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hey guys! thought id put a couple pics of my polo on here, I got it in july last year off my friend. its a g reg polo coupe s 1.3 with 106,000 miles. heres how it was when I got it  got some 70mm lowering springs for it and sprayed the wheels black aswell as smoked indicators:   sanded my rocker cover down and painted a few bits on my engine to get it looking nice:  got a maniflow backbox from a mini, and a new set of rear lights as mine had been melted somehow!:   got an old alpine head unit off a friend cheap, so stuck the head unit in the dash and wired a playstation 2 up to it! pretty funny watching south park whilst driving.. haha  after this, I thought about paint. the paint was nackerd around the arches and one wing was a different colour! so I thought id spray it with rattle cans! picked up 4 500ml cans of black from ebay for just 15 quid! so I got to work and this is how it ended up! also swapped my single light grill for a double set   thought it looked pretty jokes, needs laquering still though to make it look shinier. anyway! my tyres were scrubbing soooo bad, and I managed to find some cheap low profiles so got them put on! no more scrubbing! also, at this point my standard shocks were buggerd from the drop, so I got some sports shocks + springs and had them fitted, this is how it looked! also blended the paint in a lil better   didnt do much after that as I was a bit skint from the mot ect, but then I saw a swet of wheels on here that I had wanted for ages! couldnt miss out on them! so went on my first motorway drive in the polo and it performed really well! even got 110 out of it on the way back  haha, not bad for a monster 55bhp.. so yeah, went and picked the wheels up off a nice guy on here, has a sweet mk1 golf that hes doing up aswell, cant wait to see it finished on here! so here are the wheels on the car, need a respray but I'm not too fussed atm  and thats it for the mo! hopefully more to come, I'm after some engine parts atm so will keep updated! cheers! eric. |
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Paul
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Those wheels work really well - impressed!
Might be waiting a little while for my Cabby tho - think I need to pull the whole engine :-(
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Last Edit: May 5, 2011 21:33:03 GMT by Paul
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yeah man! just gotta give them a respray and theyl look wicked! ahhh not cool man whys that? isit more than just head gasket??
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Nov 17, 2011 19:13:24 GMT
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yeah bin super long since i updated this... haha. basically the cars off the road for winter while i get it running properly and do a few bits. heres some pics of whats happend to it over the last few months. sprayed doorcards  new engine, 1.3 8v on bike carbs with a gt cam ect ran 80 bhp   new steering wheel  golf gti seats on polo frames   then resprayed it again matte black  lows   put standard rocker cover back on  new plans.. = 16v!  progress    in the car plumbed in!  engine bay shot  polo 6n seats modded to fit temporarily (gti seats are in the golf I'm driving)  plans for colour ect  more to come soon! |
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Nov 17, 2011 19:16:19 GMT
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btw, 16v should be running 120-125 bhp. thats about 165bhp per tonne
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Nov 17, 2011 22:15:01 GMT
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btw, 16v should be running 120-125 bhp. thats about 165bhp per tonne Forgive my ignorance but is the engine bay the same size/configuration as my 82 Polo Breadvan? I'm pretty disillusioned with my 1050cc with about 35bhp! Haha. Would love a little bit more oomph in my bready. I prefer the mock up with the red. But I'd try a matte light blue colour. |
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Nov 17, 2011 22:30:50 GMT
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yes sirr! the coupe, breadvan and saloon are the exact same everywhere from the front bumper up untill behind the doors. thats where they vary. your 1 litre should be 45 bhp, stick a 1.3 lump in there youll notice the difference straight away! and if you put a gt cam in there it should make a fair amount of power for what it is!
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Nov 17, 2011 22:50:44 GMT
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yes sirr! the coupe, breadvan and saloon are the exact same everywhere from the front bumper up untill behind the doors. thats where they vary. your 1 litre should be 45 bhp, stick a 1.3 lump in there youll notice the difference straight away! and if you put a gt cam in there it should make a fair amount of power for what it is! Ah that's what I thought, just wanted some confirmation. It's something I'm seriously going to have to consider! 120bph would be mental! |
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Nov 17, 2011 23:34:48 GMT
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yeah man! if you tune the .3's right there rapid! mine had 80 bhp/ 114 bhp per tonne, so it was actually suprisingly fast! the 1.4 16v should be rediculous!
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Nov 18, 2011 15:34:14 GMT
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Nov 18, 2011 19:19:33 GMT
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Nice one, going to 16v my mk1 golf soon, to hell with it.  |
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Nov 19, 2011 11:34:13 GMT
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get it done! will be rapid!!
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Nov 19, 2011 12:02:52 GMT
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so i picked up some cobra seats last night, sooo cheap! i couldnt beleive it! there so comfy aswell! heres them in the golf   there only in there while the polos off the road, then ill be putting them in there. so the polo has its gti seats back in out of the golf atm   ignore the steering wheel the proper ones in the golf atm too!  cant wait to get it back on the road! |
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Nov 20, 2011 10:38:42 GMT
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really liking this, would be very interested to here how the 16v compares to the old 8v
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Nov 20, 2011 21:07:53 GMT
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really liking this, would be very interested to here how the 16v compares to the old 8v cheers mate, apparently there pretty damn quick! concidering the car is only 700-750 kgs it makes for good power to weight ratio. modded mk4 polo coilovers to fit the rear. need winding down a touch though.  |
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Nov 24, 2011 19:25:56 GMT
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Nice work, couple of questions, is the 16v 1.4 the same mounting points as the orginal unit, so you just swapped the mounts over ?? also , what bike carbs have you used ?! Ta, going to get cracking on this soon.... |
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EmDee
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mk2 polo coupe 16v bike carb'dEmDee
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Nov 24, 2011 19:40:07 GMT
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Cool car! Strange that I noticed this thread today, I've just obtained an ABF on bike carbs to put in my mk2 coupe. Picking it up on Sunday, I can't wait. I imagine it'll be quite a while before I finally get it in the car though, it's freezing out there!
So what else you got planned?
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Nov 27, 2011 10:50:04 GMT
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Nice work, couple of questions, is the 16v 1.4 the same mounting points as the orginal unit, so you just swapped the mounts over ?? also , what bike carbs have you used ?! Ta, going to get cracking on this soon.... hey, 2 of the mounts are on the gearbox, and i used the mk2 gearbox so its the same, the mount on the engine is in the same place but is only held by 2 bolts rather than three. ive used cbr600 carbs with 135 main jets and i made a manifold for them myself. cheers |
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Nov 27, 2011 10:52:11 GMT
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Cool car! Strange that I noticed this thread today, I've just obtained an ABF on bike carbs to put in my mk2 coupe. Picking it up on Sunday, I can't wait. I imagine it'll be quite a while before I finally get it in the car though, it's freezing out there! So what else you got planned? abf is a golf gti engine isnt it? if so good luck fitting it! its a 'tall block' engine which means if you manage to get it mounted you probably either wont be able to shut the bonnet or the sump will be pretty close to the ground. i went for the afh as its an easy swap, not much bigger than standard and its good for 125 bhp if you use bike carbs. |
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Nov 27, 2011 13:54:35 GMT
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Nice work, couple of questions, is the 16v 1.4 the same mounting points as the orginal unit, so you just swapped the mounts over ?? also , what bike carbs have you used ?! Ta, going to get cracking on this soon.... hey, 2 of the mounts are on the gearbox, and I used the mk2 gearbox so its the same, the mount on the engine is in the same place but is only held by 2 bolts rather than three. ive used cbr600 carbs with 135 main jets and I made a manifold for them myself. cheers Exactly as I thought ( which is odd, doesnt normally work like that.. haha ) Got mk3 box already.....mount making in progress. Just got to stump up the wedge and find an engine, and it seems bike carb prices have gone mental, I brought my last set for £40..... :-o |
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haha, not bad for a monster 55bhp.. so yeah, went and picked the wheels up off a nice guy on here, has a sweet mk1 golf that hes doing up aswell, cant wait to see it finished on here! so here are the wheels on the car, need a respray but I'm not too fussed atm
