i saw u this morning man, was driving a 6n with red and white speedlines on its arse.

Parked over the road from you, came to croydon for my mates 21st so I was a bit tender. Nice daily though mate.

thats sick!

I'd love to have one of these mate!

i saw u this morning man, was driving a 6n with red and white speedlines on its arse.

Parked over the road from you, came to croydon for my mates 21st so I was a bit tender. Nice daily though mate.

Ah cheers mate lol i put a spotted thread up as well, didnt think would get a reply! car was looking good on the those red wheels dude

thats sick!

I'd love to have one of these mate!

Cheers fella!

Doubt i get any work done this week end missus got the week edn off so spendiong time with her for good old valentines and are annaversairy!!! but hopfully week after might start work on the engine bay!! we see!

haha was a bit weird seeing you are motor and then seeing this thread recently updated. I liked you are roof rack man, i miss my coupe so hard lol

Just been looking through mk1polo.com found couple threads on my car, although all the pics have beeen removed apart form this one!!!

I might email the dude see if he can send me some pics!!

Hi mate,

This is my old car! :-D And in that pic above......I'm the one in the blue t-shirt!

I bought it a number of years ago, totally standard from an old chap - he was just too old to drive anymore! Got it for a right bargain but it needed quite a bit of work doing to it. I must admit, I bodged some of the bodywork with fibreglass but everything was safe and sound mechanically - I was just going for looks rather than anything else! Fitted a PhilJ lowering kit and lowering caps BUT IT WAS NOT ME WHO CUT THE SPRINGS!

Bought the Mattigs from German Ebay, refurbed them and fitted them with some slightly stretched tyres. Also sourced the early grille from German Ebay.

Lots of memories with this car and was gutted to have to sell it......especially for the bargain price I let it go for!

Here's a couple of pics from the Ebay advert when I originally bought it:

And one or two outside my house once I had fitted the wheels and early grille:

Smoothing the strut towers:

Arches:

Wheels:

Loads more pics but as I said on the MK1 forum mate......too many to post so perhaps send me an e-mail address to send them to.

Other than that mate - looking good!

Cheers,

Chris.

Cheers mate, i sent you email on mk1polo.com asking about pics! if could send them to monkeydrummer44@hotmail.com that would be great :-D

Just out off intrest if can remember all the bits you fiberglassed by any chance? i know the front panel is bit iffy and i think rear quaters under part look to have been fillered!

The smoothing not bad, has held up but going be putting new inner wing on the o/s cos os the rust hole!!

Oh also you wouldnt happen have any thing for it laying around would you? i know they guy i bought it off said the last owner (being you lol) still had a few bits to give him or sumin?!?!?!

Hopfully going get the strut brace mounted next week end and prob get the steering rack out and the brake servo so the bay is totally stripped!!!

Been down the garage today after work, got a little bit done but my genny would'nt run so i couldnt do any sanding on the derby or the gt!!! but got the last few things off so now all that is left is the windows (next week) oh and the gear stick but the car sitting on the floor atm, got no front suspention on!!

Pics:

Mattigs are finished now!! so going fit the two tyres i already got this week and order some new ones for the front on monday!! hopefully get them fitted to the car befor this thursday for the local cruise i go to and i get some snaps with the SLR!! And few bits i did randomly today!

Pics:

How big are the Mattigs?

I think there 6's with the rears beeing a wider off set!

Nah I meant are they 13s or 14s? I guess 13s...

Oh sory dude yea 13's!! fitting tyres tomoz so i get some pics when i go to prept!!

Update:

Got the windows out this wqeek end, and few other lil bits. also found another bodge!!! pics show it all!!!

And here is what used to be in that hole!!!!!

A nice mixture of fiber glass, filler and chewing gum!!! Totaly idiot blocked the drain hole!!! Also removing the window trims a few just desintergrated lol

So now I'm on the look out for a new lower front trim ( below screen and holds wipers) new lower valance and front panel too!!

Couple quick pics the Gt witht the new wheels on! Sorry crap pics was filthy and raining!!

Love it man! I read about that bodge ages ago... thought it was pretty infamously known as "that polo with the bodged windscreen" Anyway, hope to see it fixed up properly an stuff. Good work

UPDATE:

Got alot done yesterday!! got the wiper panal off to inspect the rust and given it to mate who works at body shop to see if can plate it up for me!! Also got all doors off, rear beam n suspention and rest the brake lines to the back the car!!! Then went crazy with the angle ginder loosing lots little bits in the bay and cutting all other bits rust out, found another hole on the o/s/f seal!! Got picture of the o/s/r arch which has been plated up and some fiber glass too! soon i get my die grinder its coming off see what its hiding!! Now just gotta get hold of a compressor and going sand blast the engin bay!!! Also going start etching the hole body down and the inside as I'm going matt black on the inside (nice and retro!!)

Well here aloada pictures of the day!!

Also managed to get the data sticker off all ok :-D so going flatten it out and stick back in when painted it all!!

O/S/R arch plated!!

Also started to attackt he front panel and found it just be filled in tons and tons of filler!!! not to sure what going do about that tbh lol its totally screwed though!!!

I Also decided on a change of engin plan! G40 is proving too hard to get hold off and just too out my price range!! so i am torn between my next decisions!!!

16V 1.4 DOHC on set of bike carbs is my most favoured one!! or my mate trying get me to put 1.8 or 2.0l from golf and twin 40 it! but i dunno how i would mount the 2.0l as the golf runs a subframe and polo obviously dont!

TTT

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Nice project, Welding needed doesn't look too bad. I can't wait to start welding my Golf, bloody Uni lol.

Just posted a more conservative engine choice for it in your other thread but I suppose you've got your lovely GT for more standard daily driving.

Yea just read it :-) your plans sound good, and prob what i woulda done if a got a standered derby or polo but seen as this been messed with and needs work i wanna do a nice job of it!! I'm more feeling the 1.4 16v on bike carbs atm!!

Cheers about the GT she ok, i seriously need to get an exhuast sorted though!! its fooked from being soo low, and i wleded it up but just needs a proppa system on there to sort it!!!

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ahahah same

Wondered why i haven't seen this around at the moment! I see your G all the time though, looking forward to seein the derby done, so wish i bought this :(

Good luck!

Wondered why i haven't seen this around at the moment! I see your G all the time though, looking forward to seein the derby done, so wish i bought this :(

Good luck!

Cheers dude!! yea been off the road for about 5 months now!! you in a seat on air ride now??

Exhuast is booked for the GT is booked in at long life in couple weeks get a nice system fitted :-D:-D:-D:-D:-D:-D

No work done this week trying get hold a van to pick the compressor up but hopfully next week i try get few bits done, might mount the strut brace or do bit owrk on the GT!!!

Good wrok mate!