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Title: hi veedub owners
Post by: mk2 mad on 18 April 2007, 08:54

Hi im new to the site, im 18 and live in lincolnshire, i bought this mk2 golf last week its a 1.3 gti/g60 replica. hope you folks dont mind a non gti car in your forum?? its just i would have one but insurance would kill me.

Anyway here she is

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Jambo2004/golfmk2001.jpg)

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Jambo2004/golfmk2002.jpg)

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Jambo2004/golfmk2007.jpg)

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Jambo2004/golfmk2003.jpg)

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Jambo2004/golfmk2004.jpg)

Any comments and advise welcome, cheers

Title: Re: hi veedub owners
Post by: Neaty on 18 April 2007, 14:34

hello and welcome  :smiley:

looks in good nick, not a fan of that rear splitter though to be honest

Title: Re: hi veedub owners
Post by: tom26 on 18 April 2007, 15:24

hello! looks like a nice ride. wish i'd had a golf at 18!

Title: Re: hi veedub owners
Post by: vw-bob on 19 April 2007, 18:25

very tidy looking motor!

Title: Re: hi veedub owners
Post by: mk2 mad on 20 April 2007, 08:28

cheers for the comments, hopefully im going to start the strip down this weekend, the engnes coming out and beng striped down puttng all new gaskets and seals n and anything else i come across cleaning her up. im takng the whole front subframe off and going to give that a good rust proofing as the same on the rear. ive bought big black diamond disks and spacers to fit standard calipers. also in the mean time its going in the workshop to be prepd for paint.

can anybody tell me how much my car looks lowered by the pics?? my bros mate said he thinks its lowered around 70 to 90mm

cheers for looking

Title: Re: hi veedub owners
Post by: tom26 on 20 April 2007, 09:56

^ from the front splitter i'd say about 65-70mm?

Title: Re: hi veedub owners
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 20 April 2007, 13:31

Arrow. :cool:

Title: Re: hi veedub owners
Post by: boneybradley on 20 April 2007, 15:27

hello and welcome to the forum.... :smiley:

Title: Re: hi veedub owners
Post by: mk2 mad on 20 April 2007, 17:01

just thought i'd put a pic of my dads mk1 gti,its still not finished after around 3 years of restoration will post more about this on another topic

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Jambo2004/DSCF0035golf.jpg)

(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/Jambo2004/old%20cars/DSCF0037.jpg)

sorry about little pic was my avatar on mk1 club
cheers for looking

Title: Re: hi veedub owners
Post by: Dinky on 20 April 2007, 22:33

welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

Dinx :kiss: