^ i love vw nuts and bolts a small box full ended up costing nearly £200 and i've had a couple of them lol, got a bit confused in the built where the g40 engine popped in , powdercoating looks good its my latest craze to my back axel is having the treatment :)

I'm glad I could spot a new fuel filter in the parts to go on picture, that old one looks well rusty!

very nice! That's one hell of an attention to detail you've got.

You must spend a fortune at VW, no wonder they call you "sir".

nother quick Q for genesis...

did you paint the mounting faces for the back plates on the beam? mine are machined originally, but rusty as hell round the corners...

nother quick Q for genesis...

did you paint the mounting faces for the back plates on the beam? mine are machined originally, but rusty as hell round the corners...

you mean the bit with 3 holes into the body? or the stub axle mounting point? i got them powder coated all over. doesnt harm the stub axles at all

heres todays efforts:

new bits for the heck (steering arms and TCAs for the loon):

and the GT engine got stripped down for a quick tart up before going in the loon next weekend.

My GT engines one of the annoying early models with the half round timing belts, sorry for the crap focus photo but it shows how the teeth are nothing like each other.

timing all lines up (join the dots)

and ross came down to teach me how to do a clutch,(appreciated mate cheers) easy when you know how! He put a G40 clutch in the GT for me as it sounded like a good upgrade.

Edited 16 May, 200917 yr by genesisGT

cheers!

progress ooks sweet, all this suff still available from VAG? need some front stone shields for mine...

yep just phone vw and they will give you a price and availability. 99% of the run of the mill stuff is available to be honest.

now the work begins on GTing the loon. i have till 9am WED as its booked in for a MOT and i need it for going back to work on thu. so no pressure.

jobs left to do:

take AAV unit out

put GT Unit in.

change dash, engine bay and rear wiring looms as the dash ones cut to hell by my vw alarm fitter.

change the inline fuel pump and filter.

new copper brake lines and flexis all round.

jobs complete:

GT engine strip

clean out ISV and oil breathers

timing belt

TCAs

and the hecks new oem pressy...

door lock covers.

Edited 22 May, 200917 yr by genesisGT

Looking good Richy...

Edited 22 May, 200917 yr by buster.g40

this thread is awesome. Good work my man! Great to see someone who goes to the time to learn their stuff. !

very nice! That's one hell of an attention to detail you've got.

You must spend a fortune at VW, no wonder they call you "sir".

He's borderline obssesive when it comes to his Polo's...and he's

spent over £400 in parts with me over the last week and i don't

work for VW.

Edited 23 May, 200917 yr by buster.g40

I'm sure ul be fine time wise rich. I'm lookin forward to the GT loon.

and just how on earth u find catch protectors?? never ever have i seen them on any vw! top find!

i cant beleave you have done work with out me

looking good man. will see you monday

Oh Richard, so many new parts you bought there! Looking forward to see a tidy heck.

thanks guys!

peter the heck will be good when its finnished been gathering bits over the last year or so, so once the loons out the way, i will save up and start on the heck again. it wont be show standard as i strongly belive they are for playing with , so should be very clean but usable. :-D I will bring it over to let you have a go when its finished as i want to take it to wolfsburg and the ring one day.

will send you the part numbers liam or could do a group buy on them, I'm not into chrome as UK doesnt have the climate so they tidy the catch up nicely i think.

todays poloing (well 1/2 day as i was lazy and didnt get up till lunch time) is:

how it looked at lunch time:

nearly ready to come out but my dad went golfing so it will be lifted out tomorrow:

so instead of the brake lines i re wrapped the headlight and engine wiring looms (think of the most depresisng thing to do and loom rewrapping is worse than that ) so still got the dash loom to do.

also decided to put a 22mm master cylinder on it, as everyone seems to say they are a good thing, so one way to find out!!!

got the engine out this morning Yay!

then did a lot of wiping

1st bit to go back on the charcoal canister blank

riding high, looks like a low rider from the side with its ass on the deck

and this afternoons efforts:

Edited 24 May, 200917 yr by genesisGT

Nice one Richard... Looking good!

The Heck is begging for the G40 lump!

Get the pictures up of the fuel filter Richy...

well today went well!

loons a GT now yay.

heres the pics.............

2 polos ready for the push the polo competition..... (the bare engine in the middle of the two cars it the GT engine thats in the loon, not bad for a 10.30am - 7pm shift).

my pimpin stance, funkmasterflex holla!

ross cam down to help and scott came to help to. Big thanks to you guys!!!!

heres ross daily looks standard but its getting love.

the loons fuel filter was replaced, think it was the first time in 19 years as it was a genuine vw filter and the crap in it was the worst i have ever seen.....

eeeeww

^^^^^^^ thats half the metal and sandy shit that came out it rest lifted out on a magnet

then back to GTing

me looking like a tramp as usual when I'm in poloing mode, god knows what I'm trying to do!

Heck got lots off bits stolen off it so will need to get it new bits keep it happy.

and one complete GT and my reversing lights are working again yay! So its change the insurance tommorrow mornign and MOT it wed morning.

it had a GT/G40 fuel pump on it which is weird as its a spi engine!! but the original rear loom hadnt been cut so its a weird one! anyone else got a AAU engined loon?

the 22mm master cylinder gets the thumbs up and my 1st ever attempt copper brake lines get tested and so far seem to be good.

so with that it was off to the chippy and some scottish traditional drink...

so jobs left are:

steering arms,

oil change

change the fluid in the engine

change the dashboard wiring loom and bin the shitty immobiliser.

Edited 25 May, 200917 yr by genesisGT

you getting throw the list of stuff now mate..

so when do you wont me up to give you a hand to put the g40 engine back in? :-) :-D

If you ever sell the Loon please do let me know Richard!

If you ever sell the Loon please do let me know Richard!

Get to the back of the ever growing queue mate...

The petrol that came out of that old filter is the worst i've ever seen

Looking good for the Polo Show now Richy...if you need anything else

lol, funny cos i got in my engine bay when i had the engine out...for cleaning means only like

good work tho duuude

you getting throw the list of stuff now mate..

so when do you wont me up to give you a hand to put the g40 engine back in? :-) :-D

come one onw ross you knwo the speed i work, thats enough engine changing for this month and next!

when the engine out its rude nto to stand inthe engine bay and take a pic neil!

the loon was ment to be temporary till a nice bottle green genesis heck came up for sale but its grown on me only had 2 people call it a jetta!

hmmm dont say that scott i will think up something

and just how on earth u find catch protectors?? never ever have i seen them on any vw! top find!

They're fitted to Corrados and B3 Passats but a lot of cars are missing them. Never seen a pair in a scrap yard, just the odd one and it's usually knackered.