Red mk3 cupra daily drive project!....

[Chambers_CUPRA]

What more you need?

What's the spec gunna be?

 

[NRM 90]

Well! Some you may already now but hay ho this is the lot.

Spec I'm heading for is.
Forged bam block with forged crank, ADR heat with pitched valves and NA cams, vr6 6 paddle clutch, gt2871r turbo, custom manifold and 3" custom turbo back exhales with no cat or mid box, 550cc injectors from bill (not got yet) wellycooler (not got yet) stage 3 revo map (not got yet) and some other small bits. Tell me if iv missed something.
What you think?

 

[Chambers_CUPRA]

Sounds good mucka

When's the work starting then?

 

[NRM 90]

Soon because I want it in and run in by addition. Bit of an ask I no lol

 

[NRM 90]

I found a old 1.4 dash face in my loft........sooooo let me at it!! Ha

 

[NRM 90]

^^^^do you no what I'm doing^^^^ ha

 

[NRM 90]

She is here not much to get now

My birthday is on the 20th of July so the rest will come then.

 

[rae1001]

Coming along nicely mate, be good to see this done. I see youre planning edition this year? Ill hopefully be there with my cupra too

 

[NRM 90]

Just want to get it all together now. Yeh I'm hopping to get it all done by then. Iv got a week off work end of July so I'm planning to do it then

 

[rae1001]

Haha i feel like that too. Just dont fall into the trap of just throwing it together just to get it back. You will get there and will put a huge smile on your face when its all done. Keep the updates coming as you do the work though

 

[R4cup]

I found a old 1.4 dash face in my loft........sooooo let me at it!! Ha

Making space for a headunit.....?

 

[NRM 90]

Hell yeh I got to do another update for this it's looking sweet in doing it a but different from the rest.

 

[NRM 90]

New update!

Manifold is game on, it took a few weeks to do the flanges for the manifold, down pipe and exhaust flanges so got the templates right, done first on cardboard then tracing paper and made up on the computer to get water cut, they are a work of art sweet as

 

[rae1001]

Nice. What material are they? Im guessing stainless? Thickness? Are you custom making the mani yourself?

 

[NRM 90]

Nice. What material are they? Im guessing stainless? Thickness? Are you custom making the mani yourself?

I'm using 10mm stainless, a mate of mine is making it for me, he is the god at welding

 

[rae1001]

Sounds good. Mine is getting welded up by a friends work. We are so lucky

 

[NRM 90]

Sounds good. Mine is getting welded up by a friends work. We are so lucky

My mates doing it thought his work a bit but mainly doing the work at his workshop at home, he is always up for doing something different so that's good lol yeh right this way you save so much money but will soon see if it pays off lol I do have a plan B haha

 

[NRM 90]

This came today

 

[rae1001]

Im glad you have aplan b. ive just got hopes haha. Hoping that it all goes to plan then i can get mot around the 26th. What else you need to get for it?

 

[NRM 90]

Yeh I thought it was best lol.
I'm got a week off work in 2 weeks so I'm going for it then no I think iv got it all boost controller coming next week and injectors are coming when I order them lol.