Silver mk3 Ibiza cupra 20vt project

[azza1571]

Picked this beaut up a couple of weeks ago and love it!! already purchased a few bits ie fmic, boost gauge, induction kit. also have taken photos for fitting the Fmic so hopefully make a decent thread for others to use!

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[Chambers_CUPRA]

Looks tidy mucka

 

[azza1571]

Looks tidy mucka

I was very surprised when I went to pick it up how tidy it was! bargain

 

[azza1571]

few more pics...

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[R4cup]

Nice & clean mate, look forward to seeing your progress

 

[azza1571]

So decide to install my intercooler.... got a few photos of the way I did it so might come in usefull for a few others.


Here we go, firstly removed the bumper (the 4 bolts) and the old cooler. What a massive difference in size!!

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Then found some threaded bar which I happened to have knocking around, cut 2 even lengths roughly 300mm.

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Then to mount the cooler the the slam panel I found these 2 brackets which are perfect for the job! Cut the top off them both to make sure they sat flush with the top of the panel.

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Measure up the distance between both of the threaded bars and mark on the panel where each would sit, position the cooler in the centre of the panel and then tak weld the brackets in place. Make sure you check if the distance is correct between the 2 bars so that it sits evenly.

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[azza1571]

Next find a nut that fits and adjust to the height that suits the cooler best. for extra stability put a nut under the bracket and then one over the top (as shown) and tighten them both together. this should stop any movement for the cooler

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Here's one I made earlier.......)

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Now make up the pipework to fit, I have changed this now as the bend would not fit behind the bumper properly, Good tip is to check your bumper fits each step you go.

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On the other side you have to make a 180 degree bend

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[David_smith_909]

on your intercooler piping you want to get rid of the squashed pipe going inbetween your subframe on the passanger side - massive bottle neck
also, beed roll your hard pipes to stop them popping off under load

looking clean fair play, very tider car

welcome to SCN by the way

EDIT: infact, get rid of all your oem intercooler piping

 

[azza1571]

on your intercooler piping you want to get rid of the squashed pipe going inbetween your subframe on the passanger side - massive bottle neck
also, beed roll your hard pipes to stop them popping off under load

looking clean fair play, very tider car

welcome to SCN by the way

EDIT: infact, get rid of all your oem intercooler piping

yea plan was to get rid but didnt have anything to connect the boost sensor to but will do that at a later stage probably, already rolled the alu pipe to stop that popping off had the same problem on my punto gt when I had that cheers for advice though! ile try and sort getting that plastic one off that runs through the sub frame. I take it you have to drop the frame to remove it though??

cheers for comments

 

[azza1571]

View from underneath the car with the pipework in place.

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and used a 130 degree samco elbow to connect it to the original pipework that goes to the turbo outlet. £27 later

had to trim some of the bumper to make the cooler fit behind it as it was so thick. Didnt really want to do that but never mind, will eventually wide mouth the bumper anyway.

will add more pics when its finished but got the bumper in the paint shop atm getting rid of a couple of stone chips and a scuff on the bottom also a lcr splitter might have to be purchased

 

[David_smith_909]

can buy a hardpipe with map sensor on from forge motorsport they are in the traders section on here

to get the squashed pipe out you have to drop it yes, but i just cut mine out as i knew i would never use it again.

i used to run 2.5" piping from turbo to inlet mani

 

[Cupratom21]

Cars looking good mate, look forward to more progress

 

[azza1571]

little update.....

Meaning the bumper was off the car I decided to get rid of the few scuffs at the bottom. didnt realise how bad they were :s

put in to paint this week though and fast show was horrendous, queued for about an hour and a half and then though sod it im going home!!! lol

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Rubbed down the worst and the got some plastic bumper filler and skimmed over it.

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rubbed all that down, plastic primed and then some grey primer just to see how it looked..........spot on

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Next step..paint

 

[yellonvi-R]

Good job, they do get Farley scuffed up down under the front, lcr front splitter to protect it I did mine on my old yellow one looked so much better even in primer lol

 

[azza1571]

Good job, they do get Farley scuffed up down under the front, lcr front splitter to protect it I did mine on my old yellow one looked so much better even in primer lol

Cheers dude! yea deffo needed doing, thought id do it while i had the time to. will probably buy a lcr splitter for it this week and get that on when its painted! just hope theres not a million colours for the paint code for when i come to spray it! lol

 

[azza1571]

colour code

Any one know the colour code for the silver?? pretty sure its L57N or LS7N????

 

[azza1571]

Little update on the car, Passed the mot with no probs at all bumper has now been sprayed, and car is now on the road

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Mot time

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and a couple of photos with my mates mk2 gti..

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[azza1571]

Scorpion exhaust arrived, though I may as well heat wrap whiles its off the car

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also a de-cat proved to be a good mod as it solved me some running issues.....

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Who said they are bad on fuel?????

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[yellonvi-R]

Mines crap i get 20-22 lol

 

[azza1571]

Treat her to a bath as its all hot!

Oh and I F***ING hate flys!!!