I have always had two minds bout the vent myself. It works though, and I cant be arsed to buy and paint another bonnet. Cos by the time the bonnet is painted the rest of the chuffing car will need doin!

Mirrors may well come off. Am going in a new direction (Read 'Which way to go' in the general Polo chat bit of the forum).

Phase 1 of the gremlin's diet has started. Rear seats, belts, parcel shelf, all brakets and trim, I reckon its bout 15kg gone. Carpet, headliner and front seats are next to go. Oh and a rear strut brace has found its way in!

Lots being ordered this week, front TCAs rear axle bushes and adjustable top mounts all form G-laderseite and a GAZ coilie kit. CANT WAIT!!!!!

Will keep you posted.

lovely G, not keen on the vent though, do you ever get pulled for your plates?

lovely G, not keen on the vent though, do you ever get pulled for your plates?

Yeah got pulled once. Told me to take em off, I said I would, never did!

Hvae taken the rear shocks off and they are abosolutly knackered!!! No wonder he's been throwing his arse all over the shop! Parcel from Germany arrived yesterday. Lots of G-laderseite bits. Front uprights off and a trip to GAZ shocks next week. Cant wait!!

Now have new wheels and tyres and picking up my new Gaz coillies on Friday!!!

Like it a lot fella!

Blimey been a while. Right where to start. Suspension all done, gaz coilies are awsome handles very nicely. Green injectors went in and a ported GT inlet manifold.

Went to e38 and was then parked up over the winter. Did my first trackday in may this year at brands. Was great fun.

Went to GTi Inters and managed a 0-60 in 6.45 sec so well chuffed with that.

Went to our teackday at Blyton park and blew the diff to smitherines, had two recovery trucks and a 7 hour journey back!

There is however at turbo kit now sat in my shed, along with a big intercooler. LSD, new box and clutch coming soon. Another winter rebuild methinks..........

Some progress........

fits quite nicely. Needs a bit of a fettle.

sorry its a bit grainy, i'll post a better one later this week.

some new pipe work aswell.

a relatively old shot now but this is the new look. Taken about 2 years ago.

Sweet!

So here are some more clearer shots of the intercooler, rads' new location and what is left inside. Off work this week having a car day tomorrow. plan is to finish mounting the rad, relocate the oil cooler and shorten its hoses make a couple off brackets for the intercooler. Might attack the last remaining bit of sound deadening inside and get my seats back in.

So here are some more clearer shots of the intercooler, rads' new location and what is left inside. Off work this week having a car day tomorrow. plan is to finish mounting the rad, relocate the oil cooler and shorten its hoses make a couple off brackets for the intercooler. Might attack the last remaining bit of sound deadening inside and get my seats back in.

some of the new pipe work.

some of the new pipe work.

and new seats

Good stuff man- back out for Blyton this summer?

Ooooo yeah possibly. Gonna start removing the gearbox tomorrow too. Kinda lost a little intrest in the car since that fatefull day when i was last up there!

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You leaving this stripped then? If so can i have the electric window stuff seen as its unneccessary weight :-)

Small update. Intercooler finished. Engine and g/box came out and were ready to go back in when I found some cracks on the chassis. Started to weld them up now, and putting a bit of bracing on as well. Will take some more up to date pics tomorrow.

The last working picture

So update time. The inter cooler was fettled by a ninja welder I used to work with.

Rad and oil cooler were moved, although may reposition the oiler cooler again.

Thinking to the inner wing on drivers side, better air flow.

Inter cooler pipe work was the mocked up and trial fitted. works a treat. Ninja welder also fabbed up an airflow meter housing on boost pipe.

Then things got a little out of hand. Thought it would be easier to take engine out to replace the gearbox. Glad I did as found a few little horrors

Started a new job in Jan so ninja welder no longer available. I have some useful friends though! A little bit of bracing later

and finally trial fit of last bit on ninja welders work.

nice to see a local g40, progress looks good mate

Found a few more shots of my pipe working skills!

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