1983 Alpine White Gti Restoration

Looking great

Such a great looking MK1    

Do you know how much weight in Dynamat you'll have in the car?

Hairyarse said

Such a great looking MK1    

Do you know how much weight in Dynamat you'll have in the car?

I have got two superlight bulk packs, according to the figures about 14kg in total. when i first looked at it i thought it was going to weigh alot more. the proof will be when i have it on the road to know if its worth the 14kg.

Shouldn't feel too big an impact then

Amazing rebuild. Love the attention to detail.

Ohhh mate only just seen this build, not long had my alpine white tintop so not had much time to mess with it but I will use this thread as inspiration!

looks amazing, can't wait to see it finished and in the flesh 

just read this whole thread... wow this is stunning and gonna be awesome when finished - TOP work!!

i have not updated this in awhile due to a few problems with the car.

after going so well at the beginning of the year, we hit some walls with the front panel getting dented, then someone in the garage jacked it on a seal and bent it. then the vinyl on the boot was wrong twice and after being removed the second time it damaged the paint.  after discussions it was agreed to respray the whole car which has lost me alot of time. i then planned to spend most of a week on it but ended up being delayed in an airport for a few days. this lost me days off from work that i cant get back.

Finally getting it back up to where it was.

installed the gauges



working on masking up the wheels.



and finally the car.










going down this saturday to hopefully help it along its way. also planning a trip across Europe next year in it.

Looks great! There's been some graft put into this one! 

The finish line must be in sight now?

Spen said

Looks great! There's been some graft put into this one! 

The finish line must be in sight now?

Hope so, want to run the engine in and give it a good shake down before the winter sets in. Make sure it's good for a trip to Europe 

wheel updates!

ill let the pictures talk.

Very nice mattgee . What tyre size you going for?

Standard. Just r888 rubber

I like your approach to refurbing  your P-wheels.

Mine were refurbed before I purchased the car but they didn't re-black the P sections.

What is the blue material you're using on the wheels called? It looks like it can be neatly trimmed thus providing a clean edge to paint up to without tearing or fraying.

Keep up the good work

its called Masking vinyl you heat gun it on and then trim around the edges with a knife. got to be careful with the knife as you dont want to damage the paint underneath.

the more time you take the better the job will be.

Almost there, hopefully take it for a drive soon.

Looks Lovely! Great Work!

Looking great, top work on the P-slots!  

Attention to detail on this is out of this world.

Got a good day today on the golf, back on it tomorrow to get the front seats in.