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I wouldn't mind too please
Don't suppose you could add my other one from 2014 in too whilst you're there?
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On 8 January 2016 at 2:07 PM, Silver! said:
Thanks Silver
On 8 January 2016 at 3:45 PM, lupogtiboy said:A1 is looking great too! Its nice also to get in a car and everything works!!
That's the thing that I love!
I got it the third week in September and I've already done 8500 miles in it...but I knew that was going to be the case so that's why I went for a new car and with a high spec. I spend at least 3 hours a day in my car so it's got to be nice that was my justification to myself anyway haha.
On 8 January 2016 at 6:01 PM, Skezza said:Wow haha,slamming a brand new A1 on day 1 of ownership lol, I reckon that might be a world first Are you allowed to do that on finance? Very tidy car, I do have a soft spot for Audi's, just can't see myself buying one due to cost mainly lol, but they're terrific motors and now's the time to buy one.
Credit your perseverance with your Lupo. I think I'd have given up long ago. You've had a lot of bad luck with the paint jobs and engine etc, but it sounds as though you're finally onto a winner touch wood. I can't wait to see that engine in there. Do you reckon you could fit something bigger in? Just space wise? That'll be insane. Hope to see some updates very soon with it back on the road and I imagine you're going to have the best time of your life haha!!
Well I already had the air and wheels so it would of been rude to not do it straight away...
Technically, as long as the car is returned at a standard height then it doesn't matter. Plus it's obviously declared for insurance so it's fine
I had an Ibiza before and even when I got that I wanted an Audi ideally but couldn't justify the cost, but when the mk2 shape came out I just thought screw it - I want one!
Hopefully onto a winner - this is the last time it's being painted so it'll have to be right for me to not burn the car (which I have thought about doing many many times!).
I could definitely go bigger with the engine as I'll have lots of space in my bay but I wanted a clean look so decided to stay simple. Love the idea of the 1.8T conversions but I've never seen one that's pretty to look at due to them being such a tight squeeze.
I haven't driven my car since around November 2014, so I'm unbelievably excited that hopefully in just a few months I'll be able to drive Alva again
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On 4 January 2016 at 5:16 PM, lupogtiboy said:
Just read through a lot of this at work, its great that you've not given up on her despite all the right reasons to do just that! I need to get my GTI up and running properly, its had no carpet in her for over a year now as she's got a water leak somewhere (I think through the windscreen!) and this is inspiring me to do that! I love my Up!, but the Lupo always puts a smile on my face!
Alva will be back up and better than ever soon! Oh and VW are showing 1 brand new Sport rear bumper in stock
6X0 807 301 G GRU - £140.74 inc vat retail.
On 4 January 2016 at 8:34 PM, lupo_ro said:Love the A1 !!!
Thanks for the amazing comments. I am as ever going to persist and she will make some shows this year!
It means so much to me that people still take the time so read through all 32 pages of this
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On 22 December 2015 at 6:13 AM, 666DUB said:
Love the Audi, and cant wait to see the Lupo finished.
On 29 December 2015 at 10:04 PM, Dj Xaler said:All your cars are beautifull!!
Nice work with the new engine.
Thanks for the comments!
I'm finally regaining motivation for the Lupo so hopefully you'll see me around at some shows this year! -
^^ my many many pages of building the Lupo
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I cant wait for you to bring this over to visit me
I'm definitely driving it when we go to Worthersee! Just saying...
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So its been a very long time since I updated this, which is a shame because I always wanted my progress to be somewhere so that I could look back and see everything that I've done.
Anyway, to fill in the gaps where possible...
Alva moved to her new home and now lives in the boyfriends barn.
This is how she currently looks:Other stuff which has kept me busy, as some people may know, is my new daily.
I went and got a brand new Audi A1 although it didn't take long for me to mess about with it.A few pictures since owning it...
And a huge surprise during the end of show season this year...
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Patroddy
Cant wait for all of his changes on his GTI to be revealed, 16 is gunna be a good year!
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Yeah I know it should be pretty simple - it's just decoding the Ecu that's going to be the issue as I'm sure some of the instrument cluster is linked.
In terms of the loom, I'd love to be able to do it myself but due to time and peace of mind I think I'd rather get it made up for me.
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I did - had a change of heart though!
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So i'm after a bit of advise.
I'm putting an AfH lump into my Lupo Sport (replacing my AUB).
I've contacted a few places in terms of getting a full loom made up and I'm getting stupid quotes.
Does anyone know how easy it is to splice my current loom and that of a Polo together?
I'm looking at running carbs and getting rid of a lot of stuff, but figured if I could at leats get it to run as is first that would be ideal - then I can start taking away.
If anyone has experience of this conversion I've got many many questions!
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I'm going to get someone to do it, wouldn't risk doing it myself haha.
I think for most of the car it'll work fine, just worried about my rear bumper as that's got the worst reaction, I think that might go through to primer...
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Thanks for taking the time to read the whole things, that's a lot of pages! Glad that someone appreciates the clean style in going for.
Yeah the T piece just comes out but you have to cut the plastic welds. For the centre console there are some screws behind the stereo.
I'm hoping to flat back the paint and see if that helps at all, I don't really have time for a respray until after show season...and I've rather not wrap it if I can avoid it...
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Thanks for that Craig really helpful.
After my car was painted the first time (about 5 months after) I did cover it for around a week in a breathable cover as my mum was doing some work at her house and i didnt want my car to get damaged, but after this amount of time the paint shouldn't still be soft, and as its breathable and was only on for such a short amount of time I can't see that this is the cause.
Also, I haven't covered it second time around so this just proves that the painter obviously hasn't removed whatever has cause the microblisters and gone back far enough.
Unfortunately the guy is being an idiot about giving me my money back, so looks like it's going to be a court matter and that I will have to front the money to pay for another respray - so being ready for UD is going to be impossible - my new aim is Early Edition.
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It wasn't particularly, just hard and fiddly! You just have to have patience!
Cheers for that Craig, it's tiny little bubbles (I'll try to get a picture but it's hard to see on photos). This 'engineer' that came out didn't seem to know anything! He said it's not moisture because you can't burst the bubbles...but they're tiny. I understand that with huge blisters you probably could but I wouldn't imagine that with tiny bits of moisture that you could burst them. I have spoken to a few other bodyshops (without them seeing the car), and they're all convinced that baking it again will not solve the problem. I'm really hoping to just get my money back and take it somewhere else. Bit worried that it's happened twice now but like you said, maybe the person who I've been taking it to has been applying the layers too fast.
Heater controls were a pain in the bum. And still not quite there yet but I couldn't help but post a picture. Definitely going down the oem route!
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The engineer came out last Tuesday and said it's "solvent pop" and that baking my car again will resolve the issue - I'm not convinced. Got to wait for him to compile a report and then for my painter to actually do it, then when that doesn't work hopefully I'll get my money back. Just want it sorted before UD
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So I've also cheered myself up by ordering a few little bits that I've been meaning to do for ages, it's all in the details ?
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So I haven't updated in a very long time!
Unfortunately my reacted paint is back AGAIN and now my painter has got a 'forensic engineer' to look at it, and his verdict is that it is an issue called 'solvent pop', personally I've never heard of it before but he hopes that double baking the car again will resolve the issue - I hope so because I want to go to UD!
In other news, to cheer myself up I have decided to get my fondmetals professionally refurbished and I should have them back in around a week - very excited! Also got custom centre caps being made by a very good friend of mine just to finish them off.
2014 wasn't quite the year id hoped for, if my paint issue is resolved then 2015 will be the start of better things!
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Patrick Roddys gti ☺️
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for sale is my 2001 lupo gti
I have only owned this car for about 6 months but it has not given me a single problem during this time
when I brought the car it was an original 5 speed car with dodgy syncros, this is a common fault in the early 5 speed gti's
I then purchased a 6 speed gearbox with 80k on, this was only fitted around 1000 miles ago so this mileage is fairly accurate
the car has been painted by the previous owner, it was painted with a gun and is a good home job, no flaking or scabby paint
I do also have a small amount of left over paint for the new owner to use for more paint or to paint a new wing
the car has a few modifications such as the wheels, coilovers and the flocked dashboard, it also has a de-cat and centre pipe delete but is not overly loud.
now for the bad parts:
the car has no service book with it, not un-usual for a 13 year old car but the previous owner told me he had changed the cam belt recently and the engine has been fantastic during my ownership
the passenger wing has a small crack in pictured in the last image
the car currently has an abs light on due to a worn through wire on the passenger side, I will repair this before the car goes if I get time.
the original gti interior is no longer in the car and the seats have been replaced with standard black and blue seats, everything else that should be gti internally is i.e. the gearknob, door handles, black headlining etc however the dash board has been flocked and the original steering wheel replaced with an audi a8 steering wheel.
feel free to call or text amber on 07854157300 with any further questions or to arrange a viewing.
just to confirm the car is still wet in all but the last picture and is actually a satin colour when dry.
Just to add:
I have been out to the car this week and had an issue with the central locking putting the windows down, I have not had chance to look at this but I assume it is a bad earth in the drivers door, for this reason I have disconnected the central locking to temporarily solve this issue, I have also soldered the abs wire but have not had chance to clear the light.
I'll add pictures later when I can get on my laptop!
Alva - New engine and more paint problems
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So Alva is definitely going in for paint this weekend - transportation is arranged and everything so no backing out now.
Lets how respray number 3 is the final one.
In the meantime I've been cracking on getting some things done...
We got another Polo 6n 16V - purely because I needed an engine mount and the thermostat housing.
The car then obviously got abused with the digger - standard at our house.
But the main purpose of this was to enable me to finally put the engine in!
Had to put in a barn picture with the Guybus in the background
Of course, we used the digger again to get the engine in place.
FYI - seatbelts are incredibly strong and make very good straps for carrying engines!
And it was in - and finally aired down for the first time in about 6 months.
Before anyone asks - no its not wired up, that'll be after its back from the bodyshop.
So now Alva is sitting pretty in the barn waiting to go for paint
Oh and I finally tried on my wheels (only had them about 9 months...)
They'll be different to how they are here, but I wanted to gauge how they looked on the car. Safe to say they are going to be epic!
Updates from now on may be quite slow - I'm going to keep quite a lot of things hidden but once the car is revealed I'll make sure I back-fill