jzhort

Clear rears ✅ got them on at the weekend just slacking with updates at the minute as it was my birthday yesterday. Will be getting a full service in two weeks time, getting a garage to do this just for the stamp in my book (already has full service history and want to keep it this way). In the meantime would like to take the bumper strips off the doors and potentially a few dents out

Talking about OEM taillights luckily I didn't put my new ones in last night as I got rear ended today... kind of. Blokes handbrake failed, luckily no one was hurt but his van is a write off and I luckily only have a minor dent above my tail light, scuff to the bumper and smashed tail light. (Ignore the state of it the roads are a nightmare at the minute and do 500 bumpy miles a week)

Cheers mate they're coming don't worry, here's something that took ages to find and get shipped. Fully understand these will definitely not be too everyone's taste but with the colour the car will end up these will go very well. After all I'm building the car how I want it and not to please others, I'll get these on the car in the next few days (rear tailights for anyone wondering)

Updates are coming waiting on a camera (Fujifilm x-t200) and rear lights. Got some boring but important stuff to do to her in the next few weeks which include: * 4 new tires - 205/35/18 * Full Service * Rotiforms Refurbished and Powdercoated (won't reveal colour yet) * Fit rear lights (will happen when they arrive) * Take dents out where possible fill/buy new panels if needed * Prime and paint her (new colour) * Fit VRS Spoiler & rear bumper Hoping to get this all done by mid to end February with other small bits in-between just on a go slow with the return to work after 2 weeks off and being self-employed.

Thanks bud, got some big changes happening this month if all goes to plan

Which ones buddy? I can see them all they do take a while to load some of them

Bit of an update, as I mentioned before my rear lights were far from legal so I've removed the tint from them. The lights really standard out and make the rear end look really odd now so managed to source and order some aftermarket rear lights. There's one pair I could find that matched nicely however were out of stock everywhere and so I contacted the manufacturer who stated that they are end of life and won't be making any more. I luckily managed to find one pair that was in stock after a wild chase around the internet on random website but definitely excited to get these on (should be a few weeks before they arrive)

I've got a low profile sgs trolley Jack but because the ground is unlevel (I like on a hill) the trolley Jack can be leveled out if it slips but the trolley Jack has no forgiven when it's gone as I found out when working on my civic whilst putting an axle stand, luckily I had put steel wheels under the sill already as there's no way I would have fit underneath it

Where are you talking about for the set screws? I've replaced the bolts like for like except the ones that goes through the bottom of the rear shocks as these are threaded all the way through 4mm sorter then standard but still more than plenty thread for the nyloc nut

Happy new year! It's getting there bit by bit. Slowly but surely it's going to get there I promise

Got some progress to report from over the past few days! Good news: - Front coilovers are on Bad news: - Tires debeaded again (tiny tiny buckle is causing it) so will have to have it repaired, all 4 will be getting powered coated a new colour at the same time. - Adjustable droplinks aren't short enough - Need 4 tires new tires all around - Front Arches (possibly back) need rolling and arch lining cutting out A long with a list of parts that keeps getting bigger. Here's some pictures of before during and after (I also took my rear spacers off until I have messed about with the rear fitment)

Got around to finishing the rear suspension today. I bought 2x M10 70mm 8.8 rated bolts with nyloc nuts along with 4x new bolts to go into the top mounts so all bolts are brand new as the old ones are crusty and one had snapped. Originally I planned to have the adjustable cup sat under the rear springs (wound all the way down) but as I got them both in the car and back on 4 wheels it wasn't low enough. The original springs just sat on the rear plates without any cups and my replacement springs sat on the plates just as good so out come the cups to get the rear end even lower. Tomorrow's plan is to remove the rear stub axle all put some shims in to add extra negative camber for clearance as well as sort out the alignment as best as I can by eye, definitely in need of an alignment now as it looks like I have 4 wheel turning atm 😂 As soon as I've got the fronts on (waiting on a new battery for my impact driver) I will be putting machined engine raisers onto the engine mounts as well as new engine mounts. Including all nuts and bolts of course. This probably won't be until the new year now. Still got a lot planned for this car to get her ready for the show season (if we have one this year) which include: - Custom made Faulkner springs (need them to be extra stiff to avoid rubbing) - Front Mount Intercooler (haven't decided on one yet but like darksides one as well as airtecs) any recommendations would be helpful - PD150 Hybrid Turbo, not after crazy power (yet) but would like around 200-250bhp - Injectors, decat, cat back system, all supporting and required bits to get figures I'd like to achieve - Spray my VRS Bumper and VRS tail wing and get them on! - Take the dents out and spray down the sides black - Full Service and Underseal as will be due then - VRS rear beam to ditch the drums along - Cut a BIG hole in the roof and retrofit an open air unit out of a polo 6N or a Lupo A very long way to go before I finish this list off but I'll be taking you on this journey, fingers crossed I can get through this list and more (got a few other bits I'll do along the way) before summer as I'd love to do the drive to worthersee in Austria if the shows go ahead this year 🤞

Bit of an update! I'm off the pick up new bolts today for the suspension components as I fear everything else is going to be seized or cross threaded so potentially break everything. I managed to get one spring in yesterday along with taking a badge off one side.

I'm thinking of spraying the rear vrs bumper I've picked up (red) black and black down the sides so it's all black bottomed to the height of the bumper lines all the way around but unsure at the minute. I've been trying to source a set of rear aftermarket lights but not sure they still make the ones I want so for the time being I'll take the tint off tomorrow and put some pinstripes on them

Luckily they sorted my tire there and then but we're on to more bad news, my coilovers have arrived along with adjustable drop links. Set fronts up, took out bump stops and helper springs and starting working on the car. First bolt snapped clean down the middle so she's off the road for a few days until I can get a bolt and put her back together on the new coilovers. Will update as soon as possible, probably tomorrow knowing me.

Bit of bad luck come my way, I got pulled over for darkness of my rear lights as they don't let enough life through and don't show the reflectors which is fair enough, also because my front plates in the window, tut tut. I also had a tire debead on the way back from collecting a vrs rear bumper and a vrs rear spoiler, haven't got a photo but they're both red so will need painting. I'm going for black on the bumper and silver for the wing as I am planning on a 2 tone look. Have some photos of my journey that didn't go to plan.

We're now up to a month of ownership stage so I decided to treat her to a few more goodies! Tints all around, sunstrip, sharkfin, wiper delete (kill all wipers), private reg with 4D plates and a goodish clean including decluttering the back window

Not brilliant photos but I got around to debadging the Octavia badge off the rear, adding dynamic tinted indicators and wind deflectors all around

Ordered a cheap drinks holder to go into a single din slot that I forgot about so thought I'd get that in. I also had a vrs gear surrounding arrive in the post which I got on. The DIY retro fit of the drinks holder wasn't great and involved cutting with the Dremel but it's as good as it'll get for the time being. Certainly need a new gear boot as mines minging and definitely the original

Got myself some hub adapters so I can run my wheels without rubbing (15mm at the front and 25mm on the back) They poke a bit for the time being as I expected however I am planning on rolling my front arches and the rear will be slightly cambered

Unfortunately when I bought the wheels thought the offset was et35 but they was actually et45 (et45 8.5j 18") so had to order myself some spacers, for a couple of days she looked like this 😶

It's time to get some wheels and what I thought would look good on her is a set of Rotiform BLQ so that's what I decided to get myself, they come at a price but worth every penny

Bit of a clean and a reflection of my progress at this point as I was about 3 weeks into ownership, I also got ride of the residue that was left on the front bumper from the number plate of the chap I bought it off, from the front doesn't even look like the same car anymore

Not a great photo by any stretch of the imagination but I put some stickers down the back window for the time being along with the matching black and chrome Skoda badge I have on the front

At this point about 2 weeks into ownership I was really happy with how things were coming along until this... I was driving along then all of a sudden my turbo felt like it had died and struggled to get above 60-70 and the car was extra sluggish. After turned the car off and looking under the bonnet everything seemed okay so started the car back up and just took it easy. The EML stayed on but car felt as good as before... Bit of research and think that it's the common problem these have with the vains sticking. Eventually will be upgrading to a pd150 hybrid turbo so will try and keep it going until then.