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Very smart indeed. I like good news.

Thanks for all the positive replies. More to come tomorrow!! Or maybe even tonight

right anyone for a bit more? this is where it gets interesting i suppose the engine that i was running round with eventually blew up( of course) so matthew(my mate) and me took it out and set about a full rebuild. I funded the project and passed tools and coffe whilst matthew done the hard work. I had the crank reground. all new bearings, gaskets, oil pump, rings and so on. only a couple of pics of the engine swap and none of the rebuild sorry was busy being greasy

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fitted a little nicey aswell

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got the engine in and all running and started doing a little bit of preperation for the spray job myself. done a little bit and got bored so took it straight to a garage where i was to have the spraying done and let them crack on with me going down at weekends and after work to lend a hand. first job was take all the doors off and replace the sills.

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then the new doors needed to go on

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lots of body work then came. needed all the doors lining up.another bootlid was fitted as it was in better condition.

Are those the doors off of the white car you were restoring (the one in your avatar?).

How did you find fitting the doors from a different car onto this one go? Did it take long to get them right?

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after everything was fitted the whole car had a mist coat to be flatted down to reveal any imperfections.

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then it was all masked up ready for top coat


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Then the fun started. it was time for top coat. Now all along id decided that i wanted it metallic bronze. but then i changed my mind and decided yellow. then i changed my mind and decided magenta then i . . . . . . . . . this happend for ages till i decided to go to halfords and have a look at what colours they had. got there spend about half hour kneeling on the floor till i finally settled on daytona yellow. was landed. but as i was walking out i spotted a different on. totally different. and thhought hmmmmmm. i bought that colour aswell. went home and sprayed two big bits of cardboard. one daytona yellow and the other the mystery colour. i decided yellow was a bit bright so went for option two. anyone fancy a guess?

yes al they are the doors off my white one. they wernt too bad to fit but did need a bit of hanging on and pushing to get right

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Sandglow Flaked?

haha. nope. its going. . . .. drum roll please.
volkswagen brilliant..................ORANGE

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OH YES!


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then the hard bit of reassembly needed to happen
put the rear lights on

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Then the wing mirrors.

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then i was too busy to take pictures so the next few are with everything except the new wheels fitted. took about two weeks and was compleated with the help of matthew. cheers pal!

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some finishing touches like the chrome trims was next and then the wheels. and we are all done!

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I LOVE IT!
i will post the wedding day pics in a bit

Ooh, that colour's just perfect.

Don't bend it again, or a bunch of forum members from the North East will travel to Wales and slap your legs!

it will not be bent i promise. took lots of time effort and money to get like this. and like this it is staying! next mod fully adjustable coilovers and a longlife exhaust

it is also getting a full retrim inside as soon as funds allow. undecided on colour yet. maybe black with orange piping?? hmmmmm

This thread is both inspirational and envy-inducing.

Top colour that man!

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I love that colour.

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