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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Madone_si on 27 January 2006, 15:16
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http://www.vwspirit.ch/forvwsp/viewtopic.php?t=7986&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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that is one seriously gorgeous dub :tongue:
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Which wheels would you have chosen on it?
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the shiny ones!! :laugh: :laugh: i reckon it looked best when it rolled out of the spray shop.
did you watch the videos??
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SCHWEET!!! best mk2 i have ever seen!!!
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c'est magnifique!
i thought the in france it was illegal to modify cars! (engines and suspension etc)
i think i like the first ones best, are the Modernlines?
i would of left it on injection and not put the webers on either but thats just me nit picking!
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Fantastic! Money no object rebuild but oh so sweet!ÂÂÂ
Please make this a sticky! :)
(sounds amazing on the carbs......hmmm..... ;-))
Neaty....I don't know about France but this car is based in Quebec, Canada.....looks like they encourage modding in a big way! :)
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ah that explains it, Quebec being French Canada if that makes sense!!
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you should check out some of the other cars being done up on that site - quality.....
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wow the guys spent a small fortune on having it sprayed in the same colour, add some shiney bits and new wheels! wayne kerr!
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^^^^ not quite sure i agree with that? its a very nice restoration and looks sweet as, and a sexual collection of rims too! :drool:
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I have to say thats exactly what i would do with mine if i had the money. Complete resto to showroom condition + some damn awesome wheels.... Laarrrvvvllyy!!
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it did look stunning when it was finished!
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^^^^ not quite sure i agree with that? its a very nice restoration and looks sweet as, and a sexual collection of rims too! :drool:
yeah i can see your point but it seems a big waste of money to me. i guess as a newcomer to this scene im having trouble understanding the money that you guys spend on these cars that are only worth £800... i bet that guy has just spent like maybe 4k on that car but surely it'd only ever be worth 2k tops right? i bet you could find a real mint low miler (5000miles) for less than 4k that WOULD actually be totally OG
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^^^ you dnt restore a car as an investment or do it on a cost effective basis, u never get ur money back when or if u come to sell it but thats not the point, its one man/womens love for their car. His favourite colour might be red but just wanted it to look fresh for all we know which is why he got it resprayed! (i dnt speak french so i couldnt read the comments under his pictures! :laugh:)
If i had the money i would do the exact same thing to my car(s), fair play to the guy is what i say, did a good job of it aswell
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red always looks good resprayed because your used to seeing pink tornado red golfs :laugh:
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red always looks good resprayed because your used to seeing pink tornado red golfs :laugh:
yea like mine that i used to nick name the pink panther:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d181/Neaty/80mm.jpg)
i bought a scirocco in that colour aswell! d'oh!!
its going pink aswell!
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Can only echo totally what Neaty said....and restoring a car is not something you do with an eye on getting your money back. In my own opinion it is a great sense of achievement to keep an old car on the road that might otherwise end up at the scrappy....if it brings you some enjoyment along the way and lets other people enjoy it then all the better. Of course, not everyone can throw thousands at a total restoration job, but even keeping the car going and putting your own touch to it all matters; If it wasn't for everyone that loves their VW's there'd eventually be no old dubs on the roads (or at shows) and that would be a sad thing indeed!
On a footnote, I bet that guys resto cost even more than 4k but I guarantee you that it will give him more performance, fun and happiness than much else he could pick up for that sort of cash! :wink:
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Some serios time and money there. Look at all those sexy porkas in the garage too !
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A couple of things (newbie here - not new to cars though ;) )
Is it just me or do all small bumper to big bumper conversions not look quite right. It always looks as if the new big bumper are sloping in towards the car?
I would disagree with the comments regarding the money this guy has spent restoring his Mk2. If he wants a "MINT" mk2 then good luck to him. It takes balls money talent patience and dedication to restore something to that kind of quality. Lovely job.
Personally I would have changed the rear lights and probably gone for some BBS's...
Also Tornado red does not have to pink! A good dose of Meguiars will see it right. If the weather is okay tomorrow I will post some pics of my freshly polished Tornado red 5dr.....
Cheers,
Steve
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Hopefully my engine will be looking as clean as that one when I get it back. I've said I wanted it all painted so it looks mint. the rocker, inlet manifold and few other bits are being polished up and I have a carbon fibre engine trim peice too. :)
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well i guess i dont share the same view but its good to discuss. personally id rather spend the money on something better, rather than making something bad better. i could understand if that golf was a rarity but (and im no expert) thats not a rare car its just a run of the mill motor right? i spose i have a long way to go before im so 'in' to golfs that i would spend that kind of money on one.. i could think of ten other cars id much rather have for say 5k. of course im on a golf forum slatting a pretty clean golf my opinion wont ever be acceptable.
i will say the attractive thing for me about the Golf is its 'cheapability' i dont think there are many cars at the moment that have such great value for the money
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A couple of things (newbie here - not new to cars though ;) )
Is it just me or do all small bumper to big bumper conversions not look quite right. It always looks as if the new big bumper are sloping in towards the car?
I would disagree with the comments regarding the money this guy has spent restoring his Mk2. If he wants a "MINT" mk2 then good luck to him. It takes balls money talent patience and dedication to restore something to that kind of quality. Lovely job.
Personally I would have changed the rear lights and probably gone for some BBS's...
Also Tornado red does not have to pink! A good dose of Meguiars will see it right. If the weather is okay tomorrow I will post some pics of my freshly polished Tornado red 5dr.....
Cheers,
Steve
YES! i put big bumpers on my 1.6 drivers and they didnt sit right, the back one was fine but the front was a bit pi$$ed!
i agree, fair play to the guy!
i need to polish my scirocco soon! its turning in to lady ponelopes weekend car! ha ha  :laugh:
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A couple of things (newbie here - not new to cars though ;) )
Is it just me or do all small bumper to big bumper conversions not look quite right. It always looks as if the new big bumper are sloping in towards the car?
I would disagree with the comments regarding the money this guy has spent restoring his Mk2. If he wants a "MINT" mk2 then good luck to him. It takes balls money talent patience and dedication to restore something to that kind of quality. Lovely job.
Personally I would have changed the rear lights and probably gone for some BBS's...
Also Tornado red does not have to pink! A good dose of Meguiars will see it right. If the weather is okay tomorrow I will post some pics of my freshly polished Tornado red 5dr.....
Cheers,
Steve
YES! i put big bumpers on my 1.6 drivers and they didnt sit right, the back one was fine but the front was a bit pi$$ed!
i agree, fair play to the guy!
i need to polish my scirocco soon! its turning in to lady ponelopes weekend car! ha ha :laugh:
Get yourself over to www.meguiars.co.uk and on the forum, what they don't know about detailing ain't worth knowing.
I have recently moved from Autoglym to Megs stuff and its night and day.
A three stage crystal paint restoratio will bring back almost any colour to showroom condition unless it is down to undercoat.
Cheers,
Steve
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Surely this is better, what with it being less French :)
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_324.shtml
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_387.shtml
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_251.shtml
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_346.shtml
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_591.shtml
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_673.shtml
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_852.shtml
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/article_897.shtml
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thats just spankin tht!specially the teardrops,