All done...

[squirrel]

The good news is that the bluemobile is finally finished. Everything is back in one piece, and the car is ready for attempt #1 (which is hopefully the only attempt) at getting a roadworthiness certificate. General consensus is that the corrosion on the BBS alloys isn't anything much to worry about for the time being.

The bad news is that no amount of greasing the sunroof up will ever make it free moving enough for the motor to cope, so it's now purely just for show. Whoever has the car off me next can make it their mission to get it working, but for the intended purpose of the car (occasional weekend drive, but mainly trackdays) it's not a big deal.

Pics and blog over on justcars.com.au, didn't get any photos this weekend though.

Oh, and if anyone happens to have a spare mk1 GTi throttle cable knocking about, PM me please.

Now all I need is for my wife to chip in to our mortgage for a change so I can stump up the rwc and rego fees...

[Jace]

Pics or lies.

[Jarred]

congrats!

good luck with the roadworthy. A few of us have done it a couple times before, so don't be afraid to ask for some advice or something/ (if you feel you want some, that is)

[squirrel]

Pics or lies

Alright but let me give her a clean and polish this weekend first...

[Jace]

Alright but let me give her a clean and polish this weekend first...

Deal!

I'm going to hold you to it!

[Drake]

Sounds great look forward to seeing the pictures

[squirrel]

Pics...

Here we go:











And I just happened to be down at Bunnings on Saturday morning and managed to park next to a Mk6 GTi.

[killingwithasmile]

Just noob curiosity but the awning at the top of the grill, are they mk1 or from mk2 grills? I really dig them, car looks mint too, props.

[squirrel]

Thanks chap, the jetwash helped - unfortunately the roof paint is beyond salvage thanks to tree sap damage, but other than that it came up pretty good.

The awning is just an aftermarket eyebrow grill spoiler the previous owner fitted. I never used to be a huge fan of them but I reckon it doesn't look too bad on a Mk1.

[WABIT]

wow i remember this badboy!!! it looks great! very late 90's early 2000's styling! my favorite look! GREAT! your just in time for the day of the volkswagen 2010 in november

cheers
dom

[squirrel]

Just checked the date and i'm pretty sure if I mention the word 'winery' to the wife, we'll be up for it

Update: roadworthy booked for Saturday morning. Hopefully i'll be driving down to VicRoads saturday lunchtime to wait an eternity and get the car registered...

[WABIT]

you need to pre book the car to get registered :S id be calling NOW to ask

dom

[squirrel]

Ta for the heads up - it's on trade plates at the moment (plus i'm skint) so not really a problem if it takes a few weeks to get an appointment (plus I work for a car mag so they'll hopefully give me a couple of hours off to do a mid-week one). I'm sure plenty of post-roadworthy weekend test drives for the purpose of identifying various squeaks, rattles, noises, etc. will be called for...

[Water Boy]

Where about in Victoria are you mate?

Some bloke at work recons he saw a metalic Mk1 2door and I told him to keep away from the thinners...

[squirrel]

Where about in Victoria are you mate?

Some bloke at work recons he saw a metalic Mk1 2door and I told him to keep away from the thinners...

South East Melbourne. If it was on the weekend that would have been me taking it for a blat down Warrigal Road, Nepean Highway and Mornington Peninsula Freeway.

He wasn't in an Astra Turbo by any chance?