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That sounds amazing. Yeah, you have to do it. Wax the car first so in future it'll be easier to remove in future. If you were local, I'd buy those wheels off you. "Turbine" wheels are rare here. I think the combination of black tyre, silver rim with green centre would be very cool. Turn up at any local VW show and you'd be centre stage in Canada. what condition are the headlamp lenses? They do fade, but are easy to restore.

Yeah, this thread is all about spaces on @Richs stand for this years show that has already been and gone

I'd keep it stock standard, but simply add a big vinyl slash right across the car that had VW LUPO cut out of it? I could hear many people looking at the car while you're driving past going "what's that...?!". Or even add some of the green colour to the rims... Hey just thought- there's people on here who could do you a few photoshop effects before changing anything.

Nice All complete too. Nothing missing from what i can tell. Unusual!

I like the silver seven spokes the best, but that's my personal taste. Need a refurb though.... with that compliance guy, is there any authority who regulates or licences him to go to 'ask for advice' about being ripped off? I mean come on, yeah ok, so he's been to college to learn the rules and stuff; he's probably an experienced mechanic and has worked in the industry for quite a few years... but any mechanic can change service items for peanuts (brakes wouldn't cost more than a few bucks at a regular garage). You just have to question what his day rate or hourly rate must have been... I feel really mad for you if that's any consolation. Grrrr! Also he is wrong on the headlights. They do not and can not rotate. They do have a levelling mechanism the avoid blinding people when the back of the car is fully loaded up. Also, depending on local rules, there may or may not be a 'kick up' on the main running headlights. I know the US has no kick. In Europe they will either kick up to the left in the UK, or right in mainland europe. Easy to change by changing the light bulb. No mention of glass standards, mirrors, side collision bars, seat belts, demisting systems, fog lights or number plate lights. If it were me, I'd itemise all the different items and their related costs. Get two written opinions from other garages locally- offer to get them a bottle or something for their effort, then approach the regulating authority. Then go back to the chap and ask for some money back or see you in court for ripping me off... with the threat of speaking publicly about the way he treated you in the media. That usually works. then start writing formal letters. This makes me so mad!

You really have been through the mill with this project! But at least you now have a very rare, fully operational lupo in canada. Worth it just for the uniqueness if it all. Cool. Not sure if you have your roads salted over winter where you are, but if you do, I'd very much suggest you have the whole underside, sills and around the wheel arches pressure wax treated/undersealed. You need to remove the wheel arch inner plastic covers and pressure wash first. Well worth it if you're going to hang on to it for a few years

In your pic, no1 is not adjustable. It screws directly into the threaded hole in the selector shaft (or should...!). what amazes me about the linkage design, is that the little plastic rod that snaps over the two ball joints (beige thing at the top of 2) can take all that force when you go for a really fast/hard shift. Never heard of one breaking... @Rich u ever seen a broken one?

Nobody's fault... That's life. Yeah the person I knew who had a fancy computer controlled vinyl cutter also quit as it wasn't making him any money. I think to earn a living making stickers nowadays you need to have either a lot of clients or a very high profile. High house prices/rent are affecting everything.

3L Fresh gearbox oil also on the list i hope!

About 20mm at a guess. But what are you going to use? A rubber bung woukd be pants. Bit of gaffer tape? Or make a feature of it and bung some tweeters in there. Or adjustable led reading spot lamps? oh, and welcome to little club lupo world! Hey, just had a mad thought- you can get spring loaded double pole double throw with centre off panel mounting rocker switches (some even mount in a round hole). You could use those to make a manual electric window controller thing...

Stickers?

Is it the same as the SDI?

There's a vertical slot with a nut in it. You need to loosen the nut and slide it about 2mm down in the slot to make it easier to engage reverse. Move it up to make it easier to engage fifth. Retighten when happy. drawing shows the nut as number 65.

Sell em for £60

Yeah you use that cutting wire that glass fitters use. One person inside, the other outside and slice away like it's cheese...

Love the retro panel lights

Ah, hang on... i think i know what you're on about regarding that green sleeve. It's actually a pressed steel cup that is designed to hold the seal against the inner flange/shaft that comes out of the diff. It looks like a last minute design fix by the box designer. You need to pull that shaft out after removing the little bolt in the centre of the CV flange. Then you lever it out give it a wipe and then pop in a new one. You do have to remove the inner cv joint to get to it though. i watched my gearbox rebuilder do this a few weeks back on one of my SDI boxes. NOt straight forward.

Payment isn't the issue... lt's how we're going to get (them) it to me. Or someone else on here?

In good nick, with that milage, worth about £1300... how much did you pay? Oh, don't forget to service the gearbox.

Yeah, but so many people just do not know how to drive.... becomes very apparent when karting.

I have to agree with Rich actually, coming to think about it. Rebuild the S. Scrap the Blue. nice colour too on the S spec model. Both cars broken in bits are worth probably about 2k. A good nick SDI with £30 tax is worth about £1500.... @Sausage you have too many!? I'm up to seven now.... regarding welding it; looks like it's gone right where the hub carrier attaches to the beam, which would need a bit more care to get right (or the wheels won't run parrallel!). I was hoping that it went where the long weld is which is a lot easier to fix. Hmm. know anyone with a car transporter heading London bound from you? I'll give you what you're asking and i'll have both please.

I bought a 60k sdi four years ago. Mint. Now at 100k. Still mint. The other i bought two years ago with 90k, now at 98k, and lots of problems..... but getting better.

Can you take a pic underneath of the bit of the rear beam that has broken... i could bring my welder with me and fix it good enough on the spot to drive it home...

You're obviously planning something.... go on, tell us

Insurance companies generally only cost you extra if you change stuff that affects performance or safety... Stuff like upholstery, paint, body kits, ICE and stickers, no problem. Wheels, exhaust, suspension, brakes and engine... yeah.