nice bus, best of luck

 

Love the colour matey!

 

nice one. trust me though you don't need to raise that up. its really not that low that it would cause you any bother. best of luck with it

 

The wheels look a bit like Brock B2's but im not too sure
Nice car

 

Nice example, i like the wheels and as said look like Brock B2s. Is it on coilovers? It doesnt seem that low unless the ground on which the photos were taken is a hill?

 

QUOTE (conord @ Sep 2 2011, 08:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>nice one. trust me though you don't need to raise that up. its really not that low that it would cause you any bother. best of luck with it

I know thats what i keep telling my dad

QUOTE (mk2-lover @ Sep 2 2011, 05:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The wheels look a bit like Brock B2's but im not too sure
Nice car

Have no idea what the wheels are, will google brock B2 to see if they are them

QUOTE (David.1.9TDi @ Sep 2 2011, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Nice example, i like the wheels and as said look like Brock B2s. Is it on coilovers? It doesnt seem that low unless the ground on which the photos were taken is a hill?
I love the wheels, it was the first thing I liked when I saw the car on done deal

Yeah its on coilovers, the ground is uneven in that pic so it dosent look low. Its not super low though, just compared to the jeep I was driving all summer it feels like im sitting on tarmac all the time

Ill have a heap of proper pics up in the next few weeks

 

you selling it by any chance ? lovely car

 

QUOTE (mk3 tdi @ Sep 3 2011, 12:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>you selling it by any chance ? lovely car
nope, this one's a keeper for sure

 

Small Update:
-Door lock fixed
-Brakes adjusted, and rear drums painted
-Gear select adjusted (I can now get into 1st and reverse without going into second yay

)
-Heap of shite radio removed and a nicer one put in its place. will get a sony xplod after a while
-speaker wires tidied and dash speakers replaced and are now working!
-2/4 arches rolled

90% of the above done by my dad and 10% done by me

Few more bits to do, I love pictures btw.....this thread will be pic heavy

coilovers ftw!

 

Did you look in the back of the wheel when you had it off to see what make they are?

Nice car btw, I've a set of Rh cups in 8x15 that are "identical" to your wheels (bar center caps, i've vauxhall in mine)

 

QUOTE (Keith-n @ Sep 6 2011, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Did you look in the back of the wheel when you had it off to see what make they are?

Never thought to! will have the front ones off today id say and ill have a look. Tried to find what brand of coilovers are on but couldnt find a name

 

small update! Tracking done, part of exhaust welded, sunroof is never going to work again so its been re-taped up, rear brake light wire repaired, and a few other bits and bobs that I cant think of at the moment! On the road now so im happy out! Needs a good wash and after that ill through up a few pics.

 

im glad to see that my old car is still gettin the attention it deserves. it was my first car and i sold it on bout this time last year,still regret sellin. best of luck with it, its lookin really well!!

 

QUOTE (jkgolf @ Sep 12 2011, 09:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>im glad to see that my old car is still gettin the attention it deserves. it was my first car and i sold it on bout this time last year,still regret sellin. best of luck with it, its lookin really well!!

Thanks, its a great car

, would take it anyday over my old mk5 tdi golf

Out of curiosity, did the sunroof ever work for you?

 

Genuine 3dr tdi bud? looks lovely
Don't see many of these around if so...love my 3dr tdi

 

QUOTE (mugly @ Sep 12 2011, 11:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Genuine 3dr tdi bud? looks lovely
Don't see many of these around if so...love my 3dr tdi

Tis a cool motor indeed. I had a tdi 3dr once, came from NI originally i think, sold it about 4 years ago, never saw it again until 3 weeks ago when i saw it twice in the one week. It's now got a couple of rust holes

 

QUOTE (batmobile @ Sep 12 2011, 10:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Thanks, its a great car

, would take it anyday over my old mk5 tdi golf

Out of curiosity, did the sunroof ever work for you?

na i could never get it workin, i tried tho. when i got it,it was siliconed shut and was a pain in the arse to get open.
only thing im not gone on is the gti arches and skirts on it

@mugly: yea its original tdi, came in from england i think

 

QUOTE (jkgolf @ Sep 13 2011, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>na i could never get it workin, i tried tho. when i got it,it was siliconed shut and was a pain in the arse to get open.
only thing im not gone on is the gti arches and skirts on it

@mugly: yea its original tdi, came in from england i think

Its taped shut now

, was sure my dad would be able to fix it but no joy! Dont mind the gti arches n skirts, I didnt like the headlights at first but they look pretty cool at night so I decided to keep them, had planned to put mk4 lights on it.

 

i never needed to tape it. if you get someone to push down on it while you close it using the motor, it should close tight enough and prevent any leaks. thats what worked for me anyways.
you got any more plans for it?? and if your ever thinkin of sellin, give me a shout.

 

QUOTE (jkgolf @ Sep 13 2011, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i never needed to tape it. if you get someone to push down on it while you close it using the motor, it should close tight enough and prevent any leaks. thats what worked for me anyways.
you got any more plans for it?? and if your ever thinkin of sellin, give me a shout.

The previous owner had taped it all up, and when my dad was taking off the tape the paint lifted off

, then he couldnt fix the sunroof anyway so he re-taped it back up to cover the peeled paint. Its fairly neat, better than silicon, would prefer a working sunroof though.

yup ive plans for it

, decent stereo + speakers, fix the sunroof, paint the vw badges black, and as the budget allows fix up all the little scrapes and scratches. Some little bits of tidying to do too, have a mk3 gti so im kinda swaping bits and bobs over and back.
Am in love with the wheels at the moment, but borbets could be on the cards sometime next year

I intend on keeping this for a long time, but when the time comes to sell i'll give ya a shout

 

Today was the first chance I got to give the car a half decent clean, so I did and took a few proper pics.

Have added one or two bits to the interior (which obviously you can't see in the pictures!) , few more things to change and ill upload interior pics

One a bad note, due to the fact that my tyres are poking out a tiny bit they have caused stone chip marks on my passenger side door,

only noticed them today because usually that part of the car is covered in muck. Also noticed a few more paint scratches and imperfections, however in my opinion its in pretty good nic for a 96 regardless

 

looks the biz my friend!

 

lovely car! Green FTW

 

Looks good. A tad lower though, you know you want to.

 

QUOTE (LUIGI @ Sep 20 2011, 11:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>looks the biz my friend!

Thanks

QUOTE (Max19 @ Sep 21 2011, 09:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>lovely car! Green FTW

Green is a nice change, most of my cars have been black!

QUOTE (eoghanroe @ Sep 21 2011, 10:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Looks good. A tad lower though, you know you want to.

more low ftw, was lower when I got it but I was catching road all over the place, hence why its not as low as it should be

and my tyres were being ate away