restoring a 79 GTI..badly painted
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restoring a 79 GTI..badly painted
B, you don't see that many silver mk1's
and c, silver is the original colour.
but, i've heard silver can be an absolute pig to paint and i dont want it to come out rubbish , so what colour shall i go for????opinions very welcome, thankyou.
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1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
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1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
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130 buy it now, which i thought was a bargain considering hadrians panels are 100 a pair, the guy had them stashed in his shed for years, and had given them a zinc primer and dust over so they didn't rust, these will go to the painter tomorrow. and he can finally get started.they are mint and have no dings what so ever, did notice that there is no holes drilled and the arch has no lip, but looks like it has always been like it.
always thought that vag wings had the stamp on the top of the wing, but in fact the stamp is on the inner lip that bolts to the car under the arch!!
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also got a few new parts this week, slave cylinders, fuel pipe -fuel tank rubber, fuel tank and accelerator grommet
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BTW you gotto go original as far as the paint and stick with silver. :wink:
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this was the guys listing on ebay, i e-mailed him to see if he had anything wider. and he had this. 39mm wide 8 mm thick i got 5 meters for 6.50 including postage. i think its a real good find tbh. and really does the job.jellybelly said
nice work mate
where about did you get that foam??? i need some for when i rebuild mine
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thanks, the tank was new. i got off e-bay for ?40. bargain,!!! zinc coated as well. a guy had it for a project that he didn't finnish.bigw2069 said
Great work mate, Where did you get the tank about? New or used?
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also took some pics of the shell's progress. engine bay primered and flatened,and the inner arches, wings and underside stone chipped, so really underway
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