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Title: Hello there
Post by: rsrobin on 08 May 2010, 02:27
Hi there

this is my first post to say hello :wink:

I'm a 32 year old bloke that loves his hot hatches :evil: when I was 20, pushing 21, my mum offered me her 1.0L 1988 E reg nissan micra as a 21st birthday "present". well. I couldn't get out quick enough to buy my first car - a mk2 1988 golf GTi campaign model - to stop that happening :grin: I loved that car and kept it for years.

Finally traded her in for a mk4 golf GTi turbo. must admit, once I'd done it, i wished I'd kept the mk2 and put the money into tarting her up.

I then moved into fords. got rid of the 1.8T for a focus ST170

I then got rid of that for a focus RS, which is the one car in my life I had to own.  :drool: she's nicely modded. at the last RR she was 305bhp/345 lb.ft but that was years ago. she's had more work done recently and I'm hoping that she'll finally make between 350 and 400bhp when shes remapped :evil: she's tucked up in my garage.

my daily drivers are a mk4 golf sdi and a mk2 focus sport. both eternaly dull but they do the job right :smiley:

anyway.....

the point of joining here :smug:

I always hankered after another mk2 GTi and I bought one last night (16v big bumper model 1989 F reg) on impulse for the bargain price of £250.  she's a real s.hit box - as you'd expect for the price - but the basic chassis is sound. needs tons doing but I love her for her character already. :kiss:

plan is to strip her out and drop in a 1.8T.

thought I'd say hello for now and then keep popping back for advice/help and to help others from my experiences as time goes by :cool:

robin
Title: Re: Hello there
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 08 May 2010, 08:46
Welcome to the forum :cool:

Sounds like a good project! Get a project section going in the Dub Rides, you will have to PM JV to get one up for you.
Title: Re: Hello there
Post by: richw911 on 08 May 2010, 10:04
Welcome  :cool: :cool:
Title: Re: Hello there
Post by: GOLF_STU on 08 May 2010, 22:12
welcome along   :smiley:
Title: Re: Hello there
Post by: dom on 09 May 2010, 22:24
Welcome, I look forward to seeing this project  :grin: