I tinker too much

2004 Skoda Octavia vRS estate/combi/wagon/whatever in Corrida Red

 

 

Mods so far are:

Xenons (factory fit)
Parking Sensors (factory fit)

Cruise Control
Alientech autowindow controller
Custom gauges installed in spare DIN panel in dash. Oil temp, oil pressure and fuel/air ratio
Boost gauge mounted behind steering wheel
Mk4 Golf Sunglasses Holder
Footwell lighting

Puddle lights on all four doors
Lights in rear grab handles
Bonnet lifter struts

Mk4 Golf V6 4Motion Leather Recaro seats front and rear

Stage 2+ remap

CR Turbos Stage 2 hybrid turbo with RS6 turbo internals and 10% wider inlet

Audi TT 225 injectors

3" MAF

Walbro upgraded in-tank fuel pump

Bailey DV30 diverter valve
Silicone TIP
Forge cold side DV relocation kit
Carbonio CAI
SAI, N112 and N249 systems removed
Evap system removed
Integrated engineering breather adapter and AN fittings to replace OEM plastic stuff
Suction spray system removed
Matt black cam cover
Matt black throttle body
Oil catch can
4 BAR FPR
Ebay FMIC modified to fit properly
ABD Racing intake manifold
Phenolic intake manifold gasket
Decat downpipe

Piper 2.5" stainless exhaust

Coil pack cabling conduit
Machined aluminium dipstick

Porsche oil and coolant caps

Wavetrac LSD

G60 clutch, strengthened to add 30% more clamping force

Single mass flywheel

ECS Tuning lightweight pulleys

MOCAL oil cooler on thermostatic sandwich plate.

 

Audi S3 Front upper and lower strut braces
Whiteline MkIV Golf rear swaybar
INA Fast Road engine mounts
KW V3 coilovers, as low as I dare (75mm ground clearance under front subframe)
Super Pro wishbone and ARB bushes
Super Pro rear beam bushes

Powerflex rear dogbone mount bush
Forge short shifter

42 Draft Designs and verdict Motorsport gear shifter bushings
MAK XLR 18"x8 wheels
Hankook Evo V12 215/40/18 all round
Seat Leon Cupra R Brembo 4 pot front callipers
Braided front brake hoses

Debadged
New style vRS badges on front doors
Black pillar trims
Window tints (50/35/20% front to back)
Milotec front lower grilles

Milotec front bumper corner thingies
Front and rear aero wipers

Milotec rear diffuser

Touareg torch
LED daytime running lights
Philips bright white sidelight bulbs
Mirrored indicator bulbs
Lamin-X Subtle Tint applied to headlights and front indicators
Headlight washers painted matt black
Chrome grille painted matt black
Replacement Skoda badges front and rear
Stubby aerial (from a Honda S2000)
Milotec bumper vents

De-locked drivers door
Front mudflaps

Milotec speaker rings

vRS badge on rev counter

Black Forest Industries heavy gear knob

Mk4 Golf R32 steering wheel

Carbon wrapped interior trim

Alpine MP3 head unit and 30GB iPod
4 channel Rockford Fosgate amp
Focal front components
Rockford Fosgate rear speakers

Bass control knob on dashboard
Soundstream Exact 10 subwoofer with custom enclosure and Sony XPlod amp.
Sound deadening in all doors, boot sides and boot floor.

Dashcam

Probably some more stuff I've forgotten.








 

 

Edited 21 March, 201610 yr by RobClubley

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Bloomin heck Rob! Didn't you like your Skoda? Have you ever worked out how much that all cost? or are you frightened your wife finds out

Bloomin heck Rob! Didn't you like your Skoda? Have you ever worked out how much that all cost? or are you frightened your wife finds out

I don't want to think about that

I have a spreadsheet for some of it:

2008 $3,660.00

2009 $2,715.00

2010 $7,170.20

2011 $2,239.00

Shh don't tell SWMBO

Nice one Rob , I do not feel so bad messing with mine now..

ABD intake manifold is very tempting... :p

I don't want to think about that

I have a spreadsheet for some of it:

2008 $3,660.00

2009 $2,715.00

2010 $7,170.20

2011 $2,239.00

Shh don't tell SWMBO

That would buy a lot of shoes

I got totally the wrong idea of what this thread was about when I read the title

Impressive list Rob, so it's just about only the main body shell that is standard then

Makes my changes seem a bit insignificant now :'(

Most of them aren't particularly big changes - it's just that I'm always tinkering. And I've had the car for seven years

I just thought I'd list everything I could think of in one place to see how much I'd done.

I love this car, credit to you mate!

Excellent effort mate

Very nice Rob I thought I was bad!! What miles you got on it now?

102,000km on the clock now. Will be closer to 104,000 by next week - little drive planned at the weekend.

102,000km on the clock now. Will be closer to 104,000 by next week - little drive planned at the weekend.

Has it been a good reliable car or have you had probs??? Mine is a very good one just a few probs since decat and map but all okay now I hope....For the money there a sleeper,I have surprized alot of people with mine...People just think a skoda badge there ****...HAHA they say fookme when I put foot down.I love it

The only problems I ever had that weren't caused by my own tinkering were a steamed up indicator and a squeaky dash - both fixed under warranty.

People haven't a clue what it is here - they didn't sell that many of the Mk1s

Looking good.

Any luck with the caliper paint?

So many interesting mods , and yet it is still very much an Octavia VRS.

Noted your tyre sizes being slightly different front versus rear. I always thought this was a bit of a no no, but can't recall precisely why :( . Was there a reason for mixing 225s and 215s?

So many interesting mods , and yet it is still very much an Octavia VRS.

Well, the badge on the boot is............or has that gone too Rob

Can't wait to have a go in it when I come to live in your shed

Noted your tyre sizes being slightly different front versus rear. I always thought this was a bit of a no no, but can't recall precisely why

I thought it was all good, as long as tyre sizes on the same axle were the same.

The exception being 4wd, where the car was designed to have 4x the same wheel.

I thought it was all good, as long as tyre sizes on the same axle were the same.

The exception being 4wd, where the car was designed to have 4x the same wheel.

correct...

ahhh, thanks 2 previous cars i had were 4wd which is why i had assumed it was a no no.

Also means when i upgrade to 215s from 205s i can do it in pairs rather than having to replace all tyres at the same time.

Well, the badge on the boot is............or has that gone too Rob

Can't wait to have a go in it when I come to live in your shed

That's gone too

That's gone too

It's a bit like the broom with 4 new heads and a new handle except faster

Dont want to hijack this thread..... Can I add my mod list to this?

Or is it worth starting a specific 'members car mod list' thread?

Steve

Add to this one and put my list to shame

Here you go.....

Engine:

 1.9 litre 20v turbo – built by JabbaSport

 JabbaSport/Owens Development Garrett GT30 Hybrid turbocharger

 JabbaSport ceramic lined exhaust manifold

 Blue Flame 3” stainless downpipe & 100 cell sports cat (Heat wrapped)

 Bespoke 3” stainless system 7” x 5” oval tail pipe

 AGU Large port cylinder head – ported and flowed

 Supertech single groove valvetrain

 Ported flowed AGU inlet manifold (still to make my custom one!)

 Phenolic inlet manifold heat gasket

 ‘JE’ 83mm Low compression pistons (Jabba spec)

 Scat connecting rods (20mm pins)

 High performance oil & water pumps (brass impellor)

 Genesis 550cc injectors with modified injector seats

 Bosch inline high pressure fuel pump

 Custom stainless fuel liners

 4 Bar fuel regulator

 On the fly boost controller

 Baffled sump (Jabba spec)

 ProAlloy Rally spec intercooler

 Forge ‘RS’ oversized dump valve

 Snow Performance stage 2 water methanol injection system

 ABD 3” Cold air induction kit & M.A.F (Audi S3)

 K&N 15”x 8” cone filter (mounted behind bumper with custom air duct)

 Samco silicon intercooler and turbo hoses (blue)

 Forge silicon coolant hoses (blue)

 EBay oil catch tank & Samco ‘fluoro’ silicon hoses (blue)

 O-pot sandwich plate for oil temp/pressure gauges

 Custom cold air ducting for turbo/exhaust manifold

 Owens Garrett GT30 turbo heat blanket

 N249 System removed

 SAI (Secondary Air Intake) System removed

 Powder coated (blue) engine cover

Transmission:

 02M 6 speed diesel spec gearbox

 In gear speeds (GPS) 1st = 55mph, 2nd = 90mph, 3rd = 124mph, 4th = 159mph, 5th = 180mph & 6th = 180+mph

 Peloquin active torque biasing differential (Limited slip)

 Sachs race clutch and single mass aluminium flywheel

 Custom gear selector cable guides

Suspension/Chassis:

 Weitec GT adjustable coilovers

 SuperPro polyurethane suspension bushes

 Front wishbones (front & rear)

 Front anti roll bar (OEM spec 19mm)

 Steering rack mount

 Front & rear dog bone bushes (fast road spec – 80 shore)

 Rear trailing arm beam mounts

 Audi S3 strut brace (top & bottom)

 Eibach rear anti roll bar (25mm) with polyurethane bushes

 Vibratechnics engine & gearbox mounts

Brakes:

 Front: 360mm Compbrake vented & grooved two piece discs, AP Racing 6 piston callipers (Modal 7040)

 Rear: 330mm Compbrake vented & grooved two piece discs, modified OEM callipers

 Goodridge stainless hoses

 Ferodo DS2500 pads front and rear

 AP Racing dot 5.1 race spec brake fluid

Wheels & tyres:

 8” x 18” (ET35) Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 (gloss black)

 225/40 zr18 Pirelli P-Zero tyres (Toyo R1R on fronts)

Interior:

 New South twin steering column pod

 New South triple gauge plate (fitted in DIN plate)

 Uprated Sony stereo speakers

 iPod connection (in arm rest)

 Leather folding arm-rest (OEM spec)

 Twin rear courtesy lights (OEM spec)

 Twin rear fog lights conversion

 12v boot mounted socket

 Methanol injection control unit/display (tank & pump mounted in boot)

 Clifford full closure Cat 1 alarm system

 Custom immobiliser system

 Additional gauges:

 Turbo boost (-30psi / +30psi)

 Oil temperature (50°c – 150°c)

 Oil pressure (0psi – 90psi)

 Battery volts (8v – 12v)

 Digital exhaust gas temperature & Air/fuel ratio

Exterior:

 De-locked drivers door

 Bosch aero wipers

 Twin gas bonnet struts

 WRC style front bumper (exposed FMIC modification)

 Seat Leon Cupra ‘R’ front bumper splitter

 Rear parking sensors (factory fitted)

 Uprated H4 headlights (100/160w), H3 Fog lights (100w) & LED side/reg bulbs

Oh and a Brink removable tow bar.....