Amber Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Great to see all the progress being made and that it's gone to a great home that's giving plenty of TLC long live the pea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veedubdude Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 After a random find this morning, Ive been looking over all the past Club Lupo history of the pea. And I have come to a conclusion of sorts about the person responsible for the bodging of the pea!Behind the front bumper is some masking tape with the old registration plate number written on! Which means the work may have been carried out 4 years ago or before... So unless the original Nomiloo club lupo owner had a smash and didn't tell anyone, it looks like when she got it from up in Aberdeen the respray work had already taken place! Which fits with the story of why the previous owner to that may have let it go for whats described as 'cheap' on ebay, in the old threads.Well that's where the trail ends... Without tracing the previous owner before Nomiloo, which is something I wont be doing!!Useless information for you all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowey Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Holy hole in the floor pan batman !Glad the pea is getting some loving. I knew he was bad but .. seriously never thought the rust was quite that extreme :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPS Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Fast progress, will look stunning in the end no doubt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Great work matey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veedubdude Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 OPS - tried to PM you back this morning, but your inbox was full!Thanks for the kind words everyone, I feel like I have been trusted by Club Lupo to help the Pea! LolIm hoping to have her back on the road in 6-8 weeks time, which is why Im getting on with it ASAP. I do intend to use the Pea as a daily, so she cant be off the road for long! Im still undecided about the engine... Ive been offered a GTi engine by a local scrappers for £350. Coupled with the custom exhaust and filter, and a remap on the 1.4 16V ECU she would probably be pushing 130 - 135? And with the 6 speed-box I have sitting in the garage that would top off the track-theme nicely for now...The other part of me is saying to rip the lupo GTi engine out of the golf which has had the money spent on it already, and whack that in the lupo. But then the golf will literally be a rolling shell, and considering its only just been resprayed seems like a bit of a waste...Then is the thought of 1.8T... But realistically I dont think the budget will stretch to that...What do I do?? Vote to follow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Gti engine , going to cost you a fair amount for a full spray (unless you know the right people!?) so for now id drop the gti lump in, plenty quick enough for now and for a daily, and cheapish to run,unless you have deep pockets and fancy the 1.8T , would be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veedubdude Posted July 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Poll now on page 1, help me decide!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 GTi engine, with a little bit of work it will be more than enough.Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veedubdude Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) Ok so a little update! The engine is no further along as such, as Im just not sure what to do...Nothing too much has been done on the car because everytime I get a day off its been raining! Grrr!Been busy on CAD sorting out a design to get the wheels fitting. At the moment there is no spigot rings, and ordinary plastic ones will not fit. Couple this with the need for a centre badge and a spacer, and I decided to roll it into one piece...So these will slot in from behind the wheel like a normal spacer, but will also give a centre cap, and 5mm spacer! Just need to get a price from the local engineering place now, hopefully shouldnt be too much!Also ordered two new wings and the indicator/grill surround from VW. Couldn't find many in scrap yards so decided to go nice and new! Hopefully get back out to the car tomorrow... Edited August 6, 2009 by veedubdude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 That spacer design is very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veedubdude Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Yee-haa! Managed to get my welder mate to sort out some time to come up and sort out some bits on the pea! So the bodywork plans have changed a little bit... Not only will the holey sill get sorted, but there'll be a few 'modifications' to the bodywork and interior too Amongst other things Ill be looking for a badgeless grill, but no more clues to what else might be done!More to follow after the works been done in a few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veedubdude Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Well today has been a long day... Picked up the wings from VW and then straight to it...Bodywork progress consisted of getting the roof aerial hole, boot handle, badge, and LED brake light welded up:Followed by the hole in the sill, and the side repeater holes in the new wings:Then we got the rear turret bar in, with some captive nuts to attach the harnesses to. This should also help with the next stage of lightweightness!The bonnet notch was also welded up:Followed by part of the front wing mount. Something has pushed the mount right back, here you can see the comparison between drivers side and passengers:This had actually ripped the weld that holds it onto the chassis leg, so this was re-welded.I then fitted a new petrol cap that actually came with the car! The old one was very distorted and did not fit properly!Removed the side strips, and as Ive heard before I wasn't expecting it to be pretty... Below you can see where spray work has been carried out on the passenger side door and rear wing. Its been blended well, but the colour match is awful! When it was sprayed they just masked around the old rub strips!! And some random shots part way through the day:Somehow we also managed to smash the rear window! Dont know what happened, but we're assuming it may have been some bits of hot metal from welding landed on the rear window stressing it, and then when a door was shut... Smash! The welding hasn't distorted the rear panel as initially we thought it was that!Now the next job to get onto is a skim of filler and decide on the way forward in terms of spraying her! Getting there slowly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomica Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 great post dude cannot wait to see more i feel like this thread is gunna be awesome good luck wid the pea dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 You dont hang about do you, good work mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Good progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro3mark Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 Looking nice, ah well, the window would have had to come out at some point anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_M Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Some good progress there even with unexpected issues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartagram Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 I can't believe what a bad state the car is in! I knew it was a rough around the edges but theres so much rust/damage on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veedubdude Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Thanks guys, starting to feel like Im getting somewhere now!On the engine side of things, Ive had a spanner thrown in the works, just moved to a Northampton branch, but still living in Coventry, so I need something that'll give half decent MPG for the 80 mile drive each day. The thing is can I justify that a GTi engine will give the same MPG as a 1.4 16V 75bhp...? Im really trying hard to justify it, lol! I mean if I dont need to push the engine as much to accelerate faster, ill waste less petrol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupoluke Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 you seem very capable of putting a 1.9 tdi in it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veedubdude Posted August 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Too much work, and too much money! I just cant decide at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 get what ever you already have and stuff it in!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suani Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 some good progress there, its good to see the pea getting repaired and roadworthy again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.