dsmithmobile

2 October, 2015

Thanks for the heads up pip,I do want some but I'll probably wait till next year

27 September, 2015

Cheers Rob

And yes Paul when I go down the route of stickering it up I will swap out the spoiler for the wrc rep as it will tie in more

And headlights haven't changed,I think it's just that they blended in better when the car was completely black and now with it been white they look really dark.

they don't need to be blacked out now but as there painted inside there ain't much I can do,would look better with some standards which I will probably get when it gets stickered up.

27 September, 2015

keep the canards mate, look great with black details on the front, thinkin would the arches look better black?

Cheers Ken,

Still not sure,I like the canards as there a bit different for a skoda but we'll see

and the black details were in my thoughts and I did think about black arches but wasn't sure but then thought about breaking it up with black sealer between body and arch or even black self tapers holding them on but for now everything is white.

26 September, 2015

So I made a bit more progress,still needs a bit more painting and then tidying up a bit as there's overspray here there and everywhere lol

Still looks strange to me been white instead of black and might lose the canards.

Then it's onto the painting the wheels white

And if I do go for the wrc car look I'll probably get rid of the spoiler and get a cheap wrc spoiler instead.

Couple of front end pics

13 September, 2015

Cheers guys and still not decided 100% on what I'll do,it could end up been white on white like the old test cars for a while but if I do sticker it up I'll go the whole hog with all the sponsors etc.

it's not going to be a full on replica,probably just the ott look it has now but white with stickers

And get it done Paul,sounds like a good plan

12 September, 2015

Well today i had some time on my hands so decided to start to change car white :peek:

i've always liked the white wrc octavias and wondered what mine could look like,so as i don't care about the car and don't have to worry about selling it on,i got out the rattle cans out

paintwork will never be great so no real care taken,masked off bits here and there and removed rear lights,spoiler etc

just wanted to get some paint on it to see what it looks like :p

heres where its at

no real timescale to get it done,just going to do bits and pieces when i get some free time but plan will be to get the car white to see how it looks,then think i will do wheels white and see how i feel about it as i like the look of white wheels on white cars

and at that point it will leave me with the descision wether to leave it like that or to sticker it up.

don't know why i bother to be honest as i can't really be bothered with cars and i'll be suprised if it sees the road anytime soon but things like this happen when i get spare time on my hands and i look for things to do

11 September, 2015

Do you have any fault codes as mine used to surge in 5th years ago and used to pop up a 17705 fault code,think mine was as above something to do with throttle body area as that was part of the description on the paperwork when it went in under warranty.

Do a search for that fault code as there were lots of people with that code and surging but no definite answer but may be worth a read.

6 September, 2015

Always had a soft spot for these and it looks in pretty good nick is it staying as it is or are you going to put the decals back on?

29 August, 2015

Thanks Skinnyman,it usually gets as many dislikes as it does likes

seems to split opinion that way and I've always done stuff thats popped into my head as I like it to be different from the norm.

And yes the last pic is how it is currently,tends to infuriate some people that it looks as it does but doesn't have bags of bhp lol,I would like to put a bigger turbo on it and big brakes,roll cage etc but cannot justify throwing money at it to make it into what I'd like it to be as I don't use it and have no use for it but at the same time I can't justify breaking it and getting rid.

it has been sat unused since last August until easter this year,dragged it out to go to Elsecar easter this year,then it hasn't been moved since and is currently sorn'd and mot ran out in july so won't be moving anywhere until at least next year sometime.

That's if I ever get the motivation to put it back on the road and if I do it will definitely be turning white.

And the barricade look definitely got attention rob lol

I never see the Facebook comments but bet there have been some amusing ones over the years

29 August, 2015

mine through the different stages of its life but currently parked up doing nothing as i don't need it and can't really be bothered with it but if i ever get any motivation to do anything else and put it back on the road then i think it will probably be painted white with white wheels and even possibly stickered up like a tarmac spec wrc car but who knows lol

29 August, 2015

This is currently my favourite

as i've always liked autostrada modena rims

https://www.drive.net/r/skoda/932050/

18 August, 2015

Hi Chris,

Yes the skoda still a garden ornament lol

Was going to use it more this year but never panned out that way,re tax'd it earlier in the year and went to Elsecar show but brought it home and parked it up and haven't moved it since,mot ran out in July and couldn't be bothered to re mot it so sorn'd it aswell and that's how it currently stands.

Still get ideas about doing more to it but don't have any motivation,time or money at the moment,did recently consider painting it white and painting the wheels white and if I did then i'd also consider stickering it up like the old rally car for a bit of fun but for now it can sit there and do nothing.

So your considering a return to the skoda fold then fancy a mk2 estate?

And I was speaking to your wife last night and she mentioned the dog to us

8 August, 2015

Bought mine in November 2003 and got it as I was after something a bit different and I knew that been a skoda that nobody I knew would want to own one lol so when I started modifying it I knew it would stand out and over the years it's been through many different guises,many of them frowned upon

And although it's parked up now with no mot and is sorn'd I still can't face selling it or stripping/scrapping it.

I don't need it to be honest and don't know if it will ever end up back on the road,I liked the idea of going further with it and putting a cage in,big brakes,big turbo etc but I can't really justify it as I don't use it as it is so to spend more money seems daft if it's not going to get out much but regardless of what happens,it has been the best car I've ever owned.

10 July, 2015

Not sure to be honest,I did mine with some different grades of sandpaper,can't remember exactly but probably started with some 180 to take the texture off it a bit and then worked my way up through different grades and finished with some 2000 then used a polishing mop on a drill.I'm no expert and that was just the method I used but if you Google polishing techniques or something then that may give you a better and more definitive answer.

10 July, 2015

Check out some polishing guides on the net but you generally start off quite course with the sanding and then go through the stages of getting finer and finer and the finer you go before polishing will determine how good it turns out

9 July, 2015

Hi, love the pictures and what you've done.

Just wanted to know how easy or difficult painting the engine cover was, mainly because of all the small holes at the bottom of the plastic?

Also, how exactly did you polish the inlet manifold and is it possible to do it while it's still on the car as mines in daily use?

Don't know about the engine covers as a friend of mine painted them years ago but I'm sure anybody who works in a body shop would be able to advise you but they have lasted well and yes you can polish the manifold in place but you would probably only really be able to do the main part,you could always buy a spare one and get it polished up and then just swap it over though.

22 June, 2015

I gave my old boot install to a guy on the forum and he decided against using it and put it back up in the free stuff section,his name is Paul Thornton and if he hasn't binned it yet then and your not too far away then it could be an option.

11 June, 2015

I'd go for Grigio silverstone as it's a really nice grey

22 May, 2015

Well nothing's happened since I ventured out to elsecar,I came back and parked it up and not moved it since and don't know when it will move again at the moment as no immediate plans to go anywhere but thought I'd pop this pic in as it was sent to me a few days after the show

22 May, 2015

16 May, 2015

I used to have twin rounds at each side.

12 May, 2015

What vents did you use on it mate was thinking of putting vents on my fabia.

There focus rs replica vents dude

29 March, 2015

Yes black looks great when it's all cleaned up

Mine in the early days used to look great after a machine polish but then I'd just neglect it as I always do lol

Hope you get to pop down to elsecar and if you see me come and say hello and hopefully I'll get to see your car

29 March, 2015

Thanks

Its almost as low as yours once was lol

With a notch you will definitely get lower than I was

but then you will then sit on the steering rack ends as mine were like bananas from rubbing on the chassis and eventually killed the rack and n/s shaft was starting to rub too but at least you can lift it to your normal driving height.

Really like how it looks and it's super clean

28 March, 2015

Looking good Paul

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