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Title: Been here a while, time to say hello!
Post by: plasticfantastic on 24 October 2008, 12:21: Hi all,

I have been on the forum for a while now and havent really introduced myself!

names Nathan, 25, livin in west wales (miles from anythin, but the roads are awsome! :cool:)

Im a qualified fabricator/welder/engineer. have been playing with cars most of my life and have had numerous jobsincluding building circuit/rally cars and kit cars.

Only been back in the uk about 4 months, was living in Adelaide, South Australia for about 2 years, but missed the roads and GTi's too much! am starting to miss the aussie weather though :cry: and building custom Harleys was pretty good fun too! :wink:

Had my first mk2 when i was about 15.....

(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6175/random0002mediumbt8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/random0002mediumbt8.jpg/1/w800.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img158/random0002mediumbt8.jpg/1/)

She wasnt the prettiest! but i learnt alot, removed the 1.1 and replaced it with a hydro 1.3 with a ported/polished head (wasnt too bad for a first attempt!)

Then a few years passed, and a few volvo's :sick: but then i got back on the right track with a 200pound mk3 GL (i think)

(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/1353/05061mediumur7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/05061mediumur7.jpg/1/w800.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img158/05061mediumur7.jpg/1/)

She did me well for about a year, 2 head gaskets, and she spat out 4 gear, but i was doing about 90miles a day getting to work and back, and it was all mountain roads......lots of fun! :cool:

but sooon got bored of how it looked......so.........

(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/9972/05068mediumuo6.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/05068mediumuo6.jpg/1/w800.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img135/05068mediumuo6.jpg/1/)

(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/2780/05065mediumwg8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/05065mediumwg8.jpg/1/w800.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img66/05065mediumwg8.jpg/1/)

Then i got hold of my first 1.8 8v GTi, had it for about 8 months before i left for Australia, only cost me 350quid and loved it! always made me smile :grin:

(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4808/061mediumap8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/061mediumap8.jpg/1/w800.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img135/061mediumap8.jpg/1/)

Once i moved back to the uk there was only one car for me and luckily this turned up on ebay local to me......

(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/9504/dsc04831mediumhe7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/dsc04831mediumhe7.jpg/1/w800.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img66/dsc04831mediumhe7.jpg/1/)

only drove her 30 miles and she's now in the workshop in bits! currently building a 2ltr 8v, then its porsche brakes, poly bushes, re-piant and powdercoat everythin and the pile of new VAG bits keeps growing!

(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1058/dsc05117mediumqw9.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/dsc05117mediumqw9.jpg/1/w800.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img227/dsc05117mediumqw9.jpg/1/)

(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1438/dsc05118mediumln1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/dsc05118mediumln1.jpg/1/w800.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img225/dsc05118mediumln1.jpg/1/)

Cant wait for her to be done now!

cheers all
Title: Re: Been here a while, time to say hello!
Post by: iMation on 24 October 2008, 12:46: welcome to the forums mate,

hope you enjoy your stay here
Title: Re: Been here a while, time to say hello!
Post by: Neaty on 24 October 2008, 15:02: hello and welcome :smiley:
Title: Re: Been here a while, time to say hello!
Post by: TheRaven on 24 October 2008, 15:43: Hey welcome to the forum!

Get yourself over to the nonesence area! Its fun! :laugh:
Title: Re: Been here a while, time to say hello!
Post by: plasticfantastic on 24 October 2008, 17:46: Hi all,

have been over in the nonsense section most of the day!

havent had much to do after walkin out of my job thismornin! :grin:

cheers
Title: Re: Been here a while, time to say hello!
Post by: Dinky on 24 October 2008, 19:47: welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:
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Post by: Hurdy on 24 October 2008, 22:40: Welcome :cool:
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Post by: 182_blue on 25 October 2008, 20:56: welcome to the forum
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Post by: Greenouse on 25 October 2008, 21:05: Welcome to a fellow Nathan :wink:

Nice project you got goin there!
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Post by: Wayne on 25 October 2008, 23:40: Welcome to the site.
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Post by: Akula on 26 October 2008, 11:06: Hello, welcome to the forum. :cool:
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Post by: GOLF_STU on 26 October 2008, 11:58: hello and welcome :smiley:
Title: Re: Been here a while, time to say hello!
Post by: plasticfantastic on 27 October 2008, 14:26: Cheers for the warm welcome peeps! :smiley:

just a quick update for you all,

just had a friend here looking to buy my 2ltr 8v project........... looks like im going ABF now!!! :grin:
Title: Re: Been here a while, time to say hello!
Post by: TheRaven on 05 November 2008, 10:21: Welcome!!!! :cool: