matt123roll Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Awesome work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Names_Buck Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Really hope you can get this to inters looks like some build you've got on the go, your living the dream I think haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan94 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedubs Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 It will be at Inters for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedubs Posted June 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Mot tomorrowInstalling polycarb windows and sorting out wide archesFirst drive coming up tmrw! If all is well and no major snags then wheel alignment is next followe by some fresh paint prior to Inters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Names_Buck Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Great stuff can't wait!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Lupo Quattro. You, sir, are an evil genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedubs Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 At mot station It is now fully mot-ed, first drive to test centre was quite good, no knocks bangs or anything untoward apart from long brake pedal travel but all discs and pads are new?machined so lots of bedding in is neededSteering was a little woolly but that is down to need for full wheel alingmentTuesday it will have 4 wheel alignment done followed by a proper test drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedubs Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Called round my local Ats and asked my mate that works there to quickly check wheel alignmentAs suspected all 4 wheels were out but not by much so my eye is still a good one Never touched camber and castor angles, literally just tweaked rear tow and tracked front wheels to them, not perfect but close enough to carry out some testingHad few runs slowly upping the load on transmission components carefuuly looking for anything untoward Had one spirited set off in 1st gear and heard a metallic sounding "click" typea knock from just behind me, then when i braked it clicked againKnowing that something was moving i drove it back home and left it til today. I knew it couldnt have been much as it drove great when not been abusedThis morning i decided to deal with inlet manifold to bonnet clearance first so i can drive car properly looking for snagsWent local Subaru breakers and aquired an impreza bonnet scoop and set about fitting it as it looked perfect for the job in hand Made a template for it and offered it where it should beThen dfid a brave thing and started drilling rare aluminium bonnet!Then cut it out leaving some tabs for scoop to be fixed toFew tweaks later scoop dropped in and now bonnet is almost fully closed with plenty room to spare around inlet manifoldI decided to mount it wrong way round to vent air out instead of scooping as per impreza I will add another couple of small vents at rear edge of bonnet above exhaust manifold to vent heat out Inlet can be seen in this picWith bonnet done i went out for a test run to try and locate clicking/knocking noise and this time i had an idea that it could be from rear diff cradle area so returned home and got the car on ramps to nip up bolts a bit more, got nearly half a turn on each bolt Took car out again and replicated hard acceleration and hard breaking and knocking was no longer there, result Then i decided to try some proper launching of the lights with 4wd fully engaged! 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear on full boost and wot throughout rev range and car responded like a scalded cat !! No wheel spin at all just a heavy kick up the backside and off it went. Felt very quick indeedAs i was driving past a recycling place decided to call in and get Lupo on to the weigh bridge Was surprised at weigh in result and a bit peed off if i am honest as it weighed in at 1020kg some 50-60kg then i was hoping for but it is on quite heavy 16" audi rims and about 20 litres of fuel so there is room for improvement so sub 1000kg should be easy to achieve Further testing with racelogic timing gear will take place mid weekFew random pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan94 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 What are the planns in regards to bodywork/paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedubs Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Started on bodywork already smoothin arches inIt will be Oem yellow LDB1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam_d Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 What an animal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZX-Rowan Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 What a project. Wish I could build something like this. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedubs Posted June 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 Sooo been busy few daysI'v managed to get wheel alignment done, running Front -0.8 deg neg camber and half a degree toe inRear -0.5 deg neg camber and half a deg toe inDone few pulls like this and car is straight as an arrow but it may be different story on prepped track with sticky rubber and higher speeds involved!So i will consider Inters as my testing w-end After the wheel alignment i started on bodywork thu eve and spent most of the w-end on it, used 2K oem colour paint over 2K beige primerToday costa del Blackpool was blessed with sun so we decided to apply some yellow!Very happy with results considering conditions it has been prepped and painted in!Few paint runs to flat down then some 1200 wet and dry all over followed with a buffing session should have it looking quite good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted June 30, 2014 Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 HOLY ****! why have i not seen this before?!amazing work... have you got any video's of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedubs Posted June 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2014 No vids sorry not drove it much tbh due to doing bodywork trying to get it ready for Inters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Mac_ Posted July 1, 2014 Report Share Posted July 1, 2014 If you change the wheels can I have first dibs on those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgee Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 That's the best lupo I've ever seen, your a genius, so awesome when I'm next in blackpool I've gotta see it in person Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_14 Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Only just realised you're in Blackpool, I'm not far from there! Would love to see this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgee Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Come see the crazy lupo £5 a ticket I'm from Blackpool now outcast in Scotland, big seasider always visiting my family and going to the football down there. Would be great to see this in action when I visit again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedubs Posted July 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Only just realised you're in Blackpool, I'm not far from there! Would love to see this!Come see the crazy lupo £5 a ticket I'm from Blackpool now outcast in Scotland, big seasider always visiting my family and going to the football down there. Would be great to see this in action when I visit againNo probs any time Lots more done to the car mainly cosmetics but today also managed to squeeze in rolling road sess to make sure all is well Few picsThen i did nut and bolt check and swapped to race rubber ready for car to be loaded onto the trailer tmrw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Mac_ Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Can't see the figures on my phone, what did it do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Can't see the figures on my phone, what did it do?500 horses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt123roll Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Can't see the figures on my phone, what did it do?501.9HP & 422.4ft lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl_Mac_ Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Holy moly. By my reckoning if its under a tonne that'll be around 500hp/tonne power/weight ratio. For reverence: Westfield Sport 2000S - (463) Ferrari Enzo - (484) Ariel Atom 3 245 - (498) Caterham 7 R500 - (520) Bugatti Veyron 16.4 - (521) Ultima GTR - (548) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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