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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #40 on: 26 July 2011, 21:37 »
ooooo, shiny, looks mint.

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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #41 on: 26 July 2011, 21:51 »
i still haven't got round to stripping it down to respray yet, the peeling roof lacquer really lets it down  :angry:

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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #42 on: 26 July 2011, 21:52 »
i still haven't got round to stripping it down to respray yet, the peeling roof lacquer really lets it down  :angry:

sh*t job, putting it together is worse though, even more so when you lose bits!  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #43 on: 26 July 2011, 22:00 »
i usually end up with nuts and bolt left over :grin:

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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #44 on: 26 July 2011, 22:02 »
i usually end up with nuts and bolt left over :grin:

I lost bits i needed and found bits i didn't!  :grin:

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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #45 on: 26 July 2011, 22:24 »
looks nice mate

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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #46 on: 26 July 2011, 22:25 »
thanks  :smiley:

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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #47 on: 24 September 2011, 21:14 »
  :sad: Started to strip the old girl today and she is a little more rotten than first thought, it needs both front wings replacing and the sills look like the A Team welded them in a barn but it all adds to the challenge  :shocked:




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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #48 on: 01 October 2011, 22:22 »
A few more pics from today. most of the rust now treated and ordered new wings arch trims & clips.



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Re: MK3 RESTORATION
« Reply #49 on: 02 October 2011, 11:20 »
Nice work so far dude! Really like what you have done with the interior  :cool: exactly what I would have done! You should definitely loose the sill covers and arch reins and replace the side trims for some cl counter parts once you have resprayed her, they look so much cleaner that way!