Tigz™ Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 (edited) Thought Id post a few pics of my project thats caused me going without the car since May last year!I bought the car new two years previously as a run around for the wife, stole it off her a month or two later Within a couple of weeks Id nearly died due to the silly little wheels, so while she was on holiday I bought a set of wheels, not really as Id thought about it, more that they were in stock and I don't like to wait! So a set of rims, and Eibach springs later and I was hooked on the car, picked up a GTI interior from a trader at inters, managed to import side exit MK side exit exhaust from Germany which was cool.Took close to six months to be delivered though!So the car is now a year old, and I've decided to sell my amps, and buy a monster amp.Made £200 for the amps, delivered them and forgot to connect the power cable back up, you can imagine what happened next.. Car fire.Stripped out my wiring and took it into VW, took three months but managed to get it under warranty!Started to get more into the VW style of things, so decided coilovers are needed.Got speaking to a Clifford who told me about the problem Lupos have when lowered, the drive shaft hits the chassis.Good thing was he told me how to get around it.So ordered the coilovers on the Friday and paid for Saturday delivery.Then got into the workshop at work, with a plasma cutter, grinder and a MIG and set about cutting a hole in my eighteen month old chassis leg!Two hour later the half pipe was welded in place and the car was dropped -120mm all round.Side pipe now rubbed on every traffic island though so replaced it with a Jetex Centre exit.The same chap who told me about what to do with the chassis bought a house, and found three BBS rims in the garden shed.He asked me if I wanted them, so after collecting them from Peterbough I spent the next few months looking for a single rim to finish the set.Nearly gave up but found a brand new one, in the original box on ebay, and paid £2.99!This is how it looks at the momentThats about it for tonight, will write about the engine conversion another time.Spec List14" BBS ra 433.Chassis Chopped for drive shaft cleranceFK Konigsport coilovers - Once again lowered -120mmLupo GTi Anti roll bar256mm brake upgradeLupo GTi interior Jetex Centre exit twin pipe systemHome Tinted headlamps.Tints Alpine 7893R mp3 StolenPhoenix Gold OCTANE-R 4.0:2 125wrms x 2RE xxx Mids 'Dan built' Passive crossoversHorn TweetersRockford 801s 800wrs AmpCrystal cmp 12"0 AWG CableingDeep Cycling batteryMods in progress1.6 16v Polo engine transplant and Throttle bodiesCouple of intresting threadsThe 1.0 0-60mph sprint!Car FirePVW Readers Rides Edited March 23, 2008 by Tigz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Welcome to clublupo Tigz. You gotta start somewhere!Keep posting pics. It'll be good to watch the car change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BReal Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 club lupo sunstrip??? please advise style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />Get rid of the bumper bars on the side, get some 40mil lowering springs, reiger front bumper and splitter and any nice looking 15" alloys, even kayalamis (reasonably cheap) and you got yerself a 100%, non laugh at, street cruiserAlthough I still get laughed at .. I dont give a f*ck , its jealousy mate.. I love my baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 yep, ignore them. You had the sense to not follow the usual saxo/corsa route and buy yourself a decent motor!As for the mods, they're all standard at some point. You've found your way onto the best place for help and advice.Shopping trolley it wont be....let the mods begin style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 The sunstrip Ive had to get made by a grafix company, ****s have had my cash for two weeks and it still aint done!Ive only had her a month so mods are few but so far fitted sum 15in fox 6 evos gotta get it lowered yet, trying to get hold of sum height ajustable shocks n springs (any one recomend any?) inside ive fitted 2 blue 12inch neons. Sound wise, ive got my old jvc head unit (not for long its green! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" /> ) connected to standed front speakers at the front, and a 8 Sony sub in the glove box...I meen boot! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> And yeah, defenatly jeliousy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 For coilovers, go for either H&R or FK's. both are about £650ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 the glove box...I meen boot! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> H&R coilovers, height adjustable, fixed damping/rebound, Lupo `non-GTi`p/n `29479-1` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Loop Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Well, you've had it for a month without it being modded, i've lasted 2 and 1/2 years style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> but this summer it had to be style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />pCar looks good, and you could end up with an amazing car, Alan VW's car looked exactly like yours when he first showed it in here, you better have a look and find how his looks like now, AMAZING!!As for people laughing, yeah, its jealousy, you will also get all the boy racers wanting to have a go with yer car. Anyway mate if you ever need any help or advice, just ask, we'll all be more than happy to help you style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slyclone Posted August 15, 2003 Report Share Posted August 15, 2003 Welcome style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> Good car to start on mate, like has been mentioned better than the `Tin-Foil` like 106 or Saxo.The good thing with Lupo's is, it doesnt take too much to get them looking a bit different from all the old ladies shopping trollys!! :thumbs: Keep us posted with updates, I have only just started modding my Loop (just fitted Arosa lights) Im gonna keep a modding diary on here, you should too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 Well i've just been to Halfords for sum tar remover, gonna grab the burds hair dryer and pull off them bump strips. Im at my old mans trying to talk him into borrowing me his digi camera but he aint having any of it!! style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":angry:" border="0" alt="mad.gif" /> Just called into work to find me mates been out and bought a couple of blue neons! He says it isnt copying cos he told me where to get mine from!!!As soon as I steal the camera i'll upload what I done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slyclone Posted August 16, 2003 Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 Where are you from Tigz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 Rotherham, south Yorkshire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2003 Can you fu#*ing belive it!I nicked his camera, washed the car, found a good spot, took some bad ass pics... then realised I never nicked the isp lead!!!Back to begging I think... style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan VW Posted August 19, 2003 Report Share Posted August 19, 2003 Alan VW's car looked exactly like yours when he first showed it in here, you better have a look and find how his looks like now, AMAZING!!ahh sucks border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Get rid of the bumper bars on the sideAfter pulling off them bars and seeing the mess they'd left I was curseing ya.. but now.. I cant stop looking at her!What a diffrence, it looks like another car, gotta be 1 of my best mods to date and for £4.50 for the tar remover and a couple of hours of hard graft I cant see why theres still rub strips still up and down the country!!!Just gonna take some pics, so i'll upload them while im at work today. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tigz™ Posted August 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 And heres my Club Lupo sunstrip! border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" />What you think?And dont say it needs lowering I KNOW ALRIGHT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Loop Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 it needs lowering :sarc: :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Just remember to watch where you park now, don't want some numpty opening a door on your nice strip free doors :thumbs: Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 ??? I know, i'll have to park at far end of car parks where no one wants to park from now on!!Im on the look out for some lexus rear lights, ive seen these border="0" class="linked-image" /> border="0" class="linked-image" />Anyone one know where these can be found? Im not a fan at the Arosa, because of the lights, so I dont wanna go down that route. Or does anyone know of any other type of light I could go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Have a look at this topic, we did talk about lights and posted some links to a few in there somewhere style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> topic here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 I think ...superlupo... is selling some. Give him a pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twisty b-road Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 I got mine fromhttp://www.venommotorsport.com/venom/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan VW Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 i have a set of springs for sale ... £40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted August 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 £40?How low?40mm or more and we've got a deal.. where abouts you from Alan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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