Ok,

So I started with a 36k mile ebay 1.0 CL bad boy:

Then over three years or so added the following:

FK Konigsport Coilovers

A built-on-the-car PPP Stage 3 Subframe

256mm Brakes

Some steel wheels in 14 x 6 flavour with Toyo Proxes T1-R 195/45/14 tyres:

A full body re-spray in the original Pearl Grey (Reflex Auto Designs) including removal of the aerial, rear wiper, side spats and badges. Plus a bit of bumper fettlage:

And next a G40 engine with the following spec:

PPP Chip

PSD 4-Branch manifold and full s/s system.

An R1 Charger with a PSD induction kit.

PSD Toothed belt kit.

BRV Mod.

Then I played about with interiors for a while but bought a pair of these:

And decided in the end to do this:

So that the boys at PPP www.poloperformanceparts.co.uk could do this:

A bit of matt black paint, some OMP harnesses and a new steering wheel later:

Then some bits of carbon and a Stack Wideband AFR and an old faithful boost gauge:

And this is what I'm left with:

Big thanks to Pete and Andy at PPP for the cage work. The quality of the work and the fit of the cage is amazing (just ask my mate who helped me re-fit the headlining!) and the car feels amazing to drive now. So tight and flat in the twistys. I'd highly recommend their products and fitting services to anyone. Click here for their website.

Some of you may have seen the car in it's previous guise with the burgandy leather, I'm bored of the shows now so I figured fast-road/trackday slag with the ability to still look ok would tick the boxes for me.

Hope you like.

Nicest polo I have ever seen. Such craftsmanship and skill gone into it.

Amazing. Every bit.

Fuck yes. I so need some of this in my life. Once my G's running and I'm happy with it.. it's all coming back out for some of this treatment. Lovely!

Did you go through the bulkhead with the cage like yoofs mk3?

Interior has gone from one extreme to the other!

Still looks cool, but I bet you miss the smell of the leather :p

sick just got a new definition, quality mate!

i think next year i shall be investing in one these cages looks ace as does the rest of the car

Stunning, looks great from every angle and I love the carbon door cards.

Spot on. adore this. if you have high res photo's - get them up. wouldn't mind one of these as my background.

Holy batman thats clean!

cool as penguin piss mate.

Its done its round posing..now its time to do its round surprising people on the race track!

great car and great work gone into car

fuck me that engine bay looks magazine worthy!

Nice one Alex. You've done your usual standard of work in its track config!

How much were the steelies if you dont mind me asking?

amazing. :) any more engine bay shots? want to see what you'v done. :p

Its like the love child of its previous guise and your red one. Top work as always

Sam I think the steels were around 35-40'per wheel plus a few quid extra for the caps.

Thanks for the comments.

To the guy asking about the photos some of the pics are phone pics and some are pro shots from the Golf mag shoot last year. If there's one you particularly want let me know.

So, so perfect in everyway possible. Does remind me of the red one a lot. Great work bro!

pure class :)

Brilliant, lovely motor . Be sure to give those gravel traps a wide berth, be a shame to spoil that paint work!

That looks lovely! More track cars... thats what I like to see! :)

Oh and this will need to be at the Club Polo Track day! When I get it arranged! :)

Superb mk3 as many have said possible best mk3 i have ever seen.

Such WIN!!!

Sure has gone from one extreme to the other lol.

I'd be scared to go belting around a track in it though lol, its too mint

Oh my, that is such a positive transformation,; not saying it's previous guise was a negative one though.

Some of you may have seen the car in it's previous guise with the burgandy leather, I'm bored of the shows now so I figured fast-road/trackday slag with the ability to still look ok would tick the boxes for me.

Good to see you still have the car and I very much approve of the new direction!

Chris

lovely revival of a great car! pleased you decided not to sell!