cheers for the link christian,

and cheers for the info pinches.

I have bought a straight cut close ratio polo challange rally car gearbox with a HOER gear kit.

Dread to think how much that cost!

Ye it wasnt to bad as it is freshly rebuild with a gearkit that has no marks on it so looks like it has done little work and also a gemini slip just been serviced and set up for tarmac. so all new really.

The spec is

Polo Challenge Gearbox Ratios.

F/D z= 60/15 = 4.0:1

5th z =23/19 = 1.211

4th z=24 /17 = 1.412

3rd z=27/16 = 1.688

2nd z =27/13 = 2.077

1st z =31/11 = 2.818

Which is the tarmac spec for the challange cars.

I'm really happy with it as I've been looking for one for years.

was that for sale on ebay recently? I was looking at one and really wishing I had the cash to splash on it!

not that i know of but could have been. I got it from a guy on here. i think there was a g40 cup car box on ebay recently.

not that i know of but could have been. I got it from a guy on here. i think there was a g40 cup car box on ebay recently.

That may have been the one I saw and considered!

Would really like a better box, but finding the stock box with stock engine is getting the power down OK so far!

ye nothing wrong with the satndard item exept the differential I was blowing them up all the time so had an lsd installed in my box and found the best ratios i could find using standard parts and it did the job but in the end the rally cars with the close ratios still had far better acceleration than me so this is the reason for needing this.

at a bargain price for that too, keep at it hywel, will pop over to see you and the missus, and hopefully catch up with greg aswell, next time I'm down your way

I wouldn't be using anything made by "compbrake" they are terrible quality components, I had a big brake kit made by them the mounts sheared in half the first time i used them!

did they replace the parts?

tbh if they would, then i would definatly consider them, i mean 180 quid for a pedal box with 1 or 2 master cylinders! nearly cheaper than getting a brand new master cylinder from VAG

ye would be good to see you again, do they do a bias pedal box for the mk5 polo?

i dont think they do tailored ones, might be worth asking them.

the ones i was looking at were universal items, either floor or bulkhead firewall mounted.

Started building a disc'd rear beam last night also a polybushed front subframe ready for this car. cant wait to get it in my freshly done out garage in my house so i can start this project properly.

here is the garage it has the chevette in there in this pic but it is now empty ready for the polo

here are the front subframe and rear beam ready to go on the car

What ARB is that on the front subframe? Things looks as thick as f*ck! How thick in mm's is it?

Its the 6n2 gti standard one painted.

The mk2 is back so now to strip the bits i need off it for the mk5

Edited 15 September, 201015 yr by heg123

Hinteresting!

yay nice to see her back dude, shame they couldnt do anything with it, give me a shout if theres anything left from the car that you or greg dont use, I'm interested in a few bits.

and i spy a rally yellow wing :) is that looking for a new home?

garage looks a world apart from when i was last there, gonna be bliss working in there. and <3 chevette

I'm afraid I'm keeping all the bits for a future project. cheers for the comment on the garage. it took alot of cleaning and painting.

A quick play on paint for the future

Edited 17 September, 201015 yr by heg123

What wheels are you gonna run?

the ones I had on the mk2 rally car a mixture of any cheap 15inch rims lol

What she would have looked like back in 2001