Whats worth taking off a Gt?

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 12:56 pm

seen a polo gt coupe advertised in local ad-mag under breaking and savage.

advert says Polo gt coupe, 6 months mot 2 months tax,driveable.Â£150!

is there stuff worth stripping off it if i was to buy it?

Matt

amstrange1 · Post by **amstrange1** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 1:03 pm

Engine and gearbox obviously - if the engine's knackered it's still worth taking the injection system for someone who might want to convert their CL to multipoint injection, and GT inlet manifolds are highly desirable to the G40 boys. Make sure you get the inline fuel pump too.

The arch trims are worth taking (if it's a coupe), as is the interior, rear axle, and dash clocks. And the badges too, as these are now obsolete I believe. Also check the petrol tank - these are prone to rusting at the filler neck and are pricey from VAG. It's a pig to get off, but you'd sell it easily.

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:22 pm

hmmmmmmm

im stuck for space really. but if anyone is interested in the derbyshire area

i want the petrol tank off it

and maybe a few other bits.

trouble is i don't know how badly damaged if at all it is,so can't really say much more.spose i bteer organise to go and have a look at it

DanW · Post by **DanW** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:42 pm

if you can get the dash, I'd pay u Â£20 without p&p for it. Been lookin for one fora while

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:54 am

I'm interested in the inlet manifold from it.

where abouts is it? If you dont buy it, I'll go & get the inlet manifold off it.

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:05 pm

i don't know if u know derbyshire at all, but its at chesterfield.

rung the lad (had a rough mobile signal tho

)

and basically, the car is ok apart from a bar that has snapped next to the engine

so now when he goes around corners the wheel goes up into the arch. he was told the bar could be plated or welded together or sumthing, but wants to sell the car to someone who will break it and not put it back on the road because of that problem.allthough it may be an easy repair

Matt

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 6:23 pm

From what you descibe, it could be the anti-roll bar thats snapped.

But for the money, theres a lot of stuff there to be had.

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 7:34 pm

eh? if the only thing wrong with it is a broken anti-roll bar (assuming thats all thats wrong) then surely it'd be dead easy to get it back on the road??

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 7:52 pm

hayesey wrote:eh? if the only thing wrong with it is a broken anti-roll bar (assuming thats all thats wrong) then surely it'd be dead easy to get it back on the road??

My thoughts exactly!

As a car to get to a 'show' standard it sounds pretty defunct. But as a cheap performance hatchback, bargain!

DanW · Post by **DanW** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 10:27 pm

but if ur only buying it for Â£150, then you breaking it up might give you a better return than trying to get it back to working order

Nelson_Wilbury · Post by **Nelson_Wilbury** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 10:58 pm

All depends on whether you want a cheap runaround or not! Wasn't saying he should buy it to keep was just suggesting someone COULD.

An anti-roll bar won't be silly money and you can always buy one from German and Swedish to make it even cheaper

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:35 pm

still haven't been to see it

im not 100% sure it is the ARB, its just what i've been told it could be.

also: if i did get it, it'd be more profitable to sell it as a whole car methinks.

but hey: can't plan anything until i've seen it

hayesey · Post by **hayesey** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 9:47 pm

well since you could probably buy an intact arb from a scrappy for about Â£10, I'd say you were miles better off fixing it up & selling it as a whole car.

i think there must be more to it. otherwise the current owner would fix it up.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 3:18 pm

Unless he was being spun a line by some dodgy garage that were hoping he'd part-ex it to them cheaply....

Or the shock damper has snapped in half!

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:42 pm

supposedly a garage he spoke to told him it could be welded or plated back together or something