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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby thorpy » Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:28 pm

B19 DAN wrote:How did you get that finish on your rear lights mate? Looks smarts as fook,


Its fly eye film brought off ebay, its only over the indicator as I hate the orange with the black :(

You could just do that section with tint spray.

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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby thorpy » Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:29 pm

I start my mk7 front conversion tomorrow, as I now have the day off!! So friday and saturday is the time things happen :D looking froward to it.

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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby thorpy » Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:21 pm

Update: Wow what a day!! Fronts all off, found quite abit of rust along the way, so out comes the welder tomorrow, and new front end on. Gotta be back on by tomorrow as iv got work sunday morning :/

Heres to trying :)

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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby thorpy » Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:45 pm

Still not finished! Found alot of rust that needed cutting out and welding. ;)
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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby Punto443 » Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:15 am

You've still got a few hours till sunrise :D
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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby JmeRaynor » Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:27 pm

Punto443 wrote:You've still got a few hours till sunrise :D

Love it Work every little hour!!

Cant wait to see how this turns out, you taking pictures?
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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby thorpy » Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:37 pm

Its all done, well kinda, back on the road :/
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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby Punto443 » Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:41 pm

Piccy's?
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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby thorpy » Wed Dec 25, 2013 11:41 pm

Ill upload some tomorro, been soooo busy last few days
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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby thorpy » Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:34 pm

Hi everyone, heres some pictures of my mk7 conversion, not quite finished , need window plastics and bonnet catch, and tow strap. There are pictures missing but i got so p*ssed off doing this conversion that my mate started taking pics, could not of done the van without him he was spot on even if i was stressed, top lad!! Let me no what you think. Jay

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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby blue estate » Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:35 pm

Another rust free mk6 :lol: :lol:
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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby thorpy » Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:38 pm

blue estate wrote:Another rust free mk6 :lol: :lol:
Good work :D



I wish!!! Still alot of rust work on the back end, but least the fronts sorted :) happy days....this took about 4 days to do, but i worked till 4 oclock on two of then, more time spend rust busting

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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby thorpy » Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:40 pm

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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby JmeRaynor » Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:45 pm

Very nice conversion, defiantly some work gone into this one, glad you've sorted all your rust tho!
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Re: My MK6 Thorpy!

Postby Frank190 » Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:06 pm

Good work :) were you always a welder or have you picked it up since buying the van :wink:
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