GOLF G60

[Duke]

My old next door neighbour had a red mk1 gti and it looked great. I think that you’ve made a good decision of painting the majority of it orange.
I hope that your daughter is ok and makes a speedy recovery.

 

[pablo]

Do the rear to match the interior, bare Carbon, Orange vinyls. Simple but epic

View attachment 347127

That!!!! OMG yes. That.

 

[Tufty]

It's hard to believe you don't have atleast 6 other golf's lieing about there to take stuff off you've changed lol

Sorry to hear about ur daughter tufty and fingers crossed for the future

The thing is I did have 3 which all sold a few months back to be honest I could be doing with one of them now lol.

Thanks for your kind words in regards to my Daughter

@KevM & @pablo I actually really do like that now I just need to find the will power to change from Orange to Grey there is still the option of carbon 1/4 panels as well.

 

[pablo]

Im guessing you cant just skin the existing 1/4s as they wouldnt line up right then?

 

[Lyons]

Carbon wrap

 

[pablo]

Carbon wrap

fake it till ya make it

 

[Tufty]

Im guessing you cant just skin the existing 1/4s as they wouldnt line up right then?

This maybe something @Con might be able todo but id rather get a mold and make proper carbon ones.

@Lyons that`s not an option while it might look well id rather skin them using proper carbon.

 

[m00k]

Sorry to hear about your young Un @Tufty lad… hope there’s some form of treatment for her

Been there myself

 

[svensktoppen]

@KevM & @pablo I actually really do like that now I just need to find the will power to change from Orange to Grey there is still the option of carbon 1/4 panels as well.

That scheme is great. But you could do it the other way around as well, orange base with black stripes/details, and the carbon showing through the stripes. Then make the interior black with orange roll cage.

 

[Tufty]

Sorry to hear about your young Un @Tufty lad… hope there’s some form of treatment for her

Been there myself

Thanks a lot and how are you keeping? You haven't had it easy..

@svensktoppen that`s very true and that's one thing @natogreen16v had suggested as well.

 

[Con]

Im guessing you cant just skin the existing 1/4s as they wouldnt line up right then?

You could skin the OEM ones but it would be three times more labour, then the delamination due to elements and temp cycles would not make it last and after a few years will need redone. Not to mention the added weight

 

[Tufty]

Maybe this??

 

[quattro Rick]

Maybe this??

View attachment 347341View attachment 347342View attachment 347343View attachment 347344

That's outstanding bonnet, boot and roof left bare and the rest painted. What a looker

 

[seanmooney]

Love the look of a big lip/splitter on the front

 

[pablo]

Looks really good @Tufty

 

[svensktoppen]

Maybe this??

Yes, exactly that! Yes! If you wanted you could let carbon show through as the stripes as well where you have it

 

[Con]

I would disagree slightly as the weave is a work of art so needs to be seen.
Painted parts yes...but needs more than a stripe on the side.

 

[gav525]

Love that mate! Just enough carbon showing to let people know what's beneath the paint

 

[natogreen16v]

That looks class Tufty. Especially the side profile.

I was thinking about it again yesterday. If you wanted to paint the boot lid, you could leave carbon exposed in the outline of the black sticker that was around the back window of GTis like this

 

[Tufty]

@seanmooney - that`s the plan for the front lip
@svensktoppen - the black line up the side will be carbon and could end up a little bigger than what I`ve done.
@Con - Im up for idea`s and designs while I work on full carbon 1/4 panels.
@natogreen16v - I had thought about that as well and kinda like that.

 

[svensktoppen]

It will be brilliant

 

[Tufty]

@seanmooney this is the plan.

 

[Big Pimp]

Every time I open a post about an unfinished Golf project I keep expecting @weeloaney to pop up somewhere

 

[Tufty]

Well thankfully after 14 years 2022 is the year for mine its been on that back burner for to long and all the parts are landing thick and fast which is surprising me I just need to nail down @56oval and my good friend Ruairi as he is a master of wiring and fabrication.

Im kinda hoping that @natogreen16v will have his polo done at some point.

 

[MarkM]

**** mate, really horrible to hear of your daughters problem, hopefully working on the car will give you both some focus away from the obvious, fingers crossed she gets through this