Alright - as people may remember not long a go i had a mk3 coupe but thats now sold and i have this,

Its a pretty gutless 1.4 8v but its pretty nice to drive and completely different to the mk3 in a good way.

It has a few issues i need to sort out main one being a gear box and also a new black front bumper. If anyone has one let me know please, thanks.

I appreciate it needs to go lower on the front but the coilovers are pretty stuck, as they were on from the previous owner but anyway photos are more fun:

Day after i got it

Decided too put some polished ats cups on - not my favorite wheels but i like it

As stated before lows when they can be physically adjusted, and i didn't put the red gti trim but i like it so its staying.

Comments and many criticisms welcome

Edited 22 June, 201214 yr by matt-c

looks really nice mate! :)

Well, that's gay..... :lol:

HAHA thanks I'm enjoying a rust free car at the moment though much nicer too wash

looks really nice mate! :)

Cheers dude :)

Very nice,which profile tires on the wheels?

Looks smart!! I got a 1.4 8v 6n but I thought it was quite nippy... But then again i did come from a 5door 45bhp corsa

cheers lads - ill get the tyre sizes for you tomorrow as i cant remember what they are,

yeah i see what you mean its starting too grow on me now and feel a bit more responsive guess I'm just not used too newer cars

see thisin the flesh the other night looks pretty damn clean and tidy matt

Thanks mate -

Right tyre sizes are 165/50/15 all round

Current things done:

Coilovers

Ats cups fully polished

Gti grill

Badges removed from rear big vw one left

Full mk3 vr6 leathers

Suede covered parcel shelf

8k hids

Things planned:

New or resprayed front bumper

Follow the suede parcel shelf onto headlining and pillars

Gti lights for the hids

Lower

Space rear wheels

New gearbox or gti engine

Thats all I can think of at the moment not going over board just yet so basically just general tidying

It's never good when you drive along and you see wheel bolts flying past your window!

Old cars win again new cars are hassle in a boring way!

Random update but still

Replaced the hub today after my wheel falling off took ages with all the wrong tools but job done :) gearbox next!

Tried lowering it but the passenger side is seized! Ah well I'll try again other a few days of wd40ing

loosing interest in my boring thread as no one is interested :) but as its back on the road i thought i would clean it.

little batty scene bead photo i thought id snap up after it rained!

I will have a worth while update soon I promise

Edited 17 June, 201214 yr by matt-c

a worth while update would be swapping it back for your mk3! hahaha :p

I know man :( I'm just humouring myself as I can't sleep lol!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuqEbRzy_t8

Unable to load on my phone apparently mate

boooo. one of the best tunes!

Looking nicceeeeee

There a complete diff kettle of fish compared to a MK3, you ever wanna go back to a Rust free MK3 give me a shout hah

Cheers dude! You going to poloshow? I wanna have a nose at yours anyway,

Just wish it was as nippy as my mk3 - suprised yours is still for sale mate!

I will probs be going but I'm getting a 03 BMW 316 2.0 16v but if i still have the polo i shall pop down in that :)

I am suprised aswell, i dont think 1k is to steep aswell for what it is tbh. If i go polo show it will be hoing on the rollers see what it is, I'm gutted i never managed to get it on carbs but hey will soon have 143bhp in the rear wheels

Edited 19 June, 201214 yr by blandy123

this update had nothing to do with the polo,

well today being friday, i was bored so decided i would do my own thing and finish the mazda badge i started for a friend..

didnt get any pictures of the lay up .... but after putting in the oven i cracked it out put some monocoat on and it looked like this

wasnt too happy soo 1200 that off and lacquered it which we dont generally do but seeings as its a piss around part for a friend i thought i would.

turnt out like this......

carbon is hard to photograph (this is 1ply 205g MT carbon, ud, 2ply 650g MT carbon - should of used the auto clave but...)

Edited 22 June, 201214 yr by matt-c

back on topic -

Bought a 280mm momo team wheel yesterday miss having a little wheel ...

will put it on as soon as i get a boss for it, would a mk4 golf one fit?

haven't got a decent photo but i got the front down, then moved to the back to drop that a bit and thats seized - brilliant, next job on the list...

excuse the girlfriend ..

need to resize my pictures somehow

Edited 2 July, 201214 yr by matt-c

boss should be the same as your mk3

oh really is it big spline or small i know its been covered a million times but i still dont know mate

mk1/2 and 3 are small spline, but later mk2 and all mk3 have big spline adapter :)