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Polo mk2f 1.0. 1.3 twin weber conversion.

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how i got the bready

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Stripped the pancake filter and pooburg carb off and put some cbr 600 carbs, started but never jetted proply.

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Picked a set of Twin Weber 40's DCOE up and test fitted them on the 1.0.

Got bored of working on the 1.0 so picked up a coupe s to take the 1.3 out

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Picked a Coupe S up and stripped it down for rebuild.

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Picked up a GT head for the 1.3

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Got it skimmed and started to lap the valves in.

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Valves lapped in.

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New Inlet manifold for webers(old one for sale)

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TWIN WEBERS!!!

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Test Fit!

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Cleaned rocker cover for powder coating

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had the bores honed and pistons cleaned

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Picked some goodies up.(hockenheims now for sale)

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Change of heart with the wheels, now got a set of these(to be powdercoated black)

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Parts to be powdercoated, plus rear beam and anti roll bar.

Things to do this month:

Buy throttle linkage and cable,

Buy piston rings,

Buy shocks and springs,

Oil pump chain,

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got some good plans matey, keep it up! :)

Nice rocker cover!

Looks a good little project.

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Picked up a newman cam for bready to as the head is being rebuilt as we speak and the bottom end will be assembled next week, could be running very soon :D

Looking very nice.

I'm doing something simular but with a mech head.

looking forward to this!!

What cam is it then dude?

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What cam is it then dude?

270 have you got yours yet?

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Took apart my spare head to find double springs, well chuffed!!

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update,

stuff send to poweder coaters, pick up in a few days:

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old pics i never uploaded of my bores being honed

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trial fit of new inlet

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piston rings, big end and small end bearings ready for rebuild next week

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Looking good. :)

Where'd you get all the rebuild parts from then dude?

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Where'd you get all the rebuild parts from then dude?

I am lucky to have an engine rebuild shop near my house and he ordered them in for me,

Did you get your cam max?

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Not yet!

Need to order one..

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Not yet!

Need to order one..

Any idea what one your getting? How's your rebuild coming along too?

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engine ready to be taken out on sat.

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engine ready to be painted and assembled next friday, i know the heads the wrong way round i was trying my inlet on.

ALSO GOT MY HANDS ON A SECOND ALLOY ROCKER COVER!!!

Hopefully she will tick over in two weeks

Good to see some progress on this, should be fun little car when done

Those rocker covers can come out well, what colour you going for?

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Good to see some progress on this, should be fun little car when done

Those rocker covers can come out well, what colour you going for?

One has been powdercoated red,

one is a spare,

hopefully should be running in a couple weeks,

engines coming out sat and he new one being built next fri,

the hopefully in the car the following saturday.

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Wheels are powdercoated ready for tyres to be put on, picking up engine powdercoating tomorrow!

What tyres are going on? Make sure they're low profile enough to pull them wheels off.

Otherwise they'll be lost :-(

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What tyres are going on? Make sure they're low profile enough to pull them wheels off.

Otherwise they'll be lost :-(

155/60/13 mate

What tyres are going on? Make sure they're low profile enough to pull them wheels off.

Otherwise they'll be lost :-(

155/60/13 mate

Not thought about 165 55?

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What tyres are going on? Make sure they're low profile enough to pull them wheels off.

Otherwise they'll be lost :-(

155/60/13 mate

Not thought about 165 55?

I thought going too low on the profile would mess my gearing up?

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Most of my powdercoating

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