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After a little time away, I have returned to the VW scene, and thought it was about time I signed up and said hello and introduce my recently acquired Lupo GTi... 
 
It's a 2003 6 speed model (53) which was imported to the UK from Japan in 2015 however it had sat parked up for a year as the previous owner bought a rather nice mk7 Golf GTI and had heavily modified that, so the Lupo sat under cover on the driveway, however it was regularly started and moved and checked over.
Standard spec is largely the same as the top spec UK models with Xenon lights, although it does have nicer heater controls than the UK models! lol
 
It's had 1 previous UK owner and 1 owner in Japan, 85k on the clock and is really, really clean. I've been looking for a nice example for a while, between myself and the mrs this is our 3rd Lupo GTi now, they're such great little cars!
 
It came with a few modifications that the previous owner had carried out:
 
Adjustable coilovers (not sure on brand),
15mm front hubcentric wheel spacers,
20mm rear hubcentric wheel spacers,
BMC Carbon air intake,
Custom front fog lights fitted,
Rear wiper delete,
KAM Racing stainless cat-back exhaust system,
Cambridge rear lights,
Pioneer Apple carplay double din head unit and upgraded speakers all round.
 
I spent the first week after buying it detailing it in the evenings, and on the weekend getting it all up to scratch (detailing OCD).
Also removed the rear window tints and wind deflectors, gives it a much cleaner look.

Here's the results...
 
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Wow that's in stunning condition! Any interior shots to show the heater control knobs?!

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23 hours ago, Rich said:

camber looks off.

Only in the first two pics. I Adjusted it and fitted camber bolts since, and the other pics show it all spot on and checked, all perfect now. :)

 

8 hours ago, Skezza said:

Looks absolutely great although a bit low for my liking. Any speed bump related issues yet?

Thanks. No issues with speed bumps at all, no rubbing issues either (front 15mm / rear 20mm spacers).

 

2 hours ago, Blue Loop said:

Nice looking car.

Xenons are not "top-spec" as those were standard on all markets ;)

Top spec as in it has air con lol. Sorry, was a bit of a tongue in cheek comment as most specs are very similar.

 

7 hours ago, lupogtiboy said:

Wow that's in stunning condition! Any interior shots to show the heater control knobs?!

Will try to get some done over the weekend, still getting the interior up to scratch (cleanliness OCD lol).

 

22 hours ago, Skajme said:

bloody lovely that! Nice pics!

Thank you :)

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And a few of my previous builds... 

 

Mk3 Golf VR6 on air-ride, full mulberry leather retrim, Custom Only Charged Dubs Air ride install, 16" Schmidts, Vento front end conversion, numerous engine mods (226bhp dyno tested, but who knows) etc...

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And my Corrado G60 which was fully rebuilt including full respray, numerous new old stock parts fitted from around the world, upgraded charger setup and was inside at Ultimate Dubs a couple of years ago...

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Mk4 Golf R32 (wasn't really modified too much)...

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Static MR2...

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And my Abarth 500 on Fifteen52 Turbomac wheels, coilovers, numerous engine mods (190bhp)...

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34 minutes ago, Rich said:

I'm going to question 230 from a vr6.

maybe with a charger?

Nope. 190bhp standard, Schrick inlet, upgraded camshafts, head work, manifold, exhaust system and a custom map. Was 226bhp on a well respected dyno, so technically not 230. ;) Even if it was over-reading, it just felt good. I'm not really one to chase numbers, but it's quite a well known car within the VW Scene both down in the South West, and up in Scotland which is where I bought it from.

Was just always a very, very strong engine. Even before the work was done, it felt brilliant (as if it had been modified, but it hadn't). 

 

I wish I had put a charger on it tbh... just didn't want to spend any more money at the time as was moving house so needed to free up some cash.

 

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Great line-up of previous cars, loving your VR6, there is something so intoxicating about the noise they make, pure bliss! 2.8 Vr's are 174 bhp, the 2.9 is 190 bhp standard

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It had the Corrado 2.9 in it from a low mileage Storm model, Schrick inlet, cams, head work, injectors and loads more stuff. It was a good few years ago (6?), and I cannot remember the full spec (let alone what revs it was at sorry lol) annoyingly as it's all on my old PC.

 

I will add, these are previous cars. Currently I only have the Lupo (and a Porsche Boxster that I am selling as it never gets used), most of them were sold on to fund various other projects/house purchases/improvements. A fair few with regret though :( 

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55 minutes ago, mk2 said:

did you do the work, or who did the interesting bits?

No the engine was bought partially built but not fitted when I got it, then sourced the inlet and had it mapped at a local specialist. All the receipts went with the car :(

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  • 2 weeks later...

Little update, ordered some new 8x15 custom wheels and had to wait for them to arrive (imported) then had them built up with new 185/45/15 tyres all round.

Adjusted the suspension, adjusted the camber (rear shims not fitted currently) and this is how it now sits...

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Modified the rear arches, painted the calipers so they are now bright red again and adjusted the suspension again and gave it a good clean and took a few photos at a car meet this evening... 

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Your reg number comes up as a Hyundai Coupe!

Car is looking superb tho....

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It was on the Hyundai around 8 years ago...

It was on the Porsche until last month or so lol - the DVLA have certainly had their money out of me for registration transfers and retentions.

It's also been on many other cars over recent years including an Elise, another Boxster S, a few Clio 182's and a Focus RS Mk1.

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