VW Polo Coupe - Scrap To Showcar - Episode 2 

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Nice one, when it's done it's going to be sick. Can't wait for the next part you've earned another subscriber 👍

You need a sofa in there so you can sit back and just appreciate all your hard work

Hello Dan ! I like your New polo project ! I can't wait to see the sequel ✌️

Make this into a proper street rally race car! With some rally livery!

Loving the new shop, already looks like you’ve been in there ages 👌🏻

Good work Dan amazing patience you have!

Keep them coming I’m glued to your channel I’ve a mk2 rs you could do for me 😂. Watch every video of the mk1 gti your very talented man Dan . 👍🏻

Just casually dissecting the shell and stitching in body cuts! Great to see you hitting the work with such confidence 🤙🏻

Hi Dan. Excited to see how this build goes 😁 i have a 16v afh polo here that would fit into that lovely. Complete in the car with box loom and the brakes. Complete conversion if your interested 😁

Wow, again a lot of effort you put in 👍

Workshop looking really good...

I had a red coupe s for a while. It was a superb little car.

Polo van.....if you kept the golf rear blanks...👌🤤

For the age of the shell still very solid and strong be good motor

What a good tool that roll over jig is! Good progress, look forward to the next video!

Loving the content loving the new garage

Inspired to say the least 👏🏼👏🏼

I had my own independant VW garage years ago and absolutely loved these Polo's. I'd have another one in a heartbeat. Maybe a G30 😍😍

Finally in the new workshop, getting down to some real work. I bet it’s a lot easier to casually stroll from your house to the workshop. Enjoying the new project 👌

Definitely some nostalgia for me, I learnt to drive in one of these and passed my test😁

Mint this is going to be a great build, completely with you on the jig side of things mate so much easier and safer.

I am of an age where most of my friends had MK 1 Astras MK 2 Cavaliers and Mk 2 Escorts and Fiestas, even Metros. I was the odd ball and had a Mk 1 214 Rover as I passed my test a few years after my friends had I was happy riding my Motorbikes.

Top effort, Dan! Looking forward to the engine reveal.

Looking forward to this I use to have a Coupe S in my teens, just sort camera shake quality when doing A-roll, B-roll is great Dan :)

I remember when I wanted to get a Polo G40... still want one.

Not got much done? You are flying along inspired by the new workshop. I can see you are more confident in yiur ability than in previous builds. Well done

I think your moving on great with the polo a lot of hard work, well done Dan 👍👍

i was waiting for an engine reveal! 😂 Top work mate and btw i like watching welding vids lol 👍🏼

Awesome build. Ive had two breadvans, two Coups and a G40 over the years so got a bit of a thing for the Polo. 😊. Engine wise I'd go for a 1.4 16v from a 6N. The PY is a nightmare for bits now and chargers are mega bucks if you can find one.....

Wish I got one them tools for removing the under seal on my xr3i cab took me week's by hand. Great progress enjoying the build hoping to pick up some tips 👍

We didn't get the Polo in the US, but I think every Beetle owner has similar stories about how they had one or know someone who did. lol Enjoying the series so far!

Good to see you up and running in the new unit Dan! Every working mans dream to have such a perfect work space in the back garden! Looking forward to seeing the new project take shape.👍

Nice one bud iam loving it 1.6 on wedders dont know what your forts on that, I agree keep it simple and make it look gd not a easy task iam sure you will pull it off, keep up the hard work

Nice parts you found and great way to remove under seal too. Look forward to the next one.

awesome work brother really appreciate such an honest youtuber doing what he loves, keep at it my man we are all rooting for you bro

Outstanding as ever Dan,we’ve got a Mk2f GT Breadvan been with you from the start and as ever this looks great as the norm going forward.Quality.👌

Another great video Dan. My Daughter and I are a hit excited for this one,she loves these wee polo's 😊

Another great one. Inspiring people to have a go themselves.

Welding… Off up the garage to do some in a short while. ‘Dragging on’ seems to be a theme at ‘this end’.. not long to go though. Looking forwards to seeing those panels getting out in (even in time lapse) don’t underestimate your skills/problem solving and how much your subbies enjoy watching/gain from doing so. It all adds up. Impressed with the multi tool sealer removal I have just gotten by using a big conical wire wheel on a large grinder. It’s brutal and gives you a pretty good work out. I may now have an excuse to buy one of this multi tool things now. Great episode as ever Dan..

Awesome video dan unit looking fantastic coming together so happy for you

Enjoying this build already. Good work Dan

This is gonna be an awesome build! The creation of a bit of sleeper-looking street+trackcar maybe? 😊

Great video Dan,must be a great feeling lifting the car on the lift and not worrying about the height

I hoped it was gonna be a race car.. but will enjoy as always! Loving the workshop too

Great wee car I bought a brand new polo in 1994 as my first car and I loved it how that car stuck the abuse it got I don't know from I got it it was flat out everywhere I went 105mph with the wind behind it. I really going to enjoy this build so thanks for sharing it with us.

I think a 6n Polo engine, either 1.4 or 1.6, but definitely twin cam and then diy a set of bike carbs on to it. Would be interesting to see how much NA power you can get from a budget multicarb build

Mate, you got HEAPS done! Such a fun project, i'm all the way up in northern sweden and have got a mk2 breadvan myself.

Nice one Dan, good luck with the body work look forward to seeing it all pieced together ready for paint. Killing it as always.

Big job you do here. As Always, it should be very nice at the final. Bruno from France.😊

Awesome build, looking forward to the next episode 👌

Excellent idea for the underseal.. made it look super easy.

Good to see you have made some jigs as I did wonder about panel distortion from the welding heat 👍

20 years ago at a Scottish club gti event at kames track there was a red mk3 polo with a 1.6 16v engine on ITB`S. I think from an early polo gti or maybe lupo, it was the quickest around the track that day and everyone was amazed at how quick it was . When he lifted the bonnet there were hoards of people around it looking. There were loads of fast cars that day MK1 20V, golf rallyes etc. But for me the car of the show was Paul Horrocks from Yorks black ratty mk2 vr6 with 6 speed vw motor sport gearbox and schrick inlet manifold, I remember it had a dented door from him kicking it when he was building it because it wouldnt start i think lolo It was proper ratty and fast and the vr singing was great to hear, I think he was 3rd that day i think. I had a great talk with Bill Brockbank of badger 5 fame about his silver mk2 jetta with 2.0 16v. Hes a lovely guy and his wife is lovely as well, I think he was 2nd round the circuit. Im almost certain the boy with the red polo stuck a rear ARB from a Porsche on the back of his polo aswell. Polo ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7Cksl4C6txQ.html Build thread, alot of pics gone unfortunately but there might be some info on the install that might help. www.clubgti.com/forums/index.php?threads/dogwoods-polo.157429/ 1.6 16v engine is 123 HP standard , there must be a cam for them now after all this time, maybe 2nd hand ? that and correct bike carbs and a 4 branch etc it would be a handfull with the polo being the same weight as a fag packet 👍 Lot # 42152063 sell the rest and get the engine cheap cheap, you know the deal 😎 You know it makes sense, get it did allready 🤣🤣 Peace.

I'm a relatively new subscriber and this is the first project I've followed from the start.....apart from your latest T5...exciting stuff Dan

Wow what a great start. Can't wait for the next episode. Keep up the amazing work bud

Loving your work Dan!

Nice to see some polo content 👌

Amazing progress

Great video and you can see how much confidence you’ve gained since the mk1 golf 😊

Great work Dan 👏

Another great video Dan, its great to see your really enjoying this build already, everyone seems to overlook the polo, nice to see something different being done. Keep up the great content

Great to see this project started! Looking forward to seeing the progress! 👌💯

Wants to be a 1.4 afh with a 1.6 bottom end on some bike carbs 👏🏻👏🏻

Awesome mate , can't wait to see the next instalment. Love the new workshop, im sure you will create some masterpiece's in there . Stay safe mate 👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧

I'm new subscriber looking forward to seeing this build

Loveing it mate

Loving this dude 👊🏻 shame you can’t do a G40 engine but understand with the budget

Hi Dan, keep in mind hand vibration stuff, white finger syndrome. , have plenty of breaks between sessions with the multi tool. It will come back to bite you when your my age. Good luck great work.

Having full height on the lift now, makes a huge difference, Dan. Bet you were loving the time difference using the multi tool to get the underseal off, compared to when you did the MK1. Great progress this episode💪😎👏

I reckon a screaming little 1.3 GT engine on a bigger carb with a decent cam would be more than adequate to drag that around 👍🏻

Really nice detailed work. Another show winner? 🤔👍🛠

Had loads of these over the years, broke loads of them for parts too. Many say the 1.4 16v engine is the way to go, but the small block 1.6 engines from the Mk3 Golf and Skoda Felicia go well with a few tweeks and are generally cheaper. Looking forward to seeing how this pans out 👍

Hi Dan what a fantastic episode mate it's really nice to see you finally working on a car in your new shop rather than building said shop, it must be a huge buzz to be using everything you have built and it looks like it's working as it should👏 I've never owned a VW I was always a Cortina man when I was younger, think I owned about 4 or 5 of them back in the 70's and 80's but I have travelled to work in a mates Golf and I really liked it, anyway mate you are progressing really well with the Polo but please don't rush it to much or you will burn out and loose interest making it a chore rather than a pleasure to do, the old Polo isn't in to bad condition for it's age so I'm sure you will get it done, IMO you should get a nice big V8 and stick it in the back then 4 wheel drive it then make the old engine bay the boot👌🤣just kidding but it would go like a rocket😅👍

Dan you are doing it the right way with saving the rear quarters as the ones you got are for the mk2f so different rear lights also slightly more round than your mk2 which is more crisp lines. I had the mk2f gt great car one thing is watch your seat choice with the 5 speed. I had a set of tartan recaro mk2 scirocco seats in mine and it looked great but If you set the seat to far forward on the runner you lost 5th gear

I'm pretty sure I've commented this before... I'm mainly here for the cutting and welding so feel free to video it all in excruciating detail. 😁

Someone sponsor this man a dry ice blaster lol

Great work as ever Dan workshop is look good hats off glad your finally in and started a new project. Will be keeping my eye on his as ever roll on next Sunday lol . Interested to see what you do engine , paint ,interior and wheel wise and very interested to see if you can do all that for £5000 going be had . If it's anything like my corrado nothing come cheap for them as parts are so hard to get now . I found that it's the little bits that cost the money lol silly bits of plastic that you think arrrr £5 to £10 costing £50 to £100 but I'm sure your aware of this after the mk1 lol . Good luck with the rest of it be watching as I said . Dave

oh men! im really in to this series! i really like this polo becus of its called 'the little golf'. i got myself a golf 2 5 doors from 1984 also with rust. i can get some information how you do it and how you go along it. il give you the best wishes from the Netherlands ( North of holland ) and good luck!

Heat shield over exhaust manifold looks like a 1.6 16v

Ace that multi tool where were thay in the 90s lol could of been handy on the old mrk 3 escort xr3 😂

Looking forward to seeing this one develop! How do you keep track of how it all goes back together?!

Well im meant to be getting up to work..... But no.... Im lazing here wayching this!! Thanks dan 🙄😁

Hi Dan, love the channel. Could it be possible to have a lovely white board in the background to have a break down on costs for the build.

Loving that you now have so much room, you could host a 5 a side in there and still film car stuff. Those mastic removal tools for the multitool are the bomb, I have a large and small one for this job. Cant believe I spent weekends doing this the old way.

The car doesn’t really do it for me but the actual work and explanation is what I’m interested in. I’m mechanically minded but seeing different approaches and techniques is 👍

Looks like you could do with the heating on in your unit 😂

Hi Dan. Looking forward to seeing this progress. Multi tool seems a good idea. I used a blow torch and scrapper when I did my Golf Mk1. Do you think removing the under seal has a big affect on the sound deadening of the car?

This needs a 1400/1600 16v on sidedraughts. That would be a period modification.

What degreaser did you use mate? Need to do my T5 as I’ve got a leak somewhere. Another great vid by the way 👌🏻

Awesome work mate. Can’t wait to see what engine u got. I’m getting one of these cars this month for rebuilding my mates t4 engine. Been wanting his one for ages. It’s cool as f##k

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Looking great Dan! Looking forward to this! Is it just me or is it really blurry?

Shared a polo coupe with my mum as my first car back in the mid 90's. Managed to pick a g40 up a few years back which I still have today, makes me laugh every time I drive it!!! I would say if you can find the parts it's well worth fitting bigger brakes from a 16v Scirocco, makes a world of difference! Lupo GTi engine would make sense.

Hi Dan , Please take the fuel tank out side ...if it goes up you loose your work shop

Haha need some 6x9 s 😂

I like the lipped work benches, where did they come from?

Are Autostar Storm wheels too big? I’m a fan of em and would look good if your sticking to a similar grey colour.

Like the video but what's the engine u bought

You should use dry ice to clean the underbody.