mk1 Polo 1.6 16v + s1 1.6 gti

Model: X Reg 1981 Mk1 Polo

Engine:

42k 1598cc 16V (Lupo GTI - 123bhp)
5-Speed Box

Suspension:

Fully Adjustable Front Wishbones
Rose jointed Camber adjusting top mounts
Strengthened strut tops
Lupo Gti Front Shocks and Springs
Mk1 Polo Steering Arms
Lupo Stub Axles
Mk1 Polo Rear Suspension

Shell Modifications:  

Bulkhead removed
Seam welded
Seat Runners Removed
Modified Gearbox Mount for Lupo Gearbox

Brakes: Lupo GTI 256mm Brakes

Wheels and Tyres: OZ Routes 14x7

Comments: Will be receiving delivery of this project in the next week, got some seat mountings to weld in, get the shell prepped for painting and then get some bike carbs and inlet manifold made up along with some aftermarket engine management to deal with it all.

Will update this thread with more details when i get my hands on the old girl

Looks good, nice street sleeper.

I've got some bike carbs I don't need if you're interested:

Why not just stick with the original fuel injection but using standalone management if you need to get round immobiliser, etc?

looks great saf, i love mk1 polos.

what's happening with beena?

Dubzi said

Looks good, nice street sleeper.

I've got some bike carbs I don't need if you're interested:

reeto chap, what bike did they come off and how much?

danke

paul_c said

Why not just stick with the original fuel injection but using standalone management if you need to get round immobiliser, etc?

will need to run standalone management engine anyway whether i go down teh std injection route or bike carbs.

I think we will be aiming to get it running with the management of choice on injection primarily, then pay a visit down to bogg bros to get some handiwork of theres on teh go

mk1john said

looks great saf, i love mk1 polos.

what's happening with beena?

shells up for grabs cheap, loads of parts have been sold off it, got a room full of spares i need to get shot off before my house gets taken over by all the olop parts!

fair enough mate, you've not exactly had the best of luck with golfs in the past.

what will you be coming down to e38 in?

mk1john said

fair enough mate, you've not exactly had the best of luck with golfs in the past.

what will you be coming down to e38 in?

hahaha think my mate might be having it off me to rebuild beena, since one of our old cars pheobe met its demise from a tranny van the other day

not sure what ill be rolling in e38, might have bought a lil vw runaround by then, if not itll either be in my sisters clio which shes lettin me borrow or hitching a ride with one of my mates, as theres a veritable selection of nice motors to cruise in.

reckon yours will be done by then?

Looks sweet, I'd love a mk1 polo….  :dance:

what colour are you going for?

unfortunately not mate - the shell is just sat in the corner doing nothing! i'm on with the engine at the moment - getting the new big valve head in a few days, then pistons etc. should hopefully be ready for next year's e38.

we'll have to meet up at e38, might have a few of the spare bits off you as well if you've got owt i need (gti engine mounts etc)

Eck said

Looks sweet, I'd love a mk1 polo….  :dance:

what colour are you going for?

do you happen to live near portobello? ive got family that live up that way, and they have a garage near murrayfield stadium.

thinking about the muppets green, or the same green as me mates loop, also sky blue and a very dark blue or purple come to mind.

They would all be flat colours as its easier to paint than metallic and i dont want a shiny clean car anyway

and john we deffo need to catch up ill be rather wasted at e38 on the beers n smokes but im sure youll find me meandering about looking for the donut stand

grungeisdead said

Dubzi said

Looks good, nice street sleeper.

I've got some bike carbs I don't need if you're interested:

reeto chap, what bike did they come off and how much?

danke

Erm…
[runs off to check]

Kawasaki Z6R, 37mm Throttle diameter.

?80 inc. postage?

80 squiddlers? :-O

I remember when you could get bike carbs from the scrappy for 20 nicker. Im afraid ill have to pass on the offer but much appreciated anyway, thats a third of my budget for my aftermarket management so i think ill just be going for std injection for the moment until i can get some cash together to throw at bogg bros to work thier fabrication wizardy

couple of updates,


I've managed to pick up an M-Tech Automotive Megasquirt V3 Ecu brand new for 175 quid, This comes with the following:

Megasquit V3 Ecu (With new case)
Wiring loom
Data cable
Software




The ECU is built to this Spec:

V3 ECU
4x COP Ignition drivers
GM Sensors
VR Crank Pickup

This is ideal for a Throttle bodies transplant for 8 Valve or 16 Valve non Turbo.

It can run any 4 Cylinder by wasted spark/ or any 4 cylinder COP engine such as GTi6 if it uses a trigger wheel (either 36-1 for 60-2) so pretty much any VW, Ford, Vauxhall, Pug, Citroen etc etc

I know the lupo has a 60-2 wheel so thats all good, will just need to go lop off all the connectors from a crash damaged loop or polo gti.

also managed to get some schroth harnesses with pre-tensioners for 82 squiddlers that shall be finding there way into the car, would take pics but cant be arsed. they are similar in colour for the first blue which makes me sex wee everytime.

and my potential colour choices

Woop, the polo is here, a friend kindly lent me a space in his workshop for a few months. what a legend

anyway some piccies

The polo tucked away in la garage





the engine, and loom with plugs for the various sensors





The bell housing is leaking, i think the rubber seal needs replacing but ill drain the gearbox oil and investigate



decat downpipe



throttle body has already been replaced from a fly by wire to a cable version



Adapted lupo driveshafts





lucas 54 calipers for 256mm brakes



cable shifter loosly in place, holes have been drilled




but this needs removing to allow it to lie flat, it shall meet mr angle grinder



various pictures of the wishbone conversion, thought id just take a fair few for any one thats interested










not quite what this is? rear gearbox mount maybe? or possibly,



and some of the various bits of seam welding








some bits rob was selling which i think ill be stickin in the car



Sifted through all the other parts to find out what wasnt needed and theres a fair bit



will eventually picture it all gand get it up for sale to clear teh sapce.

got loads of jobs to do, big and small, cant even be arsed to start listing them all now, and they say a picture tells a thousand words, well ive just wrote an essay with this laptop crashing post

Got a few things done today,

Cut out the notchy bit on the transmission tunnel, so i can make a shifter template to make a base to attach it all up, nearly went deaf using the angle grinder in the car, ear muffs needed!

Got the Hocks off and popped the OZs on, temporarily as i want to put the hocks on my mk1 golf shell which ive sold, and put the black lorbers with near new 195/45/15 eagle f1s on the loop while i find some 14 inch tyres or sell the routes.






Also got a good gander at the hub setup, noticed there was an awful lot of play in the bearings inside the hub, it may be due to the fact theres no driveshaft in there, but im going to check the mk1 golf hubs tomorrow to check for thier movement inside the carrier. The mk1 Golf hubs will fit the lupo driveshafts, lupo struts and the wishbone ball joint. It will also allow me the hub carrier spacing to fit VWII Calipers, and a brand new vag mk1 polo master cylinder. Although i will only have 239mm brakes for the time being it means i can get the car running and mot'd and then find out if there is enough room to fit the mk1 golf servo and linkage with the engine installed.

If not i will have to invest in a remote servo before i can run the 256mm brakes as the larger pistoned calipers means the pedal would hit the floor long before your brakes had any real bit without the use of a servo

The balljoints look at a skewif angle which is in part due to it being jacked up at the time and i think with the engine installed more weight will be applied on them which will allow to sit true. hopefully

also while having a wee smoke i made a list of some things to do but theres loads ive probably missed out.






Stuff to do

Stuff to get

* Exhaust System
* Seats
* 14 inch Tyres

Stuff to do

Braking & Suspension

* Fit New Master Cylinder
* Fit Golf Mk1 Hubs
* Fit VWII Calipers & 239mm venteds
* Fit Braided Hoses
* Make new solid brake lines from mc to regulator and front caliper hoses

Body

* Rust treatment on a few areas
* Primer/Silver Paint
* Waxoyl
* Seat Runners

Engine

* Replace Bell Housing & Gasket
* Change Gearbox & Engine Oil
* Get a crane and fit

 Shifter & Pedal Box

* Make Template for Shifter Base
* Mount

 Fuelling

* Fit Fuel Pump & Accumulator
* Fit Fuel Lines

 Megasquirt

* Read, read and read
* Set Initial ECU settings for specified settings
* Assemble Loom

 Other Jobs

* Pedal Box Modifications - Cable Throttle, Push Pin Servo, Hydraulic Clutch (i think? )
* Relocate Battery to Boot
* Fit Harnesses & Pre-Tensioner Relays
* Fit Battery & Fuel Cut off Switches
* Uprated Headlight Loom
* Fit Ancillary Wiring Loom

 Further Jobs

* Replace Bearings in Lupo Hubs
* Make Neccessary adaptations to Mk1 Golf Servo Assembly
 to allow use of lupo calipers and rear disc conversion

grungeisdead said

Eck said

Looks sweet, I'd love a mk1 polo….  :dance:

what colour are you going for?

do you happen to live near portobello? ive got family that live up that way, and they have a garage near murrayfield stadium.

porto?who mentioned porto lol,dude you on svag at all?

and just a small query(not a dig/poke/hijack)how come when i mentioned a mk1 2dr jetta i had i was told to extricate myself to the jetta owners forum?sorry and not wantin an argu or owt just wonderin please pm if needed.

personally a big fan of mk1 polos and the family had one with mega low miles that my bro decided to get scrapped 'its got a rusty battery tray' SOOOOOOOOOOO

hahaha non on scottish vag as i aint lived there since i was a nipper haha.

my last three projects have been mk1 golfs, and if all goes well im due to pick up another on sunday

this thread may get closed down cos its not a mk1 golf but thats ok i just thought some of the people ive met through the mk1 golf scene who ive met and have helped me out would like a wee flick thru my adventures

wasnt a poke,didnt report you,couldnt care lol. Pity if it gets shut down but as you said it aint a mk1 golf(actually knew this fact when i done my 2dr jetta post as well lol,even if it is just a golf with a bit)

still liking your motor even if your an ex-pat