Pink 106 gti restoration/track build - Page 7 - Saxperience

hard_corejoeboy · 16th September 2013, 19:43

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Originally Posted by ldavies

I too am questioning this lol.
If your turning it into a track car shouldn't you be spending your money more on the engine side of things bigger brakes and ov course a roll cage before you go trying to tidy the exterior up, but what's the point trying to tidy it up if its gonna be driven hard on track.

These cost a lot of money and im not sure I have the confidence to change such vital compnents myself. If im going to do it its got to be done properly.

This is why im doing the small fairly straightforward and cheap jobs first.

Yes its going to be a track car but I love these little cars and want to keep it as a forever car. Hence going back to basics and starting over from scratch.

Money doesn't grow on trees little by little

AlexB^p · 16th September 2013, 19:44

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Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

Going to be quite hard following the countours and circular bits with cardboard.

maybe for a 4 year old yea
its really not hard at all man

or buy some rallye doorcards and retrim them

hard_corejoeboy · 20th September 2013, 09:29

I've had the idea of using play doh lol

That way I can get the bends and everything perfect for the custom doorcards.

This weekend im planning on removing the sunroof. Can anyone recommend me what material/where to buy/a good welder in essex?

Also its looking like im rejoining the army BUT as an uber remf. Can you guess what? Makes sense as I can then retire im 15 years if I so wish and work p/t

Also with 38 days leave a year actually means more time with family and a better wage than at present too. So hopefully progress might speed up

Yates · 20th September 2013, 12:10

You realise pension has changed and you won't get it straight away from retirement?

hard_corejoeboy · 20th September 2013, 12:51

I'll have to look into that as I should go back on my old style one.

Yates · 20th September 2013, 14:35

Scheme changes over regardless in 2015 unless you have done 12 years or something way I understand it . So you won't go back on old don't think

hard_corejoeboy · 20th September 2013, 14:40

Well thats a shit! Maybe the pokiticians should have this happen too...

Yates · 20th September 2013, 14:47

It's still not a bad scheme

Oli-VTR · 21st September 2013, 08:04

Uber remf...signals?

hard_corejoeboy · 21st September 2013, 08:21

MPGS I have my reasons. Feel slightly less 'hardcore' now lol

Anyways lets hope I have no problems getting the sunroof off this weekend.

Yates · 21st September 2013, 09:10

As in main gate guys?

hard_corejoeboy · 21st September 2013, 10:18

Yeah.

I was hoping I could attach myself to other units that go out on tour but it seems not.
Either way its not too bad as I have a young son so it means I won't be away all the time.
Best of both worlds really. Get to wear the uniform, do a worthy job while still getting most of army benefits and civilian ones.

For now it sounds good. Maybe in a few years I might go do something different maybe even navy/air force.

I get bored of jobs pretty quickly tbh. Infantry I loved but the bullshit at my age is unacceptable and I've had more combat in my 5 years than most blokes will have in their entire careers so can't complain too much.

hard_corejoeboy · 21st September 2013, 10:21

Back in topic I may remove the doors to aid working on the car etc.
Is this quite a straightforward work it out yourself job?

Yates · 21st September 2013, 10:58

What does taking off the doors aid?! I don't get what it would help with?

Watch keeping constantly with that tho not sure I could. But with a family suppose it's worth it.

The way you act on here and short tempered the navy isn't for u haha

hard_corejoeboy · 21st September 2013, 11:20

Im not actually that short tempered tbh. Im one of those people that will let something build up until I turn green and all hell breaks loose lol

Ref the doors I'll be removing the dash as well as cleaning all the crap off the floors as well as possibly replacing rubbers and also cleaning it all up around there. Its a bit anal for a track car but seeing as I don't think its going to go anywhere near one for at least a year might as well do it.

Yates · 21st September 2013, 17:54

Yeah no good for navy. Letting it build and being at sea not able to get away.

So you want to take doors off to get stuff off the floor?! How does your brain work?!

hard_corejoeboy · 21st September 2013, 18:12

The only chance i get to work on the car is at night and the light doesn't get in enough. Also one door will need replacing anyway if i get one cheap and like i said i need to do a lot of cleaning round that area anyway.