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started off a a bog standard mk4 6n with every panel rotting away
alot of work, few late nights and a fair chunk of my bank account later i got the result i was after but after doing 15 miles with it i decided i wanted to change a few bits but not going to show the new bits till Ultimate Dubs 2011
i'll let the pics do the talking
mk4 vw polo 1997
Full respray in audi ibis white inside and out
Bentley black roof
full 6n2 GTI front end conversion to the 2001 models
smoothed front bumper
smooth GTI splitter painted Bentley black
smoothed off side repeaters on wings
m4 Golf R32 sideskirts shaped to fit then smoothed into the body
6n2 gti tailgate with gti roof spoiler and lower brake light
smooth petrol cap cover
mk5 stubby wing mirror
lowered approx 100mm on adjustable coilovers
15" RH Cups with colour coded centers and mirror polished lip
Red las Vegas casino dice made intovalve caps
mk4 and mk5 rear bumpers grafted together for 1 off bumper
mk5 rear lights
aero front wiper
glass blank in rear window afte removing rear wiper
removed rear tow eye for smoother look
Full 6n2 GTI interior retrimmed in Porsche Panamera red napa leather with porsche design centres
roof lining and pillars trimmed in black
mk5 steering wheel
lupo gti black sun visors
Mirror Polished Rocer cover
Audi R8 oil cap
mirror polished manifold
RS green power steering fluid cap
Arden blue water bottle caps
RS electric Orange oil dip stick
wheels after dish being mirror polished
new arch welded in place
car completely stripped and mk4 golf R32 skirt being moulded into the correct shape
R32 skirt smoothed in and primed
wheels painted
rear bumper being made from the top half of a 6n and the bottom half of a 6n2 bumper
bumper primed
pillars trimmed in black velvet
interior retrimmed, full 6n2 gti interior
from this
to this
and how it looks today
oh and safety first
then 2011 came and decided a little facelift was needed for the car attending ultimate dubs
first off the tailgate
i got the chance of a mk5 tailgate cheap……how could i let this pass by
so out with the grinder and welder
I wanted to keep the handle in roughly the same position the original VW badge was on the tailgate and the plate was placed inside the tailgate then welded in so the actual bulging piece of the handle is smaller than a mk5 so it resembles a badge more (subtle)
next up, the bonnet, i wanted to add my little touch to the bonnet but i wanted to keep my badged honeycomb grill so instead of smoothing out the bonnet notch i extended the area above the headlight by half and inch, its not a huge change but it add a different look to the front
the weld in section
next up, gti spoiler, you can only buy 2 of these, one with a brake light fitted to it and the other with a large cut out section so the brake light on the tailgate can show through, i wanted….neither so take out the brake light and fill in the holes and space
an all painted
handle backing colour coded
and done
got a magazine feature in july
needed to get rid of that horrible sunroof on the car so ordered up a new roof skin from vw and 3 weeks later it arrived
fitting the roof
take off the old one
new roof now fitted and re aligned
custom made adaptors for the new wheels to convert my current 4x100 to 5x112
trial fit of the new wheels
managed to get hold of 2 polo 6n doors with the audi A3 door handle conversion
my pics from the photoshoot in june
few of my favourites
oh and collected one wheel from mike the polisher at the weekend............LOVE IT
now onto the air ride
AirLift 4-way Fully digital autopilot system
2 480c compressors
5 gallon air tank
4 digital valves
airlift ECU
water trap
each individual corner can be controlled separately, along with 3 pre set setting, all down, ride height and all up
and its also programmed to fully drop the full car when you take the keys out and when you turn the ignition on it will raise itself to a pre set height
decided not to do a full on show sort of install because i still want use of my boot so with the floor raised and false floor fitted i still have use of almost the full boot
the setup all attached to a base to be bolted into the spare wheel well
control unit
after ordering this I found out airlift don't make bags for a polo, in fact alot of companies didn't make bags for a 6n polo. so on the phone to bagyard in austria who made a custom set of supremes for a 6n from blisten struts and finished in Lexus pearl red
and my brushed aluminium engraved airlift plaque
alot of people might just see it as an old polo, alot of people might not like it but I love working on it and knowing the fact i saved it from being crushed and its currently in this condition makes me very happy with it
thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed
Jordan
started off a a bog standard mk4 6n with every panel rotting away
alot of work, few late nights and a fair chunk of my bank account later i got the result i was after but after doing 15 miles with it i decided i wanted to change a few bits but not going to show the new bits till Ultimate Dubs 2011
i'll let the pics do the talking
mk4 vw polo 1997
Full respray in audi ibis white inside and out
Bentley black roof
full 6n2 GTI front end conversion to the 2001 models
smoothed front bumper
smooth GTI splitter painted Bentley black
smoothed off side repeaters on wings
m4 Golf R32 sideskirts shaped to fit then smoothed into the body
6n2 gti tailgate with gti roof spoiler and lower brake light
smooth petrol cap cover
mk5 stubby wing mirror
lowered approx 100mm on adjustable coilovers
15" RH Cups with colour coded centers and mirror polished lip
Red las Vegas casino dice made intovalve caps
mk4 and mk5 rear bumpers grafted together for 1 off bumper
mk5 rear lights
aero front wiper
glass blank in rear window afte removing rear wiper
removed rear tow eye for smoother look
Full 6n2 GTI interior retrimmed in Porsche Panamera red napa leather with porsche design centres
roof lining and pillars trimmed in black
mk5 steering wheel
lupo gti black sun visors
Mirror Polished Rocer cover
Audi R8 oil cap
mirror polished manifold
RS green power steering fluid cap
Arden blue water bottle caps
RS electric Orange oil dip stick
wheels after dish being mirror polished
new arch welded in place
car completely stripped and mk4 golf R32 skirt being moulded into the correct shape
R32 skirt smoothed in and primed
wheels painted
rear bumper being made from the top half of a 6n and the bottom half of a 6n2 bumper
bumper primed
pillars trimmed in black velvet
interior retrimmed, full 6n2 gti interior
from this
to this
and how it looks today
oh and safety first
then 2011 came and decided a little facelift was needed for the car attending ultimate dubs
first off the tailgate
i got the chance of a mk5 tailgate cheap……how could i let this pass by
so out with the grinder and welder
I wanted to keep the handle in roughly the same position the original VW badge was on the tailgate and the plate was placed inside the tailgate then welded in so the actual bulging piece of the handle is smaller than a mk5 so it resembles a badge more (subtle)
next up, the bonnet, i wanted to add my little touch to the bonnet but i wanted to keep my badged honeycomb grill so instead of smoothing out the bonnet notch i extended the area above the headlight by half and inch, its not a huge change but it add a different look to the front
the weld in section
next up, gti spoiler, you can only buy 2 of these, one with a brake light fitted to it and the other with a large cut out section so the brake light on the tailgate can show through, i wanted….neither so take out the brake light and fill in the holes and space
an all painted
handle backing colour coded
and done
got a magazine feature in july
needed to get rid of that horrible sunroof on the car so ordered up a new roof skin from vw and 3 weeks later it arrived
fitting the roof
take off the old one
new roof now fitted and re aligned
custom made adaptors for the new wheels to convert my current 4x100 to 5x112
trial fit of the new wheels
managed to get hold of 2 polo 6n doors with the audi A3 door handle conversion
my pics from the photoshoot in june
few of my favourites
oh and collected one wheel from mike the polisher at the weekend............LOVE IT
now onto the air ride
AirLift 4-way Fully digital autopilot system
2 480c compressors
5 gallon air tank
4 digital valves
airlift ECU
water trap
each individual corner can be controlled separately, along with 3 pre set setting, all down, ride height and all up
and its also programmed to fully drop the full car when you take the keys out and when you turn the ignition on it will raise itself to a pre set height
decided not to do a full on show sort of install because i still want use of my boot so with the floor raised and false floor fitted i still have use of almost the full boot
the setup all attached to a base to be bolted into the spare wheel well
control unit
after ordering this I found out airlift don't make bags for a polo, in fact alot of companies didn't make bags for a 6n polo. so on the phone to bagyard in austria who made a custom set of supremes for a 6n from blisten struts and finished in Lexus pearl red
and my brushed aluminium engraved airlift plaque
alot of people might just see it as an old polo, alot of people might not like it but I love working on it and knowing the fact i saved it from being crushed and its currently in this condition makes me very happy with it
thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed
Jordan
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