Leons Red G40

26 January, 200818 yr

Leons red G40

Model: MK3 POLO G40

Engine:

1275cc Supercharged G40, Stage 4 Jabbasport charger rebuild with superchips chip & 68mm pulley, engine rebuilt 9000miles ago with loads of bits replaced and the head skimmed, Jabbasport induction kit & Jetex Exhaust system.

Suspension:

VenomMotorsport kit that came with the car, but not sure how low it is. If anyone has an idea let me know please...

Brakes:

G40 standard brakes, replacing front disks and pads this week.

Wheels and Tyres:

15" golf BBS wheels with 195,45,15 tyres. They also came with the car but I've got my starmags going on it very soon! I`ll get more pics once their on.

Exterior Styling:

Front & back bumpers colour coded with a chrome strip and top halves satin black, arches cills also sprayed satin black, door cills went satin black too, clear front indicators and side repeaters, debaged grill, delocked boot with a smooth boot plinth, aero wipers.

Polished and engraved handle inserts thanks to kam, with a small black pinstripe from the front arch to the back lights which really finishes it off i think, 80s 90s look.

Took the badges off the boot and welded a plate in their and smoothed it off.

German plates and wolfsburg tuning surrounds which have been on the car 2 days and I've already been stopped for them! got 2 weeks to change them back, apparently theirs 6 things wrong with them, wrong font,raised font,not reflective, no manufacturer on the bottom a few what i can remeber so theyve gotta come off which is a bummer as they look really nice!

Interior Styling:

A few small amateur pimpin bits done so far like white dials, green Leds, Isotta steering wheel, VW motorsport gear knob. I've taken the back seats out as i hardly carry passengers and who wants extra weight! My main priority was the exterior now thats nearly done I'm going to ply board the rear out with 6mm ply and put black carpet in to reduce the noise and generally tidy it all up.

ICE and Security:

Mul-T-Lock, its a hardened steel bracket which is bolted or welded into the floor and locks the car into reverse gear so no theiving scumbags can steal your pride and joy.

The boot is delocked and I'm fitting a solenoid in very soon, I've also got a central locking kit going on when i get a nice warm sunny day to do it.

Toad imobiliser and Vecta alarm.

Comments:

Basically ever since i went in a friends G40 i wanted to get one, so i spent about 6 months saving and looking for one, once i had the cash i found one up in newcastle which is quite a way from me as I'm as far south as you can possibly get.

I really wanted it so i ended up getting a coach up their overnight and driving it back the next day. Bit of a misson but its all good fun!

I paid £1300 for it back in june 07. The bodywork was a bit shabby to say the least, arches hanging off, very faded red paintwork, dented doors missing wing mirror and black front wings! But it had just had a engine and charger rebuild with a few extra bits like suspension,exhaust and induction kit with the bbs 15s put on which are a bit big for the car i think. So my next plan is to fit starmags on it which finishes off the exterior, ply and carpet the interior then a bit of engine work. Buy a spare charger and rebuild it myself, 58mm pulley, 250k sensor, remapped chip and a oil pressure regulator.

Since i got it I've used it as a daily driver doing 40miles a day to and from work and it hasnt let me down since, only problem I've had was an exhaust rubber snapped and it cost me a pound to fix it! Its done just over 144k but that doesnt put me off because the engine was rebuilt 9000 miles ago and i love it!

Pics before are here:

http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?...mp;#entry877887

New pics:

Edited 26 January, 200818 yr by LeonBritton123