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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: Wazzzer on 14 October 2012, 19:51
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My mate has just bought this, and it's an animal
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I've seen it somewhere, just can't think where. What a beauty though!!!
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Wasn't it in PVW a while back?
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yes it was in 2008 its mine now thanks for the photos wez!
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What engine is fitted in your beautiful car mate? and how is the wiring loom done like that? in-fact, where is the wiring loom lol?
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like. a lot :cool:
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What engine is fitted in your beautiful car mate? and how is the wiring loom done like that? in-fact, where is the wiring loom lol?
Hi its a 1.8t engine from a mk4 golf running a ko3 turbo producing 226 bhp the wiring is all tucked away and its running stand alone qpeng management
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It's a really nice job that's been done!! Take good care of her mate, she's a corker!!
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I think it's the process of being stripped down now....
For new paint :afro:
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I think it's the process of being stripped down now....
For new paint :afro:
Sure is bud getting stripped and resprayed
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in case anyone is wondering it currently looks like this...
(http://i50.tinypic.com/11lhp93.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/21jn2ba.jpg)
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What the fu... :shocked:
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What will the new colour be :smiley:
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I think it's the process of being stripped down now....
For new paint :afro:
Sure is bud getting stripped and resprayed
What colour? looks like a nice car but dysentery beige is :sick:
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This car is absolutely spanking. Can you update us on future plans for this car....
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i wouldnt of touched it. leave it as it is
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Always liked this Mk1 ! Be interesting to see what he does to it.
Only 1 thing that always bugged me was the Airfilter setup. All that work to make a clean bay and then the Air filter stuck on the end of a strap to the strut top just looked lazy.
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i wouldnt of touched it. leave it as it is
It's not being changed really, just stripped down to be freshened up. New genuine drivers side wing (current was an ill fitting pattern copy) new genuine door skin, sills checked for rot (and found to be solid) new genuine scuttle panel, a few bits cut out and tidied up in the engine bay, rear panel corners cut out due to rot and replaced. Bonnet paint removed with a chisel (yes it was that flakey
(http://i48.tinypic.com/15pqwzm.jpg)
Anyways how she looks now...
(http://i46.tinypic.com/1673w5x.jpg)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2w72z9t.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2mh7gj7.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/35hppwo.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/5xqxj8.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/osfo0n.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/35mmjwg.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/mnm1.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2mrd2qc.jpg)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2wqv7eh.jpg)
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It will also be staying Mexico Beige :afro:
I'll keep it updated as best I can but if any of you are on ED38 here's the link to the build
http://www.edition38.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=471220&st=0
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Well I hope it was cheap if it had to have grot cut out of it, or someone got mugged buying that all polished and shiny, surely.
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Sod the Golf, check out the Lotus Cortina parker next to it...
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Sod the Golf, check out the Lotus Cortina parker next to it...
I wondered who would spot that :wink:
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High build time
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Thought i would share some of my build thred photos etc so you can see it start to finish
so i bought the car for a project im fussy and want the car to be just right some of you may think it was fine before but i just wasnt happy with it so heres the spec when i bought it
The spec is as follows
Body
Painted original Mexico Beige
Scuttle panel smoothed
Arches rolled all round
Exhaust recess removed
Chromed bumpers
Chrome side trim
Chrome Flag mirrors
Chrome Porsche door handles
Removed rear wiper and rear badges
Sanded and Tinted red rear lights
All original glass (except front screen changed to laminate)
Chrome audi TT filler cap with trim ring
Engine
1.8T four cylinder 20v (AGU code) - 226 bhp at the wheels (rolling roaded at Regal Southampton)
QPEng MBE Plug and play management with switchable high low boost
Custom downpipe, stainless exhaust (with down turned tail pipe)
Custom engine mounts (engine sits square rather than at the usual slight angle)
Custom boost pipe and water to header hose.
Bailey dump valve
Front mount intercooler
Top fill radiator (removed header tank)
Altenator and MK4 2.0 litre cross flow gearbox painted body colour
G60 Flywheel and VR6 clutch.
Raintray removed with Servo and mechanism
Smoothed bay with removed scuttle panel
Removed heater fan / matrix
Tilton pedal box fitted under dash
Relocated Battery and fuel pump to boot
Suspension
FK Konigsport stainless coilovers
Polybushed throughout
Rear strut brace
Wheels
15" G60 steel wheels (keeping it looking like a total sleeper)
195x45x15 Falken Tyres
12mm spacers on the front, custom made spacers with camber shims on the rear
Brakes
4 pot Wilwood midi lite calipers
Wilwood 280mm discs and pads
Interior
Porsche 944 Tombstones
Gti rear seat
"Euro cluster" series 1 dash
VDO boost gauge fitted to dash window vent
VDO flat fronted Voltage, oil pressure, and oil temp fitted in radio recess
Momo 280mm hand polished steering wheel with Porsche horn push
Mooneyes gear knob
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Update ive finally managed to get it on the lift for a once over and its in very good condition, a couple of things need attention firstly then drive shafts, these have taken a pounding so out with the old and in with the new, shame because they are already chrome powder coated
(http://i45.tinypic.com/8ydtlj.jpg)
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(http://i47.tinypic.com/2ngbe9y.jpg)
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And a couple from a local meet i visited on sunday
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Ok so a bit of an update
The car had a few places of rust and a couple of things i wasn't happy with so ive decided to strip it and respray it the only catch is the 1st show is now 17 weeks away!
Heres the process to date
The god aweful aero style fuel cap had to go 1 it didn't fit well and 2 its just not in keeping with the retro feel pics of the bad fitting cap and fuel pipe
(http://i45.tinypic.com/16awqqh.jpg)
(http://i45.tinypic.com/o89ds2.jpg)
so out it was all stripped new filler neck has been bought
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2u6db9c.jpg)
Then i attacked the lower rear panel as the corners were suffering from the good old rust
(http://i45.tinypic.com/35lw4s9.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/24cytk5.jpg)
new corner section welded in
(http://i47.tinypic.com/34nh7ut.jpg)
then the cut out for the exhaust was filled in as it has a down swept tail pipe
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2qa2uex.jpg)
stripped the sill back to bare metal and all is good
(http://i45.tinypic.com/5nu6iw.jpg)
next up is the drivers side front wing, its a aftermarket part non genuine and i hate the fit the profile is all wrong so ive bought a new genuine vw wing
(http://i46.tinypic.com/w1689i.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2usifk8.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/20j2yvl.jpg)
also the non genuine wing is missing the little reinforcing tabs -
(http://i49.tinypic.com/35a40g2.jpg)
the genuine wing -
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2ephf0k.jpg)
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Then the strip down started
(http://i49.tinypic.com/64058i.jpg)
in the process of this i found some rust in the drivers door so ive bought a new genuine door skin
(http://i47.tinypic.com/i5n6zk.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2vaoay8.jpg)
engine out was the next step so i can work on the bulkhead
(http://i45.tinypic.com/18lkdc.jpg)
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(http://i50.tinypic.com/2zghpog.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/344f79j.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/711vly.jpg)
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Tonight ive sanded every last mark or imperfections in the bay as this needs to be perfect just like the rest of the car as its such a feature of the car
(http://i47.tinypic.com/214xlxf.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/1z3p8w3.jpg)
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2qi8i10.jpg)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2r2n3tg.jpg)
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My new wheels arrived today fresh from the polishers
(http://i45.tinypic.com/jz8nr9.jpg)
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so to update ive cut out a little bit of rust in the tailgate and formed a panel to weld in place keeping it with all the original seams etc
the black part is the new panel
(http://i49.tinypic.com/35ml79w.jpg)
and it welded and ground back
(http://i50.tinypic.com/30u7iax.jpg)
etch primed
(http://i46.tinypic.com/29ztuv8.jpg)
started to take the nsr quater panel back to bare metal as i know they suffer from rust around the rear windows
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2q04mma.jpg)
took the scuttle panel back to bare metal as its showed signs of rust im going to replace it at a later date
(http://i46.tinypic.com/21aalfq.jpg)
nsr quarter back to bare metal
(http://i50.tinypic.com/11lhp93.jpg)
started on the ns door and along the drip rail
(http://i45.tinypic.com/65zv69.jpg)
test fit of the genuine wing
(http://i49.tinypic.com/4j14pw.jpg)
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cut the scuttle panel out
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2d0m3pd.jpg)
removing the last bits along the windscreen edge
(http://i45.tinypic.com/adp0z6.jpg)
old and new
(http://i49.tinypic.com/153rwp0.jpg)
popped the bonnet on to measure
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2uiwwg8.jpg)
spotting the new one in place
(http://i49.tinypic.com/24mxgnm.jpg)
all welded in place
(http://i45.tinypic.com/ab48n.jpg)
then work stopped for a weekend as i went with my dad to collect his new project a 1969 mk2 lotus cortina it needs a full resto but its a good base
(http://i48.tinypic.com/5vrkht.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/21exg0m.jpg)
back on the golf i cut a bit of corrosion out of the bulk head and made a plate to weld in
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2rcyi35.jpg)
welded a repair section into the corner of the scuttle
(http://i48.tinypic.com/yfe36.jpg)
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built a wheel up to test fit i cant run a very wide wheel on the front as it has huge 4 pot calipers and need a spacer to clear them
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2yvp69s.jpg)
new drivers door skin arrived so i ground the old one off
(http://i50.tinypic.com/o7rgoj.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2nls12q.jpg)
test fit of the new one
(http://i47.tinypic.com/6sayyg.jpg)
then spotted it in a couple of places before a trial fit on the car
(http://i49.tinypic.com/ruo4eh.jpg)
popped it on with the wing for gapping etc and finished spot welding the door skin on
(http://i49.tinypic.com/71pet0.jpg)
now the scuttle panel was for a LHD its all that was available so i welded the wiper holes up
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2aaeqmb.jpg)
also welded the aerial hole up on the wing
(http://i50.tinypic.com/157btdi.jpg)
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the new wing needed the arch lip cutting down to help reduce any tyre rub
before standard large return edge
(http://i48.tinypic.com/24e57w6.jpg)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/15oa5va.jpg)
after edge cut back
(http://i47.tinypic.com/xaqm0.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/24n1b45.jpg)
the bonnet is a complete mess the previous paint prep was bad, the paint just flakes off with a chisel
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2q3sldy.jpg)
as you can see the top was just a build up of paint and high build
(http://i49.tinypic.com/28iqmg0.jpg)
a close up to show you how thick it was it totally ruined the defining lnes of the bonnet etc
(http://i48.tinypic.com/15pqwzm.jpg)
out come the sander
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im not running rear arch spats so i welded the holes up
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(http://i50.tinypic.com/jpwo44.jpg)
still going on the bonnet lol
(http://i49.tinypic.com/28lf7ky.jpg)
started to take the ns door back to
(http://i45.tinypic.com/25qf2b8.jpg)
back to bare metal
(http://i47.tinypic.com/25fnali.jpg)
the bonnet was a nightmare so out came the paint stripper
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and it back to bare metal
(http://i45.tinypic.com/20fxmv8.jpg)
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stripped the ns wing back to bare metal
(http://i50.tinypic.com/al6rzo.jpg)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/by1s8.jpg)
and the same with the tailgate
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that brings us upto date, so at last it was time to etch prime all the bare metal although theres a long way to go its a turning point for me as at last things arent being stripped or taken off
i would like to say im not a bodyshop guy or a sprayer im a mechanic and i work on motor caravans, this is the 1st time ive ever really done body work even though ive modified cars for many years.
panels ready for etch primer i borrowed some panel stands from a neighbour
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(http://i46.tinypic.com/1673w5x.jpg)
made good use of the 2 poster lift and hung the rest from it
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(http://i46.tinypic.com/2mh7gj7.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/35hppwo.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/5xqxj8.jpg)
and primed
(http://i49.tinypic.com/osfo0n.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/35mmjwg.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2ut2jx1.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/mnm1.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2mrd2qc.jpg)
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2wqv7eh.jpg)
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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
(http://i45.tinypic.com/xlw1gx.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2nbhqib.jpg)
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so put some stone chip on the sills today the rest of the shell is almost ready for a coat of high build primer
(http://i48.tinypic.com/2n18kjr.jpg)
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so today i painted the whole car in high build primer im soooooo happy with it all it really is a turning point and i now know it will be ready for painting in january
just a few spots need very fine attention
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(http://i45.tinypic.com/eiuwbq.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/e62e0o.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/206hqhj.jpg)
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Quick update i removed the chassis leg lip so i have more clearence with the drive shaft then welded it back up for strength
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2q3abkx.jpg)
And found another gearbox with the code i wanted ENJ this has a higher ratio than the current gearbox and will allow a better cruising speed, i may even be able to put a little more power down in 1st,2nd and 3rd haha
gave it a quick clean i haven't decided on colour yet paint it silver or same colour as the body like the previous box?
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so ive removed the gearbox and checked the clutch it has hardly any wear but does have a little bit of movement in the centre drive so il replace it
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carrying on with the colour coded parts theme the paint on the oil filter housing is looking shabby to so ive removed it ready to treat and paint
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Wow...... what a great rebuild this is... Lots of detail that's going to result in a very straight car! Very jealous of your facilities too! You might want to copy this thread into the dub rides section if you want more attention. :afro:
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I'm looking forward to another passenger ride in it again :afro:
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I'm looking forward to another passenger ride in it again :afro:
Might be a little while I'm being messed about by the paint shop and now I'm delayed
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I'm looking forward to another passenger ride in it again :afro:
Might be a little while I'm being messed about by the paint shop and now I'm delayed
Boooo. :sad: in what way?
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Booked in but now they are stalling...
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Booked in but now they are stalling...
Yep as wez said so may have to take it somewhere else
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Booked in but now they are stalling...
Yep as wez said so may have to take it somewhere else
And its in their possession I take it?... How long have they had it?
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Booked in but now they are stalling...
Yep as wez said so may have to take it somewhere else
And its in their possession I take it?... How long have they had it?
no i still have it
i booked it in for the 1st week in january to have the work done and i organised this in november of last year ! now they say theres a 3 week delay
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Well that sucks balls! :sad: Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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shell is painted :afro:
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shell is painted :afro:
Nice... Pics?
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This is amazing fella,i admire your dedication and cant wait to see the results :drool:
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(http://i45.tinypic.com/2ron5m8.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/o0pc00.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/330tg8x.jpg)
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aU3Rk-Z9boM
Thought this was apt.
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aU3Rk-Z9boM
Thought this was apt.
:grin:
Does look. freeeeesh!
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Looking even fresher now, pics to follow
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cheers wez for the updates
i made it to ultimate dubs having only got the car back from the paint shop 3 weeks before !
heres some pics
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(http://i45.tinypic.com/1z3bjmg.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/21wfuw.jpg)
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dribble, dribble, dribble.
What a fast turn around and such a lovely looking car, well done... Now give it to me!
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Beautiful!
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Beautiful!
cheers mate
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dribble, dribble, dribble.
What a fast turn around and such a lovely looking car, well done... Now give it to me!
cheers
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Superb project, excellent looking car, thanks for the thread
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Amazing car and a great build thread!
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thought ild update this as loads has changed
changed the fk's for ah-exclucive modified ultra lows by H&R
(http://i40.tinypic.com/33wbkhf.jpg)
also changed the wilwoods for g60's as the wilwoods needed huge spacers to clear the calipers i can now tuck the fronts
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2ryhlpv.jpg)
ive notched the chassis
before
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during
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after
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also popped some chrome wipers on
(http://i40.tinypic.com/izny53.jpg)
refurbed the rear anti roll bar and fitted new brackets
(http://i41.tinypic.com/i5rlo8.jpg)
changed the 15" bbs rm's to these
(http://i39.tinypic.com/2qknl1z.jpg)
16" bbs rs's i fitted some toyos on them
so it now looks like this
(http://i41.tinypic.com/sobrra.jpg)
(http://i40.tinypic.com/zmrgy.jpg)
(http://i41.tinypic.com/15eeez4.jpg)
and a quick interior pic
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thats lookin pretty sweet :afro:
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Beautiful MK1 :cool: