Author Topic: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration  (Read 98891 times)

Offline Ice_ken

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #120 on: 26 November 2011, 19:37 »
subframe painted, underside is protected with stonechip, then painted:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #121 on: 27 November 2011, 17:05 »

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #122 on: 27 November 2011, 17:42 »
I wish my underside looked that clean. Outstanding work man!

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #123 on: 02 December 2011, 11:11 »
I wish my underside looked that clean. Outstanding work man!

Wipe your a*se then!  :grin:

As always, great work.... you'll never want to take this out in the wet now will you!

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #124 on: 02 December 2011, 11:49 »
I wish my underside looked that clean. Outstanding work man!

Wipe your a*se then!  :grin:

As always, great work.... you'll never want to take this out in the wet now will you!

Hahaha, should have expected that lol!

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #125 on: 02 December 2011, 15:28 »
Amazing levels of effort and attention to detail. Hats off to you mate.

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #126 on: 03 December 2011, 16:39 »
ken in the dealers-

'You know the mk2 parts on etka, i'll have one of each please'

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #127 on: 03 December 2011, 16:43 »
and then still refurb them  :laugh: :laugh:
Mk4 Golf GTI anniversary and mk6 golf tdi :)

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #128 on: 05 December 2011, 11:00 »
and then still refurb them  :laugh: :laugh:

I kind off did some parts :drool:



bit of a blury pic, thanks to my mobilephone

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restauration(engine built)
« Reply #129 on: 05 December 2011, 11:02 »
Best work I've seen for ages and I haven't read all the way through yet!
Do you plan to wrap the manifold to minimise heat soak?