The start of restoring my sick mk1
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The start of restoring my sick mk1
1stgolf said
havent done much today just put another coat of red oxide on. Just wondering what other products are out thair that are like underseal but not as messy and have a neater finish?
also trial fitted my clipper front bumper![]()
Looks like a really cool project, looking forward to seeing more photos as you go along. How much are clipper kits generally now?
Mark,
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Good work, you're making me wanna start pulling my Golf to pieces on my drive now at in the middle of the night.
All the best. :wink:
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marklawrence said
1stgolf said
havent done much today just put another coat of red oxide on. Just wondering what other products are out thair that are like underseal but not as messy and have a neater finish?
also trial fitted my clipper front bumper![]()
Looks like a really cool project, looking forward to seeing more photos as you go along. How much are clipper kits generally now?
Mark,
i couldent tell you how much the kits go for now mate but my clipper bumpers just sit in my back garden as soon ill be selling them
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Gillie said
Very inspiring restoration thread mate.
Good work, you're making me wanna start pulling my Golf to pieces on my drive now at in the middle of the night.
All the best. :wink:
thanks mate and why not start pulling your golf apart you never know what you might find lol
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Good luck
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Excellent!
One day it will all be worth it!
Some of those photos made me cry.. :-) really…
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I took a few pictures a few days ago.
This is how she sits as of today.
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Still got tha bonnet for ya :wink:
1983 MK1 PIRELLI EDITION
Alpine White LHD ("SOLD")
Alpine White LHD ("SOLD")
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and nice one frank i thought you would of got rid of the bonnet. Where do you live now then mate? but dont know when i can pick the bonnet up as my polo's off the road at the moment :cry:
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1stgolf said
Given up no way mate but with my daughter here now just means the projects going to take even longer lol
and nice one frank i thought you would of got rid of the bonnet. Where do you live now then mate? but dont know when i can pick the bonnet up as my polo's off the road at the moment :cry:
Yeah I can understand your littl'un will take up loads of your time mate :wink:
Mate the bonnet is still at my parents garage in Thamesmead down Yarton Way whenever you you wanna come and get it :dontknow:
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I also started to strip the passenger door back to bare metal.
Heres how far i got.
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I started to polish these the other day heres how far i got (Only realy stripped the paint off and started to sand).
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I forgot to menshion im planing on putting these on my mk1 once fully restored.
I also need to make the centre bore hole's a little bigger to slip on the mk1
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