Ashcroft's Mk2 Saloon - New Project

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Hi all,
I've been on here for a while but been living in the gti section ;-)
Although I've not been online for quite a while as I've been busy with work etc
I'm now back and will be in here for a while because this is my new project...

I spotted this on ClubPolo about a week ago and decided I just had to have it!
It's a 1986 Mk2 Polo C Saloon
90,223k on the clock
3 owners from new with full service history.
Last MOT was march last year and passed with no advisories :-)

After talking about it and working out prices of getting it home it worked out cheaper to get a car transporter, which turned out to be the best option as she didn't run to well and brakes were pretty much non existent.

Anyways ill start with a few pics from the ad

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All I'm going to say about the door cards is imaginative but also sadly ruined!

So because of low mileage and previous owners I bought it over PayPal!

Needless to say that a few people thought I was mad buying this car without seeing it in person and also trusting some random stranger to bring it down here!

These are some pictures I was emailed after I'd already paid for the car!
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Now if your anything like me you'll be lookin at the standard door card on drivers door and thinking, Hmmm are these the pics from the ad when he bought it 6 months before and is it still looking as clean and tidy :-/

So on Saturday morning I got a txt sayin would be there about 11 and it turned up bang on time!
The lads got it off the truck then helped me start it (flat battery) to get it in the unit but it didn't run too well and kept stalling out so they helped me push it in.

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Only got 2 as soon as it was in cos had people pop round to see it so pictures was last thing on my mind as was walking round bein surprised of the condition it was in.

Then few hours had passed and I started taking all plastic trims off to inspect for rust
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In all fairness there's not very much rust just mainly on the arches but its only on surface and there still solid,
Few little blisters here and there and also few stone chips and scratches as to be expected with a 27 year old car.

Will get more pictures tomorrow when I finish work.

I was very surprised of the interior apart from the tacky door cards it was so clean and like its never been touched!

After looking at the paper work after getting it home it turned out the first owner had it from April 1986 up until January 2012 when he sadly passed away.
It works out that the other 2 owners had it for only 6months each!


I'm planning on stripping it down and rebuilding with any parts that need replacing trying to keep it all oem+
Will be doing an engine swap but not completely sure what just of yet but I've got few good ideas.
Going to get lows and some nice wide 14"s

Any comments and input welcome :-)
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I saw this one the other week and thought it looked tidy lol
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Is this a 1.0 litre? Friends got one of these it's a guilty pleasure if mine but so so scary when he's overtaking it just loses all power aha needs some work but they're so nice! Be interested to know how much you pas his has 70000 on it an he paid £200 but it's nowhere near as clean!
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I paid £350 Ben!
£200 to get it delivered
And then sold the mini G60s for £50

So all in and delivered to my door was £500 ;-)

Bargain I think!
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Not bad for the condition at all mate! Good luck with sorting the engine, get it out and whack something else in there! Carbs are nothing but grief!
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Plans are hopefully a G40 if can find 1 at good price
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I love this so much :mrgreen:
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I need to make a start :-)
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That's wicked mate, I would make this a wide arched beast by pulling the arches out with a slit then filling with metal. Would look awsome, oh and for engines, a k20 with box all ready to go will be £1000 or less. 200bhp will be crazy in this and easy tuneable. Can hit both scenes then...... Winner!
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I'm not gonna do anything with bodywork Craig just OEM+ throughout, and most defo not sticking a jap engine in ;-)
VW ftw! Goin for a G40 lump
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Haven't done much over the last few days apart from more pics aswell as strip out lights.

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The arches have the worst of the rust and as you can see from the pics it's not too bad at all.

I also managed to buy myself an original sales brochure from good old eBay.
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Those arches should have inner arch rot aswell I imagine?

You going to buy new arches and place them in?
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Inside of the arches are mint mate, just rusted where the plastics have held water over time

Ill get the lads from body shop next to us to have a look n see what they can do
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Nice liking this alot look forward to seeing it :)
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:-) it'll be a while before its ready but you'll have to pop up n see it when we next do a Maccy ds run
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