Author Topic: 1993 MK3 Golf(VRT Engine build time!!)*UPDATED 17/3/13*  (Read 260214 times)

Offline stow1985

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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #150 on: 06 June 2011, 19:51 »
Looking very goooooood!  :cool:

i love single wipers, i would like to convert mine one of these days.

Unlucky with headlining tho  :undecided:
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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #151 on: 07 June 2011, 11:10 »
Looks stunning mate  :cool:

single wiper suits it , with the other work done.

one of my frav mk3 on here!!  :cool:

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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #152 on: 07 June 2011, 14:08 »
Thanks boys.Pleased people are liking it.Also surprised at people liking the single wiper ha ha.

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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #153 on: 07 June 2011, 14:37 »
'tis very 90’s euro.

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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #154 on: 07 June 2011, 14:48 »
'tis very 90’s euro.

Was looking for a Kenwood Mask as it happens :lipsrsealed: :evil:

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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #155 on: 01 September 2011, 15:26 »
Well what can i say,poor old Potter has been getting very neglected recently.Its been getting washed every week without fail but not too much else im afraid.A mixture of work,other projects and fixing other cars in the week it's been hard.
Since the last update ive bought some leather which turned out to be Mulberry but thats ok as i was going to be leather colouring them anyway to match the Porsche front seats im getting.

Anyway to date i have.
Refitted all the interior including the headliner in a cream suede.This is now coming out as im just not happy with the work.So i will be getting it retrimmed properly but this time in a black suede.
Replaced the rear boot struts as mine wernt man enough for the extra heavy tailgate now.
Bought some cabby polished door latches and polished the bolts to go with it.
Got some black abc plastics which i will put in when i get the headliner retrimmed.
Had a knitted vw emblem/air freshner made up!
Fitted some polished bolts and washers to the wings.
Black sunvisors.
Black boot plastic ledge thing as mine never had one.
Got some carpeted rear wheel wells as mine has the dimples crap in there.They came grey but i carpet dyed them black.
Ive also FINALLY managed to get an early spec front window wiring loom!So when the leather goes in so will the electric windows!

Ive done plenty of otherstuff im sure but i cant for the life of me remember what :grin:

Heres some random pics anyway.











But today i spent a good 6 hours cleaning and polishing it so i could take it down the road to get a few pics for the mk3 calender comp.










Another reason i havnt had time to do much is ive refurbed a couple of motorbikes(im now in the process of spraying a classic NS125R which im going to be using for work(12,000rpm 2 storke fun)


Ive also just bought the missus a even FATTER Golf in the form of a MK4!Ive currently got the engine in pieces,replacing the oil pump,lifters,roller rockers and lambda,plus i need to lower it a bit and get some different wheels on it.



Al being well when i get back off holiday i will letting a unit so i can work on Potter in the dry,get my seats done etc.Then it will be onto the engine conversion which is the part im looking forward to the most! :evil:

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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #156 on: 01 September 2011, 16:38 »
I saw this updated and thought, 'here we go, another Mk3 to be sold and replaced by an Aldi'  :rolleyes:

Wondered what you had been doing with it. Spent an absolute fortune getting the bodywork and interior up to scratch, and thought you had lost the love like so many others! Get going with the conversion dude and feel the love for Potter again!  :grin:
Classic Green Corrado VR6 Storm | Jetex Cat back | BMC CDA | VT mounts | Bilstein B12 | 288mm front brakes | Mk4 rear brakes | Goodridge braided hoses | BBS RX228s | Shortshifter | Lupo wipers | Uprated headlight loom | All red rears | Refreshed leather | Fresh paint |

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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #157 on: 01 September 2011, 17:43 »
Cheers Shaun :grin:

To be very honest i did lose a LOT of heart in it for a couple of months when i came home one day to find some scrote had dented my smoothes tailgate :sick: :cry: and because it is now double skinned it cant be pushed back from the rear :angry:
So that means £170 to get it resprayed again!But obviously i will have to get it done as it will do my head in!

Then a few days later i came home to find some dirty skanking thieving pikey had tried ragging my stainless steel back box off managing to break the brackets and make the rest of the the system blow like Monica Lewinski :sad:

So for now ive whipped my back box off and i will tig the brackets up at work  and refit it but for now ive left it off so they dont do it again the fluckers!

Best bit is i live in a nice area too!Well i thought i did lol :grin:

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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #158 on: 01 September 2011, 19:48 »
Yeah I remember you saying. I would be devastated too tbh. Glad your still thinking of the conversion though, wish I had your conviction. I've been thinking of gettin rid actually. I saw a Rado at the local meet last w.end, and it just reinforced my love for em. Gonna get one next year now as the missus will be back driving in February so she can have the family car.  :evil: Mine just feels like everything is going wrong now, as its got to the age where everything is starting to fail. Its just one thing after another. Its all been done, but I'm just pumping money into it and I'll never see it again. Conversion would be great, but I think the body would fall off around a nice new lump.  :rolleyes:
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Re: 1993 MK3 Golf(Now Sprayed)
« Reply #159 on: 01 September 2011, 19:52 »
Ah it's a shame your losing the love for it mate.A Corrado would be nice though :wink:
The body on this is exceptional even underneath,thats why i have done so much to it.I changed every suspension component for new or uprated so i didnt have the opposite problem to you :grin:
No good having a shiny car if it doesnt run  :cool:

My next toy maybe a corrado i love the shape :evil: