1.4 Ibiza Write-Off to Slightly Different Cupra Build

Damoegan

Sir Bob,a geordy legend..
Oct 15, 2007
8,993
3
Newcastle
Wow. Haven't updated in ages.

Car is currently off the road for the winter. It's getting a k03s and Qpeng downpipe.
I have some OZ Superturismo from the Cupra R to go on. Not a very nice looking wheel but the car will be much better to drive with them on.

And I'm finally ditching my back seats and carpeting the rear. Once I get started I will update with pics etc.

Isn't the qpeng down pipe for fitting of a k04?
 

grahams81

Active Member
Oct 14, 2010
1,165
6
County Durham
Get some pics up Jim, if you don't i will be forced to take some this weekend when you come round :) probably photos of you fingering my turbo :D

Remeber to bring that k03s with you mate.
 

sirjimalot

JIM-MAN
Aug 10, 2005
534
0
County Durham
Update time,

Things pretty much ground to a halt over the summer for the first time in a long time,

A brief Summary,

I bought these OZ Seat Sport Super Turismo's

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Genuine Cupra R Jobby, after a lot of deliberation they have sat since August not doing alot,

Basically i dont like the look of the wheel on the car but im dying to get rid of the PCD adaptors so the car will finally 'handle' not that they do in the first place,

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I dont like the colour or how they look BUT ive decided to stick with it and get them on over winter, most likely just have them black, More for the serving a purpose pov, i need brembo clearence and im dying to get away from the PCD adaptors and i dont wanna leave 16"


Then came this

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Grahams81 is building one heck of a Leon http://seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=297711
He's going BIG so his K03s was up for grabs,

Not only did he give me the turbo for nothing, he pretty much threw it at me just so i can have more BHP, and being the froot loop he is has already told me my Ibiza is next for the big turbo treatment in his Garage

So thats started me off for over winter,

I have had for some time now, 2 Cobra Monaco seats in black and some 3" Belt LUKE harnesses kicking about, now seemed a good time to put them into play,

Back seats are out, and im on making a harness bar as we speak, i dont want to go for the 'stripped out' look i want to keep everything as nice as poss, so im going to carpet the back out similar to this,

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Except im not doing a false floor, im going to carpet the spare wheel well and stick the 5th Super T in there.

Also my harness bar isnt going to be bolted in, just doesnt seem safe enough looking at that pic so its getting welded,

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May as well Seam weld the strut tops too.

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Then stick my strut tower carpets back over the top and we are done.

Ive developed my first bit of rust :(

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And my daily is this monster, 2.3 Turbo Wagon!!

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This is my Remap money. Im also going to use the QPENG 2.5" Downpipe setup and see how it goes!!

http://www.qpeng.com/component/page...category_id,6/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,75

That is all...........


I think
 

sirjimalot

JIM-MAN
Aug 10, 2005
534
0
County Durham
Small Update,

Got rid of the sound deadening from the dtrut towers so i can weld in the harness bar,

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then gave it a quick coat of etch primer

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will be welding the harness bar to its mounting plates at work tomorrow and then get the whole thing welded in at the weekend,

Ive also figured out what i need for my rear strut brace which i will acquire and hopefully fabricate for this weekend too....
 

sirjimalot

JIM-MAN
Aug 10, 2005
534
0
County Durham
Today at work i got the bar welded to the plates

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Secured the bar with some screws once it was all level so i can get it welded up at the weekend

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decided to cut the strut carpets so they fit nicely around the harness bar!

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and thats that a small update but a good one!
 

sirjimalot

JIM-MAN
Aug 10, 2005
534
0
County Durham
I was busy golfing so didnt get alot done, went to a mates to see his progress on his leon and thats all.

Today i got my Eye Bolts and backing plates intalled

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Then popped back to Grahams81 for a comparison shot of the K03s and his BORG WARNER


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