my black mk3 cupra *updated 13/09/10*

[Riko]

Get the diamond cut dude! If not then I vote red!

 

[JimmyT]

very nice

 

[JB!]

Get the diamond cut dude! If not then I vote red!

Champagne gold ftw. with black bolts!

right, more updates!

new Forge 007p:

slightly better air filter. lol!

AAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAAPTEEEEEEEEEEERS!!!!!!!!!

This badboy turned up from the land of corndogs and twinkies!

old engine mounts vs new ones!

from this:

to this:

in position(underside of front mount):

 

[JB!]

forgot these too!

nearly bought these, but were the wrong colour:

oh, and for the guy who asked earlier about paint:

and with help of a mate, fitted Zimmerman drilled disks an pagid pads:

 

[cupratdii]

god job !

 

[Riko]

Are they the turquoise ones from mateys mk3? Lol actually look good Alex! Noticed much difference with the drilled discs? I have pagid pads and think they're awsome. We should get a photo shoot going on sometime!!

 

[JB!]

yes we should!

disks dont fade as much, pads were £20 for the fronts!

found out today that this has physically been chipped, so will need another ecu if i go IHI...

 

[PalmerMk3]

looks mint like if you dont mind me asking how much did the refurb cost?

 

[JB!]

looks mint like if you dont mind me asking how much did the refurb cost?

I presume wheel refurb?

£140 w/o centres @ BJV Engineering.

 

[PalmerMk3]

yea i meant the wheels and cheers mate was thinking of getting mine done but i might be getting rid in a few month so may just leave it

 

[Deleted member 39269]

yes we should!

disks dont fade as much, pads were £20 for the fronts!

found out today that this has physically been chipped, so will need another ecu if i go IHI...

Mine was the same but mappers can flash your ecu back to standard then put a new map on it

 

[JB!]

Mine was the same but mappers can flash your ecu back to standard then put a new map on it

Yeah, they need my car for 2 days to remove, strip, break the encoding, re-assemble, re install and remap!

Gayeee!

 

[JB!]

did the N249 bypass today, fixed the random boost issue! POWEEEEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!

everything goes straight through to the road now, car is a proper beast!

drawn up a list of things to do:

Cupra To-Do List:
Pro Detail
Find out where the boost has gone DONE!
Bypass N275 & remove SAI & N112 (50% done)
Finish & Fit Jap Wheels
New Coilies?
New Pads all round

Cupra Shopping list:
312mm Brakes - next big purchase.
FMIC & Pipes (50% done)
Harnesses
More bodywork
Selector tower
Short-Shift kit
Clutch
Lightened Flywheel
IHI manifold
IHI turbo
Oil lines
Turbo to tip exhaust
Injectors
Map
TIP
CV joints?
Bottom-end rebuild?

 

[JB!]

gave it a rinse to get some grime off, it will be getting a pro detail at some point.

then chose one of these colours for the PIAA centres:

then this turned up:

tried using this on the back barrels, wouldnt touch all the burnt-on brake dust!:

so resorted to the "drill of doom" with a scotchbrite wheel attachment:

 

[JB!]

the result:

centre bits an bolts gloss black methinks!

 

[karls cupra]

coming along mate good work..

 

[Riko]

Are they guna get on the car anytime soon! look good tho bud.

After 'owning' you on the roundabout the other day it makes me miss mine sooo bad! Was looking hard dude, will look amazing with the rimz on!

I'm in two minds weather to buy one again. It's a love-hate thing with the vario at the mo, but not getting an amazing amount of miles more out the tank than the cupra like I thought I was!

 

[DaleGT]

mate i like were this is going??

plus have you smoothed off the front number plate bit?? that looks mint!!

 

[JB!]

coming along mate good work..

thanks!

Are they guna get on the car anytime soon! look good tho bud.

After 'owning' you on the roundabout the other day it makes me miss mine sooo bad! Was looking hard dude, will look amazing with the rimz on!

I'm in two minds weather to buy one again. It's a love-hate thing with the vario at the mo, but not getting an amazing amount of miles more out the tank than the cupra like I thought I was!

mate, its defo a love/hate thing with these. the N249 didnt fix the boost for long, now i have mega-lag and nothing more than 10psi till 4.5k????

mate i like were this is going??

plus have you smoothed off the front number plate bit?? that looks mint!!

yeah, was done a week before edition last year, next on bodywork is rear plate recess shortened, and middle bar of the front bumper removed, and sorted out to look OE.

 

[JB!]

have a picture: