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Offline danny_p

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Re: £8000 Budget - Plan B . Restore a 16V . But who restores Mk2 GTIs
« Reply #10 on: 17 July 2009, 13:17 »
i think the mk2 would be one of the easyest  cars to restore. 

Rather a lot of the parts are still avalable,  seat were makeing what was essentaily a mk2 golf for quite some time after vw stopped makeing them
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Re: £8000 Budget - Plan B . Restore a 16V . But who restores Mk2 GTIs
« Reply #11 on: 17 July 2009, 16:10 »
Quote from: danny_p on 17 July 2009, 13:17
i think the mk2 would be one of the easyest  cars to restore. 

Rather a lot of the parts are still avalable,  seat were makeing what was essentaily a mk2 golf for quite some time after vw stopped makeing them

Fair point, you may still struggle with some trim parts however.
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Re: £8000 Budget - Plan B . Restore a 16V . But who restores Mk2 GTIs
« Reply #12 on: 18 July 2009, 02:16 »
Im flattered that my name was put forward!    The secret to a level Mk2, is having the right car to start with, If the sills and rear wheel arches are rust free, then its a pretty safe bet that the rest of the shell is ok, anything else, walk away from! the rest is all about aligning the bolt on panels correctly for a perfect fit!!   Painting... that's the easy bit!
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Re: £8000 Budget - Plan B . Restore a 16V . But who restores Mk2 GTIs
« Reply #13 on: 18 July 2009, 11:54 »
Why not settle for any colour? You can always get a full re-spray done if you find the correct car.
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Re: £8000 Budget - Plan B . Restore a 16V . But who restores Mk2 GTIs
« Reply #14 on: 19 July 2009, 17:28 »
Quote from: vdublegend on 18 July 2009, 11:54
Why not settle for any colour? You can always get a full re-spray done if you find the correct car.
... because it would no longer be original!  :rolleyes:
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Re: £8000 Budget - Plan B . Restore a 16V . But who restores Mk2 GTIs
« Reply #15 on: 19 July 2009, 17:30 »
Quote from: kmpowell on 19 July 2009, 17:28
Quote from: vdublegend on 18 July 2009, 11:54
Why not settle for any colour? You can always get a full re-spray done if you find the correct car.
... because it would no longer be original!  :rolleyes:

And I thought I was the only one! I really want a G60, and my mate said.. "why not just stick a G60 engine in yours!?" - To which I replied, "nahh, because then it wouldn't be original." lol. Maybe its a golf enthusiast thing.  :rolleyes:
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Re: £8000 Budget - Plan B . Restore a 16V . But who restores Mk2 GTIs
« Reply #16 on: 19 July 2009, 20:41 »
Why not give Pete Simpson a ring at Dubbers Sports VWs? -he buys, recons and sells all sorts of Mark 2s from all over the UK and Europe. He is on 07796 304790 near Halifax W. Yorks HD7 5AU. I think he also has a web site - put the company name into Google - that should do!

Let us know how you get on.
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