Nick,
Saf just called me to check this thread out. I almost spilt my tea when I read it
This is freakily similar to what we've been working on over the last month or so.
Both Saf and I are in our 30's now and this project has just gripped us and taken over our lives... I'm sure our wive's are on the brink of leaving us.
Saf bought the 5 door Mk3 GL TDI as a runabout for £99 but when we spent some time with it we realised it's such a good car, that we needed to clean it up a bit.
Just like you the, coilovers came first.. and then it just snowballed from there.
Our car is a really good base as it's fully specced with 4 x electric windows, electric sunroof, A/C and a full VW service history.
It needed some welding on the sills for the MOT, and the other bits (wheel bearings, track rod end and brake pads, we just did ourselves and got the MOT). We knew then that it's a good investment.
Since then we found a donor 5 door GTI in Dragon Green from another member on here and we took everything we could use from it including:
Complete Arch and door moulding kit
Side Sills
GTI lights
Roof spoiler
Front Bumper, Back Bumper
Front foglights and reflectors, indicators and side repeaters
Both front wings
Door mirrors
And a few other bits..
We also bought some Team Dyanmics 17' rims and a fitting kit..
Then this week we found a complete Highline leather interior, and on the weekend we bought a Recaro Heated Colour Concept interior too (as I have a Polo 6N2 too)
Anyways, long story short, we completed interior install yesterday, including switching carpets and every last bit of trim from beige to black.. It's been painted now and we should be buffing it up tonight and I'll post some pics up.
As Saf has said, I am an engine tuner for Elite Remaps and will be tuning the ECU soon to make the most of the engine and turbo
You're only in York, we're in Bradford - you should pop down and check it out and we can compare notes.
I have a complete 5 door VR6 cloth velour interior with door cards that's currently in my Polo, but when the heated Recaro's go into it, I'll be selling it so it might be perfect for you if you're on a budget
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