It all started with this...

Tell a lie, it started with this really...

Which I was going to put in the saloon

So I got some bits together...

Stripped it down.

Found a bit off rust in the engine bay, decided I wanted the whole thing painted in a fresh colour, and thats where it stops.

I couldnt find anyone decent who didnt want 2.5k to sort it properly, so it sat in my drive for more than a year untill the other day when it vacated the premises.

I got impatient, and bought this...

(with 25 or so other cars distracting me before and after)

Done the usual mods, enjoyed it a fair bit till I done this racing a beema with toothed pullies and a jabba map

So pulled that lump out, and put in the 62k mile engine, put on some more miles. Decided I didnt like the colour, and didnt want to put the new bits on it. So sold that last week.

Needed a decent shell, and saw this...

4 pots, cage, coilies, salzmann top mounts, decent g40 lump, in the right colour...

Wasnt as good as I hoped mechanically, but its all going to be refreshed anyway, so with the cash from the g40 and saloon, I had it.

I'm still on the hunt for the clean mk2 coupe in the correct colour, as I've got

Some Fk konigsports and cathedral clamps, The 90k G40 lump out of the capri green 40, and loads of other general mk2 bits. So if anyone comes across a nice clean (No speshal welding! ) mk2 coupe that isnt red, white, or jade green, let me know!

Back to the engine.

I took the high mileage melted piston lump out of the 40....

Bought some 77mm pistons...

Stipped it down to the bare bollox...

(insert picture of meltedness here)

Then I had to measure it.

It came out bigger than petes obviously.

So after that I sent the block to be bored out 2mm, and to have the pistons, rods, crank, flywheel, clutch and bottom pulley off to be lightened and balanced...

Got it back

Freeeeesh

So I slapped some paint in the obligitory colour on

And waited patiently for my rebuld bits to come, went a bit anal, and got near enough every nut and bolt replaced, will do the same for the suspension.

Then I took a hammer and chisel to my fresh engine...

Put the pistons on the rods with new nuts and bolts, and put the rings on...

Went to put it back together, and realised I lost my main crank caps.

Found em, or so I thought, no3 was still missing. (Luckily it turned up sitting in the spare wheel well of the g40, found it as I went to sell it. )

So I put wipped the lube out...

And whacked em in.

Which made this....

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiny

Taped it up, and in the cupboard it went...

Wasnt going to finish it before I go, but managed to get the difficult bit done today...

Only put the sump on to protect it.

Off to thailand with the missus tomorrow (will still be able to get on here to sort everyones orders out) so when I get back got to finish the lump, get the fancy head on, whack it in the car, get running in and fit a subframe, the gaz coilies, new bushes and a do brake refresh imbetween.

Cant wait to give it a spanking.

top work fella.

good work matey. Nice to you sending some love the polo way

very nice

awesome...will be a nice track beast when complete!

Looking good

Looks like it should be an awful lot of fun when its back together!

Yummy! Loving the VAG parts hoarding

Looking good, will be a nice G when its done.

Looking shweet, love the new coupe.. yeah you better still be able to sort orders out i cant wait for my suspension, lol!

nice n fresh engine there good work dude

Nice to see all the money you've been making from suspension is being spent wisely

mmm very nice

would love to be able to do this

p.s. have fun in thailand, my brother said its amazing

Edited 30 March, 200818 yr by goose

Cheers everyone. That is about the last 3 years compressed and missing out the other cars I've had as distractions. Cant wait to finally get all the bits together and get driving it. :biggrin:

nice work fella.

good work mate and lol at findin you are crank cap in the wkeel well

i remember when u got this.

means the mk1's been of the road about 2 months less than its taken u to make up your mind, haha.

looks like its going well.

any idea what the colour of the green polo is? (the one in the picture next to the engine crane) was that the match mk3?

wicked job so far dude, wish i had the balls to rip engines apart and completely rebuild em....

niceeeeeeeeeeeeee work mate cant wait to see the end result =]]]

bwaaaaarrrrrp, tsssssssshhhh, BANG

hopefully this will last lol, looks like some very good work philius

i see you have found a good shell in that colour.

Still not been in the merc, would love to go for a spin when it is done.

Yep! Very snazzy!!

awesome - you're a talented fella aint you!

No worries Ant, will take you out in both next time I see you...

Mr Garry, nah, hopefully this ones built to take the abuse I dish out.

Dave youve still got that mk1!!?? COlour of the genesis was technically known as 'Dark Green' By VW

Cheers for the comments people.