Mark,

Just finished reading this. All I have I say is "amazing" great job man! A great guy like you deserve that cool car! Thank you for all the help as well!

Keep it up.. I have been saving some pics for my build.

Cheers,

Joe

Alright mark, cars looking great,

My mate who cam with me to the trackday spotted you in sheffield again, said he wants a polo

Mark,

Just finished reading this. All I have I say is "amazing" great job man! A great guy like you deserve that cool car! Thank you for all the help as well!

Keep it up.. I have been saving some pics for my build.

Cheers,

Joe

Cheer!!! :) you haven't seen my Bill yet!!! :-D

Alright mark, cars looking great,

My mate who cam with me to the trackday spotted you in sheffield again, said he wants a polo

Cheers!!

I decided to give it a run :) Was going to bring it up today but left home a bit late so didn't have the time to get it off the drive.

gave her a clean today

also found out the alternator is buggered as its not charging the battery.. so will have to get another one!

Where have the Mahles gone, the Hocks winter rollers?

Where have the Mahles gone, the Hocks winter rollers?

Yeah, the polished lips wouldn't have liked the winter too much :)

how did u manage to clean up and pack up my engine? lol .. i have to learn how to administer my time better!

looking great.

how did u manage to clean up and pack up my engine? lol .. i have to learn how to administer my time better!

looking great.

Cheers.. its all about planning.... and getting the butler to do it! :-D

Started making plans for the next part of the project:

The big part of this will be using the AVY bottom end and making this a 1.6. I've though about using ITB's rather than the carbs but I think the cost would increase significantly and there is the limited space at the back of the engine means I think I would have to cut the bulkhead. Which I don't really want to do. But it is a rather tempting route

Other bits are:

- Stripping the interior to lay some further sound deadening and also the uprated wiring for the speakers

- Fit a replacement radio

- Carpet the rear turrets and under the rear seats

- fit eye bolts for harnesses

- run a single brake line to the rear brakes and possibly add a regulator

- fit some door membrain

- tart up the engine bay

- replace alternator

- fit HnR Suspension

- Clean engine bay gubbins

- Get it pin striped

- might put the side rubbing strips back on!

i think thats basically it...

looks amazing mark

Get some pics of that rocker cover up

Get some pics of that rocker cover up

x2million!

yeah, the fuck is the cam cover i keep hearing about? lol

yeah, the fuck is the cam cover i keep hearing about? lol

are people gossiping about my cam cover? I feel dirty!!

I was going to wait till I actually got it fitted on the engine but I'll post up a picture tonight if people are interested! :)

yeah, the fuck is the cam cover i keep hearing about? lol

are people gossiping about my cam cover? I feel dirty!!

I was going to wait till I actually got it fitted on the engine but I'll post up a picture tonight if people are interested! :)

Please do :)

here you go

the paint work was done by Jims Factory http://www.jimsfactory.com/

here you go

the paint work was done by Jims Factory http://www.jimsfactory.com/

Nice! Clean! Tasty!

oh my fucking god!!!!

Literally the best touch i have ever seen!

Amazing Mark, amazing.

Just realised, its the cam cover you bought off me? Can i has it back?

Edited 7 November, 201213 yr by B-shaw

Very smart. What does it look like in the bay?

Very smart. What does it look like in the bay?

Like the biggest pair of dogs bollocks you've ever seen.. At a guess lol

WHAAAAAAT!!!! that looks RAD! Did it cost much?

oh my.

Awesome mark.

cheers guys! :) I was in 2 minds on if I should do it or not but I think its come out well. Jim really is a bit of a master at these!

Haven't got it fitted yet. to be honest the rest of the engine will let it down a bit so I might wait for the new engine to be in before I fit it! :)

oh my fucking god!!!!

Literally the best touch i have ever seen!

Amazing Mark, amazing.

Just realised, its the cam cover you bought off me? Can i has it back?

Yep its that pink one of yours! and I'll be fitting the rubber gaskets that I think I got off you as well! :)

Beautiful touch... Excellent thread mate!

thats amazing Mark will have to check that website out and see if they can do anything for me

looking great so far at least its on the road and you can drive and enjoy it now after all the hard work

thats amazing Mark will have to check that website out and see if they can do anything for me

looking great so far at least its on the road and you can drive and enjoy it now after all the hard work

Cheers..

yeah he is really good at his work. It could take a while for him to fit you in/get it done as he can be rather busy but his work is top notch! :)

Yeah It is nice having it back but I must admit I haven't used it a lot and with the weather (and salt) drawing in I don't know if it will be used that much this year. It will be out for the RR day in Feb though and maybe with the new engine.. maybe! :)