righhttt, bored at uni so i thought i would do a build thread of whats going on when i go home on the weekends.

so I've got my focus st <<<<< which is putting out 400brake but does like to drink a bit of petrol,

being a skint student and loving the vw scene i thought i would take on a bit of a project.

i bought this nato green polo which is a 95 1.4 8v. really good engine for the age and miles and i loved how it was unique. dont ask me why i love the colour i just do haha

this is when i first bought it...

bought some steel wheels from a friend 15inch 7j front and 8j back £300 which i thought was a bit of a bargain ?

absolutly love the stance think they really suit it.

some pics in the snow :)

then i started finding problems.....

i knew that the ignition was obviously broken by the fact you had to put the key in then shove a screwdriver in another ignition to crank it lol

so had to pull everything out of the dash and find the tinyest hardest screw to find I've ever seen on the steering column lol

while taking the inside apart i obviously realised the windows didnt work prize to whoever spots why : / (dont ask me why it took so long to realise that haha)

other things I've realised that i should have looked into before buying is because of age there is no power steering, central locking, power windows and there is just too many dents and bent panels for me to contemplate really doing anything radical...

soooo its up for sale

i have invested in a completely standard 99 1.4 8v polo with power steering and all that :)

nice drive back from derby to newport in brill weather

and to make things better it cut out on the way back and just wouldnt start again.

having no tools on us the AAA were called and fair play to the guy he was a bit of a legend

the dizzy cap had shattered the insides? common problem on the polos apparently?

so eventually got it home, did an oil change filter change and changed the pads straight away

so first thing i did was chuck the wheels on looked like a monster truck being so high with the wheels haha

COILOVERRRRRSSSSSS :) for my bday

so it obviously had to be dropped to the floor

but i didnt like the way it sat on the arches and the stance it had.

so i looked into arch rolling, was a bit pricey to have it done, so thought i would give it a crack myself, how hard can it be aye.

back arch went surprisingly well in all fairness.

the front

was alot of work and alot of doing it then not liking it so doing it again and all that but i think it was worth saving my money and doing it just me and a few mates.

ground it down and fillered it up

took loads of work fillering then rubbing down over and over again, trying to get a straight arch and whatnot.

happy with it like this and now ill get it even lower :)

and yes a ps2 controller because well why not like

well thats it for now. thoughts, opinions, questions and what i should do next all appreciated and ill update more as i go along

Edited 3 March, 201115 yr by 4098sr

Coming along quite nicely, nice ST btw lol well all your family cars really nice what are you planning on doing with the rear lights (99 polo) becaues they arent there in any of the pictures? Are you planning on swaping the bumpers over? oh and if you want remote central locking there are loads of kits online, just get one with a decent flip key =P

Loving the PS2 controller haha if i did that i know its just going to get nicked round my area lol

PS2 controller best be a joke?

I wouldn't want that coming through my windscreen on the motorway because it fell off your car....

Blue one looks good though, really good choice of wheels. Not really a fan of the green one, nato green does nothing for me!

Cue jealous comments about having everything paid for by parents...

in no way does that polo look out of place amongst rangeys and bentleys

good work with the arch flaring. what offset are the rears?

yeah lights I'm robbing them off the green one just haven't got round to re wiring, the clear front indicators, clear side repeaters and all red tail lights shall all be taken.

was going to take the 16v bumpers off the green but tbh they are cracked and missing the grills and all that so I'm just going to buy some cheap one off here and smooth the top grills,

ANYONE GOT ANY V CHEAP 16V BUMPERS GOING ? any condition really

yeah deffo going to get a nice little flip key on the go

the remotes tie strapped on it aint going no where hahah nah in all honesty it wont be there long just a joke between mates like.

get replaced with a fluffy teddy or something

yeah the green was also painted with a roller lmao

royal3 what do you mean by offset bud ? asked my dad if i could have the brown diamond stitch interior out of the bentley should have seen his face hahah would make a good edition though

wahey mummys boy

i was looking to buy that nato polo, went for a bargain, good luck with it

wahey mummys boy

i was looking to buy that nato polo, went for a bargain, good luck with it

up for sale if you want it lol http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2401304.htm

more ideas please. come on any advice is helpful

how long have you had that polo dude? did the guy say anything about any mourette headlights? looks like theres some on the car in one of the first pics....

how long have you had that polo dude? did the guy say anything about any mourette headlights? looks like theres some on the car in one of the first pics....

pm'd

FK power look headlights, rolled front arches , maybe smooth Ariel, side repeaters/front bumper vent/vents your choice maybe some Schmidt/BBS for summer time :)? looks sick on them steeles tho! and slam it on its arse, full interior retrim maybe get some recaros and do some crazy color,under the hood put some 1.8 supercharge v5 or somthing at this point you have won the lottery :)

FK power look headlights, rolled front arches , maybe smooth Ariel, side repeaters/front bumper vent/vents your choice maybe some Schmidt/BBS for summer time :)? looks sick on them steeles tho! and slam it on its arse, full interior retrim maybe get some recaros and do some crazy color,under the hood put some 1.8 supercharge v5 or somthing at this point you have won the lottery :)

whats the difference between powerlooks and angel eyes? and can a hid kit be fitted to them ?

smooth Ariel ordered, some summer rims are a must but they will be something no one has done before hopefully, keep you posted lol

weekend at home so a couple small mods

chucked my old 6*9's in the parcel shelf

fillered up the rear badge and also took the boot handle out. recon i should smooth the number plate recess and move it and where ?

then just cleaned the shitty sunvisors up a bit from

to

then i was bored and had some stickers lying about

then took the roof out and looking for a bed duvet that would suit, any ideas ?

thinking of chucking these seats in what you recon ?

Good progress being made! Those seats look heavy as fuck and also rather like you will slide right off round every corner, they from a lincoln?

Good progress being made! Those seats look heavy as fuck and also rather like you will slide right off round every corner, they from a lincoln?

Yeh an old scrap Lincoln town car, there massive haha pretty pimping though.

update,

decided i didnt want my sub just chucked in a box in my boot, saw a couple of fake floor boot build things so thought i would give it a go like.

just made a template of the boot with cardboard then cut it into wood.

decided to go for fairly thick wood to stop as much vibration as i could

cut the hole for the sub

put foam over it then so it was a bit padded and let the leatherette move a little

chucked the leatherette on and stapled it at the bottom

really pleased with it :)

hope you like

Some awesome progress made dude, love the work done. keep us updated!

good work bud!

where in newport you from?

I'm from caerleon!

Without sounding like a stalker lol is that white house near bosham i think? next to the sea...?

bosham doesnt ring a bell bud, bishton? I'm in whitson but yeah its a white house and very close to the sea wall lol ?

caerleon isnt far at all, good to see someone with a vw that isnt at least 2 hours away lol

what you driving ?

Nice car mate good work so far. Where did you get the arch rolling tool from and how much I'm after one cheers steve

i only rented it for 3 days off a guy on ebay, cost me £60 think you can buy them for about 150 off ebay though mate

Ahh no my mistake your in wales XD miles away from where i thought it was...

But I've got myself a 6n2 Gti Love it!

Dont suppose you can put up some pics of your focus?? Looks lovely :) I'm very jealous lol your the same age as me but youve got 400 bhp and i only have 125 XD

absolutely love the polo gti's get a build thread on the go :)

some pics of my baby

bit of carbon like

and a quick vid to 120 :)

Edited 3 March, 201115 yr by 4098sr