PPC's £999 Challenge - Norledges 1998 Polo Saloon

Here we go again.

For those of you who've not seen/heard of the £999 Challenge...

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The idea is uncompromisingly simple and theoretically foolproof. Take one car – it must be currently road legal, and even have one of those nice green sheets of paper issued by the Ministry of Transport for good behaviour. Most importantly it must be bought, built or both for under £1000.

We don’t care how this is done as long as the total cost is under a grand, and you’ve obtained parts and services through means that any of your competitors might follow. You might work at McLaren and be able to borrow Lewis Hamilton’s spare engine but if you turn up with it nailed into a rusty Mk 2 Fiesta you’ll be disqualified.

We’re going to test straight-line speed in a quarter mile drag race, then check out handling over a timed slalom course. And where better than one of the UK’s top drag strips - Santa Pod.

The most important part in this event is to keep to the spirit of the event. No one has yet been signed up by Ferrari because they’ve done well in past PPC £999 events, so don’t try and win by bending the spending limits, knobbling other competitors or whinging to the organisers about the weather.

So yeah, start with something cheap (kind of my specialty)... quick flick through the usual sites...

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VW Polo saloon - R-reg (1997) VW Polo saloon for sale. 1.6l, sunroof, central locking in fair condition. Water pump problem will cost approx £150 to fix, but is driveable now on short trips.MOT and tax til end of Jan 2012.A great, reliable little car with a big boot. Selling as no longer needed.

Mint. Phone call. Sold. Collected tonight (Thanks for the lift Chris), drove home from Bristol, no issues.

Just a bit of background on the Saloons... Just because they look like Polo's doesn't mean they are... Front end in Golf MK3, Body is Ibiza Mk2, tail is SEAT Cordoba.

So yeah. Pics tomorrow then I'll unveil the plan!

Costs -
Polo - £150

Total - £150

Not to mention potential Scumball rally entry

I'd love too actually!!

Wonder if i can raise the £500...

Gonna be awesome. That is all.

Actually, sightly more to add. The indicator thing we were talking about earlier, if the lenses are red and you use a green coloured bulb, the light comes out orange. Secondly, these may interest you. And this for the lock.

Pics?

Bosh.







Today i got in in and on the ramps, the noise is as much the PAS pump as it is water pump, so I'm not bothering to change either.

Debadged the back end, Discovery Wiper blades, clean number plates, fixed the seat and picked up one clear indicator from Buckies for it today.

Also gae it a wash in wheel acid ready for it's paint job on Monday!

PAINT JOB!!!!!!!?????? mat black?

jamesy wrote:

PAINT JOB!!!!!!!?????? mat black?

Id imagine so lol

Need to slam it

Sure it will grow on me but not quite yet

Good job stu. What plans have you got to keep it under 999?

Whiting wrote:

Sure it will grow on me but not quite yet

Lol hoping that for me too

nellers2001 wrote:

Good job stu. What plans have you got to keep it under 999?

Not 100% yet, hopefully find a complete doner Golf VR6 and choppy choppy swappy swappy!!

I dont personally like it but meh its a car.

Reechard wrote:

I dont personally like it but meh its a car.

Lol i don't like it either :-P

Then why did you buy it fool! Should of gotten a disco v8.

Not sure that would be so good at the drag run or the slalom though?!

nellers2001 wrote:

Not sure that would be so good at the drag run or the slalom though?!

And this will be.....

Got Bored...







Falling for it now, it's got such a personality!! Need to take another coil off the front to even up the height, but yeah... Anti Mince.

Thats a good job..surprisingly

Haha this is a good laugh! Strip it and power it by a VR6 and would be a bloody good laugh!

Keeping an eye on this

Stickers!!!!!!!!!! on there way lol

Interiior is staying, i'm too old to be running a stripped car daily now

Done a bit more painting today on the bits i... err... missed... also do a bit of a B4T spec repair on the bumper mount

Norledge wrote:

Interiior is staying, i'm too old to be running a stripped car daily now

Done a bit more painting today on the bits i... err... missed... also do a bit of a B4T spec repair on the bumper mount

BODGE!!!!

Anti mince my arse!
You are just making up for the city....

It does look good though, for something done by you.

Ha, someone kyle knows has one of these....also in matte black. A pair of shoes!

Love it!

Fitted four new tyres last night, dropped it off the ramp, drove up the road, booooooing - spring launches put... oops!

Must make sure springs are located properly next time!

Costs -
Polo - £150
Tyres - £160
Paint - £Free
Choped Springs - £Free

Total - £310

Cable tie drift spec bodge. You should be ashamed :-)

If the passion wagon pulled it off i'm pretty sure this can

I don't see any painted wheels yet?

Haha need the paint first!! Might go get it at lunch so i can atleast do the badges.

That's gonna look so pimp

Thinking about doing the front bumper grilles too??

No. There's a line

I'll photoshop it later, i think it'll look alright!

Maybe the front splitter instead?

Would have to do the rear one too...

Like a Tutu. Gangsta

Maybe the sills too...

Im with chris, leave the grilles and do the splitter

Minnnnnnnnt

What colour you thinking? Needs different coloured cable ties imo. Im a specialist at cable ties!

I have some green ones if you want?

Nope it's going bright pink. Done the badges i'll sort out pics tomorrow

Pink you say..... click

Oh come the fudge on!!

Haha, it's not on the pink wheels no more!

Where does he live? I have a petrol bomb with that cars name on it.

Near Yate way I think

Brap.

Thank god chalk washes off

And Chris... stop showing off my pink bits

It actually looks like a bum hole.