Trevorb33's Fantasy Green Fabia 1.8t Sleeper

[TrevorB33]

Managed a spare hour after work and changed the fuel pipes over,

Now have three fully connected lines instead of standard 2 on the 1.4 16v

[Skoda_Saint]

Looking good Trev and all coming together nicely, is Rockingham on the cards?

[TrevorB33]

Looking good Trev and all coming together nicely, is Rockingham on the cards?

I'm hoping to be at the national, will probably still be sporting standard brakes and suspension though lol

[Skoda_Saint]

Great looking forward to seeing it in the flesh and how far you've come in such a short period of time.

[TrevorB33]

Great looking forward to seeing it in the flesh and how far you've come in such a short period of time.

Won't be a show car by any means at the minute, but certainly will be a cheap build

[Skoda_Saint]

Doesn't matter the proof is in the pudding, far more fun surprising people and their opinions on Skoda's. Mine will probably need a slight clean at the back after the drive up.

[TrevorB33]

Had a quick half hour when I got in, alt and tensioner and alt belt fitted, I did buy one but it was too short, funny enough eurocarparts actually list one for without a/c and it fitted a treat, slam panel on and rad connected, filled with coolant but the heater matrix pipe is leaking so need to sort that. beginning to look like a fabia again,

New/old alty and tensioner

All fitted shiny shiny

Slam panel/crash bar fitted

[ninjacj]

You seem to be getting on with this so quickly! Can I pay you to fit a 1.8T to my pickup?

[TrevorB33]

You seem to be getting on with this so quickly! Can I pay you to fit a 1.8T to my pickup?

This is pretty easy straight swap , not chopping and custom mounts

[Skoda_Saint]

New business for you Trev. Grats on the work coming along very nicely!

[TrevorB33]

New business for you Trev. Grats on the work coming along very nicely!

I'm alright thanks haha, I reckon an easy 2 weeks in and out though is possible even with 1 man,

[gfwc]

This is a truly inspiring project ! Car looks great!

[TrevorB33]

Got headlights working earlier, Ibiza uses same plugs but in different pin locations, with side lights on the indicator came on and other wierdeties, now have all front lights working great

[TrevorB33]

Interior loom day

Dash out of fabia

This little loom to fit

Dash back on

Also have swapped the fuel pumps over, tried starting but not getting anything from the fuel pump :/, gave up for today as I need my multimeter from work see if I'm getting any power to pump, the relays working as I can activate it in vcds, no faults in engine so tad confused

[Skoda_Saint]

It's probably something really silly but when you get tied up into something and tired you can't see the woods for the trees.. I'm sure you'll get it sorted soon!

[DanHarper]

Also have swapped the fuel pumps over, tried starting but not getting anything from the fuel pump :/, gave up for today as I need my multimeter from work see if I'm getting any power to pump, the relays working as I can activate it in vcds, no faults in engine so tad confused

 

Strange one, I assume you are Ibiza loomin' all the way front to back? The fuel pump circuits are identical iirc, mine worked with Ibiza engine loom and Fabia interior before I ripped it out. My money is on a connector on the bulkhead not being in 100%. Brave putting the dash on before testing it :P

[TrevorB33]

It's probably something really silly but when you get tied up into something and tired you can't see the woods for the trees.. I'm sure you'll get it sorted soon!

Indeed mate it certainly is strange, i might have popped a fuse or something as everything's plugged in, not showing any earth faults on vcds either which is good as I thought I may have missed an earth somewhere, I'll know more when I bring my multimeter home

[TrevorB33]

Strange one, I assume you are Ibiza loomin' all the way front to back? The fuel pump circuits are identical iirc, mine worked with Ibiza engine loom and Fabia interior before I ripped it out. My money is on a connector on the bulkhead not being in 100%. Brave putting the dash on before testing it :P

YEah ibiza loom front to back now and yeah it primed fine with Fabia interior loom and Ibiza engine loom, there are two wires on the actual pump that's round a different way on Ibiza loom to Fabia, oh and I've already double and triple checked the bulkhead connectors lol

[TrevorB33]

It lives!!!! Knew it'd be something simple, I hadn't connected up the rear of the loom past the fuel pump, turns out the pumps earthed back there so connected up the two earth in the rear quarter and she fired straight up

A little vid abit nerdy I know, and yes I do really sound like Danny Dyer haha

[Wardy]

Great progress Trev!  

[Updown789]

YAAAAY! Nearly done now

[TrevorB33]

YAAAAY! Nearly done now

Indeed list is getting shorter

Off top of my head left to do is

Bolt up rest of dash airbags etc,

resister seat airbags and belt ignitors as Fabia didn't have them,

wire in front and rear abs sensors

Wire up side indicators

Wire up rear lights

get electric windows working

driveshafts on

Middle and back box of exhaust to fit and modify tailpipes so they don't show

So only really a couple of easy days

[Hyphons]

YAAAAY! Nearly done now

Bet you wish you never sold the car to the Fox now

[BossFox]

Awesomeness!!! :clap:

 

Can't believe how quickly you've done it too.

 

Top work.

 

 

Bet you wish you never sold the car to the Fox now

 

That's not his car.

[Hyphons]

Awesomeness!!! :clap:

 

Can't believe how quickly you've done it too.

 

Top work.

 

 

 

That's not his car.

It isn't? They all look the same man!