MetBlackMK5 1 Posted October 20, 2013 I've not spent much time on here recently, i sold the black mk5 (SBO352Y) earlier in the year as i was useing it for every day transport and 400+ motorway miles a week is hard on any car let alone a 30 year old one, So that was sold to lazenby43 of his parish who has done a sterling job maintaining and improving it and i bought an e32 7-series which is a fantastic cruiser but flipping brutal on fuel :shocking: . My beige mk5 has been under restoration most of the summer, not that it neeed much but after the attempted theft and it living outside for winter it had some marks and blemishes i wanted to take care of before they got worse. I also bought Bortaf's old 2.3ghia S estate earlier in the year and work will begin on this soon, i've been buying parts as and when for most of the year whenever funds have allowed so that when i start it i can really crack on and not get held up because i'm waiting for a panel or bit of trim. So now your all caught up, here we have my latest aquisition. Bought blind from ebay, i threw a cheeky bid of £1100 on it and forgot all about it expecting to be outbid, which to be fair i was twice by zero feedback bidders who both retracted their bids a few days later. With things like this i've learned to bid want i'm prepared to pay/lose and then to ignore the listing till you get the message from ebay otherwise i find it too easy to get caught up in a bidding war and paying over the odds forwhat turns out to be tat. Any way i won this for £1090, and have so far found it to be accurately described....scabby but essentially a good car. I appears to have had the valances replaced front and back, both front wings replaced and it has filler in the scuttle, drivers doors and rear arches. But mecahanically she's spot on and is perfect for what i want, something to potter about in at weekends. Right pictures. [/url] [/url] [/url] [/url] [/url] [/url] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atlanticblue 0 Posted October 20, 2013 Looks good in the cosmos with black vinyl roof. I likes it :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MK5 V8 1 Posted October 20, 2013 not a bad looking motor that :thumbup: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CortinaCat 1 Posted October 20, 2013 Nice car I like that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RT 1006 137 Posted October 21, 2013 Another one saved for the future and looks nice too :thumbup: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFernandes 2 Posted October 21, 2013 lovely motor..! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crayford MK4 10 Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) Nice Mk5 cant wait to have my car with Cosmos blue paint on it :thumbup: like the Feu Air freshner Edited October 21, 2013 by Crayford MK4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetBlackMK5 1 Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks for all the kind comments, i forgot how friendly this forum is :thumbup: It's not all roses though, here's some picci's of the bad bits :unsure: The pudding filled doors, [/url] The "aero" style scuttle [/url] The replacement wings have seen some screwdriver action in the past to get a decent panel gap i guess :chain: [/url] strangely, it's mint where you'd expect it to rot.....the boot floor is immaculate and original, the A posts are spot on, and so are the inner wings :headscratch: I've got a couple of weeks off next month so i should have some more to report, i'll do some updates for my other cars aswell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetBlackMK5 1 Posted October 21, 2013 Nice Mk5 cant wait to have my car with Cosmos blue paint on it :thumbup: like the Feu Air freshner Cheers, but did you miss the stormtrooper keyring? (i think i'm lost in the 80's :icecream: ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cortinaboy 0 Posted October 22, 2013 Good looking car there mate, I like the colour. Nice early mk5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankie2.8 13 Posted October 22, 2013 That's a nice colour! Black roof goes well with it. Plenty of potential there! Look forward to reading the progress!! Frankie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danish 294 Posted October 23, 2013 I also bought Bortaf's old 2.3ghia S estate earlier in the year and work will begin on this soon, i've been buying parts as and when for most of the year whenever funds have allowed so that when i start it i can really crack on and not get held up because i'm waiting for a panel or bit of trim. Was that 'BEV' ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MetBlackMK5 1 Posted October 23, 2013 Yeah it's BEV. I've got a full interior for it, two rear quarters (arches have rotted out) two rear doors, front skins, front valance, a set of proper ghia alloys and a few other bits and bobs. She'll be bang on when she's done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grifterkid 1 Posted October 26, 2013 That is beautiful! That is such a great colour... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danish 294 Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Yeah it's BEV. I've got a full interior for it, two rear quarters (arches have rotted out) two rear doors, front skins, front valance, a set of proper ghia alloys and a few other bits and bobs. She'll be bang on when she's done. I bid against you then. I regretted not going higher afterwards as I thought it would make a nice car <_< Edited October 26, 2013 by Jayne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
