1990 mk1 cabby barn find
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Its amazing what you find under your rear seats.
quick clean of the interior gets rid of the mould
only had it 1 day and i broke the mirror
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much better still in desperate need of a polish but loads better than it was. afew dents and scratches but nothing major
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just had to read the instructions and it worked fine and just to be safe topped the motor up with hydraulic fluid
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removed some unnecessary wiring from the engine bay which included a rubbish aftermarket alarm that doesn't work
removed the plastic number plate trim to try and tidy up the back end
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smoked crosshair headlights in
badgeless grille fitted replacing the twin headlight for single and while i was at it I took off the number plate surround
gave the engine bay a quick clean as the bonnet was up
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started on the rear as that is always the easiest
on to the fronts
thats as low as i can get it on these tyres ans its rubbing the arches
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urmmmmm
so with limited knowledge I have to re-wire the radio loom
that'll do it, well the radio works anyway lol
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so it turns out the golf is quite clean under the kit. I really like it so i think ill leave it like this for abit
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New smaller tyres fitted so I lowered the car some more, lower chrome trim getting rid of those clips, front splitter on, rear arch guards and clear rear lights fitted
ooo shes low
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ignore the genuine p.o.s in the background i got rear ended in my nismo rs juke
so happy with how the bumpers have made the cabby look. completely changed the look of the car
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gave the paintwork another go with the machine polisher and some g3 followed by alot of dodo juice products
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rocker cover gasket needed doing and changed grille and clear cross hair headlights while i was at it
changed the spark plugs, ht leads, distributor cap and fitted a topfill rad
oh and i polished up the rocker cover
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the outer window scrapers were definitely past it so reclaced those
New chrome door handles look the part
and once again replaced the sump along with new radiator fan as the bearings had gone.
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1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
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1990 mk1 cabby barn find
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