Any mk1'ers around?

heartagram · Post by **heartagram** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:44 pm

These are the only pics I have at the moment and it doesn't look that dull in real life, its just cause its been on the motorway and my camera phone is crap. I'll get more pics once my sis gets back cause shes away for the weekend with the digi cam.

Uber cool fake wood dash

Its done more miles today than it has in the last 7 years...

Just got back like 2 mins ago so I ain't washed it yet..

Suited and booted

Bling Rims

Mmmm Chrome.

First mod, even though I'm with the RAC .. [0-]

Enjoi.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 8:27 pm

best make sure you can whip it off quickly if you break down then!

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sat Dec 11, 2004 8:43 pm

Tahrey1043 wrote:nuttinew, you down south, bournemouth type area?

carrot you still looking for trims, apparently a scrappie near me has just got an F-reg in. me mum told me because she thought it would be useful for parts (well.... might be handy for pistons i guess)

Yes! I just need the one, then I can get them all sprayed up and put them on

If you're after pistons, I still have a full set of 1043cc pistons with new rings and big end bearings sitting in my shed which I'd happily part with

nuttinnew · Post by **nuttinnew** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 1:14 am

Not Bournemouth way I'm afraid but in the south east. Nearest landmarks are the Dartford Crossing on the M25, head down the A2 a bit to Bluewater and I'm a couple of miles from there.

The LX will be up for grabs as soon as I've put a new clutch in it. I only bought because the owner wasn't going to bother with a clutch and scrap it but it's far too good for that! Still taxed and motd

No space or need for it though so keep your eyes on the classifieds

heartagram · Post by **heartagram** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 3:43 pm

I want another mk1 now. Like a cheap one thats all tatty as a runabout so the Derby can sit in a nice warm garage over winter. Damn mk1s are soo f*****g cool inside. Love the dashes!

nuttinnew · Post by **nuttinnew** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 4:18 pm

^^^^How about an LX?

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:54 pm

sorry groovy i was hoping this Ranger would help on that front, but no ----- all i'd heard before i saw it myself was "F reg Polo... think it was a red one"

... it's got teh funkey trims... if you fancy them instead!

(if i get this replacement phone cable i've ordered, tomorrow, then i've got a snap of it waiting in my mobile)

nuttinew just wondering about it is all -- because last time i was in bournemouth there was a nice mk1 in what i assume is "regatta" blue (kind of a rich medium-light colour?) trotting around, and surely there can't be so many like that left in that part of the world

also got pics of it on the phone, rotting since about october, wonder if it'll end up being the same plate

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 11:25 pm

Shame.. I was looking forward to getting those all painted up..
Almost tempting to be a thieving pikey and tax a trim from one of the hundreds of late 80s mk2's around here.. sadly none of them seem to end up in the scrapyard!
Which funky trims would those be, anyway? I thought that rangers had the same ones as all the rest of the late mk2's..

heartagram · Post by **heartagram** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:01 am

What rims are you looking for GroovyCarrot cause my scrappy has about 10 mk2 Polos in it. All Hatchys too!

How much would you want for your LX, any pics? mileage? engine size? gears? Price?

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:16 am

Oh, sweet

I'm just after one trim (managed to get the other three from the scrappy), the round ones that were fitted to the late mk2's:

If there's one of them there and it's not silly money I'd really appreciate it if you'd get it for me

Doesn't matter if it's been kerbed, just as long as it's in one piece, I'm going to be sanding it down and repainting it anyway.

heartagram · Post by **heartagram** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:32 am

The girl across the road scrapped her mk2 with those rims on last year because the MOT was more than the car was worth. If I hadda known she would have game them too you for nout.

Dunno when I'll next be at the scrappy (since mk1 parts are rare enough as it is) but when I'm down I will have a look for you. Theres a VW specific scrappy up this way too, want to go there just too see if they have any mk1 parts so I'll ask there too.

If I find one I'll let you know.

Kam.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:14 am

yay, happy endings!

i dont know what the trims are called but they make the wheels look..... i dont know how to describe it. like yours heartagram but spikey...! (???)

MOT test more than the car was worth?

or the repairs

SteB · Post by **SteB** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:56 pm

so, of all these mk1s coming out of the wood work, how many are modified ? and by that i mean more than just alloys and suspension ??

are they too good/rare to modify ?!?!

ste mk1lx · Post by **ste mk1lx** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:12 pm

SteB wrote: are they too good/rare to modify ?!?!

yes they are, but there comes a piont when parts are unobtanable or overpriced and the only thing left to do is scrap it or modify it and I for one would rather see a mk1 on the road instead of sat on top an esc*** in the scrappy

modify is such a chav word refine or update sounds better!

heartagram · Post by **heartagram** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:29 pm

My ones is completely standard, its has a few blemishes of rust coming through but there only small so they should be ok to get repaired easily. Other than that its in mint condition, everything feels like new, but it would do since it only has 15,000 miles on the clock.

I'm not really planning on modifying my car, just sort of refining as ste said. Just wheels, suspension, roof rack, other than that I don't think I'm gonna do anything. Oh and find a retro stereo.

My latest mod was this..

Ironic thing is I'm with the RAC