Decisions decisons

[Bellend]

Back from Crete to sunny England. 

Thought I should probably take a look at the car I just bought.

Shell has a ding in drivers door and a scrape on the rear bumoer but other than that it's sound. Oh and the bonnet lacquer is knackered but shell is rust free! Sills are straight and not a spec of rust anywhere! I need to take the arches off really and the sill covers but I don't wanna disturb them really. I'll have to tho but I bet they are 100%  it's solid!


Car would need a bit of work to be on the road and properly sorted. Insurance is ridiculous to change over. 700 til November even tho it's 700 to insure for the year at policy start.

I'm thinking of swapping it into my 3 door shell. But the shell isn't quite as mint. Barely any rust whatsoever just the drivers sill needs a tad of work.

The wipers dont work but that's no issue on the VR6. Aircon is cold. Mint splitter. Mint working fogs. ABS works.

No idea what to do. Keep it as is, manual box it, chuck engine in my 3 door MK3, sell everything other than engine brakes ans suspension and get a MK2 which I do really want.

Gonna hit it with a jetwash and have a think. I'd sell the shell tbh rather than scrap providing nothing is lurking under the arches!

Pics later!

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

If the shell is good as you say, i'd keep it. not many mk3's you will find rot free these days and at that price. Don't break it for the sake of it. 

[Len]

Manual box it and sell.

[Bellend]

Well they say dirt hides a multitude of sins.... if they don't then I've just said it.


Threw a bucket at it and a jetwash. Lacquer peel on the roof bonnet and the wing mirrors.

Ding in the wing, bumpers both scraped probably polish better.

Shells solid but all the paint is worn. I reckon a machine polish would get it respectable but it would need a respray to do it properly really it's just worn.

I'm gonna strip it and maybe sell the shell or perhaps keep for a project.

Not worth sorting to me really. Shame. I can't see it selling very well either for a project as is. 5 door auto needing a respray, door window motor at right driver rear, wiper linkage alloy spray.

I couldn't see me getting 300 for it so will do what I intended and let the killing of the 6th MK3 I've killed begin.

It will save mine and hopefully someone moght want a straight shell for 100 quid or something.  Sell it for scrap value as it's straight

[Bellend]

Excuse the background, a lot of building work going on around me!

Working non cracked fogs and genuine splitter!










Drivers door:


Engine!


Had this but it obviously half fell off on the way home and ground itself.



So I threw a sponge at it and hey it looks good in photos. Buut it's not IRL.





Paint missing everywhere


Roof shedding its lacquer:


Bumper:


Squashed grill, how is the question


ding on wing:


This is what the paint is like EVERYWHERE.


So spent the afternoon ripping out my old 1.6:


Back to reality and work tomorrow so no idea when I'll get a chance next. Probably in about 2 months.

If anyone wants anything off the VR let me know!

Also go many other spare bits so just give us a shout!

[spikenipple]

Oooh I have a set of them wheels in my garage awaiting refurb and wrapping. Love em 

[Bellend]

Not as keen myself!

Will either get them dipped and powder coated or spray my MK4 alloys and swap tyres.

[spikenipple]

They look great in white on a black car 

[sharki786]

Whats the milage on the engine? Do the chains rattle?

[mad4vws]

I'm breaking a 3 door k reg 20 e in same colour if u need bonnet & boot-lid ?..