I'm building a rear engined polo. I have been for a while now, it's just taking time as I'm constantly working! So far I have stripped it out, took the standard 1.3 engine out and cut all the rear end out. I have everything for it, I just don't have the time! I need to build a chassis to mount the engine and the diff. And then I can fabricate the mounts for the rear suspension to get it sat on it's wheels again as the back end is on blocks of wood. (at the ride height I will be using). Think I'm going for an independent wishbone setup as I am using sierra cosworth driveshafts discs and pads for the rear drive, which mate to the rear diff. Then I can weld in the roll cage in to the car and to the chassis for the bike engine. So a fair bit to do!

One day it will be on the road!

Pics will be up soon, as i don't think I can upload any on my iPad which is annoying!!

Edited 9 September, 201115 yr by gaz6n2

I'm building a rear engined polo. I have been for a while now, it's just taking time as I'm constantly working! So far I have stripped it out, took the standard 1.3 engine out and cut all the rear end out. I have everything for it, I just don't have the time! I need to build a chassis to mount the engine and the diff. And then I can fabricate the mounts for the rear suspension to get it sat on it's wheels again as the back end is on blocks of wood. (at the ride height I will be using). So a fair bit to do!

One day it will be on the road!

Pics will be up soon, as i don't think I can upload any on my iPad which is annoying!!

Get on those pics boyo! Very interested in seeing this

Get on those pics boyo! Very interested in seeing this

Will do. I'll use my mum and dads computer tomorrow :)

Sooo wanna see this project working :)

cant wait to see the picture, i had the same idea in mind. what power is the engine your going to use

cant wait to see the picture, i had the same idea in mind. what power is the engine your going to use

It's apparently a 197bhp race engine off one of my dads mates. So it's not bad for a 1000cc

cant wait to see the picture, i had the same idea in mind. what power is the engine your going to use

It's apparently a 197bhp race engine off one of my dads mates. So it's not bad for a 1000cc

that sounds good, i was thinking about slashing out and going polo hayabusa 1300 :p

Edited 9 September, 201115 yr by pascoe92

cant wait to see the picture, i had the same idea in mind. what power is the engine your going to use

It's apparently a 197bhp race engine off one of my dads mates. So it's not bad for a 1000cc

that sounds good, i was thinking about slashing out and going polo hayabusa 1300 :p

I was gonna, but apparently the 1000 have slightly more tourqe than the busa. Which will help it as it's coing in a car. Plus they're like 3 times as much as I paid for the engine gear box wire ring loom and clocks I paid for mine. And more expensive if they go boom

Can't wait to see this thing finished. You should make a build thread for it here.

Can't wait to see this thing finished. You should make a build thread for it here.

I will do mate, it's the same as yours if yours is the one in the profile pic

Can't wait to see this thing finished. You should make a build thread for it here.

I will do mate, it's the same as yours if yours is the one in the profile pic

Yep that's mine. Is it a Ranger too?

seen it been done in a 6n but not in a mk2 should be good

Heres some pics,

Looking good!

this is going to be mental. :biggrin:

me like. a lot

I know someone else on here thats building a bike engined polo....

Except its a busa engine Turbo'd, with RWD and with the engine in the front

I know someone else on here thats building a bike engined polo....

Except its a busa engine Turbo'd, with RWD and with the engine in the front

More info????

This is guna be great man hope lo ng you looking at untill its running?

More info????

This is guna be great man hope lo ng you looking at untill its running?

I have all the parts apart from the cage and seats. One the rear chassis has been fabricated and we have the right ride heigth sorted and all the mounts right, the shockers are going to Gaz shocks to be spruced up and made to coil overs.

Once I have time, I reckon maybe 6 months. I work on power stations where the work is seasonal, and earn enough to have a few months out of work, so when I get laid off I'm gonna try get down every day and go for it!! It could have been done for this summer but I've been slacking haha

I know someone else on here thats building a bike engined polo....

Except its a busa engine Turbo'd, with RWD and with the engine in the front

This is gonna be RWD too :) and more mid engined for weight distribution

Mad as a box of frogs.

I love it!

Mad as a box of frogs.

I love it!

:-D

Bice work, I look forward to seeing how it goes. However, with no weight over the front wheels, you oils suffer some cornering and handling issues