Update time:

I've been doing some painting over the past couple of weeks

I finished off my boot by polishing it

I also mended some surface rust

Then today due to some of the clear coat on my boot cracking it gave me a chance to do something I've been meaning to try for a while

A heckblende! Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think this has ever been done on a mk2 polo? It could do with darkening and I appreciate that it's probably not everyone's cup of tea but I'm so happy with how it's come out and looks.

Opinions always welcome,

Cheers

I like it, looks good

I like it, looks good

Thanks pal

I'm digging the heckbelnde!!!

Keep the hard hard work going, love the rac badge, try to keep car mainly original with few mods, they be worth more lol. I'm finking of an olda breddy this summer, tell you parents to try footman James for insurance as I'm 28 with 3 bans an still only pay 178 a year for my l reg coupe an l reg breddy

I'm digging the heckbelnde!!!

Thanks mate it's different I suppose haha

Keep the hard hard work going, love the rac badge, try to keep car mainly original with few mods, they be worth more lol. I'm finking of an olda breddy this summer, tell you parents to try footman James for insurance as I'm 28 with 3 bans an still only pay 178 a year for my l reg coupe an l reg breddy

Thank you. That's my plan I think, I'm keen to lower it a bit but insurance is a nightmare and as you say it's worth more standard. That's a very useful tip thank you, do you have any contact information for him?

Update time me thinks

I've been painting my bonnet again because of some chipping

Arctic camo anyone?

All went well but unfortunately the colour match wasn't quite right which is a shame but it'll do for now

Then I fitted my underseat subwoofer

After that I fitted my new/very old expansion tank from Germany so she now starts and runs well

Then I put the plate and hub caps on and gave the old girl a good clean for the first time in ages

I also hired a rug doctor for the interior

This really shows how dirty it was

And here's what 30 years of use looks like in a bucket

Finally I sprayed my front underbumper in black plasti dip until I've found an actual front bumper

And some irrelevant photos

Cheers

I'm sure I have a bumper you could have, if you fancy a road trip up to me ahah

I'm sure I have a bumper you could have, if you fancy a road trip up to me ahah

Ah man if only I could haha, any chance you could post it? I'd pay well

I'm sure I have a bumper you could have, if you fancy a road trip up to me ahah

Ah man if only I could haha, any chance you could post it? I'd pay well

I'll see how much is it mate

I'm sure I have a bumper you could have, if you fancy a road trip up to me ahah

Ah man if only I could haha, any chance you could post it? I'd pay well

I'll see how much is it mate

Ledge thanks very much mate, pm me when you find out

Brilliant mate, hope to have a mk2 as well soon

Colour match looks fine on the photos too, will you be at polo social?

Brilliant mate, hope to have a mk2 as well soon

Colour match looks fine on the photos too, will you be at polo social?

Oh nice, will you keep your 2f as well? I read through all of your thread the other day and I really like it!

Yeah it's alright it's just slightly lighter in colour than the original. Sadly I can't even start driving till October so no but I hope to in coming years

Meh the 2F isn't that great lol done loads compared to what the thread suggests but I never document or take pictures well, I will be keeping it yes, it will be taking the gt injection from the mk2 I want to pick up on Monday and the mk2 will get something of another flavour maybe

That's a shame but Atleast you have lots of time to work on it :) your doing a great job so far anyway, a lot of people just ruin them for fun lol

Meh the 2F isn't that great lol done loads compared to what the thread suggests but I never document or take pictures well, I will be keeping it yes, it will be taking the gt injection from the mk2 I want to pick up on Monday and the mk2 will get something of another flavour maybe

That's a shame but Atleast you have lots of time to work on it :) your doing a great job so far anyway, a lot of people just ruin them for fun lol

Well I like it anyway. That would be sick! Make sure you do a build thread for it, what are you thinking? Bike carb'd 1.4?

Thank you, I am fairly particular and maybe a bit ocd when it comes to cars lol

Yeah I will do one when I get time (and providing I get it). I'll not swap the engine as I want to keep it on the road full time, fueling will be the decision. Bike carbs maybe as I've never done it

Yeah I will do one when I get time (and providing I get it). I'll not swap the engine as I want to keep it on the road full time, fueling will be the decision. Bike carbs maybe as I've never done it

Fair enough, all sounds very exciting

So yesterday I redid my grill for the 3rd time but this time with 6mm chrome trim

And just I was getting used to the black under bumper look I finally found a proper front bumper after 4 months of searching

It was too expensive to be fair but what's done is done, sorry I don't have any good photos of her yet. But that is kind of the final piece of the puzzle (obviously there's always more to do) so she's basically ready for the road! However my brother needs to get rid of his lupo first really as he is on a ski season atm and it barely gets used

So that's all for now,

Thanks

Edited 8 March, 201610 yr by Jddubs

Leslie is looking good mate :)

Hope you didn't spend waaay too much on the bumper because a brand new one is about 100 quid on carbodypanels4u.co.uk

Leslie is looking good mate :)

Hope you didn't spend waaay too much on the bumper because a brand new one is about 100 quid on carbodypanels4u.co.uk

Thanks mate, in which case no not toooo much. I spent £50 on it with shipping and its in like new condition with the under bumper and lights included, still quite a lot for my budget though

Did you use white primer instead of grey primer? Just wondering if that's why the bonnet's light. I'm not very good with colours, and rattle cans can be miles out, but just a thought.

Did you use white primer instead of grey primer? Just wondering if that's why the bonnet's light. I'm not very good with colours, and rattle cans can be miles out, but just a thought.

That is a good point actually but the primer of the factory paint is white, not sure if it would effect it or not though

Just noticed Johnny that the garage door is cool as the way it opens lol

Do you go to Truro College ? Sure I've seen it about.

I'm in Truro and should be getting my breadvan on the road by next week, nice to see another one around

Just noticed Johnny that the garage door is cool as the way it opens lol

I guess as far as garage doors go it's a fair cool one, bit of a ball ache to open compared to conventional ones though

Do you go to Truro College ? Sure I've seen it about.

I'm in Truro and should be getting my breadvan on the road by next week, nice to see another one around

Nah but I go to Truro school so I'm around there a lot, I'll look out for yours. Mine will hopefully be on the road within the next 2 or 3 months but driven by my parents, I won't be driving it till October.

Was the one you've been seeing the same colour? I did once see another bready in marine blue in Truro.