My Mars Red 83 gti
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My Mars Red 83 gti
Ive had the car about a year and a half, its never been road worthy since i got it and i planned to get it back on the road.
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With the promise of free welding work i packed off the golf to a guy, 8 months later he hadnt had time to do the work - somebody happened to go into his work shop and felt sorry for the car and done the work for us (had to pay)
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Both rear arches were shot and i had replacements which he welded on - rear valence also shot and i had replacement. Front wings i changed myself and now it appears that the car is rust free bar the sun roof area.
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Inner wings
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Im very fond of the golf gti as it reminds me when i was younger tearing around in various hot hatches - i had to sell my impreza a few months back and now i long for something interesting to drive.
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1983 VW Golf GTi Black (Resto)
2009 AUDI Q5 3.0 TDi (Daily)
2007 AUDI A4 Avant TDi S-Line SE (Daily)
2009 AUDI Q5 3.0 TDi (Daily)
2007 AUDI A4 Avant TDi S-Line SE (Daily)
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apart from those 2 patches the car looks very solid.
good luck, & if you need a hand pm me.
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Finally got the car running yesterday after a battery charge and Some fresh fuel, its run like a pig and I cleaned the spark plugs which were seriously sooted up. Car still miss fires massively and idles poor and having red the injection guide I reckon its running too rich and ill turn down the mix see if it helps.
Might have to take you up on the help part if i can't get her running. Also not sure how to tackle sun roof rust ?
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The pipes were blocked but i managed to save them - more welding for mr sunroof it is then.
Is the whole design a poor one as i gather its a common problem….. oh well.
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Had to take it off first - never have done anything like this but it went very well
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Rest of engine is out and we start to rebuild bottom end in due course
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Slowly does it - hours cleaning produces this
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Getting there but time is hard to throw at it plus £££ - paint shops are horrendous ……
Be amazing once it's finished…. Not sure when it would b but we are on the right path.
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