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martinfan5

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Figured with what it took to get a correct parts kit, I might as well build it.
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Paint will be VW blackberry
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Work on the engine
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Wheels were painted with Alcald Aluminum and then some dullcote
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Attention to the interior, getting the seat decals on
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and completed
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and after a coat of dullcote to kill the shiny of the decals
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Completed dash
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Wow, talk about blast from the past, rims and all. I had one after high school.

Although the Golf GTI rims looked diff and were all the rage back in the day. I recall lifting GTI parts to put on my type 1 Scirocco.

Man the new one looks like a squatty Golf, disappointing.

I always loved the type 1 and its predecessor that never was being the Tyfon or whatever. i remember reading about it in VW&Porsche mag and totally drooled. I even had a 49 state Scirocco meaning no smog fromage, awesome!

At any rate, very very cool subject matter, sorry to diverge!

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On the tires, there are three to four tabs(what you are seeing in the photo) on one side of them, I had not removed them yet when I did the mock up shot, but they are gone now.

More work on the interior
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body painted, had some debris in the paint so it has been wet sand and will get another coat
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Getting close to finishing it up
got the all the striping decals on kind of hard to see I know
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Grill and front bumper
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and with the wheels and tires on, I still need to go back and pick out the lug nuts. The ride height does seem a tad bit high, but I know the 1:1 had high ride height.
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