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About time I put up a thread here.
I bought this on a whim back in last September because I saw it on eBay and it was just around the corner. Only was gonna go have a look and I bought it.
The guy i bought it off didn't have it very long and hadn't cleaned it or anything. It was filthy. The woman who had it before him used to only use it to driver her dogs around. Hair...Hair everywhere!!! So that was the first job. Wash and hoover.
This was going to be a clean up and sell on for a profit because I got it really cheap. But I got carried away. So got some new wheels, A new steering wheel and a full mop.
Paint was pretty good after that. But still the bumpers paint was cracking off, the rear bumper plastic was faded anyway, bottoms of the doors were stone chipped really badly, was a small dent on the NSR arch and some rust on the boot. So it went to paint.
Was pretty happy with it at this point. But then I saw a Mk2 golf air con setup on eBay quite close. I had to have it. Then i had to research what other options there was that I never knew about. So far I have Air con, adjustable steering column, electric mirrors, and half of a cruise control setup. Waiting for more bits before fitting all of it.
While I had all the dash and heat box out I thought i would stip the interior and get rid of the rest of the damn dog hair and sand. The hoover just wouldn't shift it.
And while the dash was out I ripped out the old alarm that didn't work and put in a new one. Its insane the amount of little bits of trim i changed just because they were slightly scratched or damaged. I changed the dashboard for a new one because of the old alarm key fob and led. They were still in there so no holes but I couldn't leave it.
Some of you may of seen it at early edition. Although I got no love.
Then came the obligatory BBS RS
Split them down, polished and cleaned them all up myself.
Rebuilt them
Then tyres, adapters and fitted.*
Needed a wash before I could take any more pictures. Plus a nice wax.
And that pretty much brings it up to date. Hope you like.
But then some more pictures. Because who doesn't like pictures?
*
I bought this on a whim back in last September because I saw it on eBay and it was just around the corner. Only was gonna go have a look and I bought it.
The guy i bought it off didn't have it very long and hadn't cleaned it or anything. It was filthy. The woman who had it before him used to only use it to driver her dogs around. Hair...Hair everywhere!!! So that was the first job. Wash and hoover.
This was going to be a clean up and sell on for a profit because I got it really cheap. But I got carried away. So got some new wheels, A new steering wheel and a full mop.
Paint was pretty good after that. But still the bumpers paint was cracking off, the rear bumper plastic was faded anyway, bottoms of the doors were stone chipped really badly, was a small dent on the NSR arch and some rust on the boot. So it went to paint.
Was pretty happy with it at this point. But then I saw a Mk2 golf air con setup on eBay quite close. I had to have it. Then i had to research what other options there was that I never knew about. So far I have Air con, adjustable steering column, electric mirrors, and half of a cruise control setup. Waiting for more bits before fitting all of it.
While I had all the dash and heat box out I thought i would stip the interior and get rid of the rest of the damn dog hair and sand. The hoover just wouldn't shift it.
And while the dash was out I ripped out the old alarm that didn't work and put in a new one. Its insane the amount of little bits of trim i changed just because they were slightly scratched or damaged. I changed the dashboard for a new one because of the old alarm key fob and led. They were still in there so no holes but I couldn't leave it.
Some of you may of seen it at early edition. Although I got no love.
Then came the obligatory BBS RS
Split them down, polished and cleaned them all up myself.
Rebuilt them
Then tyres, adapters and fitted.*
Needed a wash before I could take any more pictures. Plus a nice wax.
And that pretty much brings it up to date. Hope you like.
But then some more pictures. Because who doesn't like pictures?
*
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