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Title: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: Junior74 on 29 May 2011, 19:11: Hi everyone,
thought i'd put on here what i've been up to. Bought this 2.0 8v a couple of months back as a little run around but could'nt leave it alone!!
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/1.jpg)
First thing was front break discs as both were warped.
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/2.jpg)
Then my cousin very kindly donated his golf which was completely knackered but had leather interior and much better condition wings than mine, and a whole bucket load of other stuff that i scavanged :smiley:
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/5.jpg)
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/4.jpg)
Started sanding my wheels ready for a home re-spray (Ivory White)
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/3.jpg)
Started putting my car back together (just like frankenstien) and fitted some budget coilovers.
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/6.jpg)
Always doing little bits and pieces but this is what i've got so far. Needs alot of work and we'll see how far it goes, i've always had Mk2's and this is the first 3, fingers crossed...
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/9.jpg)
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/8.jpg)
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/7.jpg)
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/10.jpg)
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/11.jpg)
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/13.jpg)
And this is Hendrix who is usually in the passenger seat!!
(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l516/PurpleGorilla1/h.jpg)

Thanks for having a look, all comments good or bad welcome. Future plans include lots of body work and some welding, new wheels, tyres and spacers (Ronals i think?) etc... CHEERS!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: GrandMstRamRod on 29 May 2011, 19:18: very clean fella, like the subtle colour change of the wheels!
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: Adezmk3 on 29 May 2011, 19:55: Those leather door cards look nice :wink:

The car looks sweet, liking the wheel colour change

Adrian
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: Wayne on 29 May 2011, 20:14: Sweet looking car :cool:
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Post by: gti gaz on 29 May 2011, 23:17: looking pretty good bud keep up the good work
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: dubsport on 30 May 2011, 10:21: Looks proper smart mate!! Even the standard alloys painted that colour look awesome!! 8)
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Post by: snifferdog on 30 May 2011, 10:50: Lookin good!
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: Junior74 on 30 May 2011, 12:25: Thanks for the positive feedback everyone. I must admit the pictures don't really show all the small rust scabs and the huge area of filler on the opposite side back wheel arch, but hey that's what getting dirty and having a project is all about!!
Fitted the Magnex back box yesterday ( thanks F17BAD :smiley: ), but not quite sitting right yet so still a bit of fiddling to do...

Anyway next thing on the list is hopefully new shoes, Ronal Turbos with a bit of stretch and larger size on the rear i think, the endless task of body work, and inside new headlining, covered pillars etc:
(Oh yes!! and i need to find out about getting the sills replaced along both sides as the front jacking points are completely smashed to bits :cry: )
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: lemski on 30 May 2011, 12:41: Looks good mate. Like the wheel colour
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 31 May 2011, 13:31: Oooooooo i likey! I've left my light on :wink:

That wheel colour is giving me ideas! :laugh: what's it like to keep clean?
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: F17BAD on 31 May 2011, 17:45: posted out the centre pipe today buddie

car is lookin fly :cool:
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: Jimp on 31 May 2011, 17:49: Clean and simple, very nice :cool: Really loving the wheel colour too :cool:
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: Junior74 on 31 May 2011, 20:34: Thanks F17BAD, fitted the exhaust but needs to be pushed back about 2 inches, its wedged on as far down the mid silencer pipe as it will go at the moment before it hits the bend, cut loads off :grin:
Looking forward to getting the custom pipe, was a bit of a doughnut and should have taken the lot first time round.

VR6 Wherry, the wheels are a biyatch to keep clean and need a quick sponge down every weekend, but nothing worse than any other colour of wheel i suppose. Glad lots of people like the colour, it does'nt quite look true in the photo's, slightly more creamy beige in real life, it's 'Ford Ivory' and you can get it easy in Halfrauds...
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: F17BAD on 31 May 2011, 22:59: i had to lob loads off mine too, the cats are sometimes longer on certain cars, but if need be i can measure up my centre pipe and old Cat then you will know the exact lengh mine was all bolted to..

it all fitted perfect on mine and im a perfectionist so im sure u will get it right, wanna see pics of it too :cool:
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: Junior74 on 01 June 2011, 21:36: That would be wicked mate if you you could have a quick measure up, only if it's easy though. I'm gonna try and slide underneath it tommorrow evening and offer everything up. It's got to be right and it will be, i hate wonky, lop sided, hanging down exhausts.... :laugh:
Title: Re: Junior's Mk3 8v (nothing fancy!!)
Post by: F17BAD on 01 June 2011, 21:38: ill measure up tomo, my old cat is in bens boot, but the rest of the original system is in my garage, ben is coming tomo to work on mine so jobs a good un