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My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by type21f » Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:03 pm
DO IT
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by markp » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:08 pm
tried to do an update
everytime a added a second pic is crashed
tried 4 times
gave up
Sorry dudes no update
Over and Out
Mark
everytime a added a second pic is crashed
tried 4 times
gave up
Sorry dudes no update
Over and Out
Mark
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by markp » Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:14 pm
Reflections ....SIMPLE
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by rusty1962 » Fri Jul 31, 2015 5:56 am
I'm working hard to get my panels that flat Mark!
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by markp » Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:22 am
rusty1962 wrote:I'm working hard to get my panels that flat Mark!
Good man Steve
your doing aa fab job buddy on that resto .... I'm really enjoying the process
Mark
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by rusty1962 » Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:36 am
markp wrote:rusty1962 wrote:I'm working hard to get my panels that flat Mark!
Good man Steve
your doing aa fab job buddy on that resto .... I'm really enjoying the process
Mark
Cheers!
Black's a tough colour to pull off well and you've nailed it
What's more it's standing the test of time!
Steve
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by type21f » Fri Jul 31, 2015 4:08 pm
Wow...
That is shiny....
Lovely photo Mark...
Gerry would be so proud you named Gerry after him...
Lodge?
That is shiny....
Lovely photo Mark...
Gerry would be so proud you named Gerry after him...
Lodge?
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by dustysplit » Fri Jul 31, 2015 4:56 pm
Pure class that is Mark! Reflection pictures are ace, you won't get that on mine though!!
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by markp » Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:26 pm
Sorry bored tonight !!!!
why do some pics go sideways ??? they ant side ways on my PC before uploading them gggggrrrrrrrr
Over and Out
Mark
why do some pics go sideways ??? they ant side ways on my PC before uploading them gggggrrrrrrrr
Over and Out
Mark
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by nige1171 » Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:35 pm
Sad day yesterday Mark. Sorry to hear of your accident
There's no better man than yourself to fix it though.
Chin up,
Nige
There's no better man than yourself to fix it though.
Chin up,
Nige
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by markp » Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:48 pm
99% sorted now Nigel
Was a complete surprise as no warning given
wheel were checked only a few weeks ago
no paint on wheel holes ...... 7500 miles covered since resto... trouble free and BOOOOM WHEELS FALLS OFF at 45mph
break drums damaged after being dragged down the road for 150yds ..... tyre finished as also got bragged 150 yards .... wheel finished and all holes elongated
Gutted to say the least
BUT FAMILY ALL OK SO THATS THE MAIN THING
Gerry i can fix
Mark
Was a complete surprise as no warning given
wheel were checked only a few weeks ago
no paint on wheel holes ...... 7500 miles covered since resto... trouble free and BOOOOM WHEELS FALLS OFF at 45mph
break drums damaged after being dragged down the road for 150yds ..... tyre finished as also got bragged 150 yards .... wheel finished and all holes elongated
Gutted to say the least
BUT FAMILY ALL OK SO THATS THE MAIN THING
Gerry i can fix
Mark
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by markp » Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:53 pm
99% sorted now Nigel
Was a complete surprise as no warning given
wheel were checked only a few weeks ago
no paint on wheel holes ...... 7500 miles covered since resto... trouble free and BOOOOM WHEELS FALLS OFF at 45mph
break drums damaged after being dragged down the road for 150yds ..... tyre finished as also got bragged 150 yards .... The wheel is also finished as all holes are now elongated
Gutted to say the least
BUT FAMILY ALL OK SO THATS THE MAIN THING
Gerry i can fix
So we was on holiday in Norfolk ... was a love drive there ...3 hour of chilling drive and a lovely camp site
Journey back was a different story .... 36 miles into the return and BOOM........took 10hrs to get home due to the wheel falling off
The recovery man talked the whole way home
none stop ....... and all I wanted to do was get on FB and get the parts sorced ....witch I did in the end and a massive thank you to VW Jim for getting me the rear drums from JK
Your my saviour Jim
All sorted now ... so happy again
Bodywork damage now at 98%
But i"ll sort that out this winter
Over and out
Mark
Was a complete surprise as no warning given
wheel were checked only a few weeks ago
no paint on wheel holes ...... 7500 miles covered since resto... trouble free and BOOOOM WHEELS FALLS OFF at 45mph
break drums damaged after being dragged down the road for 150yds ..... tyre finished as also got bragged 150 yards .... The wheel is also finished as all holes are now elongated
Gutted to say the least
BUT FAMILY ALL OK SO THATS THE MAIN THING
Gerry i can fix
So we was on holiday in Norfolk ... was a love drive there ...3 hour of chilling drive and a lovely camp site
Journey back was a different story .... 36 miles into the return and BOOM........took 10hrs to get home due to the wheel falling off
The recovery man talked the whole way home
none stop ....... and all I wanted to do was get on FB and get the parts sorced ....witch I did in the end and a massive thank you to VW Jim for getting me the rear drums from JK
Your my saviour Jim
All sorted now ... so happy again
Bodywork damage now at 98%
But i"ll sort that out this winter
Over and out
Mark
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by wejjy » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:32 am
Gutted to see that Mark but happy you and the family are ok!
Had this happen on the M4 a few years ago on the way home from a surf trip. Only thing we could put it down to was foul play as we too hadn't touched the rear for thousands of miles and they suddenly came loose. Only other thing Ive encountered is air tool tightened bolts stretching.
Glad you are ok as I said, and hope you aren't too about Gerry.
Had this happen on the M4 a few years ago on the way home from a surf trip. Only thing we could put it down to was foul play as we too hadn't touched the rear for thousands of miles and they suddenly came loose. Only other thing Ive encountered is air tool tightened bolts stretching.
Glad you are ok as I said, and hope you aren't too
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by jms007dbz » Sun Aug 16, 2015 7:39 pm
markp wrote:99% sorted now Nigel
Was a complete surprise as no warning given
wheel were checked only a few weeks ago
no paint on wheel holes ...... 7500 miles covered since resto... trouble free and BOOOOM WHEELS FALLS OFF at 45mph
break drums damaged after being dragged down the road for 150yds ..... tyre finished as also got bragged 150 yards .... wheel finished and all holes elongated
Gutted to say the least
BUT FAMILY ALL OK SO THATS THE MAIN THING
Gerry i can fix
Mark
Really sorry to hear about what happened!
I've been following this restoration for some time... your complete detailed resto gave me courage to get mine started.
Happy to hear that the wife and kids are fine though! That's the main thing! I'm sure you'll have Gerry up and running in no time.
Regards,
James
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Re: My First VW !! Mid Life Crisis " Full index on page 1 "
by Vwstu » Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:43 pm
No way that's rubbish. Glad you're all ok though, that's the main thing. Gives you something to tinker with now anyway
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