Stuie's 1983 GTI 'Mildred'
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Stuie's 1983 GTI 'Mildred'
When she was first built she was black,some time down the line she had been chaved up,BIG TIME with subaru bonnet vents,silly mods and a two tone paint job in what looks like a blend of green,purple,gold and brown,its very strange.Two years ago the previous owner started to restore her and gave her new bumpers,new front wings,rear arches a full respray in candy white,so when i bought her she was well on her way.
Ive made a start on the interior by moving the stereo and gauges back to there original places and tidying the door cards up for now until i source all original parts
Ive also given her,her face back
There are still plenty of things to be done but im pleased with my progress so far.
"Mildred"1983 Candy White GTI,Low and Slow
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MalC said
Looks better already, was this the one on ebay recently near Hull ??
yeah thats right,i felt guilty giving him what i paid for it,its a great little car that just needs tidying up.
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Mathers said
Are you getting rid of the bumpers for standard gti ones?
no im gonna keep those ones.i like the look of them and they are pretty much brand new.
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What do you need to do to loose all the Black tint?
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Be good to see it on Sunday at All Types
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MalC said
Looks better already, was this the one on ebay recently near Hull ??
yeah thats right,i felt guilty giving him what i paid for it,its a great little car that just needs tidying up.
I was toying with the idea of a bid myself but no time talked me out of it - you just missed out on a set of standard GTI seats I was selling also
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DoubleOSeven said
Looks great, like you say just lots of detail work, but that's what you get the most satisfaction from. Another one saved
What do you need to do to loose all the Black tint?
another one saved indeed.Just sort out the rear interior,when it was sprayed they didnt do the metal work in the back so its still the stupid two tone colour.i also need a parcel shelf.
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MalC said
Looks better already, was this the one on ebay recently near Hull ??
yeah thats right,i felt guilty giving him what i paid for it,its a great little car that just needs tidying up.
I was toying with the idea of a bid myself but no time talked me out of it - you just missed out on a set of standard GTI seats I was selling also
luckily he gave me the original front seats in the sale so im going to get them re-covered along with the rear seat.unless i find some immaculate originals.
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GAMMYGOLFGTI said
Took me a couple of glances to realise what looked so different, looks so strange with smoothed sides, also the rear arches look wider than norm, or is it just the camera angle?
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i was wondering about the rear arches,they do look wide.il be able to tell for sure on sunday.the sides and rear have'nt been touched yet,not too sure what im going to do.might just put the waist line strip in on its own or get the arches and strips and put it completely back to stock.il be able to get some inspiration at the weekend.
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tints removed
standard back box
original lights and badges
original steering wheel and gear knob
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Zeffi said
The first pic of the thread made me frown, however, as I saw each pic emerge, I started to smile. Starting to look great again :-)
Cheers mate,she is starting to take shape bit by bit.
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The standard rear lights set it off too mate
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Im over the moon with how its turned out.Thats the bulk of the exterior done,only a few details left to do.Interior is next.
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