looking good nice to see another old polo getting save from the salvage yard

did you get the fuel prob sorted baz?

cheers for the comments guys..have tons more plans and new wheels to be revealed once i fix the car's fuelling problem.:( and i agree wheels look mank gold,hence the colour change.

did you get the fuel prob sorted baz?

not really dude..got an inline pump sorted only to find out i need a lifter pump as well..sickened. :( still interested in that rocker cover btw..keep meaning to get back to you. :)

so yesterday i went to a friends.. and after a bit of messing around..

this

+ this

became this.

stay tuned.

so a few small updates.. fixed my track rod end,the old one was shot.nearly finished stripping the wheels,also put the wide wheels back on but was too dark for pics..:p

friend popped around with his e30.

almost done stripping the mahles.

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what ye think? :)

a few teaser shots,better ones when i borrow a proper camera. :p

pic from college the other day and one of the exhaust and the original. putting the original on for the nct at the end of the month. have another one lined up along with a few other nice bits.

i think i'll cut out the fog light patches on bumper.... looks good IMO.

i think i'll cut out the fog light patches on bumper.... looks good IMO.

I dunno..i liked it for a while.. but now i want fogs again. :p

Did a little messing under the bonnet today..aiming to have it all looking pretty sweet by the end of the week..

new rocker cover and distro cap cover:

wanted it shinier,but gonna need a polishing kit.

gonna spray stuff and clean up the bay today.

loving the progress that has been made, congrats

loving the progress that has been made, congrats

Thanks dude,mines not much in comparison to your cars though.

back messing in the engine bay today. began scrubbing the wax and dirt off..removed the airbox and washer bottle and scrubbed under those. removed my rad cowling and sprayed it black. then sprayed the washer bottle and my manifold black. came out pretty well if i may say so myself. :) have an idea on a colour scheme,which i cant wait to try and have more bits arriving next week. things are finally taking shape. :)

pictures

Havn't updated in a while..getting it ready for its test at the end of the month. gave it a clean last weekend. :)

Then tracked it myself...the student friendly way. :p

My new exhaust,want to paint up the original one i just took off so this is on for a while. :)

Painted.

And all clean again.

Looking nice dude :) i like the spraying of the washer bottle! might have to employ that tactic on mine when I'm done!

Looking nice dude :) i like the spraying of the washer bottle! might have to employ that tactic on mine when I'm done!

cheers dude. love your car btw. :) i'd defo recommend it,really tidies up the bay. gonna do the expansion tank as well at some stage. :)

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Fantastic work so far, really has come a long way, Shall be keeping an eye on this as I love what you have done so far.

Fantastic work so far, really has come a long way, Shall be keeping an eye on this as I love what you have done so far.

thanks for the kind words higgo. :) should have more updates over the next few weeks,mainly regarding a certain set of mahles.

No problem at all, i really do like what you have done, its such a transformation in my eyes. You know I love mahles so I will keep an eye on the thread, I hope to update my thread next weekend too :)

No problem at all, i really do like what you have done, its such a transformation in my eyes. You know I love mahles so I will keep an eye on the thread, I hope to update my thread next weekend too :)

awesome,love the mk1 polo's,and i'd say yours will be a little monster with the afh in. :) well i have them fully stripped atm so hoping for some polished goodness sometime during the month. stay tuned.

Looking nice dude :) i like the spraying of the washer bottle! might have to employ that tactic on mine when I'm done!

cheers dude. love your car btw. :) i'd defo recommend it,really tidies up the bay. gonna do the expansion tank as well at some stage. :)

Cheers dude. do it! I'm thinking with the blue/black thing I've got going on, it'll work pretty well as the caps are blue :)

Looking nice dude :) i like the spraying of the washer bottle! might have to employ that tactic on mine when I'm done!

cheers dude. love your car btw. :) i'd defo recommend it,really tidies up the bay. gonna do the expansion tank as well at some stage. :)

Cheers dude. do it! I'm thinking with the blue/black thing I've got going on, it'll work pretty well as the caps are blue :)

should look very well in those colours alright. :) was thinking of doing kawasaki green on some bits in mine,caps,alternator bracket,my new intake mani,gt badge etc,but not sure if thats too much..i'd like to do pink or orange bits usually but i think green would work best with the red? i dunno,shall be experimenting over the next few days anyway.

looking good Baz. i love a freshly painted zaust. shame tey never stay like that. i have a few jobs done and to do before Dubshed :ninja:

looking good Baz. i love a freshly painted zaust. shame tey never stay like that. i have a few jobs done and to do before Dubshed :ninja:

cheers dude. yeah same here.

replacing the bottom balljoint arms today..decided to trial fit a cleaned up mahle for fun,and they don't clear the front brakes! :( gutted..i'm guessing the vw2 calipers are the problem,as it seems the carrier makes the wheel not sit flush with the hub..sickened..will spacers solve this? was really hoping not to have to run them. :(