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    The more I drive it the more Id like to go to town on it! No sure that there's room for turboing it, could possibly squeeze a supercharger in! When the exhaust needs renewing I'll remove the centre box I think, though just having the induction sound is awesome. Had a little teething problem and its dropped a load of oil when parked on Friday when it was really hot. Found to be from a cracked oil pressure switch so I borrowed one off the Polo. Right arse of a job to do on a Sharan without taking the front off. Had to unbolt the whole filter housing and drop it out, no way of getting a 24mm sock
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    Inside its got plenty of space for using as a camper for a night or two when at a show or racing with the VWDRC. Nice little features like a fully working luggage cover, spinning round front seats, cubby holes for storing bits, twin 12v sockets at the rear, removable armrests and even the original VW mud flaps. Aside from the headunit and the tow bar the car is exactly as it came out of the factory, not bad for an 18 year old car that you would have expected to be abused. Looking thru the paperwork its had a fairly good life so far, 11 owners and 137k in 18 years isn’t too bad. Its
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    First there was Polo Loco ( http://www.vr6oc.com/forum/topic/43233-polo-loco-harlequin-vr6-polo-saloon-drag-project/ ) Now there is Crazy Sharon! Having sadly sold our beloved T5 camper as we are trying to get on the properly ladder, we found ourselves in need of a cheap car with MOT to get me to and from work, 6 miles from home, plus general usage, moving of bits and suitable for attending VW shows as we don’t want to stop doing them (I’ve been going since I was a kid so it’s a big part of my summer) The original plan was for me to use the Polo, however with no heater the second there is m
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    Lacking a bit in updates again, not huge amounts going on with the Loco but lots of other bits and life. I got the bonnet sorted and secure in the end, the car all rebuilt including some useable door pulls so I could get out of the bloody thing, dial in board on the rear window and cut some holes in the bumper in an effort to stop it from acting like a parachute! Made the journey to Pod from Pompey with no issues what so ever and I got straight out and got a total of 20 runs in, not bad for a Friday at Bug Jam! With all the mods I took 0.2 seconds off my previous PB at Big Bang so I’m n
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    Lacking a bit in updates again, not huge amounts going on with the Loco but lots of other bits and life. I got the bonnet sorted and secure in the end, the car all rebuilt including some useable door pulls so I could get out of the bloody thing, dial in board on the rear window and cut some holes in the bumper in an effort to stop it from acting like a parachute! Made the journey to Pod from Pompey with no issues what so ever and I got straight out and got a total of 20 runs in, not bad for a Friday at Bug Jam! With all the mods I took 0.2 seconds off my previous PB at Big Bang
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    Finally in, I also decided to make up a slide for a bit of ventilation as I still need to drive the car to and from Pod at the moment!
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    Finally got around to ordering up my Lexan and managed to get all the bits cut from one sheet so that kept down costs. Its not pretty but for a first try at doing it all Im quite happy with the results
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    Made up some templates to get the doors going, the rear window was always going to be a bit of an arse Next it was time to get the pins on so I could get full access to the engine easily and also jack up the front to warm up my gearbox and preserve the life of my slicks when parked up
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    Made some really good progress lately but just totally lost all enthusiasm for it at this moment. Not even sure if I care about taking it to Bug Jam. Finally got the rear quarter lights out, it was said it probably wasn’t worth the hassle for the saving and truth be told it wasn’t, look an absolute age to get out and I lost the tips of my fingers due to the schorching heat trying to make the seal easier to cut Decided to get as much of the small bits lefts on the car out at possible, this extended to all the bits of plastic and rods for the central locking. I also junked the two washer
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    Back in the safety of the garage I parked up the car and went on holiday for the best part of a month. On returning the car started up first time with no worries and work began on some needed weightless with Bug Jam the goal and an aim to chasing down a 13.999! First the bonnet was single skinned, then it was the doors turn. Will be fitting Lexan Polycarbonate all around (except for the windscreen) so all the runners, regulators and unneeded metal had to come out. Its little bits but it all adds up to thousands of a second and they all matter in the end! The rear window removal was a right ars
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    Then it was time for Big Bang, my ever supportive girlfriend followed me up earlyish in the morning, took it nice and easy and the car drove beautifully, if getting a bit too much attention. The noise was starting to get unbearable at the end of the 3hour journey but was worth it as I rolled in the gates We got the van set up quickly and I was out within the first 30minutes of the RWYB opening. First run out was one of my quickest of the day and a new PB at the time, took a whole 0.5 seconds off of my ET which was great! Managed to get in 20 runs in total so got my monies worth. Car was fau
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    Been ages since an update, sorta forgotten what’s gone on! I done some more work on my custom VR6 – LOCO engine cover, it’s still rough and needs a lot more time and effort put into the plastic welding, skimming and painting but it’s got potential and will give me something to do on a rainy day when I’m waiting on parts turning up Decided to junk the throttle body heater as I had already removed the heater matrix and bridged the pipes. Realised if I had done this in the first place Id have not hat to butcher and cut the pipes as the one from the water housing on the side of the block cou
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    So since the last update a fair bits happened, I totally cocked up with the paint mixing while doing the blue. The rear quarter keeps on reacting, discovered its full of filler and every layer seems contaminated, no matter how far back I go. Got one side coated lovely, then the other side was about 5 shades lighter, Id missed a blob of white pigment in the paint tin and not stirred it properly, live and learn! Managed to get a coat on both sides and that’s all I had left paint wise, the roof will have to wait. I also managed to get a very light coat on the bonnet, again I ran out of paint. I
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    Cheers mate! Its nice having people interested in it, got a nice small following with it on facebook and people seem keen on seeing it progress which is good. Ive lot a fair bit of weight out of it but still need to look at things like Lexan windows and trimming the insides out of the door. Box wise I keep looking at one of the V5 ones with a TDI final drive in it, also keep thinking about spooled diffs but know the issues Dave Lea had with his to start with! Really should renew all my linkages and sort a short shift, feels like my hand goes from the firewall to the boot as I stir the porr
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    Cheers mate, enjoyed writing it all and always funny reading back. So long as I get sub 15 next time out I'll be happy, with technique and different tyres I should be able to see 14.5s in theory. I'm looking at a VRT slow build now and will be looking at nitrous for August and more weight loss. FWD et gains are deffo hard and expensive! Could do with acquiring a sponsor at some point lol
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    Cheers guys! Its certainly kept my interest more than normal. Certainly a labour of love Just gutted I won't be competing this year, looking forward to RWYB at Big Bang though, chasing consistent mid-high 14s now
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    Cheers mate! That'll be the one, I hope there's not another VR powered Harlequin saloon out there! I try to keep the updates going on facebook, always forget to log onto here and do the thread. Nice to read back over the journey so far
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    Everything all bolted back up again and looking more like a Harlequin than just a randomly painted car. Can’t decide between standard rear lights or the all Red ones. Once I get the roof and rear quarters in pain I may have a better idea. Run out of Yellow so need to get more to do secondary coats and do the bonnet!
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    I bit the bullet and ordered up the Pistachio Green, Flash Red, Chagall Blue and Ginster Yellow paint to start on my Harlequin replica/tribute. The Polo Saloon was never offered as a Harlequin but I like the idea of it being eye catching when it goes down the strip, should guarantee it gets photos taken and talked about, even if people don’t like it! I’ve only seen 2 other attempts at a Harlequin style on a 6K saloon and neither of them used the right colours or panel combination so this could be quite special when it’s done Paint cost me £100 and I paid £110 for a 2.5hp 24L Compressor with a
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    I have a short attention span so decided that halfway thru the body prep I decided it was time to tackle the exhaust system. The restrictive 1.6 2 box system with cat was taken off (MOT spec) and I couldn’t refit the previous exhaust at I had to chop it to take it off. A 2.5” stainless cat-back single box system from a Mk3 Seat Ibiza 20vt was sourced and I had to use a reducer to mate it to my 2” decat pipe. Was a lot of arsing about and in the end I secured it in the wrong place by about 5 degrees before welding so Im currently waiting on a new sleeve turning up so I can chop and sort it. On
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    Decided to strip back the paint as I wanted to get running with the new livery, this sort of developed into me doing a pisstake “ratting” of the car and threatening to run it at Big Bang like it. In the end it got beyond a joke, the pictures speak for themselves The car has had a chequered past (quite literally it would seem!) and at some point had been resprayed with the sidestrips still on, which were consequently removed afterwards by someone. Took a fair bit of attacking to smooth out the huge runs.
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    Been really lazy with updating the thread, life sorta got in the way! Still ploughing on with the car though even if the timescale has changed somewhat. The car was languishing on the drive and with the dark nights and wet weather it was just filling up with water and giving me no incentive to get out there. Finally after 6 months in the bungalow we got around to finishing the shed so all of her bits and the freezer could be moved and the Loco given its rightful home in a garage with lighting and electricity First task was to get rid of the leaking and heavy sunroof. This also meant that
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    Back home and I was itching to get some bits done. Not been able to get the car in the garage yet so been limited to what I can do outside with the weather and lighting. Started by stripping out all of the sound deadening fitted to the car. It’s not needed and the weight of it all does add up. It’s not a fun task and I’d hate to have to do it all again. Found a heat gun at 350 degrees helped, warm it up and find a start and the adhesive will give. Then you just have to work on the tougher bits with more heat and intensive tar and glue remover followed by some pure Acetone to get rid of the gu
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    So, where to start! After an anxious few days I finally managed to raise enough money to get the car to Pod for Action, although now I literally have £2.11 to myself until payday on the 25th of September and a trip to Germany to Das Drag Day that I can’t afford to pay for lol. Decided to drive up there followed by my better half and her friends, both in T5s, Id given the Polo a little run out but not very far so it was with trepidation that we set off from Portsmouth on the 150mile trip up to Pod in Friday rush-hour traffic. Great! We had made it as far as Winchester (20 miles of motorw
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    Well now its home and I'm very very happy! Took it for a blast on the M27/A3 and its scary how fast the needle seems to snap round to licence losing speeds. Very sketchy cornering at any speed but its launching feels really good, positive that it can be a real character on the strip. I'd forgotten about the roll on power and that noise! Love it love it love it! The lightening has sure made a difference too, proving that some of the best modifications are the cheapest and simplest. Lots to do before Action and its looking much more likely that it will make it there for some runs. The hard work
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