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  • looking very nice Dado!
    Velly
    '91 2.0 8v GTI

    Originally posted by DubSteve
    I have wood thinking about you

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    • Did a bit more today.
      Cleaned and painted the rain tray, along the top of the guards, rocker cover (fitted chrome nuts too) cam cover, washer bottle and under the bonnet. There was so much crap in the rain tray and under the bonnet it took ages to clean up. It would have been 1000times easier and better if we had our compressor! Dad did the painting btw.

      I decided to paint under the bonnet gloss black, its really makes it pop in my opinion without being to out of place. I got autobarn to make me a can of L31B Mars Red for the rain tray and what was originally going to go under the bonnet but it was crap and came out prity flat. The color did match perfectly but i still need to polish it to get it glossy, my guess is they used the wrong thinners in the mix.

      Oh and i got my crystal x-hairs this morining, it only took 3days from the UK :O. It arrived in Aus today at 1am and to my door a 9am. UPS FTW i guess.











      MK1 GLS 3door
      A4 B7 2.0T

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      • MK1 GLS 3door
        A4 B7 2.0T

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        • The paint job looks excellent. Your engine and engine bay look so much better now that it's all cleaned up. I somehow feel the rocker cover should be chrome if you want it to stand out, but that's just preference

          Without underrating your engine, I can't believe how small and simple your engine looks. You've done a marvelous job.

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          • Originally posted by MeeM View Post
            The paint job looks excellent. Your engine and engine bay look so much better now that it's all cleaned up. I somehow feel the rocker cover should be chrome if you want it to stand out, but that's just preference

            Without underrating your engine, I can't believe how small and simple your engine looks. You've done a marvelous job.
            Cheers mate. Appriciate the compliments
            I was considering a chrome/polished rocker cover, can't find or afford it at the moment haha.
            MK1 GLS 3door
            A4 B7 2.0T

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            • uber clean yah!

              76 Scirocco

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              • Lovely work mate, paint looks schmick and engine bay is very very tidy.
                Id love to see this with some baller wheels fitted up nicely
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                • tidy as! good work


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                  • Great job, Fella! Nice to see someone tidying a Mk1 up the subtle way, rather than sticking loads of bull**** on it and letting it rust away

                    1976 Project Carbon Mk1 - Sold! | 2015 Lotus Exige Cup | F80 M3 Family Wheels

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                    • Originally posted by Valver. View Post
                      Great job, Fella! Nice to see someone tidying a Mk1 up the subtle way, rather than sticking loads of bull**** on it and letting it rust away
                      Cheers mate. I am really just trying to amplify the mk1s original qualities....appart from the sterio

                      Originally posted by Lorenz View Post
                      Id love to see this with some baller wheels fitted up nicely
                      Picking them up tomorrow
                      The wheels on the car at the moment are the 'road worthy wheels', hardly get used, normal size and maximum tread, offset for mk1 and 2 and the Polo aswell. I cant really rock up to VicRoads to get the engine number changed rolling on 14s et0 and 155/55.

                      BTW Got off my Ps the other day, feels good to throw them away
                      Last edited by Spyda; 24-01-2011, 11:12 PM.
                      MK1 GLS 3door
                      A4 B7 2.0T

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                      • Big thanks to Alex (geralis32) and his Dad. Really friendly people!
                        15"x 6.5 et 25
                        15"x 8 et 7
                        Toyo 165/50 all round


                        Would have loved to build my own set but these are pretty much perfect. Dom's old wheels btw.
                        Last edited by Spyda; 26-01-2011, 10:05 AM.
                        MK1 GLS 3door
                        A4 B7 2.0T

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                        • 165 looks too thin IMO.
                          but it still wont top the car looking fully sick
                          Velly
                          '91 2.0 8v GTI

                          Originally posted by DubSteve
                          I have wood thinking about you

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                          • Originally posted by velly_16v_cab View Post
                            165 looks too thin IMO.
                            but it still wont top the car looking fully sick
                            Yeap, needs real rubber
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                            • no way man, fitment is everything! 165 is skinny but i say the skinnier the better i know a guy who stretched 195 50 14's on 14" x 10" wheels! you could see the band down past the lip, it was insane!
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                              • hehe the tire is recommended for a 5 to 5.5" rim.

                                I reckon it looks sweet as, the stretch on the rear lets it have poke while still tucking the tire without scrubbing. The fronts are just the right offset and everything is the right size to get heeps lowz.
                                MK1 GLS 3door
                                A4 B7 2.0T

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