my '83 mars red mk1 golf gti project *building up*

doddygti said

nice work dude

Thanks mate!.

was your car local? i went to fife for mine but it originated in kent

No ivor i went over 500 miles for her.originally from guildford

Mk1Dec said

No ivor i went over 500 miles for her.originally from guildford

its always a dread goin that distance incase its not what you are after !

Tell me about it!  The distance was a nightmare.

heres a bit of progress for you guys, painting the tail gate check tomorrow then engine in and full respray







well heres my first mechanical picture guys















didnt have much time today at all to post or reply. thanks for all the feedback guys. i'll keep the updates coming. take care.

Nice work mate. Good luck with it.

Smudger

smudger1980 said

Nice work mate. Good luck with it.

Smudger

Thanks alot mate.

heres more progress for anyone still watching

hi guys havent heard from any of you in a while. what do you think? i decided to paint the block today, i think it looks good but i know most of you will hate it lol going to get the head polished and buy a new cam. re spray tomorrow, remember and have a look

Nice work Dec. Thought about doing that with mine but couldn't be arsed in the end

Keep up the god work mate.

Cheers smudger. Yeah its quite a bit of hassle but while it was out i thought why not.

I'll try mate

well heres my golf finished body work wise. now to fit the engine this week and hopefully get her on the road for the new year.providing i find an interior :/



















let me know what you think guys gonna start building her up tomorrow. ive cleaned all the windows and seals and their ready just to pop back in.

ah looking great there dec, great progress, once all the black stuff, stripes seals etc  goes on will come together nicely! keep the pics comin

Looking great Dec, you've done a cracking job there mate!!

Looks really good Dec. You're a dab hand mate.

Looks really good mate looking forward to seeing the re-build pics!

ivortheengine said

ah looking great there dec, great progress, once all the black stuff, stripes seals etc  goes on will come together nicely! keep the pics comin

Thanks alot ivor. I know i put the arch covers, back and side windows back in tonight. roof lining was a nightmare. Putting the stripes on tomorrow. I will mate i'll post some tomorrow.

Melteddrummer said

Looking great Dec, you've done a cracking job there mate!!

Thanks alot mate. Really appreciate it put alot of effort in !.

smudger1980 said

Looks really good Dec. You're a dab hand mate.

Thanks alot smudger! Thanks for commenting the whole way through!.