MK 1 GTI For Sale

[garrardrj]

Have a read of the build thread on this link

http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=514855

Now off to count some pennies , thinking a car to buy for keeps , What do you think ?

[Eddie-NL]

amazing restoration

it is a classic and vw can improve with every new golf but there will only be one original

you would want to keep it in a garage to keep it perfect though, only drive it on sunny days

[TurboTrev]

Very nice, just a shame it isn't a campaign.

[beetie]

150lb torque?

Not from the original engine.

[MC71]

amazing restoration

it is a classic and vw can improve with every new golf but there will only be one original

you would want to keep it in a garage to keep it perfect though, only drive it on sunny days

This!

Now.............do I really need to buy a conservatory next year?  

[tony_danza]

Really? I thought the welding in particular was sh*te. The prep is terrible, that'll all be coming through the paint in a few years.

As a usable car for now, ok, as an £8k keeper - not a chance in hell.

[garrardrj]

Really? I thought the welding in particular was sh*te. The prep is terrible, that'll all be coming through the paint in a few years.

As a usable car for now, ok, as an £8k keeper - not a chance in hell.

I thought the welding look iffy , but i don't know anything about it . I wouldn't pay 8k for it either nearer 6k , would you admit some of the litte bits he has done were quite good ?

[Eddie-NL]

Really? I thought the welding in particular was sh*te. The prep is terrible, that'll all be coming through the paint in a few years.

As a usable car for now, ok, as an £8k keeper - not a chance in hell.

I thought the welding look iffy , but i don't know anything about it . I wouldn't pay 8k for it either nearer 6k , would you admit some of the litte bits he has done were quite good ?

If you thought the welding was dodgy why waste your time posting this if your not interested

[garrardrj]

Really? I thought the welding in particular was sh*te. The prep is terrible, that'll all be coming through the paint in a few years.

As a usable car for now, ok, as an £8k keeper - not a chance in hell.

I thought the welding look iffy , but i don't know anything about it . I wouldn't pay 8k for it either nearer 6k , would you admit some of the litte bits he has done were quite good ?

If you thought the welding was dodgy why waste your time posting this if your not interested

"Thought it was iffy but i don't know anything about it"  - Might be a clue ?

[Snoopy]

Not overly impressed with the standard myself but its alot better than 90% of so called restored cars. lot of them out there especially the ones that think that wheeler dealers is a restoration program. Wouldnt pay that for it but thats just me.
Welding quality in my experiance is down to the machine, operator skills and material.

[bigeyd]

Its okay
I'm an ex coded welder (not welding currently) and them welds are okay for the job,if you had a flatter weld then that does mean more penetration but you need more heat less wire = no good on sheet metal as it'll distort,you do dip transfer which is very beady but it is well up to the job.

[stu_no_1]

away to the bodyshop to stripped to bare metal.....
bodyshop pics.....

[Joesoap]

Been through the wars that one, better of paying abit more and getting a good base.

[Deako]

Really? I thought the welding in particular was sh*te. The prep is terrible, that'll all be coming through the paint in a few years.

As a usable car for now, ok, as an £8k keeper - not a chance in hell.

Agree. I wouldn't consider it a full restoration. Send the whole shell off for blasting (including the underside) and then is consider buying a Mk1 like that. The car for sale shouldn't be £8k in my opinion.

Great transformation still. And looks like a far more usable car than it was previously.

[phil1975]

Hats off to anyone doing that amount of work!

But I agree that's not a keeper, I'd spend a lot more getting a better example to start with.