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Offline Benrevs

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Re: Ruby black mk2 resto, new spoiler and new wheels??!
« Reply #110 on: 13 June 2011, 21:04 »
I went to Volksfest at the weekend and the car was on a trade stand for Restomod bodyshop in Bristol. :smiley:  It was filthy by the time I got there and drove through a field  :rolleyes: Being useless I didn't get any pics.

For some reason after polishing cars all day I still clean mine when I get home :undecided:
I bought some new detailing wax at the weekend and had to give it a go!







The black arch in the 50/50 shot was acheived using something I found under my kitchen cupboard....

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Re: Ruby black mk2 resto, new spoiler and new wheels??!
« Reply #111 on: 13 June 2011, 21:09 »
always wanted to know were you get the front badge from with the red inside??

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Re: Ruby black mk2 resto, new spoiler and new wheels??!
« Reply #112 on: 13 June 2011, 21:27 »
You have a mk3 badge so all you do is take the chrome bit off the front, paint the behind bit and the front if desired, and the glue it back together!

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Re: Ruby black mk2 resto, new spoiler and new wheels??!
« Reply #113 on: 13 June 2011, 21:28 »
Looks stunning polished  :cool:

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Re: Ruby black mk2 resto, new spoiler and new wheels??!
« Reply #114 on: 13 June 2011, 22:11 »
You have a mk3 badge so all you do is take the chrome bit off the front, paint the behind bit and the front if desired, and the glue it back together!

didn't even know that can be taken apart though it was one whole badge!

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Re: Ruby black mk2 resto, new spoiler and new wheels??!
« Reply #115 on: 14 June 2011, 10:23 »
Quite a few people on here that weren't on our stand but at the show and I never saw them....  :sad:  Car's looking great, so come on then, what was under your kitchen cupboard?

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Re: Ruby black mk2 resto, new spoiler and new wheels??!
« Reply #116 on: 14 June 2011, 11:41 »
Shoe polish?

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Re: Ruby black mk2 resto, new spoiler and new wheels??!
« Reply #117 on: 15 June 2011, 21:35 »
Nope, liquid gold furniture renovator and preserver. The main plus is that by upturning the bottle onto a sponge very quickly go me round the whole front bumper and one arch  :shocked:  but it didn't last more than two days. I am going to try multiple coats and see how that goes!

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Ruby black mk2 resto, fast becoming VR6 number 2 ;)
« Reply #118 on: 12 May 2014, 21:42 »
I haven't posted on this thread for AGES, but things ain't stopped ;)   Since posting last I have new wheels, have pretty much resprayed the car again and have generally been sorting little bits out around it.  I bought another mk2 for all the parts mine needed.
  But after being away from my old Mk2 Vr I took the plunge and bought another donor... that takes the golf count up to 9  :rolleyes:

New wheels:
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Here it is the day I towed it home:
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Last week I started cleaning the block up:
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This is todays lunchtime efforts at work  :tongue:
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Hope fully I will get the rest of the manifold polished tomorrow and then just need a bit of red in the gaps.

I have until june the 9th to get everything ready then its on!!  I need to source a few more bits such as clutch master and speedo cable etc.  Gettin excited now!



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Got the lump finished off last night looks lovely!!