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Title: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: mk1monkey on 13 May 2006, 12:40: hi to everyone

I thought I would join the community as I'm nearly ready to put my money pit......i mean mk1 monster on the road after 2 and a bit years in the making.
I bought her for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£200 just over two years and in my wisdom thought I would be driving around in her 6 months later! Just call me young and foolish but after a mk3 golf, alfa 145, alfa 33, bmw e21 and finally a stop gap mk2 golf I have seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
Due to the fact I sold my BMW e21 on ebaY for over Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£600 more than i paid for it I have been able to plough the extra cash into the project.
So far I have replaced everything you can replace in the engine bay apart from the engine and all I need to do now is to pump the tyres up fit all the bits and bobs I have taken off, fix the fuel filler neckÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â and stick the interior in. After all that is done my two new front wings will go on and then the dreaded mot.
I hope I can pick your brains as there is a great deal I don't know but I want to learn.
By the way my car is a 1982 1600 with only 80k on the clock and a mint red stripe interior, the colour currently is grey primer, red primer, white and black.

My first question is what colour do you think i should paint her?

I forgot to tell you that I'm from chingford north east london and I work over in havering.

Did I hear that there's a meet somewhere near the A127?
Title: Re: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: martinb on 13 May 2006, 13:03: Hi mate, welcome!!

cant go wrong woth classic black or red on a mk1, but you could alwats dare to be different..... :smiley:

think the details of the monthly A127 meet can be found here:

http://www.jct29.com/

thats the only one i know about anyway, could be wrong! :smiley:
Title: Re: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: Rhyso on 13 May 2006, 16:49: how do :smiley:
Title: Re: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: steviem on 13 May 2006, 17:01: Hi!!

I'm from Hainault, so not too far.

I keep on looking on the site about the halfway house meet, but they seem to have stopped happening from the look of the site, unless anyone else has seen it?

No-Rice is good fun, I went there last wednesday, bit of a trek (its Fleet Services on the M3) but there are so many dubs there its unbelievable
Title: Re: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 13 May 2006, 21:29: Arrow. :cool:
Title: Re: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: mk1monkey on 14 May 2006, 16:33: thanks fo all the welcomes and the info, regarding the colour i'm torn between black, dark blue or something a bit aircooled retro inspired. i will post some before and after shots.

cheers people
Title: Re: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: Dinky on 15 May 2006, 13:31: welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: Bula_82 on 15 May 2006, 20:32: Hello, welcome :smiley:

J29 meet is every last sunday of the month.....

Its at the top of the forum when you use the below link..... definately not stopped the meets :smiley:

http://s7.invisionfree.com/Junction29/index.php?act=idx
Title: Re: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: steviem on 16 May 2006, 14:25: cool, I was searching and searching to find when the next meet is, but couldnt find it at all :embarassed:

*should've gone to specsavers!!!*

Well, if the beast is going well enough, and it better be...I should be well on for my jct29 debut :laugh:
Title: Re: 2 years in the waiting and she's nearly ready
Post by: VWRobboVW on 16 May 2006, 19:26: Hello there and welcome to the forum! :smiley: Sounds like a :cool: project you got there!

Robbo