Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #241 – November 11, 2021, 07:32:05 PM Have to say your attention is remarkable.scs
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #242 – November 12, 2021, 10:48:47 AM Very impressive work, did I read somewhere that this car was red when you bought it?
Re: 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #243 – November 12, 2021, 11:40:24 AM Cheers all!Worked on yesterday afternoon to almost midnight and paying the price now... nose is running like a tap.Did you notice the deliberate mistake? The front support is on upside down and I also initially managed to attach the bumper irons the wrong way about. Much head scratching involved until the penny dropped. Tired and cold, working alone, upside down on a concrete floor's my excuse! Thanks for measuring the gap, I say gap but it's like you say more a sliding expansion joint. Afraid mines still about twice what yours is even with everything on correctly, but seeing images of others with the same gap has contented me it's likely normal - memory is playing tricks.Think that's one of the reasons this final stage is taking so long, 95% of the car I've dismantled over the last 18 months and remember most of it, the front end was taken off a decade ago.Your mind wanders working alone and it got me thinking that I've never named this car, maybe because it's always been incomplete from shortly after I got it, but now that it's making a come back thought I'd better decide on something.So, as the sharp eyed will probably realise why, it's Isaac from now on. Photo's taken for the insurance file, dust and all.
Re: Isaac - 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #244 – November 12, 2021, 11:54:29 AM Forgot to say... No, never red, always white.Notice my new wheel chocks, (not quite done yet, going to put a rope handle / loop on them)? - welding's starting to pay dividends!
Re: Isaac - 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #245 – November 12, 2021, 01:48:23 PM I’ll stop looking for red bits and enjoy the build. Keep the reports coming 👍I bought mine from Trust motors, Trusty would have been a good name.
Re: Isaac - 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #248 – November 14, 2021, 10:54:46 PM Crikey! You got all the goodies
Re: Isaac - 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #249 – November 15, 2021, 08:18:22 AM That looks absolutely amazing!
Re: Isaac - 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #250 – November 15, 2021, 12:48:20 PM Recently with my going through the things I've planked away from decades ago and thinking too of the other things I've had and moved on got me thinking something similar.Apart from there naturally being less of it around as time goes by, I picked most of it up when it just wasn't sought after or trendy plus easily obtained from places all over Europe (and further afield).You just couldn't do it today... between astronomical asking prices for certain things to no longer having access to previous markets it's either too expensive or not possible.It's a shame, denies new owners access to one of the sides of MK2 / Older car ownership.
Re: Isaac - 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #251 – November 15, 2021, 12:53:32 PM Know exactly what you mean, I've just bought the fitting kit for the sill covers, had to get it from two seperate places and cost me nearly £100!
Re: Isaac - 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #252 – November 15, 2021, 09:08:50 PM I don't just up-cycling foam you know... kudos if you can say what this textured board was originally part of?Not sure it'll work when the car's in use... hopefully waterproofed it with a few coats of lacquer, but only time will tell.Needs something there, just doesn't look right without.
Re: Isaac - 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #253 – December 22, 2021, 07:41:17 PM Been away from the MK2 for quite a while now, surprised myself seeing the date of the last post (it was the back of a 'Corby Trouser Press' by the way) and that it was just so long ago.Principle reason was the delay (almost three months at time of writing) in getting the bonnet / door returned... tempting fate here as they're still not completely done, though what's prompted the renewed interest was the guy getting in touch today to say they may be with me on Xmas eve... now that would be a proper present, instead of some car wash and new socks.Anyhow, upside is it allowed me to focus on the MK1 and while that's no further on in real terms either, I'm slowly starting to get my head back around locating and organising the catalogue of parts that were stored away for the project.Fingers crossed, the plan is to complete the MK2's engine in readiness to refit in the spring, the exterior / interior having already been done so as not to divide my attention. 1 Likes
Re: Isaac - 1992 Alpine White GTI 8v... Reply #254 – February 18, 2022, 11:40:59 AM Just re-registered after closing down my previous account because of spammers and worse.From now on you'll unfortunately not be able to contact me other than on the forum, don't want a repeat thank you very much.To probably add to the confusion I've been able to re-use my previous forum name, but other than that it's totally separate from the original (now defunct) account.
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