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The rest of my parts came today. Again nothing exciting... Dog bone mount and Powerflex bushes VR6 MAF Battery tray for the boot

Haha thanks Nick, although you did have me worried for a second then Not much of an update but my engine cover came today

Thank you guys! Will be good to see you both on the weekend too

The Polo engine finally came out this weekend I've kept myself busy on the 20v too. Got all of the hoses off Cam cover off for polishing A bit more stripping and this is how the engine stands at the minute. I have started sanding the block ready for painting too. I've also bought a couple of things for the engine over the weekend so I'll update when these arrive

Gearbox mount came today Just need to start work on the bay now

Managed to get a little bit of work done on the engine today. Firstly, flywheel off And finally onto the engine stand Inlet and wiring off And the engine looking a little barer And my purchase for this week, K04 charge pipe

My new drivers side engine mount arrived today. The mount is from a 9n3 gti so can sit in the original position in the bay, although it does mean that the driveshafts will sit at an angle so I may move it anyway but we'll see The plan is to get the gearbox mount from the same car and get a dogbone mount and modify it to fit

I need a Lupo GTi / TDi pedalbox, which aren't as easy to source. This'll allow me to convert to a hydraulic clutch which should look more OEM Started stripping the engine a little bit last night. Need to decide what's getting painted and what's getting polished now The AC pump will be getting binned though!

Thank you Thanks Ryan! I haven't really set myself a deadline, it's been hard finding time to work on it lately as work's been mad and money's always going to slow things down, but it'll be at UDubs next year at least Well after weeks of being lazy and doing pretty much no work on the car I decided I needed to get myself motivated and actually make some sort of progress, starting with actually getting the engine out of my garage at home and down to the unit. So it turns out the Lupo actually makes a good van And finally at the unit I'm on the hunt for parts at the minute too. A couple of purchases from this week.. Audi TT throttle pedal and loom. I just need a pedal box now I'm going to start stripping the engine down this week, and hopefully get the GTi engine out of the car so I can start work on the bay

This is lovely, foreign Lupo's are the best

Thanks Alex Updates to come next week after spending too much time on the Lupo this past couple of weeks

It's been a while so I thought I'd update with the few changes I've made. I swapped the rear view mirror for a black one I put the BMC on and stole the cold air feed from the Polo so my engine bay's a bit mis matched at the minute I will change the silicone hoses for blue ones at some point Lupo GTi wiper arms and wipers Before After Started painting my vents. I've gone for graphite grey rather than the usual gloss black I've only got one in so far as the others aren't finished. Will hopefully get those done tomorrow I'm planning on doing the headlining in grey too, and possibly new interior if anything cheap comes up And just for the hell of it, a couple of pictures I took the other week More lows to come soon, I've got way too much ground clearance

I will be getting new wheels, but that's not why The nut conversion is something i've been wanting to do for a while, think using nuts will be a lot more convenient, plus ive already had a threaded hub

Hubs and wishbones came off today I'm gonna be getting Powerflex bushes and the wishbones seam welded and powdercoated. Think I'll also be converting the hubs to take nuts instead of bolts

Thought I'd do a quick update just to stop the thread dying completely! I haven't been able to make much progress as I'm poor from Christmas I did manage to get the turbo off the engine though.. The plan is to hopefully get a K04 set up bought next month. I'll also be buying a BAM inlet, 20v throttle pedal and loom, Lupo GTi/TDI pedal box and VR6 MAF when I can afford them, hopefully within the next couple of months. Nothing exciting but I did start painting my cross members today to tidy them up, a quick before and after picture And as I haven't posted it up yet, my new washer bottle I bought to fit in the boot. Small enough? The plan is to get some sound deadening bought so next week will probably consist of stripping the interior and fitting that!

I have thought about it but I'm not sure I'm too keen on them. I'm not really set on what I want yet, I'm thinking of just getting a collection of covers so I can mix it up a bit Thanks Ryan

I got a nice shallow sump for Christmas today I'm gonna buy an engine crane and stand tonight and hopefully start some work on the engine tomorrow. Merry Christmas everyone

I want your wheels

Nooo I'm not messing with the Lupo that much

No I'm not gonna be selling them, I quite fancy keeping the engine to put in something else in the future

I've got 10 days off work coming up over Christmas so I'm hoping to get some work done on the car for once but just to keep the thread alive with some pictures... I got an Ibiza Cupra engine cover cheap on ebay a few weeks ago and I was thinking about getting it tarted up and being a bit different, but I think I might have been a bit optimistic in thinking it'll ever fit It was only 99p though And my Forge diverter valve I need to get the new engine down to the unit and then I can start stripping it and getting the bits ordered that I need

Thanks mate! I've got lots of other plans too so next time you see the car it'll be looking a lot different Thanks

Thanks Marcus Cheers Alex! Thanks mate! I've got a lot of work to do but it should be interesting few months! Very exciting times Thanks, I love my little Lupo hehe My inbox is empty now...

New engine came yesterday. It's an AUQ, 180bhp but it won't be staying that way for long I'm planning on getting a K04 set up, BAM inlet and a few other bits and bobs. I know I'll probably get a lot of hate for the choice of engine, but at the end of the day we're gonna be doing the work ourselves and having never done an engine conversion before, I'd rather do something that I know I can get help with if (when!) I get stuck Let the fun begin...

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