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    One thing that needed attention was the suspension (that rhymed), it was sitting proud upfront and the rear was dragging like a dog with worms, so a cheap 2nd hand set of coilovers was sourced from a friend who owns an Ibiza and had changed, the fronts were 6month old but the rears were rusted, dirty and the adjusters had seized. I took them into work, chased out the threads, freed them up and blasted the old cracked coating and rust off the springs. Upon getting the rear wheel off I discovered that rather than fit new brake pipes for the conversion from drums to callipers, they had just bent
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    Does amaze me how well it sits in the bay, the Polo Saloon is the same 6K chassis as the Seat Ibiza/Cordoba, it’s actually 2” wider than the 6N Hatch of the same age. The similarities between the 6K and 1H chassis makes for a far easier install. Plenty of room for a turbo later maybe! I obtained a Seat Mourette grille with all the working lights and gubbins, I’m currently cutting, plastic welding and forming it to use the VW slatted grille for something different. I’ll be using the headlight holes for better cooling when racing. This is a Toad I found squatting in my garage. Just thoug
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    First things first was the exhaust, it was never going to pass and MOT but if I wanted to use it till its current on ran out I had to sort it temporarily. I bought a couple of bolt on upswept tips, pulled the exhaust down, turned them around and got my mate to weld them on to just vent out as much behind the car as possible. Not ideal but it done the trick! I managed to get myself a decent sized council garage to store and do some work on it. No power so some tasks are limited but at least I could keep bits going slowly Starting from the back I removed all the trim, carpets, seats and u
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    A quick look over the car showed that it had been done fairly well, it was sporting a full 5x100 setup, 280mm up front, rear disk conversion on what looked to be a Golf axel. The engine didn’t smoke, rattle or knock and the gears felt nice, though the super long throw was getting irritating. I was lead to believe it has a Coraddo gearbox but I’m no certain at the moment. The engine mounts seemed nice and secure and everything fitted well. A cup of tea was in order, I wanted a Guinness but I was planning on taking the car to get some oil and fresh coolant. Decided to flick thru what little pa
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    I thought I would write out the story of how Polo-Loco came to be properly. It’s a story that’s constantly developing and changing as the days pass, and hopefully will do for many years to come. I belive that behind every good racecar there is a great story, this is mine: It started back in September of 2013, I had a few hundred quid kicking about and it was burning a hole in my bank account. Sure, it could have been put to good use reducing my credit card balance but man-maths dictated that it should be used to buy something that would financially cripple me even more. I mean when has being
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