restoring a 79 GTI..badly painted
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restoring a 79 GTI..badly painted
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Sweet looking MK2!
thanks!!! :dance:
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I'm really impressed with this restoration, it's a proper comprehensive build with no short cuts - Can't wait to see this when it's finished 8)
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Just read this thread from the start mate, some serious graft's going into this! 8O
I'm really impressed with this restoration, it's a proper comprehensive build with no short cuts - Can't wait to see this when it's finished 8)
thanks jimmyesh, i here your fiesta's going to be quite a beast when finished
welcome to the new world of v.w. 8)
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the shell is really coming along now, should have it home by the middle of the week, all going well, popping over there today so i'll get some pics up of progress this afternoon. also sourced a used set of front and rear seats that i can use to repair the bolster on my drivers seat.
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im just about to start a mk1 resto myself so its good to see how its done.
will be looking sweet in a nice coat of silver get some pics up when its done. the powder coated parts look the buisiness too. i luckly work for a company that does blasting an coating so i can get all my bits done.
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lots and lots,Cheezpie said
Excellent job, looking good. I'll definately be watching through to the end. Hopefully you'll keep posting in this amount of detail through to the end. Not sure if I should ask? but any estimates on what this project would cost for the finished car? I'm interested in doing something like myself.
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car itself cost me 500 plus delivery which was an extra 200
1800 for the welding 1200 for the paint, and probably spent another 400 on panels, and so far 2-300 on other bits and pieces. i should think all in all around 5-6k all in. was quite lucky with the this car because it had all the sought after parts with it, it has done less than 80,000 miles and i'm the 3rd owner, just want to get it finished and drive it!!!!!!
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Ye, lots.
Not too bad considering the car you'll end up with.
Keep the photo's coming.
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doesn't look too good in the pics, but looks real good in the flesh. any advice on a good paint for this would be appreciated..
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really dissapointed…….
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shame mate
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