Norpan Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 When you say 'all you need to do is drill 2 holes', are you referring to the 2 holes that bolt to the hub (the ones with the red square in the picture)?No, you need to drill the discs to fit 4x100, the part in the red square needs to be machined about 5,5mm.Got some things done today too : )Bumper is back on again, grille too.And the discs are waiting for some new calipers from a TT due to a minor miscalculation.... the Ed35 calipers dont reallyfit at all. My bad too, should have looked at them and maybe test mounted them first.And the enginebay looks like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bantan45 Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Norpan you are star thank you,great work keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper_GTI Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 So you're saying that these 312mm calipers actually bolt straight onto the Lupo GTI hub, other than having to machine 5.5mm off the face of the carrier?That also means you could fit the R32 twin pots, which use a 345mm Disc!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-Rowan Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 But that would be a bit overkill on a lupo, don't you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted November 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) So you're saying that these 312mm calipers actually bolt straight onto the Lupo GTI hub, other than having to machine 5.5mm off the face of the carrier?That also means you could fit the R32 twin pots, which use a 345mm Disc!!!Yes they do! And yes it would probably be possible to fit the R32 brakes but they are´nt easy to come by...And a bit overkill perhaps : )But that would be a bit overkill on a lupo, don't you think I guess they´re a bit much for a Lupo and probably a whole lot heavier too.I´m thinking that 312mm will be more than enough.Another possible fit might be the Ibiza Cupra R 4 pot, 305mm......Pics of My brakes fitted on the car will be posted soon, my new calipers arrived today. A set ofOctavia VRS ones : ) Edited November 19, 2012 by Norpan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper_GTI Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Do you plan on upgrading the master cylinder for the 312's? I'd guess that you'll lose all feeling and the pedal travel may be a bit long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-Rowan Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) I'm now using Audi S2 calipers which have a 1 mm less volume then these calipers and everything goes well. Pedal travel is longer but far from to long, i'm still going to try a different cylinder some day as I still have one lying around somewhere.Edit: I think I haven't mentioned it yet, but big probs for this project!! Looks really good as well for the brakes. Edited November 20, 2012 by ZX-Rowan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper_GTI Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 The S2's use a 280mm disc if i remember correctly?I'm after something larger, as brake fade really becomes apparent with my current 280's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-Rowan Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Are you driving on kart tracks?? Normally they should do very well.My setup:S2 calipers (2 pistons) with Green Stuff brake padsZimmermann 280 mm drilled discsBut enough offtopic i think if you want to know more you can always contact me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted November 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Do you plan on upgrading the master cylinder for the 312's? I'd guess that you'll lose all feeling and the pedal travel may be a bit long...I´m already using a master cylinder from a Passat, it´s 22mm and the G60 calipers have 54mm pistons and thishas worked really nice.My new calipers also have 54mm pistons so theres no diffrence.I'm now using Audi S2 calipers which have a 1 mm less volume then these calipers and everything goes well. Pedal travel is longer but far from to long, i'm still going to try a different cylinder some day as I still have one lying around somewhere.Edit: I think I haven't mentioned it yet, but big probs for this project!! Looks really good as well for the brakes.I have friend who is using S2 calipers but with redrilled audi 288mm discs and a Passat 22mm master cyl. and this works finefor his Golf mk2 syncro 1,8T. I dont feel like there´s to much pedal travel...Thanks by the way! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 (edited) And now my new Octavia VRS calipers is painted, renovated and fitted!Test fitted one of them so i knew for sure that they would fit...And here they are fitted! Only brakelines missing, I´ll go for Lupo standard ones.A wheel testfitted for clearance, no problem what so ever : ) Edited November 22, 2012 by Norpan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Loving the obscene amount of disc peeking out behind the wheels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-Rowan Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) The car is back on it´s wheels again!Fitted my new brakelines ( Lupo standard ones) and poured new brakefluid in the system, ATE super blue racing...Then i got started on my new bootbuild. The subwoofer stays the same and the amp goes in wheer the sparewheel oncewas.Haven´t seen the spare since 2007 and now it´s going out, plenty of weight to get rid of just laying there to no use : )I´m gonna make a board and cover it with same carpet thats in the trunk and at the same time dress up the sparewheel wellwith same carpet. No one will ever see the amp install but I´ll know its nice looking... : )Also had a thougt about covering the rear of the backseat with some carpet....might look good.New injectors and a phenolic gasket is on it´s way from the states, I went for Genesis II 500cc injectors with 12 hole nossles.Think they do the trick with E85 fuel... They deliver a flow of 635cc at 4bar so I think they will be more than enough.Changed som fuelhoses that looked dry and a bit cracked, better safe than sorry when dealing with alcohol around the engine... Edited November 26, 2012 by Norpan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 And here´s some pictures of todays work!Sparewheel well on it´s way in getting dressed up..All dressed up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Looks good man I would say definitely cover the back of the seats in fabric. I always think that when they're left bare then it ruins the look of the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted November 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Looks good man I would say definitely cover the back of the seats in fabric. I always think that when they're left bare then it ruins the look of the build.I think so too, i´m going to make it furry : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Todays work in the garage resulted in getting my amp and capacitor fitted.Also managed to get the back of the rear backrest dressed up in some nice carpet...Not quite finished in the middle where all cabels comes thru, but other than that this ishow its gonna look.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al3xTee Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Awesome. Where did you get the carpet?! I must know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Awesome. Where did you get the carpet?! I must know. Bought it at my local carstereo dealer, www.brl.se is their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper_GTI Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Bit of advice, do away with the power cap, they put extra strain on your charging system.Looks good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Bit of advice, do away with the power cap, they put extra strain on your charging system.Looks good though!Yes, like a extra battery i know...But it provides more punch in the sound system too and maybe i´ll get a larger alternator.Do you know how you calculate what 1 Farad is in Amps if it was a battery..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper_GTI Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Yes, like a extra battery i know...But it provides more punch in the sound system too and maybe i´ll get a larger alternator.Do you know how you calculate what 1 Farad is in Amps if it was a battery..?It's nothing like a battery im afraid.The idea behind them, is that they store energy, so that when there is a BIG low note and the amp demands full power, the power cap has a bit of energy in reserve. This stops the lights from dimming, which is why most people use them.In reality, all it does is suck so much power from the battery, that the lights are constantly dim, and the amount of power it holds is miniscule , so you end up not only charging the capacitors in the amp (that DO work), but also this one as it will never catch up. Even if it does, it'll last about half a second and spend at least twice that long recharging.They don't help with voltage drop, in actual fact, they make it loads worse.I'm sorry, but there is no way it can provide more 'punch'. Your amp is running at lower voltage WITH a cap than without one. They're purely for show and being as yours is hidden, the best thing you could do is to take it out and also, make sure you use 0AWG power/earth cable. I'd be worth upgrading the wiring in the engine bay. Google 'the big 3', which entails upgrading the cabling from 'battery to earth', 'alternator to battery' and 'engine to chassis.'Judging by thnat amp (looks like a 4 channel) it's about 500w rms at most, which relates to a max draw of arounf 35 amps. You and me both know that your alternator and batery can easily cope with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper_GTI Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 if i recall you need 300F to match power of 1Ah battery ...A quick google shows a 50f cap cost £54 so that's £324 on power caps to match the output of an 1ah 12v battery.Your standard battery is about 50ah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norpan Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Maybe i´m taking it out....The cables in the car is already upgraded,I have DLS car stereo cables running from battery in the front to amp and the same goes for the rest ofthe cables, all new ones.Yes it´s a 4ch and its rated 4x100wrmsMaybe I just buy a new battery and throw the capacitor in the trash.... : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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