Tomjw Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Also just came back from Devon & got a few pictures Sorry about the rubbish camera quality!Next on the list are to get the 15" Lensos, filling up the back side window with stickers and lowering it a tiny bit more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTdi Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Think when you get the LEsnsos on, you should put a normal Lupo bumper on! 15's wil ook too smal with your big bumpers. Good progress tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Thats what I think im doing eventualy goin back to the original bumpers instead of colour coded! Plus i can have it sittin lower as my bumper is lower than the rest of the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Hey all! Just thought id post a list of how I had the car before I started the work on it because I feel like most of the members on here think ive just bought NOT built lol. I first got my Lupo back in Feb this year off my mate who works for a body garage. Previous member on here Tom20. Anyways I was selling my Corsa and on the hunt for something abit... "different" lol. I went to my mates garage and noticed his old car (Lupo) covered in snow and left to rot so I decided to rescue her! When I took a look at it there was a huge list of problems already just from walking around the car:Badboy bonnet cracked (New bonnet)Bumper in primer and out of shapeWaterpump had goneTemperature sensor goneRear interior stripped but filled with wood, dust, car parts... Basicly it was used as a skip!Interior in need of refitting parts that were in the back and cleaning!All tyres were below legal limitAll the wheel bolt threads were nakered and needed redrilling with new boltsAir filter needed fitting and in need of a serviceAll body panels had missing bolts and needed redrilling and replacingSingle wiper had snapped in the mech and needed replacing with standard 2 wiper armsValve stem oil seals needed replacing to pass the MOT due to HIGH emissions (Still havent changed these but it passed the MOT)Brake pads were 98% worn and calipers were rottenMost people wouldnt buy a car with so many problems but at £1200 I couldnt complain and I loved the challange of getting it back up and running! First thing I started on was cleaning the interior so I got the black bags and started filling them Bearing in mind this was when it was snowing and I was bloody FREEZING! lol. Interior now empty so I can see the floor there was alot of saw dust, dont ask why I dont know lol and glass everywhere so I hoovered it all up and wiped the inside panels down so it was clean. Next on the list was replacing the water pump and temp sensor as I noticed it overheated when I took it for a spin, once this was done I had all the wheel bolt threads redrilled and new bolts fitted along with 2 new tyres. After this I ordered the parts to fit my BMC CDA filter so it wasnt sucking up all the crap off the roads and lifted the coilovers up abit as it was dropped! After all that all that was left was new bonnet sprayed along with the bumper and a bloody good exterior clean!Hope you enjoyed reading, I just wanted to share how much effort I put into my car I just wish I had before and after pictures!Cheers, Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 You're right, I wouldn't have bought it... even for £1200At least you've fixed all its problems and are enjoying it now!When are you changing the front bumper back to standard? I know someone with a spare yellow bumper if you need one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 haha the amount of moaning I had off my family for buying this, especially my uncle who works for the RAC took one look at it and said NO! but thats what projects are How much do they want for the bumper? Im going to try and fix this one first so it can be sold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 In Paignton were ya? Dayam how come you were down ere?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 Yeahhh! and because my gfs uncle owns an apartment with a pool on the seafront..and i needed a holiday off work so me n the misses decided to go down Weather was gooood! Theres so many classic beetles there aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Update...Got some wheels yesterday off my mate as they were sitting in his shed and he threw in brand new yokohama tyres...The front still needs lowering abit more to sit better... Wasnt easy fitting them as the caliper needed 2mm grinding off because they were catching in the middle! all good now thoughm, theyre ET20 so sit alot better Good or bad comments welcome! Probly mostly bad as their "fake" but go ahead and moan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 How much did the RS's set you back?They look quite smart on the car, much better than the slots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Lenso's Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 what are lenso's? are they a special edition type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTdi Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 Looks great now!!Has it still got the gti bumper on the front or a standard bumper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted October 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 They cost me £200 and he threw the new tyres in with them which are really good! ... Its still the same bumper, original upper bumper with Reiger lower bumper... These would be better if the centres were black to match the roof but ah well they look alot better than the slots Just need to wind the front coils down abit more! Would love spacers on the rear with some camber aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Giant Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 they look great! wind it down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Looks much better on these wheels!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verity Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 (edited) I love the Lensos but I am very biased lol Really nice looking carGlad your enjoying the work on it And can't wait to see more Edited October 10, 2010 by Verity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 I know there Lensos! cant even have a joke these days.And no one prefers lensos to RS's (no offence.)Keep up the good work Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Hahaha Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesTdi Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Gotta admit tho, tho the BBS rMs are the real deal. For use lot with student funds. Lensos are the buisness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Agreed ^ & yeah it needs winding down more on the front! Rears wont go lower but im getting alot of scrub from the D/S rear for some reason :/ even when people are sittin on the opposite side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emz Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 Petrol tank is on the drivers side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted October 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 ^ Good call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted October 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Hey people! Im finally doing what I should of done a longggg time ago...slamming it! Got a cruise coming up so I thought I might aswell have it sittin an inch off the floor as the bumper is ****ed anyways! so pics will be up soon when its done this week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bage Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Hi Tom, it's me, Mike who bought your P Slots. (I'm finally getting them fitted this weekend hopefully)You know the centre caps you were on about getting made... did you ever get them done? if not do you know how much they were going to be for custom ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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