4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Cam belt and water pump replaced - these too were supposed to have been done in 2010 with receipt to prove it. Don't know about the belt but the water pump was the one it left the factory with. Block, water pipe and charger bracket freshened up with engine enamel. Inlet manifold cleaned and painted. And ready to go back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Not much left to clean and paint now. Replacement decals sourced. Freshly rebuilt charger. Cleaned gearbox and replaced selector shaft seal. Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho man Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I would love to have attention to detail like.......................unfortunately I don't. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Stripped and rewrapped the engine wiring loom. Ready to go back in. Dirk Diggler, Craig the Princess and Sigmund Fraud 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 That is dedication. Top work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 That is really brilliant, a credit to you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Quite frankly you are showing off a bit now. And with good reason. Well done. mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Got some bits back whilst cleaning the intercooler - paint bloke's unit is 30 feet from mine. Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Engine, new clutch, gearbox, driveshafts and shifter linkage went in at night after I'd blagged time on a two poster ramp. Plumbed and wired in the next day. Couple of hours later it was running. alf892, Skizzer, J-Rod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Muthaflipper! That's looking better than new.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Fitted door vinyls next. Started with body and glass. Headlining stuck back into door and window apertures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Doors and tailgate built back up with wiring, rubbers, regulators, latches then lined up and bolted down. Then wings and bonnet lined up and bolted down cobblers and Grundig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Starting to look more pololike now. Already getting dusty! Arse end built back up. Micrashed and J-Rod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Christ! That really is a ball ache! You sir, have 1,000,000,000,000,000,000.7763 x more patience than me. It certainly was - as far as patience goes, I'd probably not do it for anyone else's polo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 That is really brilliant, a credit to you...Quite frankly you are showing off a bit now. And with good reason. Well done. That is dedication. Top work.Cheers peeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Well if it wasn't concourse when you got it, it certainly is now. Great to see a proper job being done. Gives us 'normals' something to aspire to with our motors. I might take the new wings off my maestro and give them some of that por 15 treatment (or cheaper equivalent). plasticvandan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Top work! Nice to finally see someone with an old polo who isn't 12 and is solely interested in removing metal from the underside of their exhaust while fitting wheelchair wheels with tyres that look like a prolapsed arse! Sorry,but been wanting to vent that for a while!Here's my little comet,found through the auto of shite, not fast(understatement of the year) but special none the less,mainly because no one has heard of it! Dirk Diggler and mat_the_cat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRT22R Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Proper job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Dash went in - all was well. Several hours later it wouldn't start any more, no relay click, no indicators no nuffink! Dash came out again to find that the interior loom plugs were hanging out of the back of the fuse box on the bulkhead. Arse. Shoved them back in and put the dash back in again. Getting quite good at that now! Fitted wiper motor and mechanism next (properly difficult job when you're trying not to scratch anything) closely followed by the scuttle cover and nice new decals. Micrashed, Sigmund Fraud, Dirk Diggler and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Front bumper and mirrors went on next. Managed to find a genuine new old stock bumper on egay. Most fortunate as the one the car came with had a bit of scuffage. Many hours were then spent cleaning the arch trims, side trims, sill trims, spoiler etc of all the boot polish type stuff that the previous owner hurled at them. Patience, elbow grease and thinners required. After cleaning they were rubbed with boiled linseed oil and looked pretty good. Time to fit it all! Grundig, Ghosty, Skizzer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micrashed Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 well jel are I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Interior went in next. It was pretty dirty for a low miler so it got a wet vac before going in. Will probably do it again at some point with better gear as there's more crap to come out of it. Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Drove it home to give it a proper wash. Looked pretty good once all the unit dust was gone! Put it in its concrete gaff and went for a pint - just need to fit the tailgate badge. drum, Sigmund Fraud and alf892 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Rear badge went missing for a few weeks - fortunately it turned up whilst sorting out my hoard of polo shite last month. Would have been difficult and expensive to replace it! Done 400 miles or so since its rebuild - check out the comedy speedometer! Been driving the other quite a lot recently as it didn't see much action over the summer due to this build. A rare shot of the pair - Dirk Diggler, Craig the Princess, Essex V6 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 T-plate suits that oddly well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerousdave Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 that looks amazing great job and full credit to you for doing a full and thorough resto to a car a lot of people wouldn't bother with and s good to see a standard one but one question with that speedo how do you know your doing 30 to avoid gatso trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 That looks fantasitc, It's a really nice colour too. Is that speedo really in MPH though?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 very nice work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Superb job you've made of it. Well done. Always really liked the G40 (the G60 was a bit OTT for my taste), super little Q-car. About 2-3 years ago I was searching for one as a keeper, but all I found were either expensive, rather unloved/poorly mod'd, leggy and needed alot (ALOT!) of work or stupidly overpriced, nice looking but still in need of a good deal of expensive body & engine work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Bloody brilliant read, that. I take my hat off to you for such an admirable job, top work that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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