DanBurton Posted March 14, 2014 Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Hey. I'm Dan. This is my car(s)Going to keep the start short because it's not lupo related.Bought this:Turned it into this:Got written off (No fault of my own):So off to the scrappy little clilow wentGot this as my courtesy car:Then bought this. Lupo 1.4 16v is Jazz Blue. Needs some TLC but for just under a grand with 73k on the clocks I ain't complaining!This is how it looked the minute I got her home!Then this is about 20 minutes later:Had some tint laying around so me and a mate decided to tackle the tinting!:But then the parts I'd been waiting for arrived! COILIES:It was a sunny day so me and a mate managed to get them done in a few hours! This is how she sat for a while after:This is where **** hit the fan. I got a puncture and had to buy a new tire. The next day I got a nice little letter from the people at the police who told me they caught me doing 51 in a 40,,,,,,,,,,, Sold the wheels for half what I paid and cracked on getting it sorted. Got the tracking done, new tyre and paid the fine.I was now rolling on steelies so thought I'd take the piss a little Bought some paint to paint the steelies but decided to spray a few interior parts and the badge first. Aaaaand decided to lower it more and take the adjuster cups out the rear!!:This is how she sat until this happened:And hellooooooo battery troubles thanks to the sub not turning off... Got a switch on the remote wire now..Did I mention I took the tints off of the headlights? I forgot, well, I did So this is how she sat for a while. The ARB knocking stopped due to it just sitting on it lolThen got some center caps off of a friend and looked tonnes better (y) Also I took the rear seats out in plans for a false floor build and started pricing up the parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2014 Then while speaking to a friend I met at ultimate dubs it turns out he made a false floor for one of his 5 lupos and a friend of his has it and is selling it! I nabbed that up for £45 (Bargain imo) and got to shaving off some of the wood and fitting it:It's trimmed in black suede which looks really good. Going to retrim it in black suede again as well as my roof lining and door cards so it all matches <3:Looks really good and is starting to show some progress (y) Ordered the parts to lower it another 2ish inches all around last night as well as a toffee wheel to get that horrible black **** off of the sides from the bump strips!Took a picture while the weather was nice and she was somewhat clean. Can't wait to get it all retrimmed and lower. Will paint the wheels at some point and get them shiny. Progress progress progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattz341 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 How do u get anywhere in this country with it being that low! Very nice IMO definite upgrade from the Clio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 How do u get anywhere in this country with it being that low! Very nice IMO definite upgrade from the Clio uhmmmm tbh I don't really scrape anything apart from speed bumps. I've ordered Corsa b rear shocks and a few other secrets parts today in order to get it laying frame with threads left on the coils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyutz Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 There's some 13" wheel trims in one of the pics, sell them to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 There's some 13" wheel trims in one of the pics, sell them to me haha I had to use the metal wire out of one of the originals for one thing or another and the other ones I used were a friends who's taken them back Sorry. Not hard to get a set of trims though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Update: Started thinking and planning out the plans for some custom door cards today. Plan on having 1 6", 1 5.25" and a tweet in each lower door card. Anybody got any experience with this? Trying to work out how to make the door cards still attach without the screw holes at the bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Update: Managed to get myself a smooth front bumper for £20! Will be here later in the week then going to learn how to paint properly! Also ordered all the parts to do US Spec side lights. Will post pictures as I'm working on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Dude, your last photo, you're cars front splitter is practically balancing on the curb. You need to just lift it a little bit dude, you'll end up ripping your sump off or something crazy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Dude, your last photo, you're cars front splitter is practically balancing on the curb. You need to just lift it a little bit dude, you'll end up ripping your sump off or something crazy!!Naa I just plan on not parking there. I literally hit that bumper on nothing. I just touch it on some speed bumps. That's just a ****ed up curb trust me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Still, too many people come on here with a whimper after damaging something because their Loop is too low. A little low is good. Too lows are bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucyy Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Looks good man! Saw this on Instagram today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Still, too many people come on here with a whimper after damaging something because their Loop is too low. A little low is good. Too lows are badYou won't hear me whimpering man! If something brakes I'll fit it. It's a learning experienceLooks good man! Saw this on Instagram today!Cheers man saw you follow me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Update: Did the US Sidelight mod today Took a few pictures but can provide more information through PM if needed First of all I removed the indicators and bulbs (Remember to remove the bulbs, this is important)Next step is to drill holes the right size for your 501 bulb holders. (In my case, drill as large as my drill will let me then use a drill bit BY HAND to do the rest. My hands are hurting)Next make sure your 501 bulb holder fits snug. Add some glue if needed!Extend the wire as needed and put 6.3mm spade connectors on the end. Next comes the tricky bit. Get some scotch lock connectors and splice them into the brown and green wires going into the side light. Brown is Positive, Green is Negative. Plug your new side lights into the connectors and job done. Route the wire out of the back plate and build your bumper back up.Will get a picture of it at night in a few hours and post that. I left the original side lights in so that I have 4 side lights but if you don't want this you could take the bulb out. The bulbs do stay on while you indicate but the indicators are significantly brighter than the side lights therefore you do not get complaints about you indicating when you're not.Any more information on how to do it just PM me and I'll help the best I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Little update for some pictures of the lights at night. Look really good, quite impressed with myself tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellytheelephant Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 the pictures have gone funny looking good like the mod how have you wires it to a seperate switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Is that even legal? Driving around with your indicators on permanently? It's a... weird mod lol. Most people in the USA endeavor to actually turn off their DRL's lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 the pictures have gone funny looking good like the mod how have you wires it to a seperate switch?Hey, they're wired onto the side lights so that they come on when the sidelights are on.Is that even legal? Driving around with your indicators on permanently? It's a... weird mod lol. Most people in the USA endeavor to actually turn off their DRL's lol.I actually tested whether you can still see the indicators and they must be 3x brighter than the side lights. There is absolutely no way you can mistake them for indicators, the pictures make them look brighter. If I get pulled over for them I can simply unplug them on the spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hey, they're wired onto the side lights so that they come on when the sidelights are on.I actually tested whether you can still see the indicators and they must be 3x brighter than the side lights. There is absolutely no way you can mistake them for indicators, the pictures make them look brighter. If I get pulled over for them I can simply unplug them on the spot.Fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Update:Picked myself up a smoothed bumper for 20 QUID! BARGAIN. All plastic welded and everything. Got it shipped for another £20 and then I have myself a smooth bumperAs you can see, it's the wrong colour and the paint is pretty darn shite tbh. Got down to sanding and fillering Decided to try using our spray gun rather than rattle cans so did a bit of research and jumped in at the deep end Garage spray booth ftwGot it primered and sanded smooth ready for the paint! Something satisfying at swirling around the paintGot 3 coats on it ready for Clear coat. There was tonnes of **** in the paint from the dusty garage so decided to go at it with some wet and dry. Had a bit of a panic moment when I couldn't figure out how to get rid of all the scratch marks on it after sanding. Refused to clear over it so got researching again. All signs pointed towards t-cut and megs scratch X so that's what I did!Clear coated it this morning and it's come out bootiful.Just needs a sand down and mop tomorrow night when it has hardened and its ready to go on at the weekend Oh and picked this up for a good price so I couldn't help myself Edited March 26, 2014 by DanBurton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBurton Posted March 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Update: Bumper is on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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