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Offline Jimp

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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #50 on: 06 July 2011, 09:19 »
Are you keeping the GTI then or swapping the engine into your 1.6?
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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #51 on: 18 July 2011, 00:48 »
Not sure yet mate. Gonna give the 1.6 car a good going over.

MOT is out Friday.

Exhaust is pretty much hanging off cause a massive 10mm difference in size and a half arsed reducer. Nothing to stop it coming apart from the cat if you tugged it hard enough.
Orange sidelights.
A horrendous knocking I cannot locate. I reckon the brake pad spring has done one.
Looking like a heap.
Headlights not working.

Gonna fail epic. :grin:

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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #52 on: 18 July 2011, 22:11 »
Ordered an exhaust reducer so will hopefully have that Wednesday or Thursday.

Then painted the front crossmember



Anyone know how to get the bushes out of these things?  :undecided:

Also started spraying interior bits black.
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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #53 on: 18 July 2011, 23:48 »
Looks good,


Bushes, lots of swearing, dodgy face pulling and pain.  Or you could have probably burnt them out before you painted it.  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #54 on: 18 July 2011, 23:55 »
Looks good,


Bushes, lots of swearing, dodgy face pulling and pain.  Or you could have probably burnt them out before you painted it.  :lipsrsealed:

Ah. Someone mentioned £2.50 each from VW. They look ok but if they're cheap. I think I've worked out a way hopefully, drill the center ever so slightly to remove the welds.....

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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #55 on: 18 July 2011, 23:57 »
Looks good,


Bushes, lots of swearing, dodgy face pulling and pain.  Or you could have probably burnt them out before you painted it.  :lipsrsealed:

Ah. Someone mentioned £2.50 each from VW. They look ok but if they're cheap. I think I've worked out a way hopefully, drill the center ever so slightly to remove the welds.....

Yeah that might work... To be honest though if they look in good order, no splits etc, you're probably better off just leaving them , remember you have to get the new ones back in!

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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #56 on: 19 July 2011, 00:02 »
Looks good,
 :kiss:

Bushes, lots of swearing, dodgy face pulling and pain.  Or you could have probably burnt them out before you painted it.  :lipsrsealed:

Ah. Someone mentioned £2.50 each from VW. They look ok but if they're cheap. I think I've worked out a way hopefully, drill the center ever so slightly to remove the welds.....

Yeah that might work... To be honest though if they look in good order, no splits etc, you're probably better off just leaving them , remember you have to get the new ones back in!

Tbh, you're right. Might see what it's like on a spare one.

Cheers matey. :)

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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #57 on: 22 July 2011, 17:03 »
MOT passed with flying colours.  :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed:

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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #58 on: 22 July 2011, 19:22 »
MOT passed with flying colours.  :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed:

I think I need to get to know your tester!!  :grin:

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Re: Josho's GTI. MK3 - Award for the WORST pictures ever?
« Reply #59 on: 22 July 2011, 21:05 »
 :grin: Congrats man :Afro:
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