So i've bought myself a mk1, mainly due to deciding to continue to use my 91 coupe daily as its working reliably/practically and i fancy decking something older with the coilies i had on my coupe

I bought it off James McCafferey (owns the cream mk1 polo for those that don't know) as he decided he didn't need 5 cars and was no longer going to convert this into a berg cup racer. He bought it as a shell essentially so all the parts, including the glass, that were included were spares from various mk1's he has owned, so its a bit of a frankenstein

- it's 1977 LS so pre-facelift

- has a 1093cc 4 speed engine that doesn't currently run

- originally metallic blue but 2/3rds rattle canned satin blue

- has had the two passenger side arches chopped in preparation for berg cup arches which i will now have to replace

- will be running facelift plastic bumpers and grill

- it is 98% solid which is great for a 36 year old car, just one or two little unimportant bits

Plans are:

- fit my modified mk1 golf coilovers that i removed from my coupe for insurance purposes

- fit my banded steels i had lying around, will probably change them at some point maybe even before it sees the road

- refit all of the parts included that were in the car when i got it

- source some of the missing parts (not alot missing)

- replace the front passenger wing and have rear quarter repair panel welded in

- see if the 1093cc engine will run, if not its not a great loss

- keep the tatty paint, I'm not going all show car, i like how it shows its age and has a bit of patina (like an old beetle-esque kind of look)

- get in on the road before the summer next year, i'm in no rush

Edited 16 October, 201312 yr by JordonVW

wow the mk1 section is busy

anyway here is my Mk1 Polo!





Chucked my 13x7 and 13x8 bandeds on, 4.5" wide next to an 8"

Already lower than my coupe...

Edited 14 October, 201312 yr by JordonVW

Worked on it a bit yesterday re-assembling it mostly, and took some pics in daylight





This is pre-coilovers...


and i chucked my g40 seats in



i've ordered a few bits like a rear arch repair panel, arb blocks, engine mount spacers, short coilover helper springs and i've also got a front passenger wing being dropped off at my house later today

anyone know how the late grill and bumpers are attached to an early car? doesn't seem to line up with holes etc...

Edited 20 October, 201312 yr by JordonVW

swapped the chopped front wing for a new old stock one i got off ebay

comparison of the two

wing fitted, needs adjusting a little to get the gaps even

and i fitted my spare 11" mountney too

This weekend i fitted my brand new genuine Hella Audi 50 rear lights i got off ebay from Greece, adjusted the passenger wing so that it fitted better and fitted the wiper mechanism



and here's one of it tucked away in its house

Looking awesome dude!

Very jealous.

Liking this a lot. Loving the instagram updates too!

Looking awesome dude!

Very jealous.

Cheers!

Liking this a lot. Loving the instagram updates too!

Thanks, its the easiest way of recording progress now-a-days!

How's this going? Looks good in the pics

Bits and bobs of progress, should really get moving now though i've had the welding done

That was half way through, had any holes welded up in the floorpan and going to get the arches rolled and then sort the filler around the arch repair panel this week

mk1 golf suspension on, race car seats fitted, g40 brakes on and splitter just placed on to see if i'm going to demolish it or not, should be ok I reckon but may make it removable in case

Edited 11 April, 201412 yr by JordonVW

How have the golf coilovers been modified? U have any pictures of them? you polo is coming along well

They have had the polo steering arm put on, it's progressing ok got a lot of parts and jobs to do on it still to get it drivable I've just not had time to do it