richievr 1 Posted February 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 mike - it's purple??!!!! tony - yup, but it's soooooooooo slow.. lol :-p Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 drop a vr in it fella u know u wanna !! lol Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted May 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2009 mk1 bay is now finished.. new steering wheel and rear lights..looking shiny in the summer sun... and all three of our motors together outside the house... aaah.. Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 more mk1-ness.. finally got the tailgate sorted out, managed to get a very nearly rust free one which needed painting so ages ago i stripped it and primered it .. then i took it to my mates paint and body shop and we took it almost back to bare metal all overprimed and painted it then wet flatted it off laquered it and after drying (duh!!) off with the old and on with the new.. :-dsticker was a pain to say the least, plenty of heating and stretching to get it rightall done, much better i took it to the mk1 golf meet this summer, so put it back to totally standard for a while, so out came the std lights and indicators and also a new (reprinted) set of original 1983 dealer plates... looks like a brand new car ? *-)but soon it will be looow on these.. but which colour????? who knows??!! Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 close up of plates... and engine bay fully finished with battery cover and radiator top cover (obsolete..) too.. (the bonuses of working for vw that is all for now. Link to post Share on other sites
spindat45 0 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Looking good mate. I'd completely forgotten about this thread. Looking forward to see it on the new rims whatever colour you decide to go for.Kevin Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 cheers kevin, i had forgotten about it too.. but not the car - been a busy boy on that one.. vr has been a bit neglected to be fair Link to post Share on other sites
spindat45 0 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 It looked good to me when I passed you at Inters. (The Omega wasn't mine btw) Link to post Share on other sites
Hairyarse 0 Posted October 3, 2009 Report Share Posted October 3, 2009 Go for the black ones - although I'm bias, that what I've got to put in mine Where you get the plate stickers done? Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 hup!! updates comin sooooon.. Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Lovin the car and looks really good. So much work gone into that. How come no premium member spanner? Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyb 2 Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 omg ive never seen this thread before,,the best car ive seen on here so far-by far:),and i like it with the standard wheels on it,,but as your puttin the bbs on it i reckon just chrome would look subtle and neat,top work top car love it Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Lovin the car and looks really good. So much work gone into that. How come no premium member spanner? thanks dude.. and yeah :$ i've been a bit lapse with the spanner.. must redo it!! best get the wallet out! Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 omg ive never seen this thread before' date=',the best car ive seen on here so far-by far:),and i like it with the standard wheels on it,,but as your puttin the bbs on it i reckon just chrome would look subtle and neat,top work top car love it[/quote']i'm not sure about the best car on here!! but thanks :-d i'm pretty sure they will be graphine grey though, like the vr ones.. matching and all that! Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 finally sourced some red stripe dash vents so popped them in, so now they match the red section around the speedos etc... Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 so i finally had the money for the coilovers and the box of bits i have collected over the last few months was also full, so easter weekend mission time.. new :- coilovers, top mounts, ball joints, arb bushes, wishbone bushes, discs, pads, and all nuts bolts washers etc needed.cleaned and painted :- inner arches, wishbones, arb, calipers and carriers, disc back plate, rear drums. so out came the gazebo, as it was raining... cleaned the inner arches, NO RUST WOOOP!!! paintedcoils on, bits painted up.. discs, pads, caliper all done..that little lt took me saturday afternoon, sunday all day and some of monday.... also put back on the clear front indicators and south africa factory tinted rear lamps, and new plates with borders and slightly smaller letters (which i like..).then it was time for the new wheelies.. and the finished result... then i took it into work to get the tracking and camber set up as i had had it all in bits, shock+horror, it was MILES OUT.. then came time for mot and tax on saturday afternoon so she is all legal again for another year.. then of couse i just had to go for a long cruise and the difference in handling is amazing!! feels so tight and the cornering is sooo much better, great fun!! so i was hoping and hoping for a dry weekend so i could take it upto santa pod for the gti spring fest, and it was!! so some of you have seen it already, but here are 2 from up there anyway. till next time ... Link to post Share on other sites
Dazdub 0 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 I love those seats Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Didnt see ya p at Spring Fest mate.....but then again I was round and round on track lol Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 looks gorgeous mate :) Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 i saw you stripping craig!!oo-er.. *-)but the only vr parked up i recognised was tonys, but there was no-one anywhere near it. otherwise i'd have come and found you and said hiya!! Link to post Share on other sites
nivag27 5 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Would you like to swap that nice mk1 for a loverly blue raddo??? Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 tempting gav, but no, thanks.. (h) Link to post Share on other sites
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