richierich37 236 Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Thanks for all the positive comments lads, things are moving along great now! Stews paint is marvelous and Dougie is doing some Trix under the hood! See what I did there?!?! Lol most folk change the front look with vento, mk3.5 lights etc so I though just buy a new set of Hellas and keep it looking oem!!!!!Dougie is just waiting on some wires so he can relocated the battery and washer bottle to the boot then it will be done and transported back to Stew for the build up and final lick with a soft head..........Del, hope your sewing machine is red hot, I'll be coming real soon?!?!?! Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 1 week to go, it's looking well tbh!Retrimmed headliner and black goodiesPowdercoated tool kit and spare wheelFull finished car photos to follow after Dubshed! Therusterman and Ickyketseddie 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Looking great! Hope to see this one day!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 This is an impressive build. Fantastic even! Looking forward to seeing the end result. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I usually write a few lines of rubbish but tonight I'll let the photos do the talking.......At Dubshed it's first outing it took the looooosers prize in the rotten old mk3 golf category!!!!Now all that's left to do is my full boot install and new sounds! After that it will be finished and stored away only to be used once in a blue moon!!!! A complete waste of time and money! Surreyvr6, mattvr6, Bealieboy and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Looks immense! I love the seat and stealing wheel, they are nice little touches! Bet your chuffed with it to say the least'Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ickyketseddie 89 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Mega!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Well, how good does that look? I'd buy it from you tomorrow!!!! I'd like to have seen what other cars yours was competing against. Great build!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Yes I was "chuffed" with it finished.......one of the cleanest mk3 golfs I've seen, no rot, no welding, genuine 51k miles, a lot of time, effort and money to build it as good as I could, trying to powdercoat or paint anything that needed it to preserve it's life, renew as much as I could using quality parts etc. Now it's done, I've lost interest but still like it!The other mk3 golfs it was competing against were better and cleaner.............For you to buy it tomorrow it would need to be up for sale and tbh it's too soon to even think about selling it! Thanks for the positive comments guys Surreyvr6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 I've always wondered what happens when mines finally finished, would I get bored of it, but they say a car is never finished lol. Sometimes I wish that it was all complete now and that I didn't have to save for bits etc but I'm sure when it's finally done that I will be wishing I was still building it lol. But I've got a lot of saving a work before I'm at that point anyway lol. Out of interest did the powder coating work out expensive? Never got any quotes or looked too much into it but have a lot of stuff that will need it in the futureSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Yeah I realise it's not for sale at the mo, but if others could form an orderly que behind me please!!! As I say, great car! Well done for the prize too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 (edited) Er Edited April 9, 2014 by Bealieboy Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 Powder coating wasn't too expensive tbh, maybe a few hundred quid in total, it was getting all the components removed and refitted that hiked the costs up! It gave me piece of mind that everything was done and not "all fur coat n Nae knickers" lol Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yeh right, if your gonna do anything, do it properly first time! That's not a bad price then, my gfs bro is a powder coater, keep trying to sweeten him up to chuck some of my stuff in as he is doing other orders lolSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Yeh right, if your gonna do anything, do it properly first time! That's not a bad price then, my gfs bro is a powder coater, keep trying to sweeten him up to chuck some of my stuff in as he is doing other orders lolSent from my iPhone using TapatalkLol that sounds like a good plan!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Wee clean day today, paintwork waxed up great! Covered about 60 miles in it since Dubshed and nothing has broke, impressed tbh! Bealieboy, B7D VR and D11PS 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Man, do I like this car. Looking good fella!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Its looking gorgeous mate Sent from my GT-N8010 using Tapatalk richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Thanks guys! Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I've given in..........V2 full digital AIRLIFT PERFORMANCE suspension.......http://www.air-lift.co.uk/product.php?unique_id=614#controllersThanks to Jamie and Carl! daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 it's time for a suspension upgrade, Airlift with V2 management! Here are some progress snaps from today..........Mulberry tank, cheers Mikey! Install, cheers Doug's!While it's in getting work a full new audio system will be fitted to allow me to listen to my Lionel Richie albums! D11PS, daveyboy, Surreyvr6 and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Surreyvr6 199 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Love the finish on the tank! Sent from your mums iPhone using Tapatalk richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) I love Lionel Richie! No, Errr I mean the stance!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited June 18, 2014 by Bealieboy richierich37 1 Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 More progress in the boot dept. :cool3: Still a totally usable family hatchback, what you can't see is new sounds throughout car! Daverse, D11PS, Surreyvr6 and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
richierich37 236 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Sunbathing at Cumbria yesterday!.......Photo by Adam Pagett daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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