my mk3 VR6 aka "the bruiser"

[dark]

That does look good! Buffing it back like that was what i had in mind to do when you almost sold it to me

I still think the black one you got turned out alot nicer!!

Thanks for the positive comments guys, although I have to say that most of the really nice looking panels are off Ben's old vr6! I will put some pics up of the older panels tomorrow so you can see, although you can get an idea with the drivers side door in that picture. Will document it more thoroughly tomorrow, then try and buff it back to a better shine. I am a little worried the clear coat is damaged.

[Ironman]

Hey darky there is a Vento that is running down the coast thats for sale still i think.... $350 would suit your purpose. Great if you want to steal the front off it and repaint it. I have the details hit me up on here or send me a txt 0425 725 611

[dark]

pm'd you! I am interested!

As promised here's some pics where you can see the paint difference





and here's an after - spent a couple of hours hand buffing and also gave the plastics the forever black treatment, stage 2 will be power buff.





I am also chasing a drivers door trim if anyone knows where to score one (mines kind of haggard)

This thing will come together that much can promise you - its twice the car it was 2 months ago already!

[Ben J]

Wow looks great! Good work!

I have the door trim if you want it, person I was selling it to hasn't gotten back to me in months so shoot us a pm if youre intetested

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[madglf3]

Good work on bringing it back to life and rejuvenating your love for it. Definitely a cool car, and good to see we have another member now on the Gold Coast.

Can you come along to the Meet and Drive next Wednesday evening at Coomera?

[dark]

Ben - yep I want it!!

[Silver dub]

Looking great man!

Keep chipping away at it, it will be all worth it at the end.

[dark]

Good work on bringing it back to life and rejuvenating your love for it. Definitely a cool car, and good to see we have another member now on the Gold Coast.

Can you come along to the Meet and Drive next Wednesday evening at Coomera?

yeah I think i might come along to this - will be my first one!

[dark]

ordered adapters the other day, tyres next...i have also been thinking about powder coating the audi wheels.....but they're so mint already!

[dark]

just got word that adapters are almost here!

[Ben J]

This is brilliant news.

By the way if you want the front doors let me know asap, would let them go for free. Otherwise theyll be heading to the scrap metal place in the next couple days!

[dark]

Hmm - they have no internals do they? I still kind of want them though!

[Ben J]

Yeah they've pretty much been stripped of everything but the mirrors. Still swapping all that over isnt extremely hard. if youre intetested ill hang on to them, otherwise ill let them take it with the wreck. Let me know

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[dark]

adapters came - look just as nice as the adaptecs I had - now I just need it to stop frigging raining so I can test fit the wheels and go get some tyres!

[dark]

test fitted front wheel without tyres on yet.







Looks all good - think i nailed it with the offset calculations. Be easier to tell once the tyres are on and I can drop it on to its own weight.

The hunt begins for some local 205 40 17 falkens again or otherwise i'll have to import some nankangs or something.

I need a safety certificate next so I can register it in qld and then I'll get the back guards rolled and put these wheels on!

P.S Excuse ****ty wheel flares hanging off - 3m tape is not performing as i had hoped. Also you can really see how the door doesnt match the guard here. Doesnt help that I have been away for 4 days and the car is filthy.