project Arosa / budget dog

[olethalb]

thanks bud.

right i think i'm changing my mind again, i've been looking around for a 1.6 8v or 1.4 16v mk4 polo lump to drop into the arosa, the problem is it'll cost around £300 for an average engine/ box/ loom/ ecu etc, then it'll have to have a 4 branch and bike carbs etc so i'll be looking at £800 - 900 for roughly 120bhp. i reckon i could buy and fit a 1.8t for around the 1k mark wich will be 150 bhp out of the box and map for 50 - 70 bhp more.

i'm not sure what i'm going to do with it now, i sold the ful tank and for now i'm going to concentrate on the bodywork until i make my mind up.

opinions??

Olly

[Jowey]

I have never driven a 20VT Lupo I can imagine it being above the usable power and weight band for

such a small and light car. maybe okay in straight line but i think it'd take the fun out of

taking it around the twisties.

what about a 1.9TDI... Did I do a dirty word?

[olethalb]

yes diesel is a dirty word! lol!

right lowered the rear earlier

when i bought it it already had chopped springs that were cable tied in place, this was the ride height

the main problem with chopping springs is when you jack it up the shock extends (as below) and the spring falls out or off the seat

this is the chopped down spring length just before it drops off the seat (no weight on it)

now i need to go lower (lower than coilys can manage either) so the springs will need to be shorter, the problem is i can't be doing with the springs dropping off everytime i jack it up, so the only solution is to fit shorter shocks

as you can see the travel isn't much shorter but the overall length is reduced

these shocks are not vag items and the bottom mounting is narrower than the arosa items, so a 4-5mm spacer is needed

this will need to be fitted in the inner edge of the beam

i lopped a bit off the springs (not alot - you'll se why at the end) that were already chopped down

with both shocks and springs fitted this is the length of the spring in place under 30+ mm of compression but the wheel off the ground just the shorter shock compressing the spring and holding it in place

so now this is the tyre to arch gap with the wheels off the ground and the shocks fully extended

now i could go another 20-30mm drop in the following pics but as you'll see i need more wheels before i do that

Olly

[Little Green Giant]

DAMN! the secrets out! haha

[olethalb]

don't think anyone knows what shocks they are, on the hunt for some more rims now so i can drop it properly.

Olly

[Little Green Giant]

ah thats good then! haha yeah you really do. or smaller tyres!!?

[olethalb]

i want some late mk2 /early mk3 golf 14" steels for it but they're hard to get hold of.

Olly

[Little Green Giant]

the ones that look similar to G60's?

[olethalb]

yea thats em.

Olly

[Little Green Giant]

come across them on ebay a fair bit!! are the bbs on there at the moment off a MkII? 14x6?

[olethalb]

yea mk2 gti rims, 185/60/14 balloons fitted too. one of the rims is fecked but it's only to roll it on and off the drive until i sort it out.

Olly

[Little Green Giant]

Thom has just fitted 155/55/14's to his P slots! they look amazing!!! do that!

[heartagram]

Shame you don't live closer cause I should be tearing the AEE out of my Vento soon. Berkshire to Newcastle would be to much of a mission to make it viable

[olethalb]

dammit, i'm still toying with the idea i may go 6n 16v lump or something, i'd love a 1.6 8v mpi too, just to keep it simple.

i will slap on some 155's LGG when i sort the steels out.

Olly

[heartagram]

You still keeping the Bora then? Just you tend to do stuff, keep it for a bit and then flog it.

Edited January 28, 2010 by heartagram

[olethalb]

i'm going to try and keep the bora Kam, it's the longest i've ever owned a car - 1 year in feb!! i'll probably stop using it as my daily and get it up to show spec.

i'll use the arosa too beat about (daily) and do some stupid things to it.

Olly

[olethalb]

decided to strip out the rear trim earlier

if there's any trim in the above pic you want just let me know

also srtipped the cards off

next part to be removed was the rear seat mount, i drilled out all the spot welds

and pulled it off

thats all for now

Olly

[Little Green Giant]

wow! serious commitment to not having rear seats! haha

[olethalb]

haha - as i said at the start it's just a budget box, something to not take too seriously or worry about being able to sell on.

i've decided not to 1.8t it for that reason - it would all get too serious and involved, i should be picking up another small block lump this weekend and will do some more body mods in the coming weeks.

budget box cost so far;

car - £130

coily's - £50

256mm hubs, calipers, b/n gen vw bearings and ebc pads - £20

256mm b/n discs - £35

shorter rear shocks - £free

16v arb - £free

bbs alloys - £free

so far we're upto the grand total of....£235

obviously engine will wack it up a bit but i'll update it as i go and don't want to go over 1K total.

oh engine should be out this week so if you need any 1.0 bits let me know.

Olly

[Little Green Giant]

awesome!!! if you fancy passing the BBS on after you are finished with them i have some ideas!!

PLEASE? haha

[olethalb]

1 of them is forked bud, the tyres are all nearly new though (pirelli's and goodyears) i need to sell them on to get something more suitable, i was going to bay them for £25 each and £15 for the 4th tyre off the knackered rim.

Olly

[heartagram]

Thats kind of whats happened with me (Lupo/Vento). Although your turn around is a hell of a lot quicker than mine

[olethalb]

just had a look at your vento thread - thought i was back in 1994 when i spied them venoms!

looks nice though bud, i've always liked your lupo though - got a real softspot for jazz blue, i remember the merc trims too!

Olly

[heartagram]

I know, I can't believe I broke one. I think next I will have to find some 17s for that true 90s flava

I've still got the Merc trims, I like trims. Cheap and easy. Like myself

[Little Green Giant]