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Title: Hi from Tring (small bumper GTI)
Post by: Matt-c on 07 July 2013, 20:34

Hi been signed on here for a while but never posted.

I have had a fair few VWs over the past year or so here's some of them

Polo coupe 1.4 16v with CBR600 bike carbs
(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/BE6B2058-5D1A-453F-B6D2-C39A71B9D93B-225-0000000B5809C4BE.jpg)
Mk3 1.4
(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/6C2DEC75-4A6C-48D2-9344-913EEB555845-1166-00000084DE253D11.jpg)
Mk2 1.6d 4 door
(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/2978C9D5-5B17-4777-8CE0-23F44B853548-3579-00000578AFC6BA29.jpg)
13s - never again
(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/62CD85C3-6183-40E3-A5A2-0DFDA4F72579-177-00000007197BF043.jpg)
That's just a few all bought standard and I've just had my fun.

So time for something new ...

Bought this 2 days ago hasn't been cleaned it what looked like a year and had been living under a tree so have it a clean and here's the outcome

Mk2 GTI 8v
(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/49242755-5785-4493-94D5-FAAC47A8906D-596-0000002518D1C126.jpg)
(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/ED6355A3-EEDF-4326-A05E-A308CD7DA79B-136-000000087EEDCE38.jpg)
Worst side, trim missing and rust on the rear quarter
(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/26554065-6B53-4F29-B191-1F6D65482CD6-136-0000000889694304.jpg)
(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/2A6259F7-3736-4520-89E8-1AA1DE8ADDF3-136-000000089468ECEB.jpg)

Plans for the car are sort the rust (respray ideally) I will confess it will be going lower and wheels are undecided but its staying subtle.. Also new interior as the stitching is all split

Comments and criticisms welcome

Matt

Title: Re: Hi from Tring (small bumper GTI)
Post by: Ginge 35Edition on 08 July 2013, 20:10

Great collection mate!

Title: Re: Hi from Tring (small bumper GTI)
Post by: Matt-c on 08 July 2013, 22:52

Thank you mate :) now looks like this had some fresh ra's laying around with new tyres on so decided to lower it abit.

Looks alot better side on as the splitter is rank ill be getting a cl spec one soon

(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/654CE85E-DD0D-473B-9108-8E21A2EACC81-505-00000022B050E9A1.jpg)

Title: Re: Hi from Tring (small bumper GTI)
Post by: Lewy on 08 July 2013, 22:56

Looks great mate, welcome to the forum.

Lewy

Title: Re: Hi from Tring (small bumper GTI)
Post by: Matt-c on 09 July 2013, 10:01

Thank you!

Title: Re: Hi from Tring (small bumper GTI)
Post by: LittleReDuck on 09 July 2013, 12:47

Feel I need to comment seeing my home town mentioned!
Hope to see you around, some nice motors!  :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi from Tring (small bumper GTI)
Post by: JJ87 on 10 July 2013, 20:01

Gti looks really nice.
Will look better with a cl splitter, the proper size tyres on the new RAs make such a difference!
Is there many VWs in Tring? I'm not far away in Leighton Buzzard

Title: Re: Hi from Tring (small bumper GTI)
Post by: Matt-c on 10 July 2013, 21:31

Thanks lads :)

Erm we have a nomads meet first Thursday of every month at the cow roast pub in tring usually has a good turn out...

Yup I really need a cl splitter its embarrassing at the moment
Here's some random side on photos

(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/10B7186A-5FB9-4913-9951-644614328263-628-0000003FD2BA813C.jpg)
(http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd426/mchenn10/0C744225-8C03-473D-9DE9-B36A7882CA26-628-0000003FD99265B0.jpg)

Wheels are only till I have some more free cash

Ill get a build thread up soon

Title: Re: Hi from Tring (small bumper GTI)
Post by: DubFan on 19 July 2013, 14:22

Nice.
I love a small bumper Mk2, proper old skool.

Get yourself a project thread or Dub Rides thread, there's not enough Mk2s in there!