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Title: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: lilacseal on 20 February 2010, 18:14
Hi,

I'm looking to restore my '91 oak green gti, and was wondering if anyone can recommend a good garage?
It needs a tiny bit of bodywork and a re-spray, and the heater matrix needs replacing.
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: Jay on 20 February 2010, 21:13
Speak to Thom89
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=12176

He does this for a living and has recently finished restoring his MK2 GTI  :cool:
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: Thom89 on 20 February 2010, 21:48
Quote from: Jay on 20 February 2010, 21:13
Speak to Thom89
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?action=profile;u=12176

He does this for a living and has recently finished restoring his MK2 GTI  :cool:

Thanks for the recommendation Jay, though I'm pretty much booked solid till Sept/Oct....
Thom
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: Mr Blue on 20 February 2010, 22:14
Thom. Any pics of your work bud?
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: Thom89 on 20 February 2010, 22:50
Quote from: Mr Blue on 20 February 2010, 22:14
Thom. Any pics of your work bud?

Have a look at this for starters http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=93525.0

I'll go and find a few more pics
Thom
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: Thom89 on 20 February 2010, 23:15
From this   (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/thom62/Lola011.jpg)

To this       (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/thom62/Lolainorange017.jpg)
Apart from the nose and tail sections, I pretty much built everything in between from scratch, using the windscreen as the starting point, Lola T70 1969 by the way...

And this Marcos Mantis   (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/thom62/tiger_2408_pit.jpg)
This was a 24hr Britcar race, iirc lasted 18hrs before it went bang! now fitted with a Vette motor


The old banger     (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/thom62/golf012-1.jpg)

Then some years later! last year to be precise :rolleyes:(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/thom62/GolfPhotolibrary031.jpg)

Thom
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: JC on 20 February 2010, 23:22
if you ever need a tea boy and cleaner thom  :wink:
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: Thom89 on 21 February 2010, 00:58
Quote from: Chuff on 20 February 2010, 23:22
if you ever need a tea boy and cleaner thom  :wink:
I'll see you in 500 odd days then :grin: :grin: :grin: you'll be a good boy wont you :kiss:
Thom
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: Jay on 21 February 2010, 12:59
Quote from: thom89 on 20 February 2010, 21:48
Thanks for the recommendation Jay, though I'm pretty much booked solid till Sept/Oct....
Thom

So much for the recession eh?

You've probably got one of the best jobs ever! Tinkering with cars like that is a every man's dream!
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: Thom89 on 21 February 2010, 17:43
Tinkering! Awesome..... :grin: :grin:
Thom
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: JC on 21 February 2010, 17:46
Quote from: thom89 on 21 February 2010, 00:58
Quote from: Chuff on 20 February 2010, 23:22
if you ever need a tea boy and cleaner thom  :wink:
I'll see you in 500 odd days then :grin: :grin: :grin: you'll be a good boy wont you :kiss:
Thom

mate if only you knew, could be a LOT less  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: dan_apps on 21 February 2010, 19:04
great work Thom :afro: and seeing yours in the flesh at R-tech a few weeks back i can confirm your work is awesome!
Title: Re: Can anyone recommend a garage for restoration?
Post by: Thom89 on 21 February 2010, 21:07
Quote from: dan_apps on 21 February 2010, 19:04
great work Thom :afro: and seeing yours in the flesh at R-tech a few weeks back i can confirm your work is awesome!

Fiver in the post Dan :smiley: well they all said you were cheap! :lipsrsealed:
Seriously I'm blushing.......
Thom