hi guys, I've been a member on the forum for a while now and have owned a few Polo's but have never made a build thread so i thought it was about time i got started.

I currently have a 1993 Tornado red 1 litre Coupe and the story goes.... i used to own this car and bought it when it was standard and drove it for a while but then decided it was too old and i wanted something new so i sold it to a friend and bought a 9n off another, had that for a while but then missed my mk2/f and just wanted something older again so i ended up doing a part-ex on another mk2/f that came lowered with ats classics and 8 spoke wellers.

so i fell back in love with the mk2/f polo again and this time decided to do some work myself, fitted some camber shims and gave it more stretch etc... then got to the stage where i needed something faster so ripped the engine out and started smoothing the bay then found a hole in the battery tray and the front left sill (F**k Speedbumps) ohh and the back arches were cut off to fit my J.d.m arches hah.

anyway gave up on it and bought myself a civic as I'm sure youll all love to hear , drove that for a while then heard that my polo was up for sale again so bought it back and i plan on never selling it again !!!

since buying it back I've done a few bits, mostly what had been done to my previouse one with the parts from it,

fitted corrado VR6 front seats
removed the rear seats
OMP Wheel and Boss
fitted a glove box
clear indicators
wooden beetle gearknob
beetle basket
stainless manifold
new fuel tank
G40 exhaust
G40 taillights

Then the head gasket went!!!!!!!! :@:@:@:@

so.....

engine out again and i thought i might aswell do the suspension and breaks at the same time too

THE ENGINE
turns out the engine was just gubbed so i removed it completely and used the aau from my previose polo,
Rebuilt and fitted a 1.3 Gt head and cam,
stainless manifold,
stainless centre section and back box,
new water pump, timing belt, gaskets, oil filter, spark plugs, coolant, etc..
cbr 600 bike carbs (still need wired up!! )

THE BRAKES
being a 1 litre coupe fox the breaks were PISHHH so theyve been removed and replaced with 239x20mm vented G40 Discks and pads (mintex) VWII calipers, VWI carriers and Hell Braided hoses up front, with new Drums shoes and cylinders on the back with camber shims too and new wheel bearings all round.

THE SUSPENSION
I was running a 60mm kit on my old polo but that wasnt low enough, but lucky for me this polo came with a 80mm kit (wich i bought the first time i owned it but never fitted ), this still wasnt low enough so I've recently bought and fitted some TA Technix coilovers and now sits how i like it

THE WHEELS
Currently running 13"x7j front and 13"x8j rear Weller 8 spoke wheels (mad offset ) with 165/55/13 Nankang tyres, plenty camber and stretch on the back and rolled arches to get them under


So thats what has been done, its not nuch of a build thread but i feel it will just be eaisier to say whats been done and then ill try upload some pics of the stuff thats been done and how it looks for those who are interested and ill try continue the thread from here and keep it upto date with pictures and posts



WHATS NEXT
finish covering my door cards
finish rolling the arches more
new tie rod assembly
polly bush kit (maxRPM.de)
Powerflex Black seriese Inner bushings
Camber adjustable top mounts (maxRPM.de)
braided fuel lines
get the bike carbs wired up and setup properly
make a subframe and sump guard/belly pan
underseal the car
toyo r888 or yoko semi slicks.


thats whats been done uptill now and ill get some pics of my car when i bought it and my previous polos up soon and then keep you upto date with my progress and anything new,

look forward to hearing what you guys think

We need pictures to see this beast!!

As you guys can probably tell i havn't been on here in a while!!

But basically since I've got the car back on the road I've been to busy sorting out all the small things and having too much fun driving to be bothered uploading any pictures,

i was planning on making this a proper build thread and adding a photo or two every time i done something new but to be fair I've been far to busy so i felt i should just upload all the photos I've got and if you guys have any questions then feel free to ask :)

basically over the past few months I've been having problems with my splits leaking, tyres blowing out, driveshaft problems and I've needed to replace the front left wheel bearing twice because I'm daft and forgot to put the thrust washer back in !!!!

Apart from a new wheel bearing and a new drive shaft the only other thing i think I've done is add a solid gearbox mount and raised the engine about 10mm (still to be raised more once I've had a chassis notch)

but anyway here is how she looks these days and ill try keep my posts upto date from now on

a list of all the modifications so far................

the engine was swapped over at the start of the year with another AAU 1 litre engine with 56,000 miles on it,

1.3 GT Cylinder head and cam fitted at the time of the engine swap,
Before dropping the new engine in it was treated to new oil, clutch and clutch bearing, new spark plugs, new oil filter, new fuel filter, new gaskets all round, new coolant temp sensor and the head has been rebuilt with new oil seals and the valves re-ground.

Whilst the car was off the road I also installed a set of TaTechnix Coilovers, full front and rear poly bushes, front ARB blocks, camber adjustable top mounts, rear camber shims set to -1.5 degreese of camber, polo g40 front brake upgrade (239x20mm vented disks ) with new disks and pads, new wheel bearings all round, new handbrake cables, new drums on the back, new rear shoes, new rear wheel cylinders.

The car also has polo G40 rear lights, OMP Steering wheel and boss,vw corrado VR6 Front seats, clear indicator lenses,

Engine is also fitted with mk3 golf induction elbow, stainless steel exgaust manifold, stainless steel exhaust system with de-cat and straight through centre section.


Wheels: currently sitting on a set of 13" x 6.5j smoor 3 piece splits with 175/60/13 yokohamma ao48 on the rear and 175/50/13 yokohamma a539 tyrees on the front and i should be getting some 155/65/13 and 165/55/13's for my 7J/8J Weller Steels at Christmas time

anyway the list of modzzz..........

Coilovers
Braided flexi brake lines (including rear hard lines)
New drums, shoes, springs and cylinders
New handbrake cables
Front poly arm bushes
Rear poly axle bushes
Front poly ARB blocks
80mm stud conversion
D1spec alloy wheel nuts (BLACK)
2xa539 Yokohama 175,50,13" (f)
2xa048 Yokohama 175,60,13" ®
New front and rear wheel bearings
Camber adjustable top mounts
VW 2 callipers
239x20 mm vented disks
Mintex pads
Clear indicator lenses
Polo g40 rear lights
Polo g40 door cards
Coraddo seats
Omp steering wheel & boss
Full stainless with centre delete
Lamba sensor removed
Solid Gearbox mount
Hockey puck front engine mounts/spacers
4-2-1 stainless manifold
Shaved inlet manifold heater fins
1L AAU block with 1.3 GT head & Cam
Double valve springs
Re ground valves
New head gasket
New valve seals
New clutch and bearing
New fuel filter
New oil filter
New coolant temp sensor
New fuel tank
8mm braided fuel line & SS banjo bolts
Mk3 golf elbow intake with k&n filter
All chassis bolts replaced for stainless
Rear upper alloy strut brace
New wing mirrors
13x7/8j Weller 8 spoke steel wheels
13x6.5j Smoore 3 piece splits (rebuilt)


I've probably forgotten a few bits too!

She's a beast !!

Just out of interest mate, do the VW11 calipers fit straight onto the VW1 carriers?

i might be looking to upgrade from solid discs in the future, and have heard that the calipers from early mk2 golf gti's and scrirocco gt11 fit, but do you need to do any machining to the carrier to make these work?..... or just grab calipers, discs 'n' pads (although i think pads are the same size anyway?)

It’s been a few years again but I’m back 😂

 

So since the last update around 4 years ago I have moved from Glasgow, Scotland  to Derby, England. 

 

I continuied to drive the polo for another year or so, fitted some g40 door cards and purchased some rose jointed steering arms and lower control arms before my alternator cracked (I’m guessing due to the solid gearbox mount shaking everything to bits) and I slammed my bonnet too hard and cracked the passenger headlight! 

 

 

So so I decided it was tome to get something “reliable” and bought a Audi A3 3.2 V6 and then it was time to start stripping the polo and smoothing the engine bay.

 

I spent the next year sanding, filling and painting the bay in my spare time while also undersealing the underneath of the car and the inner arches

 

....i then moved house again (still in Derby) 

but this time I had no garage so moved the polo to a friends lockup to continue the work

 

After undersealing I removed the spare wheel well and the blanked it off as well as the hole in the engine bay for the heater

 

The rear axle was also removed while the undersealing was being done giving me time

to clean and paint it and fit the newness poly bushes (changed from green to red bushings)

 

after that hat I remember fitted the fresh rear axle along with the gear linkage

 

the coilovers were cleaned and painted and I greased up the threads to prevent them from seizing Before being re fitted

 

i then started on the front suspension & steering components, painting the stage 2 subframe, steering arms and antorill bar before fitting them along with my new adjustable lower arms.

 

next it was onto the brakes.... I started by cleaning the relatively new rear drums and painting them to match the axle and then purchased some new VWII Callipers for the front as mine were needing refurbished.

I painted them black along with the carriers to match everything else and then greased up the slider pins and fitted them along with the used Mintex pads I had from the last set. 

 

Next i I fitted some new braided brake lines all round, replaced my Master cylinder with a 22.2 mm Passat one and made up some new copper lines out of Kunifer copper brake pipe to prevent corrosion as well as fitting new brake pipe retaining clips underneath the car.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 21 January, 20197 yr by 93VWpolo

Keeping the blower would have been a good idea