vworks41 Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Some of you probably already know this, but for the ones who don't thought you might be interested.Think one of the detailed guys owns it now. I'm glad its back as it was an awesome little tool Any body know any more details? Is it the same car? or just the best bits transplanted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 (edited) Afraid it definately does not live.I hada mooch round it a few weeks back in a garage and it will never see the road again.Both rear quarters completely caved in after a seeing to from a 4x4 and a tree.And the engine isn't a runner either It even had the RSs still on it, looked very sad for itself I must say Edited April 30, 2008 by Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vworks41 Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thats what i thought It must be a different loop then, but looks almost the same. This is on readers rides on oxford at the mo.Oxford edition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Wasnt there someone who registered on here a few months back who couldnt get his pictures working? Im sure it looked like that car when the pictures did work, or very similar to that anyway. Has like strange painted covers over the rear lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Threads 2 years old Janet and Ian had it at Ultimate Dubs 2006 and then it was sold and smashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Threads 2 years old Janet and Ian had it at Ultimate Dubs 2006 and then it was sold and smashed So it is.Poor little car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vworks41 Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Well spotted doh!!! forget a said anything Shame though.Threads 2 years old Janet and Ian had it at Ultimate Dubs 2006 and then it was sold and smashed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugly Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Yeah, sat in Dubunit's place for the last few years. Still there now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vworks41 Posted April 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 So is the engine still salvageable then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 From what they were saying, nope. Dead dead dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartagram Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Lots of power + small brakes. Inevitable really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardaft Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Lots of power + small brakes. Inevitable really.Ah, is this the one which still had 1.0 brakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartagram Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 As far as I'm away but it changed hands a few times so maybe one of the new owners had more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plug Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 (edited) so many diff stories about this car,i saw it over a year ago in midlands vw they were really stuggling to get it on the ramps, looked phat as and sounded sillllly, must have been a local geezer who wrote it Edited April 30, 2008 by ricoshay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo D Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Here for You some info from the Venom...! D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 When 4low (I think, the guy with the Raven Bora wasn't it?) bought it he changed the wheels to BBS RS's so he could upgrade the brakes as he said it just didn't stop. Not sure if he got round to it though, he didn't post up on here after that I don'e think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_1.0 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 if that is not the venom lupo then its bang on the same. engine bay is the same, al the touches like the blinkers behide the front grille. even got the rev gauge in the same place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petes 16V Sport Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Lots of power + small brakes. Inevitable really.Not to mention the extra weight! After all if it weighed the same as a 1.0 litre lupo, and was doing road legal speeds, it shouldn't require any bigger brakes to have the same brake performance.Terrible thing to miss out I agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpo Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Says on the venom website that the cars running 256's front and that it had a gti rear conversion. So gti brakes all round, not saying their great but hardly drums, that is if their not lying. Its down to the schmidts being 14's and not being able to fit anything bigger under them. Is a shame the car was gorgeous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Could have sworn someone mentioned it was running 239's with a modified slave cylinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 It is the Venom Lupo, the thread's just two years old. Yeah, I could have sworn it was just running upgraded pads and discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcrook Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I heard that if you say 'venom lupo' 9 times in a mirror then turn the light off it drives to where ever you are and kills you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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