amckenzie Posted December 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2014 I'm really bad at updating this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Haven't updated this is awhile, cars taken a back seat over christmas but by god work will start in the ew year... new front end is currently getting couriered to me as we speak, wheels, I'm picking them up next week. then interior will start!! okay updates...old normal lights are boring so i decided to change them up..To crack head lights! bernard looks like he's wired 110% of the time, its brilliant! with the crazy vortex grill they look brilliant, haters gunnnnna haaaateeeee okay so just before christmas Bernard decided to be a boob and break one of the back fittings, so the car would drop from 110PSI in the rear bags all the way to nothing in the matter of minutes... 110psi was only to test by the way aha.He was left like this for a day or so, silly car!! Ok so wheels will be here within a week or so, they are 15 x 8j et 20 bernard will have a nice fat bootie and a wee bit of camber, cannot wait to get them on. so bored of the sport wheels!! but the wait will be worth it!! Bumper update, i may of brought a 3L front bumper which ill be cutting up and frankenstein it into some rad for the front end!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 okay so I hate winter...Driving to my girlfriend last last night, didnt realise the road was sheet ice, i thought it was just went. Rear end start to slide out so I turned the wheel to bring it back a little, front end slide hard. I turnt and cover compensated for the slide. Smacked a curb, next think i know im in a ditch 1 minute from my girlfriends house. Want to know the best part of this story?Bernard came out of this with no damage, no scratches. no nothing. I don't know how he managed it... by god i have a bad back and neck but Bernard is all good so i don't mind.Luckily i didn't have my new front end on or my new wheels..... or bolts.... (josh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyParanoid Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Ah crap! Thats not good but I know how you feel! Almost 4 years ago i did the same thing with my first car (corsa, yuk!) but I wasnt so lucky, car was completely written off and i ended up with a bad neck and back like you! Hope it gets better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 so I'm pretty stoked! my 21st is coming up in 17 days, my mum said to me this morning if i could find a nice personalised plate that has my initials or my name on. ill be aloud to have that...... so searching and searching finally found one..... So my full name is Alex Harry Mckenzie.... so ALLX HM. I thought this was pretty rad compared to others I saw. just a nice little touch to the car Hope you all had a rad new year.... i certainly did!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam_14 Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Loving the progress of this, personalised plate looks really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Loving the progress of this, personalised plate looks really good! there will be a lot of updates now! getting on with prep for UD!! haha good old photoshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyutz Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 How much does that put you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 How much does that put you?parents brought me it for my upcoming 21st birthday dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyutz Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Feels weird to pay hundreds for a plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Feels weird to pay hundreds for a plate.Thats why they've brought me a plate i can take on with me, when i get rid of the lupo in a few years time bit more special that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 OKay so really good news, found someone shipping over my wheels for half the price... down side is i have to wait till the end of January! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyutz Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 'tis winter anyway, ya don't want to end up in another ditch, on your new wheels, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 'tis winter anyway, ya don't want to end up in another ditch, on your new wheels, no?very true, just want to test fit them and get the camber correct. Also get it sitting nice on the car aha8j et 20 15' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyutz Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 8j et 20 15' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 ahha such a rad GIF ill be having camber on the rear thats for sure!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Ok so winter prep has begun....First off was to relocate my gauge for my bags.... finally, up to my centre console, the soul reason why i got a arose centre console in the first place!! First of all just rip everything out.... and try and find a gap where you can run the air line up the back... some how i found a space just to the right to put the air line down and it ended around the heater controls, which was near perfect for me I grabbed some spare MDF and rough cut it into a 3' circle and started to sand it down bit by bit to get the ply to fit. Then soon realised i should of cut the hole for the gauge first but....hey ho it will work out in the end.Best thing about doing this sort of thing in MDF is you can sand it down sooooo smooth for a nice tight fit on the gauge.I needed to keep the back flap shut so as little heat gets to the back of the gauge as possible so i drilled two holes and sanded them smooth. grabbed some sealant and sealed the flap down. before i sealed i snapped the middle pin so the driver side still opens and closes. this one stays shut and nicely sealed. Looks o much cleaner and now its out of the way of all the heater dials so i don't have to look down when I'm driving. need to wrap the little bit of mdc in black vinyl so it matches the centre console. was running out of light and you know that the lower centre console is a ball ache to put back! Head unit is now not working.... so hope i can get it fixed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vwlup0 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Looks spot on bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Ok so i posted this on the Lupo page on Facebook and it got quite a bit of attention.This is, fingers crossed, will be the look for ultimate dubs in March, hopefully i can find a vinyl printers that can print this big oh yea... new wheels btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordi Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 looks immense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 looks immensea little bit diffrent aha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 soooooooo this arrived....time to go buy a dermel and cut this thing up. will be a one off 3L front. bored of seeing normal lupos with 3L fronts on. so time to mix this up a little bit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keelan Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Did you source the bumper in the uk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amckenzie Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Did you source the bumper in the uk?yes mate, got it for a steal too aha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keelan Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Good job! Good to see progress. You're very efficient.. what sort of bonding will you have to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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