Tornado Red Polo G40 1341cc

[LeonBritton123]

Ive owned the car over 5 years and spent lots on it,
Its been my daily driver to and from work which is 200 miles a week so ive kept it maintained.
It has 165,000 on the clock but dont let that put you off as the new engine has been in it for 9500 miles and all the chassis wearing parts have been replaced.

Original G40, one of 500 which was sold in the uk between 1990-1994. Theres 143 left on the road in the Uk according to www.howmanyleft.com

ENGINE

Running around 160bhp, in a car that weighs less than an old mini.
Keeps up with alot of bigger engine cars, which makes it very fun to drive!

1341cc Bottom end with wossner forged pistons (Standard compression ratio)
Standard head & Cam (Skimmed with valve seats recut)
Lightened and balanced flywheel (Rev happy)
Fast road clutch
51mm Throttle Body with dewedged butterfly valve
Green injectors (250cc)
65mm supercharger pulley
Chip to suit
Full blend charger (Serviced by myself with a bit of extra porting and polishing inside)
Stand alone oil feed for charger (running cool thin machine oil at low psi)
Jabbasport air filter behind front bumper
Intercooler replaced

Jackson tuning custom manifold into 2.5inch straight through exhaust system. Built on the car.
(No cat needed as its emissions exempt)


In the 5 years I've owned the car I've replaced:

Wheel bearings all round
Front top mounts
Lamda probe
Knock sensor
Radiator
Intercooler
Front disks
Front & rear pads
Fan
Water Pump
Oil Pump
Cambelt
Clutch & release bearing
Airflow sensor
Idle control valve
Blue & black temp sensors
Distributor, cap & rotor arm
Ht Leads
Ignition coil
New earth cables
Battery
Expansion tank
Theirs probably more ive missed...


INTERIOR

Stripped out rear seats with 4mm ply and carpetted (light ply and thin carpet, to save weight!)
T-Bar lock which is welded to the chassis and locks the car into reverse gear
Drivers seat is worn on one side the bolster has gone but its been like that since I got the car and doesnt affect your comfort
Steering wheel (bit worn, i still have the standard one)
Stereo
Vibe K series 5inch rear components
Sony 4inch dash speakers

EXTERIOR

The car had a full respray not long after i got it, it was very faded. To be honest it could do with another respray.
Colour coded front and back bumpers, wing mirrors and rear
Black trims all sprayed black as the plastic was also faded and these are lower maintenance than back to black
60mm air intake in front bumper
Silver trim on bumpers
Supercharged engraved on door handle inserts
Late spec rear lights
Clear side indicators
Bullet ariel (it works aswell)
Debadged front grill
Boot has been debadged, with a plate welded in and smoothed (no filler involved)
De locked boot plinth (Needs a boot soleniod to work hands free, otherwise just flick the catch from inside)
Number plate surrounds (I have 2 sets of plates German font and UK legal ones)

Starmag 7x13 alloys proper vw fitment not the usual mini fitment
Rear axle replaced and painted with brakes stripped down and cleaned
New front disks & pads with painted calipers
Front G-Laderseite anti roll bar blocks (noticed quite an improvement with the front end with these)
Rear standard bushes replaced
The car has a suspension kit but it was already on the car, its a bit firmer ride and a bit lower but im unsure how low it is.

Bad points:
It idles a bit erratic, sometimes a bit high up to 2000rpm and sometimes a bit low just under 900rpm, Ive been told this could be airflow problem, but it drives fine and got me up to santa pod last month doing a 300 mile round trip.
Im sure its an easy fix for a mechanic.
and oviously the paintwork ideally needs a respray as bits on the bumpers and trims have started to flake off where other cars have nudged it when its been parked, theirs 2 small dents on the drivers side rear quarter where some jealous kids decided to attack it with a wheelnut just after it was sprayed, i quickly touched it up to avoid any rust and its been fine ever since.
Dont let these bad points put you off as I really dont want to sell this car but due to getting a new job im going to need a van. I just hope it goes to a good home!


Taxed till 31/1/12
MOT till August 2012
Located in Folkestone Kent.
£1550

Any Questions please email me or send a text.

07798643086

Leonbritton123(AT)hotmail.co.uk

Thanks - Leon

Pics are here... and its also on pistonheads.

http://imageshack.us/g/695/49692107.jpg/

[LeonBritton123]

Heres the bottom end build thread...

http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=103249&hl=project

[LeonBritton123]

Still for sale!