Well I've decided to do one of mine...many of you know the car but I suppose it adds to the reading content of a growing website.
The story begins 3 years ago..as briefly as possible...I saw the car in a car park in Durham city centre as the owner (a young mother of two) was getting her kids out....usually I'd be attempted to sleaze the mother but this time it was the car I was interested in. A quick chat and I handed my number over. Months went by and heard nothing...one night went for a mission and amazingly found the car on a drive way! couldnt believe it! went back the next day stalker style..arranged a deal but she needed a replacement first... months again went by and by this time we were upto May the following year since I first saw it. Eventually I decided to take a chance and bought a 1.0 mk4 polo, had it serviced with cam belts etc etc and took it for her to see. She was chuffed and a week later I had my car.
It was a wreck...it had a tow bar on the back cut through the bumper. The bottom end was knocking and it ran shite. Anyways straight away work began on it. some pics....Not all exactly in order in this thread but you get the idea.....
the car I bought her!
new bumper fitted
new H&R cup kit fitted with new top mounts
Cleaning stuff up with sand blaster
all the vag parts I had bought
some stuff I had re-zinced
Anyways this went on I bought loads of new parts cleaned stuff up had things blasted, fitted new discs and pads, braided hoses had the charger rebuilt and oil feeds renewed etc etc and it looked like this
then I started and am still continuing to this day improving all the little stuff
new in-tank pump was fitted and gauze
bought a new in-line pump but had the bracket powder coated and all new fixings
G- lader siete roll bar blocks and outer arm bushes and new vag rose jointed steering arms
then about a year later I set about doing a few more substantial bits..sent the gearbox to JP race for a full rebuild
new vag lambda probe
engine mounts/charger mounts renewed and powder coated
new clutch and bearing (couldnt afford it at the time of the rebuild) new gearbox oil
drive shafts painted
charger rebuilt again for peace of mind
I also travelled down to max in reading and picked up another interior..using both interiors i used the best bits and made a better one and fitted new runners and cables
around about this time the car was looking like this (note the new numberplate, although this was just after the initial rebuild)
got some more stuff zinc coated
Got it MOT and failed on brake lines...couldn't live with copper ones so bought vag steel/plastic coated ones
changed the dizzy internals
New knock sensor
new vacuum hose
These are the some of the latest pictures
New boot fitted with new vinyl and screws
Orange indicators fitted again and bumpers heat gunned black
and.....the 'Supercharged' badge fitted
Plans are and always have been to paint the damn thing to freshen it up. I've been collecting parts to do so, such as wings etc etc. My new plan now is to wait till next year when I get a lump payment from work...strip the engine down again rebuild it and get the car painted properly as I've always wanted!! Recently I've been sorting little stuff out like removing the bonnet struts and putting the original stand back and removed the wire covers i had going on and loom taped them up instead stuff like that.