Hi i purchased a mk2 bready 1.0 c a couple of months ago!

its tornado red i believe!!! has 41000 on the clock and a few past mots

the car was completely standard when i had it and the paint was quite badly faded

it still had a couple of months mot and one month tax

its a wolfsburg built car so rust is very minimal (usual slight front wing surface rust and one spot at the bottom of the drivers door) very solid car

I'm on a shoestring budget but i have done a few things today

here is some pics of what it looked like when bought

Edited 24 July, 201214 yr by jbready

gave it a thorough t-cut and polish

replaced timing belt, oil filter, fuel filter, fuel tank and front pads

removed the bump strips

now has 6 months tax and 12 months mot (no advisories)

added a magic tree :-D

this is how she looks today

Edited 30 May, 201214 yr by jbready

Promising work so far :-).

Being a G plate it'll be Tornado Red, as Mars Red was an earlier colour up to around '86.

Promising work so far :-).

Being a G plate it'll be Tornado Red, as Mars Red was an earlier colour up to around '86.

ahh ok damn haha

New pics!!

also just got some 40mm lowering springs courtesy of 'karl'

will be fitting these next weekend

also have some p slots coming in 2 weeks!

engine is having a freshen up !!! head gasket, skimmed head, rocker cover seal, oil filter, cam belt, air filter etc

new 40mm lowering springs now on

car may be for sale in a week or two as i might be buying a mates crx

Edited 14 March, 201214 yr by jbready

after spending a stupid amount of money revamping my 1.0 engine (400+) i have now decided i want a conversion doing!

(so if anyone wants a 1.0 with 42000 miles let me know, its had done.....: thermostat, skimmed head, new filters, ht leads, distributor and rotary arms, cam belt, head gasket, rocker cover seal, carburettor gasket/plate, choke pull down unit, all timing done... will come with a 4 month old fuel tank if needed and 4 speed gearbox) will sell it cheap!

i am hopefully going to buy my mates conversion.

its a 1.4 abd bottom end, port polished gt head, 8k chip, injectors, 8p gearbox, tank, pump etc

Also i had some p slots on my car but the rear tyres were rubbing on my breadvan so selling for 80 quid. have some tarantulas I'm picking up on sat, then lows and mk1 golf splitter that afternoon!!!!

watch this space!!

Edited 18 April, 201214 yr by jbready

engine conversion under way ! + piper cam

along with 60/40 spring and shock kit and new bushes

also fitting mk1 golf splitter and p slots

Edited 4 May, 201214 yr by jbready

lows

Edited 15 May, 201214 yr by jbready

new wheels bearings, bushes and arb blocks going on..

having the rear arches tucked for wider tyre options. new exhaust hopefully going on too

the whole idea of this car is to be a sleeper so dont expect dramatics on the exterior!!!

Edited 18 May, 201214 yr by jbready

how it looked yesterday morning

how it looked by yesterday evening

have this to go on, looks orange in pic but is tornado red

Edited 30 May, 201214 yr by jbready

I've got the car back now, runs extremely smooth and is quite a bit quicker than the standard gt. Pics to follow when it stops raining.

Would like to thank Josh aka Joseleeds for all the hard work. I totally recommend this guy to anyone.

sneaky pic this morning :-D

my next plans are to fit my 165/55 goodyears, fit 30mm spacers, spray my disk trims black and give the engine bay a good scrub

Edited 4 June, 201214 yr by jbready

Needs some alloys man!

Needs some alloys man!

have some p sluts I'm refurbing but going for the stealth look for the minute :-D

understated is what I'm going for, a real sleeper

Good man!

Personally I wouldn't bother with alloys at all, I'd keep it low key as possible and when Mr fancy man pulls up for the traffic light grand prix, show em who's boss!

But I've said before, it's your car, do what you wish with it :-)

Edited 4 June, 201214 yr by Tom86cCoupe

Good man!

Personally I wouldn't bother with alloys at all, I'd keep it low key as possible and when Mr fancy man pulls up for the traffic light grand prix, show em who's boss!

But I've said before, it's your car, do what you wish with it :-)

thanks mate :-)

yep already shown a few audis up

the interior is totally standard too, i dont want unwanted attention.

the only thing that gives the game away is the solid followers and the raspy exhaust

It was a really rewarding build transforming this, especially as it goes so well now!

You should get a full spec list up to show exactly whats been done...

It's a proper little sleeper and i think it should stay that way too

I reckon you have the right idea with the trims and spacers and definatley some low profile tyres as it's bloody scary not to mention dangerous driving it on those 145 80's haha!

If you need anything else just give me a shout mate.

GT coupe or MK2 coupe S wheels. 165/65/13's as standard fitment and and 5.5J. Fits breadvans perfectly!

Lovely breadvan

GT coupe or MK2 coupe S wheels. 165/65/13's as standard fitment and and 5.5J. Fits breadvans perfectly!

Lovely breadvan

thanks man!

are you offering to give me some by any chance? :p

Edited 5 June, 201214 yr by jbready

if anyone has any gt or coupe s steels let me know

Might have some rough ones for free. I'll have a check for you. Josh is a good man. Nice breadvan.

Might have some rough ones for free. I'll have a check for you. Josh is a good man. Nice breadvan.

thanks man Josh did a good job!

let me know mate doesnt matter about condition as I'm putting trims over them!

Congratulations to my little polo for winning best watercooled in show at dubs in't dales!!!

I'm so proud :-) its the first show I've taken her too!

i have some pics from the event!