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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #80 on: 26 September 2011, 22:24 »
Looking great man!  :cool:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #81 on: 26 September 2011, 23:00 »
Nasty little smack it had then for 20mph.. luckily for you it was further to the outside than mine. (mine took a heavy hit on the chassis leg)

Head is looking great, wanna do mine?  :wink:  :grin:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #82 on: 27 September 2011, 16:58 »
Nasty little smack it had then for 20mph.. luckily for you it was further to the outside than mine. (mine took a heavy hit on the chassis leg)

Head is looking great, wanna do mine?  :wink:  :grin:

didn't do the head myself :rolleyes:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #83 on: 27 September 2011, 17:07 »
Nasty little smack it had then for 20mph.. luckily for you it was further to the outside than mine. (mine took a heavy hit on the chassis leg)

Head is looking great, wanna do mine?  :wink:  :grin:

didn't do the head myself :rolleyes:

Ahh sorry, after seeing the matching work I thought you did it all.  :grin:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #84 on: 27 September 2011, 18:17 »
Nasty little smack it had then for 20mph.. luckily for you it was further to the outside than mine. (mine took a heavy hit on the chassis leg)

Head is looking great, wanna do mine?  :wink:  :grin:

didn't do the head myself :rolleyes:

Ahh sorry, after seeing the matching work I thought you did it all.  :grin:

Sorry to dissapoint you, I'm back in school at the moment, so not much time....

however, sundayevening everything went to zincplating, will take a couple of weeks.

Then the block needs to be flexhoned(will do that in school).

And then...I all goes back together to form a working engine.

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #85 on: 29 September 2011, 19:00 »
just got some parts in:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #86 on: 29 September 2011, 19:41 »
exciting... whats that then?.. um... Battery tray and inner wing section to replace the crumpled bit?

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #87 on: 29 September 2011, 21:40 »
exciting... whats that then?.. um... Battery tray and inner wing section to replace the crumpled bit?

battery tray and innerwing same side.

The same pieces on the on other side are also orderd.

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #88 on: 15 October 2011, 13:09 »
got some stuff plated

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration
« Reply #89 on: 17 October 2011, 18:08 »
pixo dual engine, f**k hybrids:


looks jummy: