Dutch GT wrote:Good to see this one progressing, keep the pics coming
Any plans on a change of styling seeing as Lilly is original, de-arched and smooth... colour change maybe... or is it all top secret?
She's certainly not going to be standard, but I keep changing my mind about what I want to do and how far to go. A lot will depend on the money situation and how much help I'm able to get along the way.
Body wise my intention is to certainly de-trim and de-badge her. I want the body to be as smooth as possible so even those things that aren't necessarily being removed like the door handles will be altered. The gutter rails are also being ditched and the tramlines filled over. I also want to change the lights and have been thinking about something similar to the Mk1 round light set up, but maybe even something a bit different though not quite sure what.
Essentially I want to try and walk the line between custom and modern sports coupe. So the standard bodykit will also most likely stay off, but be replaced by something else. Whether that's a kit or simply modified panels I'm still pondering!
What I don't want is for her to end up looking over-pimped or as if she's been on steroids. Maybe the best way I can describe what I'm after would be to say I want her to look like the Mk3 might have looked had VW not waited 16 years to build it ... a sort of Mk2.1 if you like!
The one other thing I am sure of is that I don't want to swap the engine for something bigger. i might get it tweaked, but I see that as the heart and soul of the car so removing it would seem to go against what I set out to do, which is breathe new life into Poppy. Maybe that sounds a little daft, but I'm just not sure I'd feel the same about the car if I swapped the engine over.
Decisions, decisions ...
