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The old engine is ready for removal
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it's out it's out..
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then i found very solid half car to be used as a donor for the rear inner wings
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then everything else is removed from the car and ready to go
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brothers in arm..my mk5 is a little bit jealous at his older brother
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bye bye baby… now it's in doctro's hands… rusty parts to be replaced with new one, respray and enjoy
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working on some dirty parts
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and some good parts came into my hands
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twin weber carbs
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1.8 8v vs 1.1 oldie
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next update: body work / engine cleaning
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Repair kit for webers
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Some nice gti edition mk3 seats
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And rims… Zender sport 15" 7j et34
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What do you think? what tyre size do you recomend? can i have some sample mk1 images with et34 15" 7j wheels? will they come out of the wings or?
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My teledials are 15x7j, the final offset on the front is ET32.3, and on the rear, ET2.3.
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Tyres are 165/50/15 all round. So essentially, you could mount them without spacers on the front, and with 30mm spacers on the back, an it'd sit practically the same as mine.
Obviously ride height is a consideration.My car is going a lot lower than in the picture, so the tyre size was chosen to stop any rubbing.
You could also, instead of using 30mm spacers on the rear, use 5mm spacers, and get a 1 inch wider dish for the back wheels, to give the staggered effect, but obviously you'd have to get wider tyres then
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EDIT: sorry, you won't need spacers on te front, my mistake. Your offset means that your front wheel will tuck 2mm into the arch more than mine. I've corrected it now.
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This car will go as you're saying so i am concidering not to put any spacers to avoid rubbing. or 5mm is fair enough i think. but i am waiting for someone else to post ideas
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Also…the car is working
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rusty part is out and new one is in
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Still looking for tyre dimension… PLEACE HELP HELP…
a want 185/45/15 but it's almost immposible to find. 185.50.15 is the one we have here and as save option i have 195/45/15 or 195/50/15 but i think it won't be as i want…
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All rusty parts are removed and welded new parts
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One side perfectly welded
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Then, the innder arches are replaced with "new"
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and i've bought something
wolfsburg steering wheel (not really my type but it was worth buying
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Chrome trim and seals for all windows
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Unpacked NEW (but dirty) GTI body trim
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Very rare (in macedonia) Central console
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that's it
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I am very busy at work and i don;t have so much time to keep you updated
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p.s. missing front bumper. if anyone has one let me know
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So here are some pics
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(i don't have picture of refurbished cooler holder but it's black too
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Washing the car as much as i can before i start removing the old color and chipstone protection. The previous man that was welding the car F*cked up really bad and he sprayed the under car so i need to remove that to the bare matel so i can make it as it should be made.
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and one custom front grille
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that's it for now
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