Maverick22

dear friend i live 2 clicks from Metlika (SLO) and frequently i travel to Ljubljana. i see you have felicia 1.6 so when time comes are you up for some drink to talk about this in 4 eyes?

my plan was to put front felly suspension because it's a lot stiffer and it has harder selen blocks. i am shooting for a 15" wheels. the main thing that attracts me in this project with 1.4 16v/1.6 16v is that i just need to make one engine mount adjustment (was watching comparison from felly and fav engine bay and i think that they are same) now the other thing is i dont know anything about theese two engines. i had 1.4 MPI (2000 fabia) and i have 1.4 16v but 86 BHP now. None of thoose 2 above seem to be related with them so my mechanical knowledge is 0. The tutorial above is great. Also i browsed twhro our local sales sites and found almost none 1.4 100BHP engines or 1.6 125 BHP engines, so that is going to be a lottery. What are main flaws on 1.4 and 1.6 engines?

Another thinking is to put Skoda engine inside that fits on the bolt, so MOT is not an issue, but i dont know what engine and what can i do with it to get it to 100BHP at least. I saw stock 1.3 engines with some kind of karbs from motorcycles, but i dont know anything about that. Anyone knows information about that?

i was at a Croatian MOT and all mods are possible but everything has to be "A-tested" and approoved. This is why i am not going for a drastic power upgrade. I have decided that the motor will run on carburetors so i will set k-jettronic asside for some time. Regarding the chasis, i think that strut bars on front and rear should be enough for 115 BHP. Front suspension and drivetrain are going to have to be Felicias. Front brakes are going to be upgraded to ventilated and that means no can do with 13" wheels anymore. Rear can be left on drums. Gearbox should be from a Felicia 1.9D, and according to some talkings it should fit on nicely. So when i find a Felicia "donor" i think that project will be on its way. We'll see.

Hello. I am gathering information and preparing for a project of turning Favorit Silver Line in to a Favorit GTI. Plan is to put 1.8 engine from MK1 Golf. So questions are: 1. Chasis possibilities. Is stock Favorit chasis possible to indure 115 BHP from that engine without any additional strenghtening? Are strut bars enough for stretgening or does it need a full body strengthening? As i recall Favorit Group A car had 118 BHP but i dont know if it was on stock chasis. 2. Puting in an 1.8 engine. I read that with 1.9D felicia engine mounts it is possible to put it in with minimum adjustments. What do i need to watch over when i do this procedure? 3. Gearbox. Does a Favorit or Felicia gearbox fit on 1.8 engine? Is it strong enough to endure 118 BHP or is it better to put on original gearbox from 1.8 engine. If i put original VW gearbox i have to change a complete front end? 4. Brakes. Favorit has front disc and rear drum brakes. Should i stick with that setup and just upgrade front brakes with bigger callipers and ventilated disk or shoud i mount rear disk too? Thanks for answers.

Thanks guys. I have arranged two silverlines and expecting them at my home on sunday. Cant wait. One will be restored in original state, and for other one i have already prepared VW mk1 GTI engine. I will create a thread when the cars arrive home

Hello everyone. My name is Krešo and I'm from Croatia. Also a member of a Croatian Skoda Club. I'm 26 years old and finishing school for a mechanical engineer. In my yard i have a beautiful red Fabia mk1 2005 with powerfull 1.2 12V HTP engine, and a super black Fabia mk2 2007 with 1.4 16v engine and Sportstyle package (very rare in my country). I am preparing on restauration of a Skoda Favorit Silverline in mint condition (currently in proces of acquiring 2 Favorit Silverlines, also very rare in Croatia), and a plan is to have another Favorit in like a modern sporty version. Also a plan is to give a home to a Skoda Forman (Favorite estate) in some forseeable future, but currently there are none for sale. Reason i choose Favorit is because they are very cheap to buy and parts are not too expensive in my country. And i saw a Silverline edition once and it won my heart. I came here to get an inspiration for my sporty version and to get all available knowlege to make my restauration as painless as possible. Cheers.