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CitiGo-Go, a Citigo with more Go.

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BossFox    21,973

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Despite trying to be sensible my mind has wondered off into all things Skoda and tuning, mainly with a view to do what has not been done before.
The last point of which was the reason I lost interest in my Fabia mkI project.
There were fast ones and the odd 4x4 one. Plus they are already an old model car.


Enter the Citigo... a brand new model that's very light.


I've borrowed one off my local dealer (thanks to Preston Motors in East London) for a few days and Jabbasort have been doing a lot of measuring.

It would appear four wheel drive and a larger engine are possible.
Obviously there are going to be issues with the size of the engine bay and the way the car is packaged.

It's not going to be easy... at times it will probably be a PITA.

But it's going to be fun... :)

 

 

 

Index kindly created by fellow Citigo owner Hyphons.

 

July 2012

 

- Bought ex-demo Citigo SE - Post #12

 

August 2012

 

- Bought TT donor, engine bay stripped, test fitted 1.8t BAM engine - Post #136

 

November 2012

 

- Engine mounts made and welded in place - Post #266

- Spare wheel well cut out and rear diff mocked up - Post #325

- Rear diff fitted and mounts welded in final place - Post #354

- Prop shaft cut down to size and fitted with custom centre mount - Post #395

 

December 2012

 

- Rear wishbones fabricated - Post #515

 

January 2013

 

- Rear suspension measured, worked out and built from scratch to use generic VAG parts for the suspension legs - Post #601

- Rear suspension completed including the diff, wishbones and suspension - Post #628

 

February 2013

 

- Turbo mocked up to dummy engine mounted in the bay - Post #668

- AST coilovers arrived - Post #738

- Sent off to Pro-Alloy for the custom fuel tank, inlet manifold and the radiator/intercooler - #Post 779

 

May 2013

 

- Inlet manifold, fuel tank and radiator/intercooler finished and sent back to Jabbasport - Post #968 (intercooler) & Post #995 (fuel tank/rear end)

 

July 2013

 

- Sequential hydraulic shift unit from KAPS transmissions in the Czech Republic arrives (some info on the sequential hydraulic shift unit can be found here - http://eng.kaps-tran...fting-unit.html) -  Post #1053

 

September 2013

 

Gearbox fitted - Post #1143

 

November 2013

 

- Custom downpipe welded and test fitted - Post #1209

- Start of the engine rebuilt -  Post#1225

- Bulkhead stripped and the shell is almost ready for the paint booth - Post #1247

 

December 2013

 

- Roll cage made, downpipe fitted and unpicking the OEM seat mounts so Bucket seats can be fitted in an ideal place - Post #1282

 

January 2014 

 

- Pedal box mounted - Post #1334

- Carbon bucket seats fitted - Post#1369

- OEM Privacy glass ordered - Post #1374

 

May 2014

 

- Finally back from the paint shop, privacy glass has also been fitted - Post #1547 
- September 2014 - pedal box fitted

 

- Starting to fit the rear wiring loom - Post #1705

 

October 2014 

 

- Locking rear diff being fitted and upgraded dash console - Post #1756

 

December 2014

 

- Gearbox, engine & rear diff fitted + some other things - Post #1844

 

January 2015 

 

- Front and rear suspension fitted with 4x100 bolt pattern so OEM wheels can be used - Post #1862

 

February 2015

 

- Driveshafts made up, 310mm Willwoods front brakes arrived and custom rear brakes are being made up (due to requirements of size/hub) - Post #1917

 

March 2015

 

- Driveshafts and prop fitted , most of the wiring is now complete, the ECU is also in and connected via wires to the engine bits - Post #1945

 

June 2015

 

- Citigo collected from JabbaSport and put into Storage, just awaiting a check over to see what still needs to be done - Post #2014

 

November 2015

 

- Citigo pulled out of Storage to work out what needs to be done still, which is a lot - Post #2078

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MartynVRS    1,455

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You can't help it can you :rofl:

Only concern is how much weight would 4wd and a different add to the car? It may be fast but what would it handle like. Only one way to find out :giggle:

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Phil-E    1,696

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You're crazy man... I like it!

What type of engine you thinking? 1.4 tsi?

Phil

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BossFox    21,973

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You can't help it can you :rofl:

Only concern is how much weight would 4wd and a different add to the car? It may be fast but what would it handle like. Only one way to find out :giggle:

No, I just can't it would seem.

A Citygo is around 850kg. I hope to stay under 1000kg, over 20% lighter than a mkII Fabia VRS at 1215kg.

Handling, err... high power, 4x4 and a short wheelbase. It'll be fun/interesting. Four wheel drifing may be the best way round corners. :giggle:

You're crazy man... I like it!

What type of engine you thinking? 1.4 tsi?

No, I'd like to try and get a 1.8t in there as that opens up higher potential power. 350bhp+ which would give it a better power to weight ratio than my midly tuned Nissan GT-R.

I already have a 2004 Audi TT quattro (225bhp version) with all the running gear in storage at Jabbasport.

So that has the 1.8t 20v engine, gearbox and 4x4.

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I take it you'll try to keep it looking as standard as possible?

That's the plan. :thumbup:

Don't want to talk figues too much as it's early days.

But if Jabbasport can get that engine in we could be talking 1/4 miles times in the 11 second range maybe.

Enough to blow off Evos, Scoobies and not well driven GT-Rs.

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So the Fabia is a DEFO NO-GO then??.........You really have been changing your mind alot recently havn't you??..........Must be costing a bit of money with that and the changes in the GTR as well!..............Your other half must be VERY understanding..........either that or you like living on a knife edge......... :rofl:

Back on topic..............4x4 in a city-go....with power..........rename it a "Spinny-GO"............have you been getting insperation from the Ford Fiesta that Ken Block drives????? (Yes I know that the City Go is smaller)

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Skoda Fabia mkII, wheel base: 2465mm

Skoda Citygo, wheel base: 2420mm

A difference of less than 2%.

Great thing about the Citygo, the wheels are at the corners even though it's 50cm shorter than a Fabia. :)

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BossFox    21,973

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Just bought myself a Citygo for the project from Preston Motors.

Looks like we are off and running then... :D

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Phil-E    1,696

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Awesome!

What will you do with the old engine/gearbox just out of curiosity? Sell it to a scrappers?

Does the dealer know what you intend to do with the car?!

Phil

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Kiwibacon    144

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Subscribing.

Very interesting project. It's a tough goal fitting in a bigger engine and 4x4 driveline with a 150kg budget. Good luck.

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What will you do with the old engine/gearbox just out of curiosity? Sell it to a scrappers?

Does the dealer know what you intend to do with the car?!

Not much call on new ones I'd guess, so hold onto it until someone blows their up and needs a spare...

You are an absolute legend....slightly bonkers but a legend nonetheless hahaha :-D

Thank you. I think that's a compliment. ;)

Rear engine? ;)

It was considered. Rear engine and rear drive would have been easier.

But the problem is the size of the car. The front seats are right in the middle. If you put the engine behind the front seats it's going to be right at the back anyway, which is not ideal unless you are just going to use it at Santa Pod. It also made mid engine impossible.

I expect the car to be very response and a bit bonkers. Having all that weight in the rear and a short wheelbase would probably see me park it into a barrier in reverse pretty quick.

Hopefully, it'll go under the bonnet.

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I'll get some up when I get chance Martyn.

The build is going to be documented with pictures too.

Hopefuly it should make an interesting read, hence the reason for sharing it with fellow Brisky folk.

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Phil-E    1,696

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Virtual High Five, dude.

Have one from me too...

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