Fabia refurb underway, project 1.8T

[Tech1e]

All cleaned up ready for tomorrow

[RAPTURE]

looks cool for a non VRS. . Can I ask what the oil cap on the ashtray is for?

[VRS Goldie Jon]

Its not an oil cap. Spax are a suspension company. Its for setting the damping on the suspension.

[TrevorB33]

are your wheels done??

[Scott Howie]

whats that single din tray under the cd player? and where did you get it?

[Tech1e]

From Skoda, standard fitment in an elegance.

And no, wheels had a reaction when painted so have been re dipped and started again. :(

[Sonner]

wow the money some people must spend for minor asethetic changes!!!

so is your MPI modded under the hood in anyway?

am i right in thinking that the 1.4mpi 8v is very similar to the 1.3's in the felicia??

and if they are how similar are they? do the heads fit onto each other

[Tech1e]

wow the money some people must spend for minor asethetic changes!!!

? How do you mean?

[Sonner]

i mean acid dipping ur wheels to change the colour purple bit to green isn't cheap and it is a minor change. i dread to think of the money being spent when instead a 1.4 16v engine with more power and just the same fuel economy could be dropped in for a few hundred pounds and might give the car enough go to make use of your lovely wide wheels and aftermarket suspension in a corner.

this is no personal rant at yourself and your car, i think it's more me getting frustrated that the VW dub scene is coming over to skoda.....

we all have passion for cars clearly, but in very different ways.... i don't think i've ever spent more than 30seconds admiring the aesthetic value of a VAG group car but i've enjoy hundreds of hours driving them.

i really meant no offence, i happen to think your fabia looks nice

[Tech1e]

I'm having another set of wheels left over from another project refurbished, I pay £150 for them to be done.

As for painting the interior bits, so far £20 on some aerosol paint off eBay.

As for the rest of it, all fitted by myself for the previous owner before they gave me the car.

Engine wise I'm thinking a lot bigger than a 16v one day, but for now the car is perfect for what I need once the purple bits are changed

[Tech1e]

Wheels are on, a few sneaky peeks

[mattievrs]

I think the wheels look ace!

[Marc81]

I think the wheels look ace!

+1!

Marc

[devonutopia]

I like those wheels! Assume they were done green first and then black on the face on top after? Kind of reminds me of a spiderman thing that combo.

[Tech1e]

I like those wheels! Assume they were done green first and then black on the face on top after? Kind of reminds me of a spiderman thing that combo.

Hell yeah, imagine them in red and blue lol

Yes painted green then hours and hours of careful masking. Has to be that way at the green won't go over the black.

Also it was a bit mucky under the arches so gave em a clean

Ready for Early Edition tomorrow.

[Tech1e]

@ Early Edition

[st3f4n]

Looks cool does that mate, wheels look spot on

[Tech1e]

Thanks mate.

Last few interior bits being done. I've got a vRS headlining and pillar trims but never had a vRS interior light so modded mine to suit the theme.

[mike07vrs]

How did you keep the letters on the light controls?

[Tech1e]

I didn't, it doesn't have letters on there anyway, has symbols. I got a 4mm vinyl letter set off eBay and stuck them on before lacquer went on. Did the same on the heater controls.

Also been painting the front grill and badge for missp's Arosa so keeping busy on my week off..lol

Makes sense when you see the wheels I did, brighten up Malvern we do

[mdk1]

Looking good

[Wardy]

Nice work Ross

[Tech1e]

Cheers, bits back in their places now.

[PastyBoy]

Top work Ross

Malvern is indeed a brighter place thanks to your cars!

The green and black thing is what i was planning to do with a set of spiders except the green would have been brake caliper hammerite smooth green and i'd have been applying it with a brush! PIKEY FTW!

I guess i'll have to go red instead

[chrisw_vrs]

id love to do mine orange, just dont really want to be splitting my oem zenons up. You doing the inserts of the mini comps?

Just split them i did lol