harrysteele9 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 So i was offered a 1.0 lupo buy a man he said come have a look i only want 500£ for it , it need a little bit of work, when i got there , i see this lupo parked up covered in mud and all sorts , it had 2 flat tyres all the alloys were scuffed every pannal had a dint on it including the roof , so then i knew i needed a full respray , i got in the car tried starting it up , it had a flat battery so we jump started it , when it started it was running lumpy and worst it was running only on 3 cylinders tried to move it put the clutch down there was nothing obviously the dreaded lupo peddle box issue , the interior stunk of damp , the head liner was ruin couldn't even open the boot , the stereo didn't work , no tax or test , i said to the bloke i will give you 200£ for it he said yes, so we towed the poor lupo home , i started by washing it to see what i had to do , after this i put a new battery on it , did a full engine and brake over hall , the 4th cylinder started so it was now running fine and the brakes worked ,then i started to take the interior out and the peddle box a week later my dad welded the peddle box so i put that back in the clutch worked! luckily , i then bought some new wheels 40mm lowering springs witch i later replaced with coil overs, heater resistor new boot lock debaged grill new window winders central locking kit , hid light kit , and all sorts of other things ,also painted the headline black with fabric paint so now the car was sitting low and driving properly and everything working , got it MOT and taxed took it to a body shop to do the respray and get all the dints out , and this is a few pictures of its improvement , i am sure i have left alot of stuff out but i will add later , this was over 4 months , will keep updating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al3xTee Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 You've done alot! Well done! I don't like your choice of wheels, mirrors or the bad boy bonnet, however, it is your car. You will get opinions, some will like it, some won't. But well done for getting her back up and running! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 You've done alot! Well done! I don't like your choice of wheels, mirrors or the bad boy bonnet, however, it is your car. You will get opinions, some will like it, some won't. But well done for getting her back up and running! i hate the mirrors they came on it though might change them , and i bought the wheels in a rush to get it MOT they are getting changed also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 The interior is getting re-trimmed at the moment red and black leather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al3xTee Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 That's good then, look forward to seeing your interior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I also like the sound of the interior. Between the wheels, mirrors & bonnet the exterior is looking pretty chavtastic. Nice work getting a bargain & bringing her back to life though.I think that's what they call a **** sandwich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I also like the sound of the interior. Between the wheels, mirrors & bonnet the exterior is looking pretty chavtastic. Nice work getting a bargain & bringing her back to life though.I think that's what they call a **** sandwich. like i said mirrors and wheels are getting changed and it not chavvy what so every , i like the badboy bonnets on lupo's i saw a few and really like it , just me i'm totaly the opposite of a chav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Good effort mate Koop, i'm surprised your not all over the grammer in Harry's sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I need some BBS but the Budget it tight now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 please dont tell me it looks chavvy?, i tryed not to go for the saxo or corsa chavvy style , i hate stupid body kits massive wheels and big bore exhausts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 There there. I just really hate bad boy bonnets, they've been done to death & spoil the Lupo's quirky looks imo. In fairness, the curvature looks a hell of a lot better than the ones I've seen far too many of that are just a straight line across the headlight, which tends to involve the bonnet not quite fitting properly.Good effort mate Koop, i'm surprised your* not all over the grammer** in Harry's sig.*you're **grammarHe's new, I'm trying to go easy on him. The grammar is fine, there's just a little excessive punctuation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubmuffin Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Badboy bonnest get a generic spanking here, the front end of a lupo looks too 'cute' to whack some eyelids on it. If you like it, it's entirely your shout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Ok well im hoping it dont look chavvy when its done , put too much time and money for it to look sh*t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 It's worth it for the phrase 'generic spanking' having been used if nothing else, bravo Dubmuffin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 There there. I just really hate bad boy bonnets, they've been done to death & spoil the Lupo's quirky looks imo. In fairness, the curvature looks a hell of a lot better than the ones I've seen far too many of that are just a straight line across the headlight, which tends to involve the bonnet not quite fitting properly.*you're **grammarHe's new, I'm trying to go easy on him. The grammar is fine, there's just a little excessive punctuationJust realised how much of an arsehole i made of my comment. I meant punctuation and didn't mean to **** up the spelling haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 See me after class young man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaar Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice work on saving the lupo man, what kind of mileage is she on?Sorry to say but I agree with everybody else when it comes to the bonnet, I'm yet to see a lupo with a bonnet extension that actually suits the car but I'm open to being proved wrong. Lupos just don't suit aggressive styling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmallCarDave Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice work man, i dont think the bonnet looks too bad. Nice to see some individualism keep an eye out for some BBS', will suit it nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartagram Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Good job on saving it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loepan Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I think its looking good, not to everyones taste 'see above' but the badboy bonnet isn't that sharp across the eyes and I think in a nice shiny polished black this will turn out good.....take time to choose those wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Thank you i'm keeping an eye out for some cheap BBS , mileage is 89,000 its only had 2 owners from new im the third for a 12 year old car that's not bad, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Nice work on saving the lupo man, what kind of mileage is she on?Sorry to say but I agree with everybody else when it comes to the bonnet, I'm yet to see a lupo with a bonnet extension that actually suits the car but I'm open to being proved wrong. Lupos just don't suit aggressive styling.Thank you i'm keeping an eye out for some cheap BBS , mileage is 89,000 its only had 2 owners from new im the third for a 12 year old car that's not bad, but god the previous owners didn't half abuse the poor thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatttty Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Excellent job on saving it from certain death. As everyone else has said the bonnet is not to my taste, but its your car. Looking forward to the progress though! Keep up the good work!Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Been to the body's shop today he's not done Much 2 weeks and it will be painted metallic black and currently waiting for interior to be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysteele9 Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Also can't believe I forgot this it had a smashed wind screen which I had to replace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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