1600 gti 1982 , now being mucho loved

1982 gti. one owner from new, who got it from borgmann dealership in germany. only done 91k miles. sitting in a hedge for two years. started first time….. once i'd bypassed the fuel relay.

heres where i found it just in the hedge to the right of the trailer


settled in at home
 

and then after a few months off and on the road its in the shop now.
new front end, wings, arches, sunroof, karmann kit, struts n springs and custom paint jobby.

will get some spray shop pics up when flickr have sorted there arses out cos they aint uploading at the mo
sorry folks

okay,,, what did i do wrong with the image address? ops:

All sorted mate, img and /img were wrong way round :wink:

Looks like a good project, keep us updated.

i like your van any details

Can't wait for the photos, sounds a good job.

mc fudge,
that was the greatest t25 i ever owned.
was home from home when i worked on site anywhere and it drove like a dream. rescued it from near death in crawley. converted it from a panel, lowered it. leather seats. lowered. new empis. real rat look with primer everywhere. but i loved it.
sadly then i started pulling other vws about on the rig with it and i killed it.
i was sad to see it go but was glad and proud to be the last to drive it.

rip: C749KMW :cry:

old front off



new front on



new arches on t' rear



car was waxed from new so is still realy solid. just those vulnerable edges  that have gone cos of the spats. will keep updating as i take mo pics

mo pics


the futures bright…..


you can see how we got the Focus ST orange effect with the light bounces off the double-flaked pearl.
we havent had it out in the sun yet…. cos there's been no ruddy sun!!!
got two weeks off now to get it re trimmed.

what part of the world are you from?

Top job                  

Quick transformation - nice job - should have gone for a full length webasto roof - to use in the English greyness that is summer!!

nearly done now.
just gotta stick badges on and get the bonnet to lock down and service the brakes.
then mot and enjoy.


 



ive really tried to keep the whole project VAG. apart from the sunroof and oil cooler, everything is genuine. however, i cant be done with hunting out some good VAG dials so i'm going digital - oil press/temp and volts i think, off ebay.

btw. located in east dereham "dead" center of norfolk

Looks really nice you happy with the results?

Looks very nice good colour too!

its always surprises me when refitting a project, the great first impression of any respray becomes tainted by the little flaws discovered along the way. the whole motor comes under heavy scrutiny as bits are refitted and more and more imperfections crop up, the odd bit of grit/dust, the slight drift of paint somewhere on a contour, the little bodywork imperfection that got missed before the finishing coats.
ive had a lot of vehicles sprayed since being all vw. and honestly can say i am never 100% happy
i guess unless i'm doing the hole work myself i cant ever be satisfied.

we cant expect machined factory finish paintwork when its being put on by humans in far-less-than-laboratory-condition spraybooth.
ho hum

love the colour but i dont like the body kit its just not for classics  :?

madmax122 said

love the colour but i dont like the body kit its just not for classics  :?

Bright orange isn't a proper classic colour either though is it.  Works well with the kit in my opinion.  But its your car not ours.

naa im just saying the car looks fantastic but the body kit makes it look like the wheels are too far inside the arches.

well spotted
the wheels are too far in the arches on the rears in these pics because the shims arent fitted yet.
giving the breaks an overhaul before i finish fit the wheels.

are u see, SICK guy get it low and fat, is what i always say, u aint v dibbin if ur wheels aint scrubbing!!