Well, it all started March 2004 when I became the owner of a relatives 1.3 CL Coupe, which she'd owned from one year old. A blank canvas:

Once I'd sorted out it's little niggles, work began on the bodywork:

I also started tidying up the engine bay and having a tinker:

Interior started to change too:

Eventually I sorted a set of wheels:

By 2005 I had a licence and along came the exhaust, and the engine bay got a bit more bling:

I eventually sourced a Polo GT interior too:

I was generally happy with things for a while, except maybe this front splitter :

By Polo Show '05 things were at this stage:

In 2006 I thought a change was in order, so I got the mirrors colour coded along with the spoiler and forked out for a new arch and sill trim set:

Lowering followed a couple of months later after spending ages collecting parts:

Then later that year I waved goodbye to the SPi lump and thanks to Steve (86C) I got my hands on a GT lump:

Polo Show '06 saw things looking like this:

I did a bit of tinkering on the GT lump before January '07s Rolling Road Day:

Borrowed some shoes:

G40 rear axle eventually got fitted:

Fitted Corrado front seats and a false floor:

And that pretty much brings you up to date:

Apologies for some of the smaller pictures, I only had a 0.3 Megapixel camera phone at the time

Fantastic progress! Looks sweet!

Thank you!

You would think it would be somewhere near finished by now, but it's never the way !

Thats the way, a QP has to look

real nice example, White with half coded bumpers is spot on, and the BBS suit it a treat, personally i'd have it a little higher, and with a more subtle exhaust for OEM goodness

magicians secrets, but where did you get the VW stickers from? never seen another set.

G40 rear axle eventually got fitted:

That driveway looks familar

Looking good Mr K

Mine's changed more in 5 years , just a shame i didn't keep a photo diary like you did, i didn't actually have a digital camera until a year ago

Edited 22 January, 200917 yr by rach mk2

brap brap homeboy loooookin good as always! tho you didn't put the car park pic with me in it. Wounded. :(

brap brap homeboy loooookin good as always! tho you didn't put the car park pic with me in it. Wounded. :(

What car park pic? Just curious

love it

great motor

loads of work gone into it

just ready for a G40 lump now

Can't believe you got rid of the floormats :p

looks stunning..

always a good looking Coupe, nicely done.

G40 rear axle eventually got fitted:

That driveway looks familar

Looking good Mr K

Thanks Hopster. Muchos appreciation as always for your help on that little escapade :-).

Mine's changed more in 5 years , just a shame i didn't keep a photo diary like you did, i didn't actually have a digital camera until a year ago

I was the same, well, still am, that's why a lot of the pictures are taken off various phones I've had, and some cadged from other people's show pictures

brap brap homeboy loooookin good as always! tho you didn't put the car park pic with me in it. Wounded. :(

Just for you...

Can't believe you got rid of the floormats :p

The front ones are still there

Thanks everyone else for the positive comments :-).

K.

Thats one mighty clean polo! Love it. :-D

sweet petay pic whorage ftw

i really like the vw badges on the bottom of the doors! nice touch!

sweet petay pic whorage ftw

Found them on Photobucket and thought I'd reminisce...

i really like the vw badges on the bottom of the doors! nice touch!

I spotted a set on a Caddy Sport a while ago, and tried to track a new set down. Eventually someone was able to make my first set up for me (unfortunately water got underneath them and they peeled themselves off ), but thankfully managed to get hold of the current set!

Five years! Time flies! I remember your early threads on UK-Polos, it's come such a long way since!