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hello peoples im fairly new to the forum my names trav and i recived the keys to my 1st mk1 golf  8) its a 4 door ona 82 plate and couldnt wait to start what i have lined up for this so the work began iv just taken the 1.0L engine and gear box out (3 gears QUALITY   ) ready to start fittin a 1.8t AGU engine pics will follow as car makes progress  :mrgreen:







iv cut my engine mount off and next step is to reweld it back on remove a few more bits and start cleanin the bay up ready for paintin

nice car mate.

is that a classic bmw i can see in the back?

cheers mate

indeed it is not mine tho

Looks tidy. Keep us updated.

Are you selling that 1.1 downpipe?

just to keep this alive i have been strippin down the engine bay tonight ready for a major clean and to re-weld the engine mount back in the right place ready for paintin and then to start gettin the engine in  8) CANT WAIT

will post pics up tomorrow  

UPDATE

so yesterday and today iv been cleanin out my engine bay with some major de-greasers a brush some thinners a scotch brite and a jet wash also 2 hours of bein soaked  

today jamie newland welded my engine mount back in the correct place and then i cut out 2 holes in my front panel so the intercooler can be seen and welded up my bumper holes   smoothy smoothy

clean bay



engine mount were it needs to be



holes cut in front panel and bumper holes welded up







NEXT TO COME

de-grease and scotch engine bay ready for paintin bit of filler primer and sealer then paint the bay

update guys not much but keepin this alive

so iv fillerd the front panel and straightened the bottom were it had takin a bit of a smack befor and also removed the wings ( major arse never seen so much seeler haha )

smoothy smoothy





wings are off  (new ones are in need of)









this weekend should have the bay painted FINGERS CROSSED

GOOD PROJECT MATE,
keep it update :wink:

UPDATE   sorry its been so long guys actuali its been to long  

i have finally got my bay painted and steering wrack re-furbed  

due to fundings i havent done a great deal but now im headin in the right direction to get back on track its lookin good for me gettin my engine next month  

il be prepping my bonnet saturday maybe get it painted aswell that would be a big bonus lol anyways PICS  :mrgreen:  











PAINTED

looks good mate keep it :-)

cheers mate DEAD LINE IS MAY 2011

Looking good, Im painting my Caddy a very similar colour - Audi Flannel Grey - I got the engine bay painted in the summer so the front half of mine looks just like yours at the moment bar the filled in holes!

Keep the good work up fella  :mrgreen:

cheers mate   the colour i have and am paintin mine is alpine white keepin it vw you see   get some pics posted up in here mate

my bonnets all thumbs up for tomorrow got it in tonight and taped down all the high spots ect ready for a good frashing with a D.A and fillerd / primerd / painted  8) tomorrow will be a long day

That car with its engine conv would`ve been a great sleeper,i cant help thinkin u should`ve kept it that way,good work though,i`ll keep my eye on this one!

cheers mate was thinkin it funny enough but got over welmed with the thought of having somthing realy subtle and nicly modderfied

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got the bonnet in primer today  8) omg WHAT AN ARSE was on the verge of scrappin it and gettin a new one but managed to kinda pull it around i would post up the pics but my phone died   so will post up tomorrow  

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NO BONDOOOOOOO