Jez's K reg Clipper
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My clipper has been in need of some TLC of late so I thought I'd post some pictures of the mini project and a bit of history..
Supplied in 1992 by Camerons of Perth Scotland, it has a wealth of history. The 1994 VW service records even shows it spent some some time in France ! It was sold to the second owner in1999 and I purchased it in 2002. When I bought it it had the original steels and grey vinyl roof.
The old grey hood had a small rip so it was given a new mohair blue one. I also tracked down some Rivage wheels as I always thought they suited the clipper body kit.
In 2006 I started using a company car so the golf was retired only coming out in the summer months. Due to a house move and kids it was unused and SORN for a number of years.
Then in 2013 the tidy up started having been stored in a barn under a cover.
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So the first thing on the list was to give the interior a good clean
I remember when I first got the car in 2002 I also had the carpet join replaced in leather
No change to be found under the carpet just an old pen and AA battery
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and back
washing the seats
they came up like new
The service and general tidy up brought it back on the road for the summer of 2013.
While enjoying the good weather a hose split and I managed to blow the head gasket with more work on the house due soon the golf went back into storage.
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The aim is to fix the engine and tidy up the paint. In no way am I looking to create a show car, just something tidy and reliable.
Factory LK5T Inca blue metallic paint to go back on. I hear this is quite a rare colour and was only available for a year or two, also to be found on Corrado's around 1991 and 1992.
There was basically no rust on the car what so ever ! just a small bubble on the rear passenger side where the clipper arch meets the bumper.
The head is coming off for a rebuild, cam belt, full service, carb rebuild and anything else that needs doing.
A few parts are being replaced.. rubbers hoses, gaskets, scrapper Sills and anything that's perished over the 23 years!
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Andy
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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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The aim is to tidy it up and make it usable for another decade ! At least. …..
Jez
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Thanks in advance Jez
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I can't help on the gaskets I'm afraid. I'm sure someone was asking about them on here a little while ago - do a search and see what comes up
Andy
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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
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
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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Also if anyone has an original undamaged clipper side repeater for sale please let me know..
You know what it's like.. Once you start a project and find any tiny thing wrong you want to put it right !
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Andy
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
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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Rear brakes are being rebuilt and head being put back on + braded brake hoses I bought from crazy quiff in 2013 are going on that I never got round to fitting.
Really need a scuttle rain tray.. Anyone got any comments on the South African version heritage sell?
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Head being rebuilt. Poor picture sorry.
MOT goal is before the end of the month
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Engine so far
front looking tidy
I think the Inca blue looks great ! Will be even better after the polish
Wheel refurb will be on a future to do list…
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Alps 1992 Rivage Green, 1991 Rivage Blue (SOLD), 1986 GTI convertible White (SOLD)
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In the end i couldn't part with the clipper even though the rivage was a better long term investment. Guess that's how some cars just get under your skin !
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What have you been doing to the paint?
Thanks
Matt
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Gary the mechanic and restorer has rubbed it down, primed, flattened, 2 packed in origional LK5T, nibbed and now due for polish. I think that's the process if I've followed it correctly, but I could have added or missed some steps !
He's done some great paint work on early 911's etc.
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Camerons Volkswagen of Perth sent me some new number plates, free of charge as a present
Light restoration is nearly complete……
Final machine polish still to come
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