Car was collected on 18th August. Most modifications completed by 26th August. :)
This is Gemmas new car doubling up as our joint daily. Low mileage, excellent service history. Good options for a Lupo. 60+mpg.
As advertised on Pistonheads.
Lupo TDI Sport by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
Lupo TDI Sport by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
Lupo TDI Sport by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
Lupo TDI Sport by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
Lupo TDI Sport by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
Back home and debadged.
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Car had been used on a farm. Engine was just covered in mud. Spent a good hour cleaning, spraying, agitating and jet washing the engine bay. Looks a million times better now though.
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LukeDeakin, on Flickr
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Side strips removed. Lots of elbow grease needed here. And after a really good clean.
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New wheels arrived today. 15" Lenso BSX. Look really smart. Coilovers also arrived today, but im just waiting on bits to do a 280mm G60 brake upgrade and some new top mounts, bearings and rear bump stops, brake pads and G60 carriers\discs. Also going to give the calipers and rear drums a lick of paint when i stick the coilovers on.
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So, all in all quite a bit of progress since we picked the car up on Saturday.
Spent most the day fitting the Pro Sport coilovers that i got from eBay for Gemmas Lupo. I took it for a test drive this evening once i had cleaned up (there wasnt any daylight left). Better pics will follow once its cleaned and sunny tomorrow.
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1 top mount nut was seized. Spent all my effort and had to get my cousin to help (to turn the 21mm swan neck spanner as i held the 7mm allen key with all my might) as i dont have any air tools or impact gun. A rear spring seat was corroded into the beam and i hadnt realised, cue lots of swearing trying to ge the rear adjusters in till Gemma pointed it out. A quick tap with hammer/screwdriver and it was out. Also, 1 nut holding the top mounts/spring plates on to the old front shocks was stuck tight. Had to get the neighbour to help with a bench vice and my 7mm brake allen key.
Ended up wasting about 3 hours in total just because of these delays.
Fitted the 280mm setup today. Thanks to vwp6n (Mark) for supplying me with a set of G60 carriers that had been beautifully refurbished in black satin powder coat.
Had a few problems. Typical of the 280mm conversion on the Mk2 when using the 256mm calipers, i had to grind down the slider nuts 2-3mm. Also, the brand new Lupo GTI pads were too thick for the caliper to fit over with the piston compressed all the way back in. So i had to use my existing pads which were part worn. Nice and even wear, but will take a little longer to bed in now. I also had to grind down a 15mm spanner to fit the new sliders. Haha!!
Gave the calipers a really good grind down with a conical wire brush attachment for my angle grinder. They were then painted in Hammerite Satin Black spray paint. They are looking really fresh now. Gem is well impressed!!! ;)
Also increased the ride height by 10mm, as after it had settled it was REALLY low. Its still really low now, but a little more usable.
Please ignore the overspray on the disc. I painted the centers and outers to stop them corroding so fast.
Lupo G60 Brake Upgrade by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
How the car sits now with the slightly improved ride height. Looks great imo!!
Lupo Slammed on Lenso BSX, Coilies and G60 brakes by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
Forgot to mention that all new caliper to carrier bolts, carrier to upright bolts, disc retaining screws and strut bolts were all used during this refurb, as well as new top mounts and bearings and rear bump stops!!
Lupo has now been detailed and de-swirled. Looks 1 million times better.
Detailed @ Detail My Ride by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
Outside Shot After Detail @ Detail My Ride by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
Reflection Shot - Beautiful Flake Pop by
LukeDeakin, on Flickr
Level of correction achieved on the paintwork. Amazing!!
You are now up to date on the wifes new Lupo!!!!