Model - 1985 coupe s, 106,000 miles

Engine - 1.3 mechanical head with accuspark electronic ignition conversion and 12v coil conversion

Suspension - 70mm lowering springs currently, 5 speed ARB with G-lader ARB blocks

Brakes - vw1's

Wheels & Tyres - 13x7 starmags painted white

Exterior Styling - temporary black bonnet + wing, bolt on slampanel mod, derby front end, maniflow backbox, aero wipers

Interior Styling - coupe s black with white stripe interior

Ice/Security - jvc sterio

Comments - got this as my new daily. needs some work. I'm currently putting the front end off of my black polo on this one (slam panel ect) as it was in a crash.

Plans:

derby front end

crystal rear lights

13x7 starmags

deep dish steering wheel

exhaust center box removed + upswept exhaust tip

sunstrip

5 speed gearbox and arb

g-lader arb blocks

suspension from black polo (bilstein front shocks with jamex springs, and rear coilovers)

aero wipers

pictures :

when i got it...

the good side

the bad side

interior

the slam panel

and this happend while trying to pull it out. bad times

more to come as progress continues!

Edited 21 March, 201214 yr by erixtar1992

Oo baby

might go for a bolt on slam panel. what you reckon? dont see a problem with it being unsafe if there only spot welded anyway?

also, having major problems with the engine, can anyone help?

when it eventually starts, it runs super lumpy, and if you put your foot down it just doesent rev! it bogs down!

I've tried 2 different carbs on it and it does the same, also I've tried adjusting the timing by twisting the dizzy and nothing.

bear in mind this is a car that has stood for nearly 2 years, and its a solid lifter engine. what could be happening?

If was sat 2 years....was it started at all? Could cambelt have gotten a set on it and jumped or something?

What the spark plugs saying?

yeah dont think it was started at all loll

i dunno man surely id have heard it jump?

plugs were pretty sooty, cleaned them up a bit with some sandpaper

I'd defo stick a cambelt on, give it a service and give it fresh fuel mate

its got fresh fuel, but would old fuel cause it to bog down rather than rev? may be a bit left in there.

sounds fucked tho man, something mechanicals up with it

if was me I'd do the above, do compression test etc.

Has it got a dizzy with points or hall effect?

points dude.

just seems wierd that it was running mint when it was taken off the road, and ow it fucked just from sitting? it must be something silly surely?

2 years is long time lol

yeah but what could have broke? doesent sound to pretty when you turn it over

Any oil in it? Lol

yeah, but either way it should still rev up!

check cam timing. I would even have tried starting it being sat 2 years lol

Looks like an alright base (apart from the running problem). What are the plans for this one? Are you going to take the pin stripe off or try and recreate it down the new wing?

how? timing light? i dont have one lol. just saw a random thread and it made me think, if the terminals on the coil have rusted, that could cause running issues no? may have to check out all connections tomorrowsss

No that's ignition timing mate.

Cam timing is the cams position relavent to crank. Hence cambelt jumping maybe.

Clean up everything electrical. Derust, WD40 etc

o shit yeah. check the timing marks? just gotta find em, i dont no ot I'm looking at, your the engine guy not me lol.

yeah ill have a go. apparently a faulty coil can cause it not to rev up so ill see if i can get my later mk2 coil to work

I'm not an engine guy lmao.

There will be marks somewhere

hahaha.

just so i dont forget it tomorrow, http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/lofiversio...php/t98904.html

ignore it^ lol

Good luck xx

have you checked the flow rate of fuel, if the pump diaphgam has broken down when parked up it may not be pump enough

hmm thats a good point, cheers for pointing that out. how would i go about checking it?

are you gonna rust it and weld shit to it? try be a bit different and that? looks just like all other mk2s

I'm gonna do exactly what i want to it, because its my car and dont care what you fags think of it!