So after buying another new polo back in may off of breadvandan i thought it was about time i posted up some of the progress.

The plan is to stick in my 1.4 gt engine in, tidy up the bodywork and do a rear disc convertion along with other bits and pieces.

so this is her as i bought her:

i then tested the new wheels for size which i bought the weekend before i bought the car :p

Since may i have done a g40 front brake upgrade and braided pipes, gt bumpers, flat wipers, fitted lowered front shocks with new strut tops as the standard shocks were bottoming out making the ride well hard. Also a few stickers and given her a fecking good clean and polish.

This is how she looks today :-D

Any comments welcome, ill post up the engine rebuild aswell soon.

tidy man!

and choice plate too :]

Not a lover of the wheels but it's tidy!

very clean, would look better with 8s on the back

real nice colour, stick some spacers on the back wheels to get the sitting flush with the fronts and you'd be on to a winner

loving it petey boy. was a good day down newquay. was good to see you and the misses. you going dubs at the beach sunday.oh by the why new wheels are on there way.lol. i need to borrow your body again if possible. hopefully got a fuel pump on the way as well

oh forgot to ask hows the engine coming on

Yea realy enjoyed it to so did the misses i think! ideal mate yea will be deffo up for giving you a hand with that :p is dubs at the beach this sunday coming? the 15th?

yea engine coming along slowly the loomb is all taped up used 5 and a half rolls the inlet and exhaust manifolds are painted as well as the head and thats all back togeather just the block and box to clean and paint should be in next week cant wait :-D

meant to ask you the other day, how much is this lowered by? interested in the suspension out of the gt at the breakers but don't want to be grounding out all the time.

Cheers,

Mat.

Edited 16 August, 201016 yr by VolksKid83

she's down 60mm all round i belive.

WOW!

she's down 60mm all round i belive.

so whats that like with clearance?

That is fucking awesome. Best colour for a Mk3 Definately.

My old one. Been looking for one forever after.

she's down 60mm all round i belive.

so whats that like with clearance?

it's totaly fine mate no scrubbin at all, its on 195/45/14 tyres and 6" wheels but as i and other people have said she need to go down and out some more on the ass end and i think ill have the stance I'm after maby with some 8" borbet t's on the back will help or just some 30mm hubcentric spacers :-D

That is fucking awesome. Best colour for a Mk3 Definately.

My old one. Been looking for one forever after.

thats niccccceeee needed to go lower tho imo, i love the wheels what are they?

so had the week of work and it was about time i got the new engine in. its been ported and polished and the inlet manifold to match, an 8k ecu chip and a 1.4 abd golf block. jut need to get a 4 branch manifold and higher lift camhaft

so plan was to turn this.............

.........into this

started by removing it from my old breadvan which I'm now breaking (if anyone needs any bits still loads left)

i remove and stripped the head and sent it off to be skimmed once it was back i lapped in all the valves, fitted a fresh set of valve stem seals and rebuilt and gave it a fresh coat of paint

she must have been over fueling a bit as there was quite a bit of carbon

i also painted the gearbox the block as well as the in and out manifolds

i re tapped the wiring loomb which came out well smart

so all the ground work was done all i had to do was get the beast in

stupid idiot! got his fat finger in the way^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I'm well pleased with it so so much quicker than the 1L the low down torque is unbeliveable, all i got to do now is get a cam and 4 branch

Edited 20 August, 201016 yr by vdub_pete

Do you have a spare set of blue ht leads?

Do you have a spare set of blue ht leads?

I've sent you a pm buddy

Is that your workshop mate? It looks awesome!

yea its my girlfriends dads garage, he had just finished sorting it all out and tidying it all up when i asked if i could do my car lol!

The only issue with it is the fucking great bump he put in the door way coz the roller shutter door was to short

looks brilliant mate.

i know its a long shot but have you kept the golf elbow off the old engine?

update.

I have made an alloy cover for the battery fan and ecu, what you think?

lookin good man nice work

cheers dude glad you think so

looks great mate really does!

Make sure that metal sheet doesnt short the battery!