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Hey all
Not a lot of activity in here lately so i thought i'd post a thread about a car i bought 3 months ago
Picked up a 1990 White Auto GTI mk2 off ebay with accident damage. It was likely going to be wrecked but due to the fact that it was in great condition otherwise, i couldnt let that happen.
It was unregistered but as i'm in SA its one of those "call up and put rego on it" situations so i did that and drove it home.
Fitted a new bonnet off a wreck and a new-ish grille (some small cracks in it but darn good compared to the original one and unmolested uncracked grilles cost a bomb these days so it'll do), a radiator support panel and picked up a new rear bumper at the same time. Bumper and bonnet were silver so they needed to be painted but not before the rear end was fixed.
The car was due a sizable service so i did the service first so i did that and also gave the radiator support panel a sand and a few coats of satin black and sent it off to have the rear end repaired. While it was away i sanded and prepped the bonnet and rear bumper. They were mostly straight.
A grand later and it returned with a straight butt again so i set to work test fitting the parts. All lined up OK so they came back off. I then masked and taped up a booth in my garage and sprayed the bonnet and rear bumper. Bumper i think a pretty good job, bonnet needs to be re-cleared as i dont think i used enough and also didnt lay it on thick enough so ill do that in the coming weeks.
I then entered it into its first show (Volksfest).
Quite happy with how it has came up. Its not a perfect car but its probably better nick than half the others out there.
It will be going on to a new owner early in the new year. Being an Auto will limit what i get for it but i want it to go to a good home and ive already found a very interested party.
A lot of work i know to repair it for someone else but i needed a hobby as i've been out of work for a while now waiting for the right new job to come up and i really wanted to make sure it didn't end up being wrecked.
I'll add some more pics when i get on my laptop (on my sons chromebook at the moment)
Cheers
Matt
Not a lot of activity in here lately so i thought i'd post a thread about a car i bought 3 months ago
Picked up a 1990 White Auto GTI mk2 off ebay with accident damage. It was likely going to be wrecked but due to the fact that it was in great condition otherwise, i couldnt let that happen.
It was unregistered but as i'm in SA its one of those "call up and put rego on it" situations so i did that and drove it home.
Fitted a new bonnet off a wreck and a new-ish grille (some small cracks in it but darn good compared to the original one and unmolested uncracked grilles cost a bomb these days so it'll do), a radiator support panel and picked up a new rear bumper at the same time. Bumper and bonnet were silver so they needed to be painted but not before the rear end was fixed.
The car was due a sizable service so i did the service first so i did that and also gave the radiator support panel a sand and a few coats of satin black and sent it off to have the rear end repaired. While it was away i sanded and prepped the bonnet and rear bumper. They were mostly straight.
A grand later and it returned with a straight butt again so i set to work test fitting the parts. All lined up OK so they came back off. I then masked and taped up a booth in my garage and sprayed the bonnet and rear bumper. Bumper i think a pretty good job, bonnet needs to be re-cleared as i dont think i used enough and also didnt lay it on thick enough so ill do that in the coming weeks.
I then entered it into its first show (Volksfest).
Quite happy with how it has came up. Its not a perfect car but its probably better nick than half the others out there.
It will be going on to a new owner early in the new year. Being an Auto will limit what i get for it but i want it to go to a good home and ive already found a very interested party.
A lot of work i know to repair it for someone else but i needed a hobby as i've been out of work for a while now waiting for the right new job to come up and i really wanted to make sure it didn't end up being wrecked.
I'll add some more pics when i get on my laptop (on my sons chromebook at the moment)
Cheers
Matt
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