changing to a nicer colour?
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #46 on: December 14, 2012, 09:22:12 pm »
nice work :congrats:

are you keeping with the beige or changing to a nicer colour?

It's staying mexico beige as it's the cars original colour may not be everyone's taste but I love it
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #47 on: December 14, 2012, 09:32:56 pm »
Proper period colour.  :happy2:

Can we have a build thread for your Dads Cortina as well please.  :party:

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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #48 on: December 14, 2012, 09:51:45 pm »
Very impressive. God I wish I could do that!
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #49 on: December 14, 2012, 09:57:31 pm »
Proper period colour.  :happy2:

Can we have a build thread for your Dads Cortina as well please.  :party:

il start a build thread for the cortina if you want one bud hes just waiting for parts to arrive it will be a slow one though as its more a hobby/retirement project for him  :smiley:
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #50 on: December 14, 2012, 09:59:03 pm »
Very impressive. God I wish I could do that!
Would love a MK1.

thanks wolf man
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #51 on: December 15, 2012, 09:10:11 am »
what a fantastic job there mate, it will look great when done :happy2:

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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #52 on: December 15, 2012, 09:19:50 am »
OMG.  This is mighty impressive so far  :congrats:
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #53 on: December 15, 2012, 02:09:44 pm »
what a fantastic job there mate, it will look great when done :happy2:

thanks percy
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v
« Reply #54 on: December 15, 2012, 02:10:07 pm »
OMG.  This is mighty impressive so far  :congrats:

cheers oli
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v The Rebuild!
« Reply #55 on: December 15, 2012, 02:10:24 pm »
been working in the bay today tidying things up etc i needed a little more clearence between the turbo and chassis rail just behind the engine mount

so ive dressed the chassis leg in a little for some extra clearance


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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v The Rebuild!
« Reply #56 on: December 16, 2012, 01:37:43 pm »
Very nice, you are getting through the work pretty quick I've been doing mine for 2 years nearly !
Are you re under sealing or just leaving the painted finish ?
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v The Rebuild!
« Reply #57 on: December 16, 2012, 03:20:13 pm »
Very nice, you are getting through the work pretty quick I've been doing mine for 2 years nearly !
Are you re under sealing or just leaving the painted finish ?


ive spent the last 2 1/2 months working on it, its been every evening ive only missed 2 days in that time and the last week solid on it in work time, the car had a resto in 2008 including underneath which is fine its stonechipped but painted beige as well

im concentrating on the shell and bay so i can show it through the year and drive it!

i have pleanty of plans for the future one of which will probably be the underside and wheel wells being painted again with no stonechip/underseal
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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v The Rebuild!
« Reply #58 on: December 16, 2012, 03:30:40 pm »
loving this thread and cant believe you bought a minter and now putting your own stamp on it were as most would just buy it and drive it. Guess its just the fatal case of you start something and then it just snowballs :happy2:

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Re: Beige Mk1 golf 1.8t 20v The Rebuild!
« Reply #59 on: December 16, 2012, 03:45:24 pm »
loving this thread and cant believe you bought a minter and now putting your own stamp on it were as most would just buy it and drive it. Guess its just the fatal case of you start something and then it just snowballs :happy2:

thanks mate i wanted a project something i could get stuck into and dont get me wrong it was a very clean and tidy car but i want it just right it will be an on going project this is just the 1st stage a nice stright and tidy shell  :smiley:
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