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Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 2:25 pm
by whitie
very true, forget the circled bit, this was just the 1st pic i found
hmmm, wonder y they swapped it round, ther looks like thers
plenty of room on the left,and yet theyv removed
the battery to put it on the rite, strange
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 10:58 am
by Col
The manifold varies from 1.8T to another, can be to do with engine bay space or routing to the intercooler, no real difference as far as I know, but I'm not up to date on my 1.8T's!!
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:24 pm
by whitie
i thought all the 20vt had it that way round
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:47 pm
by Col
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2003 4:04 am
by whitie
dam u col
so wots that out of?
i spose the polo uses a custom 1 becaus of the lack of room?
does every1 else go on foreign site/forums?
is ther alot to learn from them?
cos as u know, i need to learn alot
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2003 10:53 am
by Speedlaw
Definitely visit foreign sites! The engine Col showed us is from a Dutch bloke, that's fitting a 225hp TT engine to a Mk2 Golf, complete with syncro AWD and lots of other goodies. Never hurts to look around, most foreign sites are in English anyway (Scandinavia, Holland, Belgium...).
Except for the German ones, obviously.
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 3:26 pm
by Col
and lots of other goodies
Hehe that's a bit of an understatement!!!
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 1:38 am
by whitie
cool, u got a spec or other pics on it
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 8:56 am
by Speedlaw
Definitely understated...
(Syncro conversion, TT/Porsche dash, Porsche seats, ditto brakes, respray, 17" BBS RS001's... wow!)
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 12:25 pm
by Speedlaw
New reply (sorry) but the Polo 1.8T is for sale!
Click this link:
http://www.mobile.de/cgi-bin/search.pl? ... &x=58&y=14
(long innit?)
His text:
EUR 30.000
Verhandlungsbasis
Daten:
6.000 km, 132 kW (179 PS), EZ: 11/98, TÃœV: 06/04, AU: 06/04, grau-metallic
Besonderheiten:
Dieses Fahrzeug ist garantiefähig
Beschreibung:
1. 8T Motor, grau metallic lackierung, DVD+ TV+ Navi, graue Lederausstattung, Airride Fahrwerk, verchromte Porsche Felgen, Türgriffe entfernt, TT- Tankdeckel. .etc!NP ca 40000€!!Verkauf auch ohne Anlage möglich!Bitte nur ernstgemeinte Anfragen! Verkauf ca 05/ 03!
Anbieter:
Marcus Oppermann
D-37627 Lenne
eMail an den Anbieter
30000€!
Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:29 pm
by whitie
OMG, thats like just under 20k aint it......hmmmm
id best get mine in then
Re: 1.8 Turbo Mk4 Polo, Still Cool?
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 8:33 am
by andoni
Speedlaw wrote:First the pics, then the story....
So is this car still cool if you know the story behind it? Apparantly, the guy farmed out everything done to this car, meaning engine, leather dash and seats, wheels, respray, the whole lot. Dad paid for everything. What's the use of modding a car when you do nothing yourself? Spoiled brat! What do you think?
The way I see it is this-
If like me you'd like something that is totally beyond your capabilities, the only way to get it done is by paying someone else to do it. I wouldn't have a clue how to stitch leather onto seats, install a 1.8T engine into a Polo, fit a stereo or anything. Besides I try these things and I just mess them up. When someone has a vision and they have the finances, then they'd like to see it realised. And that's just what this kid/guy has done. I suspect very few truly know how to do an engine transplant or any other mod of real skill so usually it's best to leave it to competent engineers.
If your dad's got the money then why not?
I'd love to see my Mk4 Golf on coilovers, with Compomotive CXN splits with angel eye headlights, but at the moment i'll have to wait until I have the money.
Besides, even if you do get the work done, if you pay for it yourself then it's ultimately more rewarding. But if you have your dad to pay for all of it, then you can get the car finished quicker!
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 10:25 am
by Speedlaw
Good point.
It's more jealousy than anything else, he's made a fantastic car and most of us (or me anyway) won't be able to build something that extreme anytime soon. And for that, I truly respect the guy.
If I had an external moneypit I'd probably use it as well. And you're right on the skills issue too, I can't respray my car, or do an engine conversion just yet. ICE isn't a problem though, but I've learned that from trying and making mistakes. If I had a second car and some cash, I would doing a conversion (or regular tuning) myself. But this is besides the point.
I'm just envious...
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 10:45 am
by polo2k
3 years ago i couldnt have done an oil change but now im fully self taught
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2003 10:51 am
by Speedlaw
Yeah as I was typing that I thought, Geez, Ash even resprays the car on his own...