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Hi!

I´m new on this forum but i have owned my Lupo for 3 years.

I´m doing a 1,8t 20v conversion on my little green friend this winter and i´m nearly done,

only exhaustsystem remaining.

Pictures can be found in this link: http://www.gtiklubben.nu/forum/showthread.php?3453-Lupo-1-4-16v-blir-1-8T!/page17

The forum is only in swedish but there´s always pictures to look at : )

My Lupo.

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The 20vt engine fitted.

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Thanks everyone!

I was going for factorylook, just like VW had built one :)

Google translate looks like sh*t when it translates from swedish to english.

Very different grammar, looks as if i dont know a bit english : )

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I started Lupo with th new engine today for the first time.

It started directly and ran perfect (without exhaust...)

I ran it for about 3 min with no leaks of any kind.

Next saturday im going to make the downpipe with cat.

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Thank you, thank you!

Today i´ve mended a broken brakepipe at the worst place possible,

behind the load sensing valve on the rearaxle.

My own fault its broken too... :)

On thursday im getting a visit from the department that handles modifided cars,

They do a checkup during the building of the car so it passes as road legal later on.

Hopefully there will be no trouble passing the first check.

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First check passed with minor hints about the fastening of the the rear brakepipes.

I´ll haveto mount a couple more clips on the rearaxle for the pipes and then it would be ok.

I also maneged to "dress up" the battery with som padding from a Golf Mk5 and half a lid from an LT35.

Here´s how it looks.

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This rocks B)

I like the idea that they come to check your car during the build, I expect that is similar to the new rules that have come in force here although we just have a single test at the end of the build.

I am loving the o.e styling that you are doing, it's exactly how I would do one! ;)

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This rocks B)

I like the idea that they come to check your car during the build, I expect that is similar to the new rules that have come in force here although we just have a single test at the end of the build.

I am loving the o.e styling that you are doing, it's exactly how I would do one! ;)

Yes its a good thing that gives you a chance to correct things before the real check.

o.e.m look is what i was aming for :)

People that look at the car should haveto wonder what has happend, not see it directly.

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  • 4 weeks later...

This weekend Lupo got some new eyes :)

Bought me a set of dark tinted headlights and flashers from germany.

Also got me a set of Leds for parkinglight and licenseplate.

Here´s how it looks:

Before

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After

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This weekend Lupo got some new eyes :)

Bought me a set of dark tinted headlights and flashers from germany.

Also got me a set of Leds for parkinglight and licenseplate.

Here´s how it looks:

Before

After

Looks awesome Norpan!

What type of bulbs are the parking lights and license plate lights?

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  • 2 months later...

A little update....

Today i got my 1,8 20vt conversion roadlegal in sweden, such a relief : )

All the money i spent on this project is worth every penny when ever you get to drive it :)

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Yesterday me and Lupo went to Dahlbäck Racing to get some more power under the bonnet.

It went well, i got MTM-stage 2 ecu program cause i already had full exhaust and big airfilter.

So now its 214hp and 320nm in little Lupo. :)

Nice power curve and the Lupo feels like any normal car when you use it for everyday transport, very nice!

Also got my new tires for my 17":s an the new dimension will be 185/35/17", mmmm!

A little prewiew:

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The fit looks great mate,Fancy doing mine for me? Could you tell me where i can them front lights from?

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Hi!

I´m new on this forum but i have owned my Lupo for 3 years.

I´m doing a 1,8t 20v conversion on my little green friend this winter and i´m nearly done,

only exhaustsystem remaining.

Pictures can be found in this link: http://www.gtiklubben.nu/forum/showthread.php?3453-Lupo-1-4-16v-blir-1-8T!/page17

The forum is only in swedish but there´s always pictures to look at : )

My Lupo.

50920111217244c41.jpg

The 20vt engine fitted.

7692011121819d3da.jpg

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My headlights was ordered from: www.carparts-online.de

I´m not up for another conversion really, and as bickerton say i´m in Sweden :)

Hiya mate thanks for getting back to me about the lights,oh and yes I would bring my car to you out there if you was up for doing another one as I luv the way you have done yours.

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Hiya mate thanks for getting back to me about the lights,oh and yes I would bring my car to you out there if you was up for doing another one as I luv the way you have done yours.

Thanks! Nice to hear you like my work so much that you considering taking your car to sweden :)

I got my new tires on last week and now the wheels are on the car and i had to adjust the coilovers down

about 2cm to fill out the arches :)

A couple of new pics then...

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  • 2 weeks later...

Last weekend me and Lupo went to Bugrun, scandinavias biggest VW meet.

On my way home in hope of leaving a bit earlier i went to get Lupo from the show area and found

a note i was happy to see, it said: You have a price winner please contact us"

I had won "Best engine" award, not bad i think :)

Here is a pic of it at the show! More to come!

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I can confirm that this car was well worth the price!

Hej på dig, trevligt att se dig här :-) Grattis till priset i helgen! Du, jag tänkte på en sak, Kolfiber folien ni köpte i helgen, vilket märke kom den ifrån? Blev lite sugen såhär i efterhand.. !

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I can confirm that this car was well worth the price!

Hej på dig, trevligt att se dig här :-) Grattis till priset i helgen! Du, jag tänkte på en sak, Kolfiber folien ni köpte i helgen, vilket märke kom den ifrån? Blev lite sugen såhär i efterhand.. !

Tackar!

Folien kom från ett företag som håller till inne på mantorp området och pysslar med foliering och dekaler, kommer inte ihåg namnet dock.

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  • 2 months later...

Now the Lupo has been running nicely all summer, apart for a few weeks when it was in the bodyshop to get well again after

being hit by a truck or something while being parked. i´ll never know so...

Soon it will be time for some winterupgrades and for this season i´ve planned for a new gearbox, fuelpump and Audi S3 turbo+manifold+custom ecu.

The gearbox is a 0A4 (02JB) from a Caddy tdi and it will be fitted with a peloquin diffrential.

For fuelpump i will go for a Walbro in-tank.

For the engine uppgrade i´m planning to use a k04 turbo+manifold from an S3 and i will go for the S3 injectors and a custom ecu program that will

give the engine around 285Hp, i think that it will do in a Lupo but you´ll never know : )

Time will tell if i can make all uppgrades this winter but i´ll try...

For now the Lupo is getting a Roofspoiler from rieger and pop-out rearwindows next week.

Here´s a pic on my way home from a show chased by a friends 500hp Golf Mk1 Turbo, i didnt stand a chance... : )

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