Tallika_Fan Posted June 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) I know some of you think i'm a bit strange what with the random styling of the car and interior, my old record player and the 8track player in the rear of the car, well i have some developments on the 8track, got myself a tape splicer and tape, so now i can repair the tapes the machine has chewed up.Here are a few pic, you'll have to excuse the state of the images, the sensor on the camera is goosed!SplicerStarted to wind back onto the reelOh dearDoneI spliced the tape with the sensing foil, then some tape on the rear to reinforce it. Just gone out now to test it, seems alright so far, [LOL] I'll give it a whole listen tomorrow on the way to work and report back.Time for another now.Cheers Edited June 1, 2009 by Tallika_Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dxg Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 SplicerMan, that takes me back. I remember the whole "splicing on a diagonal so you don't get a click" malarky. In fact, I used to have a Grundig EN3 Luxus, oh yes!http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/grundig_elekt...otizbuch_2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted June 1, 2009 Report Share Posted June 1, 2009 Christ how old are you two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I used to have a Grundig EN3 Luxus, oh yes!Thats amazing! It's like a mini reel to reel. Ha.I didn't get to the section of tape this morning, only one program out, might have a listen at lunch and see if it holds up. Fixed another last night too, Blues Brothers this time,that was a proper tangled mess! Eventually got it all wound onto the spool. Few more kinks in that one so we'll see how this one turns out, there is a trick about ironing the tape, might try that sometime.Christ how old are you two!Younger than my antics give me credit for. I'm not even as old as the 8track player! That's a '74 model. I'm an '81 model!It's all good fun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Decided to bring my Lupo up to date a little, by installing an ambient air thermometer.Currently it's wired to the back of the cigarette lighter ground and illumination +tive, so it comes on when i put the lights on, no problem for me as i always have my sidelights on anyway. I will wire it to an ignition live when i find out which one. Might locate it somewhere else in the future though, we'll see. Not bad for £8.Now it tells me just how warm it isn't!Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 ^ thats cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly G40 Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 hahaha that is really kool! love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan lupo sport Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 looking sweet mate! glad your looking after her i still miss the car now lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Hehe, you still here Ryan, Lol! Just kidding.Cheers for the comments, i need to still sort the bodywork out from when that numpty glanced it before christmas though just concentrating on not letting the mileage take it's toll too much on the car. Tomorrow it'll be turning 143,000!40,000 miles and 3 years, almost to the month i bought it from you mate.Not sure if i like having the thermometer now, i don't like knowing how cold it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 This is weird, because I also just happen to have a Bib cassette tape splicer sitting in my computer room! I've never used it but I kept it because it looks interesting I like the idea of having an outside temp sensor. So that LCD works with the OEM sensor?BTW, there is an easy way to get thin wires into the engine bay - if you look above the passenger footwell and find where the rear wash pipe goes through, it has its own rubber grommet through to the bulkbead, with a bit of room spare for some extra wires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Weird indeed bout the BIB splicer.I think i might replace the one i have with an OEM one, unless that one uses the ECU etc. I'll have a see.I've used the grommets when fitting the power cables for the amp in the rear. This was a quick fix really to see if it'd be useful. The below temp tells me it didn't work, after a few minutes of driving it reads a more correct figure.This is what it read when i got to the car last friday...Oh yeah and the obligitory mileage photo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) Not much to report recently, some of you may have read i was having problems with the cooling system, i'm thinking it was the headgasket, so made some enquiries into getting a rebuild, a full one, some it'd be a brand new motor basically.Though this turned out to be a tad dear at this moment also, so knocked that one on the head, even got a quote for the head gasket and skim and the rest, though this too was a little dear, so i've bitten the bullet and decided to move over to the two darksides, to get a Seat Arosa (it's not that different), which is a diesel!So yeah, the Lupo is up for sale, as a whole, or for various (pretty much everything) parts seperately.I'd have loved to have gotten a rebuild to inject a whole new lease of life into the car as it's a cracking car. I'll probably move the front brake setup, along with the suspension over to the arosa, along with some other bits and pieces.I'll make another thread when i take delivery of the new one, so for now here is a photo. Oh and of course the mileage shot for the lupo, not bad really for 3.5 years ownership. Bought it on nearly 103k now on 145k Edited August 10, 2009 by Tallika_Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Well here are the last few photos of the lupo and the last updates to this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truCido Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 didn't see you taking that many pictures haha!! I'll take good care of Eric don't worry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted October 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 Hehe, sneaky sneaky, whilst you were wrestling the tie downs.Cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunalupi Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 Ohhhhh, Dave bought *this* Eric.He's gone to a good home Tallika Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Indeedly so, i'm sure he has. I'll be sure to check in on the build thread.Cheers.Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Gone but not forgotten 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted October 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 12 years on an I still miss this little tyke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tchouki85 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 why not take one, personally I love tinkering with mine and I find it so much more fun than modern cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted July 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2023 Sooooo I now have a Lupo again! Picked up this weekend. Such a cool little car. Been years since I last drove a GTi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tchouki85 Posted July 3, 2023 Report Share Posted July 3, 2023 awesome congratulations on this new mount, do you have any plans for this little GTI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 3, 2023 Report Share Posted July 3, 2023 Import? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallika_Fan Posted July 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 4 hours ago, Rich said: Import? Yes import Rich. Was going to look though the site to see what has been asked with regards to differences between UK and Jap import models of the GTi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 4, 2023 Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 Isn't it just that the Jap gets a minidisc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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