Lupo-Joe Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Good work with your project so far dude looks like the hard works paying off!Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted March 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Very pleased with the result ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted March 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 First proper drive out tonight in the Lupo ! Amazed how quick it is for a 1.0 ! Best thing is , it only costs £35 to fill up ! Bring on Dubaid in it this weekend ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenloop Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Looks good! So shiny, very jealous lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 This weeks little fix... Before After Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevemaster Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 give the porsche rims some color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Yeah , they want a refurb , but im putting BBS' on mine , these are for my dads car.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevemaster Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Okay, which bbs?! Okay, which bbs?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bola rosa Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Brilliant progress! Looks like it never had a bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Brilliant progress! Looks like it never had a bump Thanks , yeah , I agree !BBS RA's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Havent updated for a while so heres some progress :-New stubby ariel-Black badgesAnd a photoshopped picture of how I would like it to look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k.kavanagh Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 What did you spray the badges with? as in what primer, and what paint, and how many coats did you put on? Cause i want to do that, and i dont have a clue on how to do it.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Well I thought I was crap at spraying and for the first few minutes I thought this would turn out badly. Remove the badge from the car so you get a good covering all over the badge. Apply three coats of primer ( Simonz ) I think. First one a light dusting , second a bit thicker and third a bit thicker again. Leave about half an hour between each and then an hour after the third before you apply the black. I used some cheap gloss black spray paint I bought from a car accessories shop. I did eight coats over two days ( one in the morning before work , one at lunch , and one when I came home ) I would say leave a good hour and a half between each coat but only do 4 or 5 coats. I only did six as I kept getting little pimples in the paint. Once the last coat is on leave atleast 24 hours before putting back on the car as you dont want finger marks when you push it back into the grill ! Sorry a bit long winded but this is how I did mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 If you rub it down with some very fine wet & dry (i use 2500 grit) and do a couple of coats of lacquer after all that it will be shinier & last longer. You should key up the surface before you start too it'll help the paint stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Meant to put that in. Did do quite a bot of rubbing down ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joti Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Are those wheels the same ones off the original Lupo of Lurrrrrrrve (Mk.I) but sprayed black?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Hahaha , yes , they are ! Only on there for now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted April 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Shopping list is ever growing !- Polo GTI geartick and handbrake gators- Polo GTI Gear Knob- Brembo brakes- Cambridge Rearlightd- HID Kit- Sport rear axle so I can have discs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) So aswell as my BBS' which I am putting on as soon as my coilovers arrive ( taking a long time as coming from abroad ) I was offered some MK1 golf teardrop wheels for £40 for 6 wheels. Need a refurb and tyres and probably some spacers once on the car but pretty pleased with them. Plan is to get the BBS' on whilst these are being refurbed then have a spare set of wheels to interchange Not sure whether to go silver wheels with black teardrops or vice versa ?Here are the pics :Gonna look better once refurbed for sure Painted up my spare set of calipers this afternoon too ready for my GTI rear axle to come and do the brakes all round Before :After :Project Lupo continues... Edited April 14, 2013 by Lupokid1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James827 Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Keep them silver or maybe a white or gray, black on black isnt the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-Joe Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Good work with the calipers, and regards wheels I'd go silver with dark grey drop things Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted April 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Like that Idea Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Very eventful week so far Bought my new Polo GTI Gear Knob and Gator on Monday , so fitted that yesterday Also bought brakes at the same time , they came today so will be fitting them at the weekend along with the freshly painted calipers Have always wanted Cambridge rear lights but at £110 for the pair , I couldn't really justify it. My dad buys a lot of stuff from a guy who does VW bits and managed to get these cheap off of him , happy days !Before:After :Some other pics of them in the car:Coming along so well now , just hate having to wait between paydays ! Edited April 17, 2013 by Lupokid1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupokid1 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Project Lupo Video - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupo-Joe Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Good filming dude. What's the backing tack, I need that in my next video!Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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