Trevorb33's Fantasy Green Fabia 1.8t Sleeper

[TrevorB33]

Wow, you'll be getting stuck in at a fair old rate then.

 

Nice one.

Yep hopefully going for engine out of ibiza tomorrow with all the looms etc, then suspension subframe brakes then the shell can be disposed off, to give me abit of room

[B33fy]

Looks a great project Trevor, all the best with it. The wiring can be a right old PITA. My experience has been with Impreza wiring, where even the same model can have variations from one month to the next. I went for the engine loom option and a bespoke loom for the rest of the car for my project. Important to spend a bit of time getting it right as electrical associated breakdowns are a nuisance.

[TrevorB33]

Looks a great project Trevor, all the best with it. The wiring can be a right old PITA. My experience has been with Impreza wiring, where even the same model can have variations from one month to the next. I went for the engine loom option and a bespoke loom for the rest of the car for my project. Important to spend a bit of time getting it right as electrical associated breakdowns are a nuisance.

Thanks, and yeah I definitely don't want electrical problems, hence why im going to keep it as simple as possible with manual windows, no central locking etc

[devonutopia]

 then the shell can be disposed off, to give me abit of room

 

Word of advice  KEEP the shell until the project is done and satisfied.  Nothing worse than throwing something away and realising it had something you needed.

[TrevorB33]

Word of advice  KEEP the shell until the project is done and satisfied.  Nothing worse than throwing something away and realising it had something you needed.

I know what your saying Jase, I'm just running out of room with four cars lol

[devonutopia]

Yeah - I hear you loud and clear.  If you're able to, try and find somewhere to stash the shell for a couple of weeks until you are satisfied you definitely need nothing from it.

 

OR, just literally bare bones strip it down to metal  

[DanHarper]

OR, just literally bare bones strip it down to metal  

 

This. Just try and remember where all the parts went! :P Mine had nothing on it in the end, except 3 panes of glass 

[TrevorB33]

Day 2 engines ready to come out just hanging on the mounts, removed the secondary air pump and bypassed the n112/249 while I was there, so much easier to do on ibizas as its all on top of the cam cover, all the engine loom is labeled, I was put a little behind as I had to do a tip run and pick the engine hoist up,

some pics

Before 112/249 bypass, what a mess

And after much better

[TrevorB33]

Day three, very pleased with progress today, both engines out of Fabia and seat, and 1.8t sitting on the mounts in the Fabia:), also managed the change abs unit over and slave cylinder and pipe while engine was out, wiring is separated out the seat completely free now, so next couple of days will be playing with wiring and stripping inside of the Fabia,

Some pics

Abs was abit of a ball ache as the connections were in a different position to the old pump so needed a rerouting of pipes

[DanHarper]

You can delete the EVAP too (weird looking pump sitting near your fuel lines).

[Wardy]

Followed

 

Looking forward to this one 

[Taylor93]

Im following this too.

 

From my investigation, alot more of the wiring into the cabin is usable than some may believe.

 

Dont get me wrong, there are differences, but judging by the 1.8T Looms sat at home, they arent that big. Im talking put the 1.8T loom into the engine bay, then modifiy it to fit the Fabias pin out. on the connector block under the windscreen.

 

I look forward to seeing how this pans out.

[TrevorB33]

Im following this too.

 

From my investigation, alot more of the wiring into the cabin is usable than some may believe.

 

Dont get me wrong, there are differences, but judging by the 1.8T Looms sat at home, they arent that big. Im talking put the 1.8T loom into the engine bay, then modifiy it to fit the Fabias pin out. on the connector block under the windscreen.

 

I look forward to seeing how this pans out.

Yeah that would be a hell of lot easier

[TrevorB33]

Day four

good progress under bonnet, all wired up, tidied up unneeded connectors from ac compressor, sai pump, ac pressure switch, n112/249, Slave cylinder bleed and fitted, intercooler fitted, horn wired up, driveshafts ready to go in, removed sump and cleaned pick up pipe, it was pretty bad, that's all some pics

Pick up pipe

After

Some engine bay pics

Got a few bits to pick up from seat tomorrow, new dipstick, thermostat, coolant temp sensor and housing, down pipe gasket, going to crack on with exhaust and subframe and fuel pipes tomorrow hopefully

[Skoda_Saint]

Excellent progress! I wish I had your know how, would make life simpler at times, and cheaper for projects! Keep up the good work!

[TrevorB33]

Day five update

The parts fairy had been

So today I've connected up heater matrix, gear selector swapped and bolted up, down pipe fitted, subframes swapped, new coolant temp sensor and housing, thermostat changed, new dipstick tube fitted, oil filter changed, filled up with oil, and modified the front panel to accept the Ibiza rad. That's all lol some pics

Standard front panel

Ibiza rad fitted and front opened up

Subframe differences, need the Ibiza one to aid downpipe clearance

Not much left now just driveshafts and fuel pipes really, then onto inside wiring

[danny6189]

Your not hanging about!!

[TrevorB33]

Your not hanging about!!

Trying to make the most of a rare week off, back to work Monday so will slow to a halt then :(,

[danny6189]

Could possibly have it running by Sunday night! Keep at it. It will be good to see.

[TrevorB33]

Could possibly have it running by Sunday night! Keep at it. It will be good to see.

I don't think I'll get much more done this weekend:(

[danny6189]

Sad times. But your not too far off!

[TrevorB33]

Sad times. But your not too far off!

Not too far, at least not really any heavy work left

[TrevorB33]

No more updates till next weekend now :( gotta help put a kitchen in tomorrow

[gfwc]

Amazing progress! Well done sir.

[TrevorB33]

Last couple of engine bits ordered to complete the front end, new alternator as old one weren't charging, new aux tensioner and short belt due to aircon delete, Fuel filter for when I Change the fuel pipes, and some coolant, should have all the front end built up and connected at the weekend then , then just inside to strip