Love this mate will be great when its done,

Will be keeping my eye on this.

more updaterz

started mocking up the adjustable TCA and adjustable Compression strut

cleaned up the area to bare metal where I'm going to start attaching the suspension mount

then started getting the suspension mount cup into the right place and tacking it in

then started adding the rest of the bracing for the rear suspension mounting for this side

all now tacked in ready to finish the other side and fully all weld in together to stop any distortion hopefully

suspension cup with eccentric mount installed

mid tunnel top braces

bottom windscreen cross brace welded in

view from back of car

tunnel front top brace and front cross stiffening brace

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view from back of car as on tonight

Throttle body trumpets also turned up today all the way from thailand lol a month earlier than expected delivery date

Looking good, machining looks top notch!

thanks mate I'm trying to get it done now i really want to drive it after missing out on gti fest this weekend gone

So impressive, great skills on show.

Wow nice! I hope to do something like this eventually to a mk3, awesome work been looking at this thread for ages now and all te updates, I'm guessing your a machinist by trade? And am k right into thinking you have a mill and a lathe at home? Keep up good work mate!

no all my machining is done at work in my lunch time

when i hopefully get my own house next year i will be getting a mini lathe and mini milling machine in the garage tho so will be lots off fun and easier/ faster progress for when i modify the polo further then and probs starting my own part time business

Looks good pete, interesting way of doing things,

Hope your gonna paint/powdercoat everything OE!

Ahh sweet bud keep up good work

Intense thread. So much going down right about now

Looking good, machining looks top notch!

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This thing is gonna be fucking immense when complete u got all you are engine work planned out? ?? What bhp u expecting? ?? If u can get 200 bhp through you are awd system i think a lil bit of poo may come out of you when accelerating lol top build mate.....respect

more updates

drivers side rear suspension mount started to be put in

that was basically the procedure for it but it took alot of tube shaping to fit the varying angles of roll cage it was being connected to

rear sus mounting strut brace welded in now to complete the rear sus mounting finally (near enough)

empty sus cup

full sus cup :)

also removed the full steering column and the old pedal box

also been cracking on with my inlet plenum got lots of machining done on it but no pictures as this is being kept secret as a surprise for when the car will be finished

awesome work so far man

Pete, I know it's still a work in progress, but are you thinking of adding any bracing on the rear strut mounts for the vertical loading? as you seem to have the other directions well covered

Yep there will be one vertical brace either side I need to go buy the tubing for that tomorrow as I've ran out

And it will be going from the strut brace upwards the roof loop above it but right next to the sus mount

Yep there will be one vertical brace either side I need to go buy the tubing for that tomorrow as I've ran out

And it will be going from the strut brace upwards the roof loop above it but right next to the sus mount

I was thinking something like the items in yellow ??

That's a good call imo nige

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One of the best custom fabrications projects around right now. Great job! Stay motivated.

your welding looks to be improving! phew! lol keep it up lad

Any updates yet mate? ? :-)