My sort-of restoration

[16v_kid]

damn, as 16 year olds really get a move on with our projects. aahahha

i miss my blue one.

[Calais]

Nice build bud, looking forward to seeing your car evolve, it already looks pretty good especially considering your years and experience, but your on the right track, in having a sweet ride to call your own.

I can sympathise with why you repaired the damage after the car park accident, I did the same thing to my first car, and I still have it (all tucked away under a cover now though).

[mikinoz]

damn, as 16 year olds really get a move on with our projects. aahahha

I think that the lack of demands in your lives may help.

Having a job, a house to maintain, a few kids, wife/husband/partner etc are all real time suckers.

[16v_kid]

I think that the lack of demands in your lives may help.

Having a job, a house to maintain, a few kids, wife/husband/partner etc are all real time suckers.

Yeah, i think we just want to have cooler cares then the rest of the young blokes around us and we work hard to achieve it.

The only thing that takes up our time is school...(:

[GeorgeMK1]

To me its not really the time i have or what demands i have. i grew up in south africa, and every second car there is a golf. so i have a huge passion for it as all my older friends had nice zippy golfs that did 12's (AND THAT WAS NORMALLY ASPIRATED!)

There was a guy there who owned a performace shop called FEROLLI Performance and what he did was a 2.0L in the back and a 16V 1.8 in the front. both of them turbos and it was a crazy project. just seeing all those guys and what they did made me have a great passion for it.

by the way i was ment to go see a dude in Thomastown today to look at an engine but unfortunately my dad is working till late so it will have to wait

[gldgti]

looks great mate! If your after some BBS wheels, i have a mate with an e30 selling his rims. They are 14x6.5" ones, ET30. Look great on a mk1, i have them on my LS. His arent in perfect condition but they would be cheap

also, i think you should not listen to any of us on here and keep modding the way you are. we all like to dream about our own cars and make suggestions ofcourse, but i reckon you'll do a top notch job on this little mk1 without any input from here

[Spyda]

If you need a panel beater to take on some work let me know, my best mate just opend up his own shop in Tullamarine, not far from where your at.

[Preen59]

Just keep heading down the path you're on mate. You're doing a fantastic job. Don't let anyone tell you different.

i think we just want to have cooler cares then the rest of the young blokes around us

Yous should be doing it beacuse YOU want to do it. Not to one-up the other guys dude.

[16v_kid]

Just keep heading down the path you're on mate. You're doing a fantastic job. Don't let anyone tell you different.



Yous should be doing it beacuse YOU want to do it. Not to one-up the other guys dude.

abit of both i would say..

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[GeorgeMK1]

thanks guys much apprecated! well as to the budget i have, ill try to make it just like i want.

I spent all of this morning to cleaning and polishing up my mirrors and change them.
After all the change, i think it looks a lot better with the original black mirrors.




Before:


After:

[16v_kid]

Thats mint bro.

[Spyda]

Dude dont be lazy, paint them mirros with black plastic paint and replace thouse rusty screws!!!!

[Preen59]

They don't need painting if you ask me. They look fine. Just get some new screws and you're sweet dude.

[Peter Jones]

Boat shops are a good source of Stainless Self Tapping Screws.

Keep up the good work.

Pete

[GeorgeMK1]

AHAHHAHA!
i didnt even notice the screws to be honest, it was just the monent i suppose. the mirrors were really dirty and cleaned them for an hour haha. but i doubt they need a spray, they are in good condition.
All it needs now is jsut the door rubbers in and a back bumper and some other little touches. Wash it all and clean it down and im ready for DUBFEST.