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NicolaLane

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Re: watch this space!!!
« Reply #10 on: 06 January 2006, 19:44 »
 :shocked:

same as you can't beat a good powerful machine underneath ya!!! :rolleyes:


hang on this thread seems to have gone in totally random direction...... :undecided:
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Offline Agreeable Slick

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Re: watch this space!!!
« Reply #11 on: 06 January 2006, 19:47 »
oh so many replies could be typed.....  :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :evil:

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Re: watch this space!!!(picked it up now!!!)
« Reply #12 on: 07 January 2006, 23:38 »
got it now!!
and i didn't think it was possible but i love it more than i did before!! haven't taken any pics as it was dark when i got home but the amount of work it had done since i've had it is quite shocking!  :shocked: :laugh:

quick run down for anyone interested....
new petrol pump
new oil pump
new door handles/lock
crank seal
gearbox seal
new clutch
new suspension
new front brake discs/pads
engine mount
exhuast
2 new grilles (changed my mind bout what i prefered!)
distributor cap/leads

phew! can't think of anything else its had! and thats since i bought it in sept! you may ask why i bought such a shed! well it was shiney and black and is my first GTI!! :rolleyes:

anyhoo! its running lovely now thanks to my mate Dex and the fantastic people at Designa Dubs!! (www.designadubs.com) they were great did most of the above!!

i'll add some pics soon as weather is nice enough to get some decent ones!!

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Re: watch this space!!!(picked it up now!!)
« Reply #13 on: 08 January 2006, 03:17 »
Glad to hear you are pleased with it :D

Look forward to the shiny shiny pics! (remember nice girls don't need to show pink on their pics, but good girls want to...)

Guess this means the *ROVER* will go in the autotrader tomorrow ;)


(If anyone wants a very tidy reliable runaround, Nic has a rover 214 for sale)

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Re: watch this space!!!(picked it up now!!)
« Reply #14 on: 08 January 2006, 07:01 »
pink inside is always nice  :grin:


the list of parts looks very expensive but i bet it runs like a new un now

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Re: watch this space!!!(picked it up now!!)
« Reply #15 on: 08 January 2006, 10:26 »
good job!! with the brakes, suspension and engine mounts i bet it feels like a different car!!
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NicolaLane

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Re: watch this space!!!(picked it up now!!)
« Reply #16 on: 08 January 2006, 11:07 »

Look forward to the shiny shiny pics! (remember nice girls don't need to show pink on their pics, but good girls want to...)


LOL! my pink bits may feature in the pics you'll have to wait and see!!! :rolleyes: :grin:

and yeah it is an exspensive lsit of parts but thanks to this guy (above) it didn't break the bank!! :wink:

and it does feel like a a different car now! i don't think theres anything left to replace on it! apart from wheels/tyres which are next on the list!!

gonna go take some pics now and blast it around some nice twistys!!!  :smug:

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« Reply #17 on: 08 January 2006, 11:31 »
cool let us all know how you go on  :grin:

dont get too carried away the roads are a bit greasy today

NicolaLane

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Re: watch this space!!!(picked it up now!!)
« Reply #18 on: 08 January 2006, 15:13 »
some pics.......at last!!








and just for the hell of it here's a pic of the pink!!! :wink:



i am a very very happy girly right now! :grin: :grin: :rolleyes:
expect the roads are greasy you're right  :angry: and it started raining again a min ago!

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Re: watch this space!!!(picked it up now!!with pics too!!)
« Reply #19 on: 08 January 2006, 15:16 »
lay that rear wiper flat and lower the front wiper arms. makes all the diffrence :wink:
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