dj_lupz Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 (edited) Right guys/girly's as some of you my know my car is in a faily bad state at the min and its been stood since september in a garage. But now i've back fro uni i've started a little bit of work going to keep this as a project over the next few years.and i have a fair few plans.some you many know others are a bit hush hushIf any of you would like to help me out i am in needs of a front grille which holds the indecators and surrounds the headlights, also a left indecator, and a new dashboard.Also i'm have a bit of trubble removing my rear seats i've done this before with my mate lupo in abit 30 mins but hes and 2 seats in the back where as mine in the 5 seater with a bench and i am having real diffulity with it I will post some pic's to mora of the damage and the updates so far.. Edited September 26, 2012 by dj_lupz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpo Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 To make your life simple why not find a lupo at a local scrappy and pilfer all the bits you need off it.Theres a few on ebay at the moment, even a black one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lauryn Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 To make your life simple why not find a lupo at a local scrappy and pilfer all the bits you need off it.Theres a few on ebay at the moment, even a black one. I second this emotion, easiest and best way imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupo_gaz Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 to remove the 3 seat rear. take out the bottoms of the seat lay the top down where the bottoms where and pull the seat back towards the windscreen. If you want give me a shout of xmas and i'll pop over fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 to remove the 3 seat rear. take out the bottoms of the seat lay the top down where the bottoms where and pull the seat back towards the windscreen. If you want give me a shout of xmas and i'll pop over fella.Cheers mate you don't understand i've been at it 2 days and just watch me go do it in 30sec's now.Ialready have the bottom bench out just the back bit.but if i'm strugglin i'll giv you a bell, cheers mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted December 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Btw Gaz do you know if there is a local vw brakers yard??around leeds area?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 (edited) Gaz that rear seat was a right pain in the ass but it's out now, theres a bolt at the bottom which you have 2 slide out 2 the lief but it about 40mm long so goes into the seat a bit if you get be but with my dads help and suc screw drivers it came out A few pic updates Edited December 26, 2008 by dj_lupz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 why did you blow up the airbags?? and or How lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Please tell me that isnt your air filter plugged vertically into the throttle body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 why did you blow up the airbags?? and or How lol.Long story there is a thread on it sum where...Week before I went 2 uni some **** put paint stripper down one side.Then I wanted 2 drive it before I when away so the day before I moved away I was driving down a notoriously bad road and I hit a bad pot hole which was about 2/3 inch deep then just in front of the was a raised grate which was about 2ich so in total about 5inhc which was how low my car probably off the floor, it must of hit the bottom off the sump and cracked the windscreen and obviously sent shocks to the airbag censors which went off, the road was narrow and bumpy so I was only going about 20mph. But because the car was still moving with the airbags gone off I couldn’t see so had to slam on because I could off crashed into a parked car. (So just keeping it as a project now over the next year or so) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Please tell me that isnt your air filter plugged vertically into the throttle body?It was only temporary while I got a BMC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted December 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 A few picture up dates,Not finished yetInteria parts which will get spraied blackFiller primer 1st coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenson Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 the smoothing looks like its getting there, who is doing the work? yourself?keep it up, you'll get there soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartagram Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Could have masked up a bit more of your exhaust so it didn't get covered in paint, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Haha yeh i'm trying to do most of the work myself as I enjoy it and will feel better when i've finished it 2 know i've done it myself and not just paid some body shop 2 do it all for me..And the exhaust will be going and a nice new shiny custom one coming Rear bumper is now smooth and filler primered..Front sides smoothed but not finished need a finish smooth and sandA-pillers smoothed needs final touches and primingReg recess = still in progressAt uni I use High dencity foam (some are harder than wood!) we use these to model, so i've shaped some for my plate recess and smoothed over..Not 100% this will work but owell its work the effort to learn from it..Comments welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 plate recess looks a bit dodgy! but should be interesting to see how it comes out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Yeh i'm not 100% on it yet but just posting as i go, if it goes ball up i'm just taking it to the body shop and say sort it out...There still alot of work to be done on it yet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 its worth a go! for sure! good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Cheers i'll keep the updates comingWell in my mind at least if it doestn't work i can said i've tried and i've failed and the body shop can have a good laff lol.Better to have tryed and failed than to of never tryed at all !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 tres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheps Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I have to say your braver than i with the body work, personnaly i wouldn't do much more than the stubby mirror i just sprayed black lol. But saying that i did spray my mini roof black and pretty sure the person i sold it to couldn't tell i did it in the garage . Hope it goes well for you one of the lads at my work filed it his plate recess on his jetta completly with filler it was a pretty rough job then it fell off a few weeks later haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_lupz Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 hahahaha i'd never do a area that big with all filler lolOr spray the whole roof of my car lolI'm just primering to make sure it smooth then when its ready for a full respray the body shop can do it.I'm just hopeing the filler doesn't crackI've not done ought on this scale before but i'm confident with my skills.Will keep up the progression as it happens.I just can't wait to start buying things for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheps Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 yeah only sprayed the roof of the mini as it was off the the road an thought it would be worth a try to see what it looked like just put on loads of layers then kept on flattin it till it came out smooth lol. Good plan on takin it to bodyshop for final coat fingers crossed on the recess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_whitt Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 getting there lupz doing well mate...will be nice to see how the plate recess comes outthinking of doing it to mine but scared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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