83 mk1 gti resto (PORSCHE PEST) sadly everything for sale
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83 mk1 gti resto (PORSCHE PEST) sadly everything for sale
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firstly was a couple of coats of primer
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then the (gravitex) stone chip which gives the floor pan a nice smooth egg shell affect not like the ruff texture of the old under seal
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After the stone chip had hardend i gave it four coats of cream plasti coat
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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FIRST ALL THE INNER ARCHES BACK TO BARE METAL
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THEN A COUPLE OF COATS OF PRIMER
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NEW BRAKE SHOES AND WHEEL CYLINDERS
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BAKE PLATES FITTED WITH NEW HAND BRAKE CABLES AND BRAKE PIPES FRONT TO REAR ALSO THE INNER ARCHES PAINTED TO MATCH THE FLOOR PAN ALSO FITTED FK COILOVERS ALL ROUND AND FINALLY FITTED MY STAINLESS FUEL FILLER NECK
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POOR OLD LUMP LOOKS A BIT MESSY SO ON WITH THE STRIP
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WHILE THE BLOCK IS ALL STRIPED I GAVE A CLEAN AND A COAT OF MATT PAINT
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with the with combustion chamber polished and the inlet and exhaust chambers ported and polished i gave the valves a good clean up and reface.
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a quick pic of the head skimmed and the valves back in
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Keeping it original black or going for the cream colour used underneath?
92 caddy, Now stripped for full rebuild
83 golf gti R1 carbed 16v(soon to have 1.8T)
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cheers for the comment ,keeping the top half black but ive seen a couple of series 1 s in cream and i love themcaddyrage said
Nice work fella.
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some nice work gone into that mate,i love the underneath,very clean 8)[/quote)
nice one all that work and the only time it will be seen is buy the mot, er LOL
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i know its a bit random but i found this almost mint auxilary air valve in with some of my bits ,never seen one this clean and still works
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while the box was out it was treated to a good clean new bush and rod kit and some rubbers
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ok so now the engine and wiring loom is out its time to clean up the engine bay ,the previous owner had welded a new battery tray in which don't look to great and has left the paint a bit messy along the n/s inner wing so although i want the car mostly standard looking apart from the interior /wheels and stance im thinking of putting the battery in the boot to help declutter the bay any thoughts would be appreciated
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AT LAST THAT DODGY OLD BATTERY TRAY CUT OUT
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JUST A FEW SQUIRTS OF ETCH PRIMMER BEFORE MY NEXT HIT ON RUBBING DOWN THE REST OF THE ENGINE BAY.FOR ALL OF YOU THAT HAVE UNDER GONE THIS JOB MY HAT GOES OFF TO YOU ALL (WHAT A GUTTY JOB)
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The chassis legs mate or leave it?
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