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the milkman
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The welding on my Mk1 got started at the weekend 
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the milkman
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He's just got to finish rebuilding the crossmember and then hopefully that's the only welding she needs
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Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet 
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ahhhh... The good old trusty bricks, a must have for any home resto. They're just so versatile!
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the milkman
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I haven't been this excited to start a project for a long time. I don't know if it's because it's a break from the norm (I normally play with air-cooled volkswagens) or if it's because I'm revisiting my youth (the first car I restored/modified/customised was a Mk1) but I love it.
Can't wait to get it back and get the engines swapped
Then fit interior, lower it, change the wheels..... |
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Dom
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I haven't been this excited to start a project for a long time. I don't know if it's because it's a break from the norm (I normally play with air-cooled volkswagens) |
I sort of know what you mean but its other way round for me at the mo as im in the middle of helping my boss strip a rusty 72 karmen ghia thats stood for 8 years. best bit was getting it running in only 30 mins after all that time
Keep up the good work with the astra its looking good!
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the milkman
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| Dom wrote: | | the milkman wrote: |
I haven't been this excited to start a project for a long time. I don't know if it's because it's a break from the norm (I normally play with air-cooled volkswagens) |
I sort of know what you mean but its other way round for me at the mo as im in the middle of helping my boss strip a rusty 72 karmen ghia thats stood for 8 years. best bit was getting it running in only 30 mins after all that time
Keep up the good work with the astra its looking good! |
Cheers mate
Yeah, I've had two VWs that had both been stood for a long time, one was 11 years and the other was 20 years. Got them both started and running pretty good within half hour.
I love ghias, had one year before last, but swapped it for a VR6 Corrado
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| The guy doing the welding left her running for quite a while and reckons that the smoke dies right down. I might chuck a new battery on and run her down for an MOT, see what she fails on. |
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