Golf Mk3 herp derp thread

[Pierate]

Alright, I'm reviving this ol' thread as I will be doing some work on this car with the goal of dailying it and looking good while doing it. Or atleast attempt to look good.

I'm planning on bringing it back towards this:

With the biggest difference being the color of the wheels (as can be seen in the thread)

other plans include:
Swap back to Golf 3 front now that everyone else has Vento front.
Get some headlights that doesn't look like shit (see picture above)
Do some more rolling on the arches.
Way less stretch (mainly because I'd rather buy 2 tires instead of 4)
And some general tidying up of bits and pieces.

Anyway, the stance will be limited, but I also plan on getting a project car going eventually, like after the winter

Oh heres a picture of how it currently sits, except dirtier:

The plan was to sell it but in the end I've decided to keep it around and keep an eye out for interesting trades.

[izmyyr]

Gotta love that vw

Its amasing..but i think the first wheels fitted the best :P

[Pierate]

Alright, so the weather got pretty nice a while ago which made me realize how lazy I've been this winter. Thus, I decided to just do what I had to do in order to get the car back onto the road.

So here goes:

Finished the center caps:


Got some new side repeaters that match the rest better:


Did some of this:






Found this little guy, may he rest in peace:


Cleaned up the rear a bit:


Gave it a wash before putting the plastic fenders back on:


And here it is as of today:


Still have to get a wheel adjustment done, finishing the wheels and get some spacers going.

And more lows, ofcourse.

[Pierate]

Better updates are needed.

Oh I'm working on it alright, next update shall be a great one indeed.

[Mattphi]

Better updates are needed.

[Pierate]

Another not so amazing update:

But atleast the paint is actually on the wheels this time, or atleast a center cap! (Not entirely dry yet in the picture)

Should be starting on the actual wheels either saturday or monday now that the center caps are mostly done.

Will make sure to get more and better pics for the next update

[Pierate]

Minor update, decided on what color the wheel centers will be (the Kerscher Carmonas):



Shitty cellphone pic but it shows the color well enough, might mock it up in photoshop later.

[Chuckdee]

lookin good so far, sir!

[Pierate]

@Curlyo8: Not bad, it looks clean I'm glad i went for a badgeless grille.

Here's todays update:



Not perfect, but it's looking a lot better then before the wetsanding, all it needs now is a good ol' polish.
Should look pretty good once it's all together

[Minty_Fresh]

love 3 spoke wheels

[Curly08]

This is my mates show winning VR6

[Pierate]

Totally starting to see what you mean with the vento front, getting more and more common.
Still, it's an easy swap if I get tired of it since I still have all the parts, I'd have to get better looking headlights though hah.

[DannyE32]

very sweet Gti.. just that the vento front-end is kinda played out. They actually look fresher with the golf face but still a win!

i had an mk3 gti 5door once too. so this is of my interest

love the car and the work on it so far. keep it up.

[Pierate]

Go Rust !!

Nope, not on this car atleast, probably not on the next either.

I support fully the no rust decision for sure

can't wait to see it with the futura's

Won't be going with the futuras, they're going to be finished and then sold as I'd rather have the money then the wheels right now.
But I think what I have in mind will turn out pretty cool anyway.

That's a sweet GTi. If you'd like, I could upload a photo of my friend VR6 for abit of inspiration?

Sure, inspiration is always good.

[Curly08]

That's a sweet GTi. If you'd like, I could upload a photo of my friend VR6 for abit of inspiration?