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Title: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 13 May 2012, 22:22

Hi all decided to find myself a cheap golf gti and was wining bidder on one on ebay 4 £330 that i bought blind and was to lazy too get it aswell so paid another £100 and got it delivered lol.Was well impressed with it though.
(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/0032.jpg)

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: murraymint on 13 May 2012, 22:27

Haha nice. Any plans for it?

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 13 May 2012, 22:32

Few more pics.
(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/002-2.jpg)(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/001-1.jpg)(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/0033.jpg)

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 13 May 2012, 22:34

collies,wheels.oem+ is the plan.

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 13 May 2012, 22:38

removed the arches too fined the dreeded rust :sad:
(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/007.jpg)(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/006.jpg)

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: murraymint on 13 May 2012, 22:39

 :shocked: was jus bout to say what's with the silver wings.

Sounds like a plan  :cool:

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 13 May 2012, 22:41

some none rusty arch.
(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/004.jpg)

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 13 May 2012, 22:46

yeah lol already got two new wings on it as both were rusty as hell and unreparable,got side tracked now as it needs new brakes and want change suspension.Kind off got carried away and dropped the whole rear beam off lol.

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 13 May 2012, 22:51

haha,might get it powdercoated know,thinking ford focus rs green colour???
(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/006-1.jpg)

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: OakeyDoak16v on 13 May 2012, 23:09

Waist of money as no one would see it. Whats your budget for the restoration?

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 13 May 2012, 23:37

i know what you saying but my mates brother inlaw has his own powder coating company,so why not, plus might aswell make most off it and get as much done as i can lol,havent really got a budget and not in rush 2 do as got over transport so want take my time with it.

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: Wayne on 13 May 2012, 23:49

Looks ok for the money :afro:

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 13 May 2012, 23:53

 :smiley: Thank u.

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 30 June 2012, 19:42

 :smiley: Polybushes its is then  :laugh:

(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/002-3.jpg)

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 30 June 2012, 21:00

That was a quite a gamble not even collecting it yourself, count yourself lucky on this one.

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 30 June 2012, 21:16

Not really as if the car was a pile off s#;t i would off just split it and sold it for parts and would off probably made back more than what i bought it for.

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 30 June 2012, 21:23

I guess so if you've got the time, effort and space.

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 01 July 2012, 18:33

One green beam etc.... :grin:
(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/002-4.jpg)
Just got to remember how it goes back together know lol :laugh:

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: andy-gti84 on 01 July 2012, 18:39

looking gd mate an looking forward to seen what else u got planed for it  :smiley:

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 01 July 2012, 19:25

 :smiley:Thanks,need new brakes and suspension then backend can go back together and then it turn off front end for new brakes, suspension poly bushes and as much as i can powdercoated again. going a bit slow but getting there lol.

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 09 July 2012, 11:51

Why isnt anything straight forward  :angry:
(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/001-4.jpg)

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 20 July 2012, 21:55

After spending a week on and off the phone to powerflex technical team they decided to make me some custom bushes,cant fault powerflex very helpful and friendly.
Ive now got me some rear discs,pads and bearings to fit,stuck to standered pads and discs.
oh and managed to brake the metal brake pipe that goes over the rear beam  :angry:
so just need to deciede on coilovers or uprated shocks and springs and some stainless steel fuel tank straps and that be the rear underside done i think.Then i can move on to the front underside.  :laugh:

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 03 December 2012, 15:57

(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/001-5.jpg)

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 09 December 2012, 17:05

(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/002-5.jpg)

Title: Re: my first mk3 golf gti
Post by: mr happy on 09 December 2012, 17:11

(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u443/simonwaite78/001-6.jpg)