Newbie just acquired gti cabrio karmann

Part of the reason they're iconic mate is due to their simplicity and ease to work on.

If you get stuck just have a quick search on here and I am pretty sure it will have been covered before. If it hasn't then post up and the gurus will answer.

Smudger

Cheers mate will do.

very nice looking clipper you got
welcome along to the mk1 family!!!

Scott

arf333 said

very nice looking clipper you got
welcome along to the mk1 family!!!

Scott

Thanks Scott.

Car arrived this morning on the delivery truck. First impressions walking round the car, im going to have to spend some money on the bodywork. had a look underneath that looks solid which i wanted and the engine sounds sweet.

Will have a good poke around it later and make myself a list on what i want to tackle first.

Good news mate. Stick some pics up of the problems areas you find so we can see.

No point smudger, ive already decided im going to have the car fully resprayed in Audi frozen white. A mate of mine from our bodyshop at work is going to do it for meIm going to totally strip out the interior clean and refit once its back from being painted and then fit a new roof. Then either reset the coil overs or replace with some sport shocks and 35mm lowering springs.

I will probably then make sure most of the bushes are replaced and sort ot the sloppy gear linkage. Hopefully get the nice borbet deepdish rims ive seen to put on and i should have a very nice cab once finished.

Sounds like a good plan to me mate. Good luck with it.

Looks like a goodun.

When people use the word 'mint' I tend to think 'polo' (it's got holes in it)

Seems you picked well.

Good luck with it.

E  

Hi

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Love that interior!

kecknj said

Love that interior!

Thanks, but looks better in the pics.
Ive just stripped the interior completely ready for the respray and im thinking of fully refurbing the seat frames and possibly having it retrimmed or going back to a original interior.

wow thats a very clean example love the interior