gavinhendy Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) here is my lupo i baught 2 months ago , in verry good condition for a car with 103,000 miles on the clock , baught it as the engine in my mini packed up and its off the road for a rebuild ,im really happy with the lupo apart from the way it corners i dont know if its just because Im used to driving the mini but it under steers like a bitch and dos not feel stable , anybody tell me the best mods i can get to solve the problem ?it currently sits on some crappy wheels that came with the car with toyo tires , 40mm lowered springs and standard dampers so i guess they wont be helping the handling lol ,here it is afer i gave it a good washMobile Valeting Swanseatook the side strips off , need to get some tar and bug remover to get the last of the gunk off ,dis some colour codingAnd pinched this out of the mini , my mate had a fire in the boot of his golf so im not taking any chancesthen this happened , one truly mangled pedal box and no clutch to drive home i had to bump it and crawl home im second with the hazards going lolso ive started on getting the old pedal box out and am now stuck on the shear bolts , ive tried with a hammer and chisel with no luck so ive orderd an easy out kit witch should get them out ,also stripped interior to find where he water leak was coming from , as when i went to run a power feed to my sub the underlay was soaking , the underlay is drying out now and getting a general freshening up as it was really smelly , the water must have been there for years That's it so far until my easy out arrives to i can do the pedal box .gav Edited April 12, 2012 by gavinhendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSloanes Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Nice car mate. Looks in very good condition for its mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-Joe Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Nice... Get your self some coilies to sort out that handling problem, or get a rear ARB and get some power flex bushes Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 thanks for the advice boys , been looking into getting a rear arb , and a front one as mine is quite rusted and looks like it could split at any time lol ,its getting a matt black vinyl wrap at the end of the month and the wheels are going matt white , having a bash at doing it myself after reading so many how to's lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEP51 Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Nice - can vouch for the rear arb, even bigger improvement to handling than the coilovers were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted November 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2011 awsome looks like il have to buy one then , gavi it a good washing and detailing today still have some gunk left from taking the badge off to be sprayed i like its stance in thiat picand a dodgey repair behind one of the bump strips i took off damn previous owners !!!!hope you like the picsgav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 the lupo got some new wheels last week im going to keep them a secret untill i get some decent pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 (edited) well got sum pics of the lupo with a fresh coat of wax and the new wheels on , the lighting and bad camera did the car no justice at all , hoaping for a nice sunny day tomorrow to get some good pictures , heres a few terrible ones for now if anybodys interested ,havent got a clue what was going on with the colours in the last picture ,the wheels are wolfrace street octanes , not the wheels i was hoaping for ! but they do have a nicer offset and a bit of a dish , its a pit stop to some nicer wheels , and at 220 buks new with yoko tires i couldnt say no Edited December 3, 2011 by gavinhendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 got some better pictures today , ANYBODY OUT THERE lol let me know what you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatty Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Wheels definitely look better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Yeah they are much better . I'm going to polish up the lips next weekend to a nice mirrors finish as they are a little dull ,Not ditching the old ones yet though as they have good toyo proxies , I'm sanding them down as we speek. I'm going to spray them black , get 2 paint brushes one with red paint and one with yellow , flick some funky shapes on them and seal them with laquer , they will be hood winter wheels. :-) some tea leaves pinched my black vw badge off the boot aswell :-0 ! Buggers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 looking good! get some VW covers for the wheel bolts, it would look MUCH better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Sounds good to me , :-) may just do that on payday , cant wait to get my rear arb for crimbo now , the handling at speed is terrible , Also a question if anybody can help , on my old wheels the tires had worn on the inside on the back , only had the new tires on a week and I can notice a little tiny bit of wear on the inside on both wheels already ! But as I can see there arent realy any bushes that can fail , what can I do ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 a few pics of the Lupo today after a good clean and polish ! after a clean with autogym bodywork shampoo and polish with megs ultimate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Question for u guys , my doors sound like they are about to fall off, horrible kreeking noise when opening and closing , is this an easy fix ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiiTCH-TDi Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Question for u guys , my doors sound like they are about to fall off, horrible kreeking noise when opening and closing , is this an easy fix ???You need new door straps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatttty Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 £16.00 per side I believe so a pretty cheap fix, see lupoboz in the traders section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 awsome, ive noticed my loop needs a few little 15-20 quid jobz doing on it , lolthanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinhendy Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 some new pics from today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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