rolf the golf

[mad bitch racer]

ok told you id maybe traitor the ranks...got my first non vxl car in 16 years at the weekend if olive dont sell (she`s on ebay now) then i`ll own 2 cars

anyways, had been looking for something more economical, old skool and cheap
was thinking 16v big bumper GTI and not in red or black
found a 8v in red but a few phone calls later the bloke was messing me about and decided not to go on the 3 hour drive to cheltnham to look

in the mean time i found this car
1.8 8v GTI, she`s a 1987 built, registered in jan 1988 kept fairly original, except got 16v light, lowered by 30mm..few bits and bobs, odd dink, i want to get sorted...going to keep the retro chic wheels and the thought of paying £25 a tyre insted of minimum of £80 rocks
so for a 20 year old car, she`s looking tidy, especially compared to some of the ratty ones id seen going for similar money and apparently silver ones are quiet rare
ive already made a start by removing the hidious stickers on the window and 3 airfresheners

[Benn]

Looks nice and clean,
but it makes me sad.

[mad bitch racer]

its clean, want to sort the boot,(dodgie spray job previously and want a non sprayed handle )but my bloke can sort that
yeah its kinda sad..will miss olive (if she goes) but rolf is far more fun than id imagined to drive, holds the road quiet well compared to my old GTEs of the same era

[Brett]

Nice clean example that, some 80's cool!

I can never get over the interior of the Mk2 Golf.... I couldnt live with it

[mad bitch racer]

Originally Posted by Brett

Nice clean example that, some 80's cool!

I can never get over the interior of the Mk2 Golf.... I couldnt live with it

get with it man... retro chic, deck chair stylie its awesome as are the wheels...thought about getting some bbs`s but na, they are staying on

[Drizz]

Yawn. Tidy though

[EY]

Nice seats

[Spankee]

old school very nice looks very tidy in pics ....all you need now is a set of DTM pipes

[Melv]

Looks nice and tidy from the pictures. My brother is in the middle of a VW caddy rebuild and would love that chin spoiler .

[Woolleyman]

I like it and does look clean but still fink you shd keep astra aswell.

[mad bitch racer]

thanks all...except dan
wooley id love to keep olive, but would be defeating the object but who knows, if i dont shift her (refusing to let her go at a totally stupid price, for the sake of it ) then i might end up with both

[ANDYRACER]

Very cool car and looks so clean!

Good buy imo.

[mad bitch racer]

Originally Posted by ANDYRACER

Very cool car and looks so clean!

Good buy imo.

wanna buy olive then andy...gowannnnnnn you know you want too tbh, was thinking of keeping her and getting a nova for school runs...but fancied a change, and wanted to free up some cash

[ANDYRACER]

Originally Posted by mad bitch racer

wanna buy olive then andy...gowannnnnnn you know you want too tbh, was thinking of keeping her and getting a nova for school runs...but fancied a change, and wanted to free up some cash

Na im going Jap instead

[Spinbitch]

Now thats od skool kool!!
Me like lots. Please convert it to single headlights though, they look soooo much cooler.

Chris.

[MarkW]

Looks nice Gail, always liked the mk2 golfs.

[mad bitch racer]

andy...shame on you

chris, thought about it, also thought about the whole euro stylie look, but think, i might just try keeping fairly original and in good nick, then hopefully he`ll add value over the years, apparently silver ones are quiet rare, especially the earlier ones with 1/4 window

mark thank you big step to go from my vauxhall security blanket and the 8v got less bhp than my banana had, but as he`s a hellova lot lighter, he goes well
its got a gti engineering badge on the boot, and a tiny weeny sticker in the 1/4 window, plus a original advert from the company (based at silverstone), in the tons of history i got with him, dunno if they did a power steering conversion on him (as its unusual for a 87 to have it) of whether theyve tweaked it abit

[Spinbitch]

yer its great to keep it all original......execpt the lights! Just have a look on the net to see what single light versions look like, such an improvement imo.

[mad bitch racer]

yeah i know what they look like..and i do like the single lights...but i want to keep with a decent main beam on the country roads
and
original grills with the red lines and small bumpers is so back in for this and next season

[dafz]

Thats a very clean GTI

Originally Posted by mad bitch racer

yeah i know what they look like..and i do like the single lights...but i want to keep with a decent main beam on the country roads
and
original grills with the red lines and small bumpers is so back in for this and next season

You can make an uprated headlight wiring loom to get a better beam from the lights, and it allows you to run higher wattage bulbs. See here:

http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/t.../Headlight.htm

There's also a guy on e-bay who sells them ready made for around £35.

Oh, and stick with the small bumpers, big bumpers are heavy, chavvy and fitted to every 1.3CL model around!

[Spinbitch]

Originally Posted by dafz

Thats a very clean GTI



You can make an uprated headlight wiring loom to get a better beam from the lights, and it allows you to run higher wattage bulbs. See here:

http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/t.../Headlight.htm

See, single lights rule!!

[mad bitch racer]

i love the euro stylie look, slammed, stupidly stretched tyres single lights ...but i`d rather keep rolf a classic, with suttle tweaks
i still want a splitty. maybe oneday..

[Spinbitch]

Then do the above and keep all the standard bits!

[Adam]

put coilovers on it and bounce that thing outta ere

[mad bitch racer]

Originally Posted by Adam

put coilovers on it and bounce that thing outta ere

*tut* get back to your room.,