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Originally posted by x5pea
Well i bought this GTI in 2008 used it for a bit then decided to Pimp its ass in time for UK show Ultimate Dubs 2009.
It went down pretty well in truth with 5 Magazine features and 3 Magazine covers but after the summer 09 i decided to sell it fund a mk6 gti, so of it went to Ireland.
The cars new owner got in contact and offered me it back at a crazy price so it would have been rude to turn him down (sadly mrs x5pea didnt see it that way) :laugh::laugh: and off i went to Ireland with a bag of money
Heres a quick history in pictures...... Enjoy ! :thumbup:
Std Car
Rob cutting up a front arch to make up the rears
Marked up
Tack'd in place
Welded up and beaten into shape
Rear arches Ground back
Metal work finished and ready for skimming
Wheels on and arches cut ready to be pulled
Wings extended to compensate for the movement of the bumper, front arches measured mm perfect and tack'd into place...rears skimmed
Tack welded strips removed and arch plates shaped and welded into place
Rob grinding back the welds on the front arches
Fronts ground back ready for skim with filler
Front and rear arches skimmed
Primed and getting ready for paint
The famous Pot
Rob in the booth doing his thing
And the finished article
Now that its back with me I've decided to raise the bar on it and give it a bit of a make over. The green is staying, the rims getting a full polish and a full interior over haul, original seats have gone and some Carrera GT seats are going in after a retrim, with a custom cage, painted floor and plenty of carbon fibre.
Hopefully it will all be done in the next 2 weeks in time for uk show DC10, progress so far.....
It went down pretty well in truth with 5 Magazine features and 3 Magazine covers but after the summer 09 i decided to sell it fund a mk6 gti, so of it went to Ireland.
The cars new owner got in contact and offered me it back at a crazy price so it would have been rude to turn him down (sadly mrs x5pea didnt see it that way) :laugh::laugh: and off i went to Ireland with a bag of money
Heres a quick history in pictures...... Enjoy ! :thumbup:
Std Car
Rob cutting up a front arch to make up the rears
Marked up
Tack'd in place
Welded up and beaten into shape
Rear arches Ground back
Metal work finished and ready for skimming
Wheels on and arches cut ready to be pulled
Wings extended to compensate for the movement of the bumper, front arches measured mm perfect and tack'd into place...rears skimmed
Tack welded strips removed and arch plates shaped and welded into place
Rob grinding back the welds on the front arches
Fronts ground back ready for skim with filler
Front and rear arches skimmed
Primed and getting ready for paint
The famous Pot
Rob in the booth doing his thing
And the finished article
Now that its back with me I've decided to raise the bar on it and give it a bit of a make over. The green is staying, the rims getting a full polish and a full interior over haul, original seats have gone and some Carrera GT seats are going in after a retrim, with a custom cage, painted floor and plenty of carbon fibre.
Hopefully it will all be done in the next 2 weeks in time for uk show DC10, progress so far.....
Originally posted by x5pea
Car didnt make UK show DC10 but im planning to break cover at MIVW
poop iphone pic but its certainly getting there
Few pics of the seats before they go in
poop iphone pic but its certainly getting there
Few pics of the seats before they go in
Originally posted by x5pea
Interior is mostly done now, Waiting on the handles to build up the front door cards and the brackets for the bucket seats to come back from the powder coaters.
Im extremely happy with how its looking at the moment, its far from finished but by next weekend it should be pretty much in one piece, just need to re paint the floor and fix the boost and steering issues then tidy up the wiring and pipework.
Plenty more carbon and trimming i wanna do before edition and it really needs re paint to get it up to standard but i think that can wait till over the winter.
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Few terrible Iphone pics, interiors are really hard to photograph :laugh:
Couldnt find the harnesses i wanted to decided to get these 3" OMP's and spruce em up a bit after MIVW :ph34r:
Im extremely happy with how its looking at the moment, its far from finished but by next weekend it should be pretty much in one piece, just need to re paint the floor and fix the boost and steering issues then tidy up the wiring and pipework.
Plenty more carbon and trimming i wanna do before edition and it really needs re paint to get it up to standard but i think that can wait till over the winter.
:Few terrible Iphone pics, interiors are really hard to photograph :laugh:
Couldnt find the harnesses i wanted to decided to get these 3" OMP's and spruce em up a bit after MIVW :ph34r:
Originally posted by x5pea
Not updated this in a while, car wasnt ready for UK show DC10 so its breaking cover at MIVW in Holland next week.
Carbon Fibre touches
Parcel shelf supports which i trimmed and smoothed off before carboning them
Console Inserts
Arm Rest
Door Handles
Repainted the Tank and the cage along with the boot floor
Also gave it a quick flat and polish (yeah i know the rear trim is squint *:signLOL
Carbon Fibre touches
Parcel shelf supports which i trimmed and smoothed off before carboning them
Console Inserts
Arm Rest
Door Handles
Repainted the Tank and the cage along with the boot floor
Also gave it a quick flat and polish (yeah i know the rear trim is squint *:signLOL
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