My Cupra progress thread!

[mark-cupra]

wow great build thread mate some nice mods been done and some good ones to come too
Wish i could see some of the scenary you are seeing, brilliant for photos of your car with them mountains in the background

keep it up mate

 

[Al]

I like the diffuser in matt black on the pre facelift. Seems to work better in my opinion

 

[andrewdask]

Hey man grat build there ! you should get an 3" exhaust so you can feel the power of that k04 turbo! greeting from latin america!

 

[Buzz123]

Cheers but I tried matt black and not a big fan just looks like normal. And I am going for a bcs exhaust system in September

 

[Buzz123]

So today I found a set of alloys I want. I am going to enquire about them more tomorrow but heres a taster

 

[Buzz123]

I have been looking into dynaliner for under my bonnet so It doesn't look bear.
The only bad bit is I need to spray under my bonnet as this bit has been left unsprayed due to where the cover had been.
Dynaliner is just a peel and stick on so it won't be too much trouble to cut shapes out. Also it is oil and water resistant which is a big bonus so it won't be getting moldy/crappy with a drop of rain or oil. Its also lightweight and flexible because we all like something that weighs nothing
So I think thats another mod to add to the big long list of mods coming up.

Just purchased my stubby ariel off ebay so another little mini mod on the way.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320965715...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2648#ht_1325wt_1271

 

[Buzz123]

So this morning I have been a busy bee.
I had to get up early to take someone to the airport. So I got back and got bored at 7am haha so I did a few mini mods.

I left me intake scoop on to see if it would help with air flow.

But wanted to tidy my engine bay up

Also sprayed the beams under my bonnet as gonna use dynaliner to fill the gaps.

Then ripped my ariel off ready for the new arrival of my stubby ariel.

Also if you look back I wrapped my heat rings since then they have been through all heats and started to fold the wrap out so I stripped and sprayed them

Also been looking to buy show plates

 

[Buzz123]

So here is mine heat rings done and fitted:

Also stripped that crappy material battery cover out but before I put a new one in I noticed water was begin to collect :/ Thats why I think they should come standard with plastic ones.

So I am fitting a battery cover thats a little different and I think I can make more out of this one when it comes to modding

I like the look of it. Will look better once I get my modding hands on it

 

[mark-cupra]

Some nice little mods mate
have you got any tips for taking the antitheft aerial off? ive tried a couple of times now and mine just wont come off

 

[Buzz123]

Some nice little mods mate
have you got any tips for taking the antitheft aerial off? ive tried a couple of times now and mine just wont come off

to be honest i didnt have great difficulty. Just twisted until it came lose then kept twisting mor so to make sure. then yank it. shock it more powerful that just pulling. If not get plyers out a rip the life out of it

 

[mark-cupra]

Ok cheers haha

 

[Buzz123]

So these are the alloys I am finally going for:

They are lightweight and look different will show my calipers off more. I'll be buying them once my car is lowered or maybe at the same time to not delay

 

[M1KEH]

Which car did you get that battery box from?

 

[Buzz123]

Which car did you get that battery box from?

I knew I'd get asked this. Its from a vw caddy like 2004 maybe I dunno ear as it is a german registered car

 

[Buzz123]

So today I found something else in my interior to make black.

Thinking about making the cupra lettering red. But let me know your thoughts about it?

I have be spraying a lot of things lately and I feel practice makes perfect

 

[daz1972]

What prep did you do on the grills before painting? i have a mk1 FR + and will shortly be having the front bumper resprayed i would like to have a go myself spraying the grills to smarten them up which paint do you use?

 

[Buzz123]

Well I am not the best spray painter. but I cleaned them first then I didn't bother using primer, sprayed with gloss black and left for 15 mins did this 4 times in total. left for 24 hours then I used clear lacquer just to give it a shiny look did this twice with a 20mins in between

 

[Buzz123]

So here we go fitted it today. Still think the cupra letting should be red but would need to be a professional to do that.

let me know what you think

 

[Buzz123]

So other day I booked my car into AKS tuning for October I know it seems a while away but been collecting bits.
So heres whats coming soon:

Carbon fibre scuttle
FK sport edition coilovers
ths top engine mounts
vibratechnic lower engine mount
superpro anti lift kit
compressor/air con unit removed
Diffuser fitted
ZCW ZS1 18" alloys with hankook ventus v12 evo tyres
bonnet strut to get rid of my old bonnet holder
Boost gauge
BCS exhaust system
Cupspoiler
stubby ariel
Engine cover dipped in carbon fibre
roof matt black
wing mirrors matt black

Thats all for now haha then my christmas present to myself is gonna be clutch and remap

 

[leero783]

Where did you get ur gas bonnet strut and carbon scuttle panel mate . Loving your cupra by the way looks mint