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General => New forum members => Topic started by: RyanMac on 18 July 2010, 12:50
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Hi all
My name is Ryan and I used to be registered on the forum and came along to a few of the meets(Stonor park, E38) about 4 years ago. I was based down at Benson with lewy(dont know if he is still on here) but I moved to the great wilderness that is known as the north of scotland. Anyway I have just moved back down to the rolling hills of Oxfordshire and Benson again I have acquired a new golf.
It is a LHD mk1 golf 1.6 gti that has been kitted out for track days. It is sliver in colour with leda suspension, fully polybushed(engine and suspension) strut braces, full rollcage, fire extingusher, timing gear and no interior. Its this car here:
http://www.classictouringcars.com/images/andy%20betson/images/IMGP45171_jpg.jpg (http://www.classictouringcars.com/images/andy%20betson/images/IMGP45171_jpg.jpg)
I dont know much about the history of it bar it was raced by a guy called keith smith/groan? and prepped by AW Tracksport .
I have started to strip it to sort the small patches of rust and knock out some of the dents. It is then getting resprayed in metallic silver and the rollcage in candyapple red. I plan to make it roadworthy again as it doesn't require much for this but keep it kitted out as a track car. Possibly in the near future it will be fitted with a g60 engine but nothing drastic as it is pretty much what I wanted. I am going to hopefully use it for hll climbing, rwyb days and just messing about on the roads with.
Heres a few more pics:
(http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab8/RyanandLindsayMcNeil/Mk1%20Golf%20GTI%20RFP%20449W/DSCF3144.jpg)
(http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab8/RyanandLindsayMcNeil/Mk1%20Golf%20GTI%20RFP%20449W/CopyofDSCF3134.jpg)
(http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab8/RyanandLindsayMcNeil/Mk1%20Golf%20GTI%20RFP%20449W/DSCF3136.jpg)
(http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab8/RyanandLindsayMcNeil/Mk1%20Golf%20GTI%20RFP%20449W/DSCF3137.jpg)
(http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab8/RyanandLindsayMcNeil/Mk1%20Golf%20GTI%20RFP%20449W/DSCF3139.jpg)
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Hello and welcome back
Lewy occasinally pops in but is no longer at sunny benson. the lucky fooker.
seen this on my way home last night :wink:
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what is it about these "old-looking" cars that attract people so much?
don't get me wrong, i don''t assume to know anything about cars
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I dont get what attracts people to 206 diesels either??????
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cheers chuff Ive seen your estate going around. Nice car. :smiley:
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welcome :cool:
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Welcome back Ryan, hope you're well dude. If you're who I think you are then I was at E38 that year. Was a good do as well. :afro:
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Welcome back, happy days
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tis me gibby...that was a good dance session to a bit of underworld and born slippy at the end of the night....
Are you going this year????
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Aye, was a good one. My favourite Edition to date I reckon. :cool: As for this year, not sure yet as I'm selling the Rallye has I've had enough for the time being. If the Rallye sells then probs no, if it doesn't then I might go. :undecided:
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cheers chuff Ive seen your estate going around. Nice car. :smiley:
cheers, just got my repainted rimmage back on :wink:
oh and i give it a week before someone complains about the Mk 1 on the front lawn :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
if they do and u need a garage for a week or two just give me a shout :smiley:
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They already have and the reply was "you give me a garage with a power supply and I'll take it off my front grass" although I have moved it back on to the road tonight. I am looking for a lend of a garage for a weekend as I need to respray the car. Simo(who you work with I think) has said he would lend me his but I might ask if I can leave the wings etc once sprayed with you until the bodyshell is done so they dont get damaged.
C'mon gibby get yourself to E38....I might even go this year although I did see on the E38 forum that they are moving away from the saturday night rave..... :shocked: plus I dont know who from this forum will be going......
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yeah i know simo, dont think his garage has POWER though ?
oh and :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: as for getting told to move thankfully i get on with mine, even the polis man :smiley:
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3355.jpg)
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3013.jpg)
(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3018.jpg)
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woo chuff nice mk2...Is that yours? Nice house aswell. I would ask to use yours but I dont fancy getting spray paint on yours walls or the fumes into yours house where as simos doesn't have power but its one of the older garages by the familys and the air compressor doesn't require electrical power.
Pop round at some point for a chat and then I get to have a proper look at your estate.... :smiley:
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i was one of my MKIIs :grin: and i have painted the garage a few colours mesen.
Let me know when your doing it, you will need someone to keep the brats away :wink: