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[jonyb4]

mk5 xr3i used 105 and 130 1.8 zetec engines, if its a mk4 etc its going to be a cvh 1.6

[Michael!]

It's a mk4, chattin about the loom now

[ben17southport]

i had to do that for ages with mine lol. was a pain in the arse. new key works on mine so im guessing its your barrels mate! just get a new lock set.

does he not have the loom to go with it?

[Michael!]

Yeah he does so that may be an option.


Otherwise Its looking like this will be off the road within the next week or so :(

[jonyb4]

JayRS is the forums locksmith, he may build you a barrel if you ask nicely and send him all the new kit

[Michael!]

Right with all the bad news lately my family decided I need a pick me up!

In the form of a budget for my next car which I've found! Car is known to me and will get me threw the winter and more hopefully! Good spec and is a surprise!



So, that means that around the 27/28th this will be taken off the road in a nice dry, well lit rented garage and very carefully taken apart, and all the bugs fixed, with it being off the road my original plans will be scrapped in favour of something totally different and all the stickers/roof lining will be coming out (but now thrown away) for some subtle lovleyness!



Don't give me s**t, tell me I'm a good boy and good luck with the project.

[- Danny Boy -]

Good boy. Good luck with the project.

[ben17southport]

good lad! sounds awesome, good luck!

[Michael!]

didnt end up with that engine.

progress is okay though - plans have now been put in place for a garage and also have an updated plan for the whole of the car.

it looks like this now,



it will be off the road 25th oct, making way for this (sneaky picture)



my new plan of action IS!

Full respray in either Moondust Silver or Tourmallard Green.
Fully Undersealed and seem welded.
Fit the parts i have already I.E rear beam.
Surpise engine.
Set of coilovers
Some smoothing + general "trying to stand out" attention to detail.
various other guff

and have it finished by fitp next year.

[jonyb4]

now taking bets none of this happens!

Pm for your odds

[RSGeorge]

now taking bets none of this happens!

Pm for your odds

Sorry to say this Mike mate but after reading your tribulations Im with Jony on this

I would love to see you actually get all that done but I cant help but think you will strip it down to start all this work get fed up with it and it be scrapped and then you will start pulling the Bora apart

Please prove me wrong

[Excursion]

Looks like a Polo to me

[RSGeorge]

Looks like a Polo to me

Do you know what I am stood corrected, for some reason I thought Bora

[Excursion]

Do you know what I am stood corrected, for some reason I thought Bora

The rest of your post was correct

[Rs Adz]

good luck hope all goes well nice run around

[jonyb4]

Do you know what I am stood corrected, for some reason I thought Bora

The rest of your post was correct

sorry but the most sensible man on this site deserves a lol



bora with a 1.4? i hope not
that polo should be fairly quick if its the sport engine from the lupo/arosa

[Michael!]

Yeah, fair enough but my original problem with this is that I did have time - now its not a daily I won't have that problem?

And the only reason previous cars have been scrapped is because they were irriparable? And it wasn't finicially viable.

But fear not I will prove you all wrong

[jonyb4]

why are you asking us these questions? lol


seriously though, great for you, but imo next time you get an idea, do it first then update us... you might earn some faith back

[dontpannic]

I thought money and time were the issues? If so, you'll have time now, but you'll be spending your money on driving the Polo. I really do hope you prove me wrong, but I can't see you doing anything to this car. You'll try and do something, get stuck, and scrap it.

What was irreparable on the ZS? You told us in earlier posts you scrapped it because 'its s**t and I hate it'.

I hope you do do something with it though!


Sent from my Casio FX-83GTPLUS

[Gus!!]

Just dont look at how cheap coilies are for the polo (very). Lol. Also, word of advice, go easy on the gearbox, they are common issues (my mate has killed 2 in his polo). Also, i do believe the 6n polo 1.4 16v is faster than the 6n2 one, as one has 75bhp and one has 100 me thinks. I hope u get the fezzer done, as it would be nice to see a project get finished good luck dude!!

[hb69]

lol tbh

[jonyb4]

lol tbh

interesting choice of words there

[Michael!]

ive said it more than once now, my job has changed and circumstances have changed, so once this car is off the road i will have time to fit the parts as it can be done over time rather than rushed in an hour because i have to drive it somewhere!
and i dont need to spend THAT much on it because i have most of what i want sitting in my garage already minus coilovers and an engine! which i have until next year to sort out?

and the polo is a 1.4 which is barely going to cost me an arm and a leg to run to work and back everyday and the odd journey out of town.

also its already on coilovers and has a mint pair of splits coming with it - no need to mess with something im already happy with.



you're all going to wish you wernt like this when i actually start and finish it. AND stop fudgekin saying "you'll get bored and scrap it" NO i wont because theres nothing wrong with it that would make me want to do it, not crashed, not a non runner (a s**t running though) not costing me any money when its in a garage locked up.


would appreciate the smart comments and pointless ones to be left out too - isnt very encouraging to come onto the foorum tbh.

[jonyb4]

oh mike shut up mun, its getting real old

[Michael!]

Don't fudgekin comment then.

It's getting old trying to justify the desicions I make with MY car.

[jonyb4]

who asked you to justify them?

we just dont think any of it will happen

[- Danny Boy -]

I have faith in you

[ben17southport]

yeah man. good plans. it is so much easier when its off the road! bar when the weather is s**t and you cba getting out there lol.

just make sure you're all clued up and have every part when you go to fit the engine as that is what has slowed me down!

good luck man, lookng forward to you finishing this!

[Minstral]

polo 6n2
those polo engines are good. polo will be much more fun to drive than the fez

[Michael!]

who asked you to justify them?

we just dont think any of it will happen

You question everything I say or do, that's why I do.

if you don't think I'll do it you can f**k off and post elsewhere.



Also, thanks Danny! And Ben yeah I'm gonna buy some sort of tool box and label all the screws etc...

And I agree already Toby, feels like such a solid car and I've only been out in it once!

[Choosey]

Jony, if you've got such a gripe about what Michael does with his cars then don't bother posting on his build threads. From what I've seen from your latest comments you're just posting nonsense to start a poxy internet argument. I thought we'd all grown up and gotten past that?


Michael, plans sound good. If it were me, I'd concentrate on making the Fiesta brake, handle and ride well and then look at doing the engine work once all that's done. There's nothing worse than when people do it the 'wrong' way around!

[Gus!!]

I hope u finish it mate, sounds like an interesting plan, have to say i preferred it with the standard bumpers tho mate

[ben17southport]

good man, yeah, make sure you do haha. i have 4 jar fulls of bolts/nuts, the lot! have no fudgekin clue whats for what because im impatient

chooseys got a cracking point there. i made sure i had my brakes/coilovers/s brace etc all sorted along with the engine. spread it over a period of time and you will be fine

[Michael!]

Cheers choosey and Ben! Everyone's told me to get the brakes sorted first, its obviously on my mind and will come before the cara back on the road I just never mention it! Not gonna try run a 2.0 with 1.1 brakes

Well yeah that's what I mean about having it off the road Ben, I can do it over time and won't have to rush things and make bad desicions or Bodge something up

[ben17southport]

yeah man, its a great experience. you learn a lot lol! just make sure you have plenty of tools and sockets etc, oh and plenty of beer!