Mk1 Golf in brief so far

[Jason_E]

Took this at the weekend, some more inspiration to keep you going!

DSC_0160 by Jason.Easton, on Flickr

 

[Winston]

Nice one Laura.

Fingers crossed it all goes as planned.

 

[Laura]

Well had a bit of fun n games today with the paint not actually being the right type... It's for commercial use like on trucks I don't know how it differs from cars but that's why it hadn't set properly.

But it's all sorted now, it's been prepped and is ready for paint tomorrow

 

[Winston]

Wow!!!! They don't mess about.

Im really looking forward to the finished result. :approve:

 

[Laura]

i feel a little guilty tbh lol, its a propper body shop with propper customers and Steve has pushed everything else to the side because he loves querky projects like the golf, even got his 10 year old son on it after school haha!!its now been painted!! im waiting on some pictures because im like a little school kid and cant wait to see it!!, i cant even imagine it in one colour... its been a midge modge for so so long!!

 

[Laura]

for any one thats as excited about this as i am haha

only pic i have from the body shop, not the greatest but eeeeeee... its all one colour

 

[Brookie.]

I can't beleive it's finally being painted!

 

[Laura]

i know haha!! im still a little bit in shock!

 

[Revels]

I liked it different colours

Hopefully this will give you more motivation to finish it dude.

 

[Laura]

its almost done, exhaust is on now, will probably replace it with a better one at some point, mechanically it just needs the fuel pump, tracking and wipers sorting then its MOT time!!!

 

[Laura]

arghhh getting stressed trying to buy all the small bits that i need but no longer seem to be available grr

 

[Laura]

paint update : was due to come back today but the body shop isnt happy with the bonnet, so that needs to be done, im actually pretty chuffed that they decided that rather than shipping it back and waiting for me to.

 

[Winston]

Let me know when its home.. I wanna see :approve:

Nics just bought a 5 door for bits.. What do you need?

 

[Gaz.]

Is it green or yellow?

 

[Turkish]

Didn't take them long, after all those months with it sat untouched at that other garage must be a relief for them to be getting on with it so quickly.

 

[Laura]

It's yellow, its an old beetle colour, Texas yellow If you google it.

Winst should be back Monday assuming the bonnet is right. This is going on in leaps and bounds now! Shame it's the end of the season but meh means I can get it ready for that really early show in Telford

 

[Laura]

any one fancy getting involved in a "makes laurs car ready for its MOT" session next weekend lol

 

[SamP]

If you didnt live in the north maybe.

 

[Laura]

hopeing to get it back tonightm then collect new wheels tomorrow maybe

 

[northy]

coming along now x

 

[Laura]

aye, doesnt look like its home tonight tho

 

[Laura]

well the body shop is our body shop estimators husbands and she works at our place tuesdays, so i come in this morning to a rather guilty looking lucy, im expecting, we've crashed your car or something but turns out when they were putting the windscreen back in they cracked it, i think she was expecting me to be upset but im not, they are getting me a brand new screen in and fitted professionally today.. win

 

[Winston]

If carlsberg did body shops.......

If I don't go to players. I will pop over!

 

[Laura]

tbh i knew it would get broken, they usually break when they come out so i was on borrowed with with it, its then been to kent and back, im actually chuffed it wasnt me who broke it so now i get a nice shiney new one with no scratches haha

 

[Laura]

well i went to pick up the new wheels!!who said material objects didnt bring happyness?

looking forward to giving them a bloody good clean up

 

[Scrooge]

Tasty wheels.

 

[Laura]

look a bit crap in the pic, iphone plus poor light lol

better

 

[Brookie.]

Awesome wheels!

 

[Jason_E]

Lovely spec those bbs!

 

[Laura]

should be, went to pick them up in my brothers saxo and the wheels cost more than his whole car did... thats it now tho, very limited money left in the pot for the golf, MOT, tax and insurance is all thats really left once ive paid the body shop :s just hope nothing needs doing now for the MOT, it shouldnt as its all new haha

 

[Rob]

Awesome choice.

 

[Winston]

<3 Hero spec RS's

 

[Laura]

just rodered some stuff off i4 detailing for next day delivery, so can start on them tomorrow night

 

[Nafoff]

nice
that is all

 

[Laura]

thanks... i think lol

 

[Nafoff]

it was deffo a compliment

 

[Laura]

good just looking at ways to clean up the wheels, going to need new centre badges too i think... why is everything so expensive £45 for some BBS badges!! cummon

 

[Nafoff]

good just looking at ways to clean up the wheels, going to need new centre badges too i think... why is everything so expensive £45 for some BBS badges!! cummon

photoshop... printout and sticky back plastic... job done,
how about using something else for centre badges?

 

[Laura]

I guess I could use vw ones... Or maybe lenso badges for a giggle ;p

 

[Laura]

shes coming home tonight!! yey