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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #330 on: 16 February 2014, 09:01 »
I got this from a friend as motivation:

original brochure from 1986

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #331 on: 21 March 2014, 19:12 »
started on the gti again:


never doing this again in the garage:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #332 on: 24 March 2014, 15:43 »
sanded to bare metal:


a layer of zinc to prevent corrosion:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #333 on: 25 March 2014, 16:04 »
let's keep going







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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #334 on: 27 March 2014, 18:42 »
had some slaves today, they did well. :laugh:



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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #335 on: 18 April 2014, 21:17 »
we sanded some more:


new parts arrived:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #336 on: 29 April 2014, 09:09 »
sanding part 2:


under the motto of everything brandnew:
-new schocks
-new bushings, nuts and bolts, dustcovers,...
-new springs
-new straps for the tank
-new rubbers to hold the fuel pomp


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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #337 on: 30 April 2014, 20:54 »


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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #338 on: 02 May 2014, 18:30 »
bare:

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Re: Ken's '87 golf GTI 8v restoration
« Reply #339 on: 02 May 2014, 20:35 »
quick get it inside before it rains :grin: