Update*

pistons back in, a slightly cleaner engine block and a cleaned sump back on

one more day until she's running!

^^^piston one going back in

^^^all pistons in

^^^ a cleaner sump (alot of baked on cr*p still on it though )

^^^ the underside looks better

^^^ cleaner block

^^^sump back on (drive shaft needs to go back on)

^^^ end of week 2

more and hopefully exciting news on Tuesday!!

Edited 4 June, 201214 yr by woolley456

Pics to follow today and yesterday, so dw peeps

Update*

includes updates from Wednesday and today

very disappointed about the weather, as it prevented me from putting the timing belt on :( i thought it was gonna be at least running by now :(

as the title change states, this thread is gonna be updated weekly from now on, as i am going on holiday tomoz with the gf, and i start my finance, accounting and marketing intern-ship afterwards which is 9-5, so no time for the car during the week :(

anyways

on a lighter note: i split 2 of the wheels myself and they are gonna be sent off soon to be refurbished and possibly repainted; i was thinking gun metal grey, i think that would be so smart

^^^ new head gasket

^^^ valve rockers back on

^^^ cleaned up throttle body

^^^ heat shield, breather and some electrics plugged back in

^^^ started degreasing the under tray

^^^ funny story this, when i took the head off, me and my dad checked out the oil ways and we found something in there, and we just found out, it was the mesh missing from the middle of this strainer!

^^^ end of Tuesday

^^^ clean tray

^^^ head all torqued up

^^^ new strainer on right

^^^ cleaned up the bottom in the cam carrier/rocker cover

^^^ started splitting rims because the weather turned

^^^ split

^^^ 2 done

^^^ as the polo stands now :(

i would of liked it running now, but the weather got in the way

further plans:

- new passenger door

- repair passenger side scrape/dent

- lower the car a further 10mm (25mm lower than a standard car)

- spacers on the rear

- new brake discs all round

- red seat belts

- smoked side repeaters

- LED bulbs front and rear

- recondition the headlights

- replace cracked front indicator

- pressed plates

- front number plate hiders (plates tuck into bumper)

- smoothed numberplate recess

alot of plans ahead, but i am going to be working over the summer; so the money is gonna roll in at the end of the month, so progress is going to be slow :(

Edited 20 June, 201214 yr by woolley456

1 little project, restore the your front light Len's

1 little project, restore the your front light Len's

"further plans:

....

- LED bulbs front and rear

- recondition the headlights

- replace cracked front indicator

.... "

noted already

Just got back from Tenerife literally 1 hr ago, getting a good nights sleeps then off to the garage early tomorrow and then to the breakers for a few bits!

Stay tuned for more pics

Just a quick note, those two wheels I broke; they are being restored to factory condition

Stay tuned!

liking it

liking it

Cheers dude

Off to the garage now, pics up later today

Great Progress dude, looking forward to seeing it all running

You back down in Plymouth in september for Uni are you?

Great Progress dude, looking forward to seeing it all running

You back down in Plymouth in september for Uni are you?

cheers bud

yes matey :) are you also there? or do you live in plym?

Edited 16 June, 201214 yr by woolley456

Great Progress dude, looking forward to seeing it all running

You back down in Plymouth in september for Uni are you?

cheers bud

yes matey :) are you also there? or do you live in plym?

Click here!

Nice one! I live in Plymouth and I also go to Plymouth Uni! haha.

You bringing the GTI down back in september?

And nice one! Is running sweet man, good work!

Very nice! Glad to here it fire up. Like the R8 oil cap :p

How was your day at the garage ?

Nice one! I live in Plymouth and I also go to Plymouth Uni! haha.

You bringing the GTI down back in september?

And nice one! Is running sweet man, good work!

sweet! aha what you studying? :)

sorry man :( polo is staying at home, it's put of my insurance aha

Very nice! Glad to here it fire up. Like the R8 oil cap :p

How was your day at the garage ?

cheers aha eBay ftw (the one on eBay is the same as trade price)

sweet man

here's the pics from today...

^^^ all pulleys going back on

^^^ 3L of oil gone in

^^^ All belts back on

^^^ engine mount attached to block...

^^^ ...and to the body

^^^ belt casing on

^^^ as seen from an earlier pic, the engine bay was all oily, so a bit of degreaser and a power washer helped sort that out

the gear box was black with oil before this!

^^^ splitting the other wheels

^^^ no wheels

^^^ and a new key sticker

Awesome! bet you cant wait to drive it

This is coming on really nice mate. Lots of effort and will be worth it . I haven't been running an undertray as it makes it difficult to spot gearbox oil leaks early. Is the only purpose of it to improve airflow and act as a sump guard? Another little job for you is to clean your coolant res. Did mine the other day and came up nicely, abit of sand and washing up liquid shaken for a few minutes will have it looking new.

Jesse

Awesome! bet you cant wait to drive it

Imagine you was 5 again and it was Christmas eve... That's what it feels like! Aha

This is coming on really nice mate. Lots of effort and will be worth it . I haven't been running an undertray as it makes it difficult to spot gearbox oil leaks early. Is the only purpose of it to improve airflow and act as a sump guard? Another little job for you is to clean your coolant res. Did mine the other day and came up nicely, abit of sand and washing up liquid shaken for a few minutes will have it looking new.

Jesse

Cheers bud, and yours so worth it! It would be a push if I can get it ready for GTi international next week!

Kl kl. I have stopped a small leak on my gearbox another thing to fix! Aha

Oh sweet! I'll give that a go

Ahhh progress is sweett!! Loving that vid When you looking at getting her on the road then?

Ahhh progress is sweett!! Loving that vid When you looking at getting her on the road then?

Innit all mechanically sound now, I've gotta service, MOT and tax her now aha. I would say, end of July at the very latest, and next week at the earliest so the next 2/3 weeks sounds reasonable

Ahhhah minor things after all the hard work you've put it! . . . Even i'm excited

Ahhhah minor things after all the hard work you've put it! . . . Even i'm excited

Up to and including a new door and getting rid of some rust in the body work! hard work indeed!

And that's good to hear aha but currently, it has no wheels, so it can't go far ha

I know that feeling. I still get it (but I'm 17) ahaha. :)

I know that feeling. I still get it (but I'm 17) ahaha. :)

You nutter

update

My dad managed to split the last wheel at work today, as I started my internship at Black&Veach, I couldn't do the wheel my self

Anyways, we got all the bolts out! ......but the last one snapped

Wheels are at Spit & Polish to be redone

Just ordered a Headlight restoring kit (cheers aarj)

Stay tuned!

Update

appoligies for the poor image qaulity