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
1.8 Turbo Mk4 Polo, Still Cool?
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.
Except for the German ones, obviously.
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:
Click this link:
http://www.mobile.de/cgi-bin/search.pl? ... &x=58&y=14
(long innit?)
His text:
30000€!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
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Re: 1.8 Turbo Mk4 Polo, Still Cool?
The way I see it is this-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?
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!
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...
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...