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the main thing was the split in the airbox, that got removed and sent away, i picked up the passat and then because i had a second car i just decided to get a bit more silly with it...hmmmmmmm

The garage has been up for a while, but up until today i hadn't actually tested to see how well the car fitted.... call it nerves perhaps. Luckily i have another clio to use to test fit. so it was reassuring that it fits quite nicely, its a bit of a fiddle negotiating in (tight alley way at...

nah thts not my neighbour i don't think, can't really see anything from that link

had a tiny bit of rot a little while back so that will be addressed anyways

ha, probably... Yeah all good mate, very happy with life right now, can't wait to get the car back home though

I need to finish this project, i have pretty much all the parts (many of a high-spec, which i was very lucky to get at minimum if not no cost) to finish the project, I will never get chance or be able to afford to do this again. I want to do it once, and properly, and then potentially enjoy it...

Its been a while since i updated this thread, summer has pretty much come and gone, and i now have a garage...wahhayyy. I am pretty pleased with it, its a decent size and it has left us with a surprisingly large amount of space still in the garden. Some pics of the build below: The...

i have only just seen your reply (that is how long i have not been on the forum), the garage has come along really well, i will try and update my thread tomorrow with it. Not much more to do now, just finish painting the floor, then electrics, i will then insulate/board it next year i think (and...

A message for the owner of the black 182 (black turinis) that was following me from Northampton to Milton Keynes via salcy forest/hanslope earlier this evening. 1. I can see you in the early evening without the need for your xenons. 2. You don't need to accelerate up behind me then back off...

this is beginning to sound like my thread, ha. glad it will get there.

Thought i'd pop this in here as a fair few people don't go in the projects section. It turns out that our new next door neighbour is an engineer specialising in aluminium products for motorsport, working with a lot of F1 teams machining products such as brackets but also producing heads and...

and the nice surprise, well our new neighbours. It turns out that our next door neighbour is an engineer specialising in aluminium products for motorsport, working with a lot of F1 teams machining products such as brackets but also producing heads and forged/flowed stuff. He also decent...

Chin up tony, just do what you can do, don't scrap anything if you don't have to, theres always options

UPDATE: so in a thread that seems to have turned more into a house project instead (and seems to be moving quicker on that basis) more has been done. as mentioned in the previous post more progress was indeed made over the following weekends and i am stoked with how its going. first up more...

As planned, the building of the garage has started. Pretty excited to say the least. We have gone from a gravelled area with a couple raised beds (with potatoes in), to a gravel area that we could park on. (that was pretty useful) but now we have cleared the gravel and started excavating...

Hi chap, can you tell me who built/fitted your cage. or what cage it is. Cheers Neil

So a little surprise/treat... I managed to pick up this bits and bobs. After selling my original engine loom to Silent_scone (a loom that was a hybrid of original renault and TDF throttle body additions) i needed a loom. A long time ago i trimmed back my original renault loom to what i...

indeed.... guess who else almost bought it

Holy sh*t, i totally forgot you still owned your mrk1 @Daniel, fair play, i am think by the time i finish mine i will be about the right age to hillclimb it (approx 40) grey/white hair a tow vehicle etc etc

So as mentioned previously about the car having to go on hold again, has happened. There is no way i can pay the mortgage, save up a decent amount monthly (for a garage) and pay to store it. I am not sure my missus 100% agrees with the build but i think she is 95% there, even with that in mind...

I know there are people in the same position or worse than me. its weird the journey it can take you on, sometimes a real push forward and loads of positivity can be really closely followed by a downer and wanting to sell all and give up, but i think i have now decided i am in this for the long...

I had spotted the car cover in the for sale section and am speaking to him currently. cheers chaps. The engine and gearbox are totally mint/clean and painted now, hence the protection. your naturally messy @Daniel its because your ginger

you miss me

So, as predicted the car has to take a back seat again, it is a massive shame as this project finally seemed to be getting going again recently but hopefully this will be the last time. Over the past month, aswell as christmas and new year and all that jazz i have bought and moved into a new...

Interesting thread, also looking at purchasing one of these as my project car is going away to be stored, keeping the paint pristine isn't an issue as it is going to paint once it comes back out of storage, but it may be worth buying a better cover for the future

Yerp it has been really handy for me having the car near to work on, gutted for it to be moving away for a while. but your last comment is the most important.... if you have that drive to complete it then it will get done

seems we are in a fairly similar position @Kenny.s We have just bought a house, but it has no garage, so having to look at building one, but thats going to be a while and saving is going to have to go to that rather than the car, even if it is only pre-fab, at least you have a garage, looks a...

tried following and understanding this, but having worked in mostly pictures for years i am struggling with the step-by-step blow up phase.... ha.

blimey, didn't think it was that interesting to read back through 90+ pages, fair play and thank you... it will get finished, one day yeah lets put a deadline on it....ha, then i may get it sorted yerp its nice to get moving again, however it may have to go on pause again with the imminent...

she is on holiday at the moment.