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Nov 22, 2013 12:07:00 GMT
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As usual i cant lay claim to the work, but my new ride...........i am in love with her already....hope you like..  |
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Bioshock
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Nov 22, 2013 12:17:02 GMT
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Yep, I do like! That is spot on.(Though the rears are a bit much wides and stretch) |
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Last Edit: Nov 22, 2013 12:18:24 GMT by Bioshock
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niwid
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Nov 22, 2013 12:56:39 GMT
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That is really nice mate. Mk2s look sooo good dead on front, and yours is no exception.I don't think the wheels are too wide on the rear, but they do poke out a little to far, looks like you have thick spacers behind them? Back needs to come down a touch too imo. I'd also recommend tinting the rear indicators to match the front |
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Nov 22, 2013 16:52:20 GMT
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I have the rear lowering kit to match the front, its basically so she dosent beach on my drive and i actually like the stance with her a55 in the air, hot rod esq.
What do you mean by the rears sticking out too much? It has spacers on it but i can remove. cheers.
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Nov 22, 2013 18:11:18 GMT
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cool! this was for sale when I bought mine, is it still in the shrewsbury/telford area? thats was almost 2 years ago tho... definitely needs an AFH  |
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I have the rear lowering kit to match the front, its basically so she dosent beach on my drive and i actually like the stance with her a55 in the air, hot rod esq. What do you mean by the rears sticking out too much? It has spacers on it but i can remove. cheers. It looks like they stick a good few inches past the arches. If it has spacers on the rear, just take them off and refit the wheels. I reckon that's why the rear isn't lowered to match the front,they would scrub. |
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I was actually thinking of going the steelies route with her and selling the ATS's maybe, then get it lower at the rear. I take it being a VAG car the list of possible wheels that fit cover a wide range of cars? any help on that guys? i.e. i take it polo breadvan wheels will fit?
oh what does AFH mean?
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Nov 23, 2013 12:13:28 GMT
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fond memories of my mk2, still the best car i've ever owned to date back in the days when it absolutely embarrassed the build quality of nova/fiesta |
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Last Edit: Nov 23, 2013 12:14:36 GMT by darrenh
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niwid
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Nov 23, 2013 17:29:14 GMT
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I was actually thinking of going the steelies route with her and selling the ATS's maybe, then get it lower at the rear. I take it being a VAG car the list of possible wheels that fit cover a wide range of cars? any help on that guys? i.e. i take it polo breadvan wheels will fit? oh what does AFH mean? Steelies rock  Wheels are 4x100 fitment, so there is loooaads out there, and the brakes are pretty small. Anything over 15" tends to be a pain to fit, and looks a bit silly anyway imo. The breadvans are essentially exactly the same car as yours, but with a different body shape at the back (and a differnet grill and lights, but they are interchangable) AFH is the 100hp 1.4 16v engine from the fast versions of later Polos and . They're supposed to be a pretty easy conversion if you know what you're doing, and there is tonnes and tonnes of info on Club Polo. I'm sure EmDee and mikeymk could tell you A LOT more |
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Nov 23, 2013 19:07:28 GMT
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Wow, your username has an Alfa 155 in it and you've got a Polo. You clearly are a man of exquisite taste!
Yeah thanks for the tag Tim, but with regards to the conversion I'm not really an expert. Yes, I did mine, but I was lucky enough to get the donor from a car (another mk2) that had the conversion done. That meant that the bike carbs were already set up and all of the bits that needed sorting and fettling had been done. Mikey is your man if you want to know more about the different 16v conversions, he's run just about every combo and knows his stuff far better than me!
On another note, your Classic (Derby is mk1) looks fantastic. It's a really straight looking car. In terms of wheels and tyres I'd recommend 14s over 13s all day long - preferably on 185/50s.
Anyway, good luck with it all, I'm sure you'll make it your own and it'll look fantastic.
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Nov 23, 2013 23:42:04 GMT
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Wow, your username has an Alfa 155 in it and you've got a Polo. You clearly are a man of exquisite taste! Yeah thanks for the tag Tim, but with regards to the conversion I'm not really an expert. Yes, I did mine, but I was lucky enough to get the donor from a car (another mk2) that had the conversion done. That meant that the bike carbs were already set up and all of the bits that needed sorting and fettling had been done. Mikey is your man if you want to know more about the different 16v conversions, he's run just about every combo and knows his stuff far better than me! On another note, your Classic (Derby is mk1) looks fantastic. It's a really straight looking car. In terms of wheels and tyres I'd recommend 14s over 13s all day long - preferably on 185/50s. Anyway, good luck with it all, I'm sure you'll make it your own and it'll look fantastic. Yeah been an alfaman for years and years now, still am, own a 155 and did own a 155 BTCC replica but that sold 2 days ago for a life of actual track racing rather than just odd track day and shows (well mainly sat tucked away under a cover....). Anyway saw this car on ebay and just had to have it, love it , cant wait for summer now!! lol, totally wrong time of year for it, but ho hum. For now it will be mostly sat tucked away under a cover till summer then have a mess about in her, main job now is sorting out some tasteful stickrage on it. |
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Nov 23, 2013 23:56:13 GMT
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How about none - that would be tasteful.
Do love a polo and yours looks sweet as is, though I'd echo what has been said about the rake, and the poke and stretch on the rear.
wheels all of the similar era VW wheels will fit - as will a host of others from other manufacturers, you're looking for a 4 x 100 PCD and a 57.1mm centre bore (though you can fit larger with spigot rings or a prayer.)
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Nov 24, 2013 19:22:57 GMT
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Last Edit: Jan 9, 2014 12:48:58 GMT by classof82: del
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Nov 28, 2013 11:57:09 GMT
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Where's the bang head emoticon? It's a lovely tidy car that's survived well, please don't ruin it like every other polo out there. |
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Nov 28, 2013 12:33:11 GMT
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Roof rack looks good mate, I do love a nice rack I've gotta say though, if you want it to stand out, I think you need to head in a slightly different direction. I mean, it looks awesome, but a lot of people believe that modifying should be about making something unique. Your Polo is a bit mod by numbers atm, with 13" ATS Classics, flowers on the mirror, vintage roof rack and soon stickers, but really, there is nothing wrong with that. People follow trends all the time, be it with the mods they do to their car, or the type of car they own, or even the words they use to describe their car. Thing is, if you want it to really make a statement, think of something different to do with it. If its a promo car, that's even more important! |
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Dec 30, 2013 17:45:55 GMT
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some shots before she gets tucked up till summer.
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Dec 30, 2013 19:21:14 GMT
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Thats stunning. Mine will hopefully be this nice when I get round to it.
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Dec 30, 2013 20:30:44 GMT
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Cheers, had some strange comments on here but i suppose V Dubs are a bit obvious but then hey thats one of the scenes I'm into, personally i love the wheels and the whole package however "by numbers" it is, i don't want rat look i want almost a Cali look, come summer i will beable to express its look better and get better photos. I have never had so much attention as i get in this car though, and my previous toy was an Alfa 155 BTCC replica....
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Dec 30, 2013 20:38:37 GMT
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I can imagine mate. When I drove mine back from picking it up everyone was looking at it. I need to update my thread on here really
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Dec 30, 2013 22:23:28 GMT
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Very nice mate. Early GL classic is the best looking MK2 polo. I recognise this car. I'm sure a guy in Worcester used to own it |
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Wheels are 4x100 fitment, so there is loooaads out there, and the brakes are pretty small. Anything over 15" tends to be a pain to fit, and looks a bit silly anyway imo. The breadvans are essentially exactly the same car as yours, but with a different body shape at the back (and a differnet grill and lights, but they are interchangable)
