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they're cool! all smiles had a mk1 polo- they made some carbon end caps for it's bumpers too

are you considering mk1 metal-style bumpers or the later plastic bumpers for replicating in carbon?

i like the idea of carbon wheel spats too!

this is how i timed my car up after changing head gasket in the street!

1- select first gear
2- remove number 1 spark plug
3- using a pen/pencil/non-despript-long-thin thing feel for TDC as you 'rock' the car back and forward. obviously this is when your pen is as high as it gets
4- get an ...

try t-cut first if it's really faded, real carnuba wax gives a nice shine on a straight colour but paint cannot be oxidised cos it has no cutting effect. for a really nice shine: t-cut, then use a regular runny polish, then use i pure carnuba wax buffing between different applications!

hi! i'm a valeter- use TFR (traffic film remover) spray a bit on out of a spray bottle, scrub at it a little, you will see the gum loose all it's stickiness, hoover it all up and that's it!!! get TFR from any decent motor factor (NOT halfords!) use it to get flies off bodywork, filth off wheels and ...

help! i need a repair panel for my mk2 polo saloon, wheelarch repairs are available for breadvans and mk1s but cannot find a suitable ROUND arch! the mk1 polo items look a bit skinny! i considered mk1 polo or mk1 golf repair panels,but miss-match would mean changing good arches too, or cut a section ...

the royal mail delivered my bike carbs this morning! they're 38mm jobs, which look massive compared to the standard ports! but 40mm webers are often used on polos

gonna be building my own manifold with nice straight runners from steel cos i can't weld ali! there is a miss-match in the port spacing ...

bike carbs have several advantages:
-throttle response, from having 1 per cylinder and usually shorter inlet
-technology, weber dcoe carbs have been around since about 1960summat so are not that advanced! consider they can get 150bhp from a 1000cc bike!
-they also are constant velocity type ...

my daily drive is polo saloon, still has 1043cc engine. but fitted with a weber 36tlp (by me!) and pipercross filter.

i want some guidance: please tell me if i'm wrong!!!

-got a nice low mileage 1.4 8v, this should bolt in on the mk2 mounts, cost £65!

-got a 5speed, 8p-code, gearbox. cost  ...

i'm led to believe that the 16v has an aluminium block,where the 8v are iron with an ali head!

with reference to swapping 16v heads and 8v blocks, bear in mind the pistons! my 8v pistons have cutouts for only 2 valves!!

i read in a vw mag that the bottom ends on the 16v are a weak spot; killing ...

the postman dropped off my gsxr carbs a few days ago! the spacing is a little different than i expected, but i was planning on port-matching anyhow so it's not all bad news!

when i put in the 1.4 & 5speed that are stashed in my yard, i'll be chucking them in too!