Thanks mate! You going any shows this year?

Wow they look stunning

Thanks mate

I get a lot of people asking about the r32 skirts on the car so I thought I would try and demonstrate how much work there actually is in them.

 

Out of the packet

 

 

Cut the ends off, then take 6 inches out of the length, and plastic weld the ends back on

 

 

 

Take the strength out of the curve, as this needs to be at a tighter angle to match the curve of the car

 

 

The fibreglass them to get the strength back into them

 

 

 

 

Then some plastic rubberised filler

 

 

The hardest part is trying to wrestle them onto the car, then front end was left, so it could be screwed into the OEM fastening and the rest required a lot of silicone and clamps.

 

In all, around 20 hours per side plus a lot of swearing.

Gave the calipers a fresh coat, to match with the center caps and a few other items!

Also, I have a new sump as I have a tiny crack In the other which is liquid metalled up. So that's 1 job for this weekend, A new flexi for the compressor as the old one is leaking, and the bbs valves for the rs's (which don't fit!) so I have ordered some 6mm ones as these are 8mm and are way too big.

Got the old sump off

New sump prepped

And fitted

Me and a mate stripped the seats tonight so the depth of the can be chopped out of the metal base and foam so they sit better in the fabia. The spot welds on the brackets drilled out, spun round, and welded back on. All I need to do now is, test fit them to see if they catch anywhere, if not, weld new metal in and reattach the leather and foam.

Brilliant thread how did you find the jom coilovers for the short time you ran on them

Brilliant thread how did you find the jom coilovers for the short time you ran on them

 

Cheers mate, the weren't too bad in all honesty, there are a lot better ones out there but for budget coilers they were fine.

So, I finally got around to test fitting the wheels, and because I did my sums correctly I have the exact fitment I want without spacers.

I'll let the pictures do the talking.

I Could not be happier with them, Also got the seat bases test fitted and bent to shape

Looks amazing mate

Looks amazing mate

Thanks man! So happy with it

As stated previously, everything has come back from the trimmers.

 

So, Everything is back from the trimmers which means the engine bay is now done.

 

 

Also, the car was running like a dead dog, So after a bit of investigation its turns out the TPS was faulty, so Im going to collect a new one tonight and few bits of trim.

 

 

Then off to paint.

 

I have gone for a colour change this year on the interior, i sourced some better spec alfa seats, with chrome headrest runners and folding. 

I then removed one of the headrests and sent it away with the rest of the interior, they then dyed the rest of the dooryards/dash and other parts to match.

 

 

 

 

 

Its all coming together now.

That looks awesome. Can't wait to see them all fitted

Lovely colour on the leather. I've always wanted red leather with having a white car

That looks awesome. Can't wait to see them all fitted

Thanks mate!

Lovely colour on the leather. I've always wanted red leather with having a white car

Thanks ant, it's quite a dark red, trying to keep it classy as a posed to 'dubbed'

It's coming together very well indeed. I love the colour of the interior, lifts the otherwise gloomy Fabia up no end.

 

Wise choice on the new wheels as well! :clap:

It's coming together very well indeed. I love the colour of the interior, lifts the otherwise gloomy Fabia up no end.

 

Wise choice on the new wheels as well! :clap:

Im glad you like it man, it took me ages to choose the colour haha yeh, they are starting to look really dated.

 

Thanks buddy

Any close ups of the side skirts, especially how they fit round the rear arch area? They look dead subtle in the photos

Any close ups of the side skirts, especially how they fit round the rear arch area? They look dead subtle in the photos

 

 

 

There the closest ones I have lofty

Cheers, they do look very good I must admit, just add a bit more depth to the sill area.

Thanks mate, once you see some on you realise how plain they were before

Been having some major running issues lately, when ever I pulled the car forwards it stalled, it was misfiring and spluttering its bag off.

So, my daily which is another skoda fabia but a pd100, I swapped over the accelerator pedal as I thought the tps was at fault, it turns out it was the tps but also the crank sensor. So both have now been replaced and I have gather the few last bits of trim I needed

New pedal, just had to swap the pedal cover over

Inside passenger sill trim which was cracked

Last bits of trim, headlight surround and a blank

Car passed its MOT today, seats are being welded up too! Then paint on Monday.

All is going good

So Monday came and I crashed the skoda.

 

100% my fault, first crash ever, traffic stopped and I didn't.

 

The legs are straight which is the most important thing so it can be saved!

 

So here starts the rebuild,

 

 

 

This scared the crap out of me!

 

 

It smashed the back of my headlights

 

 

 

The state of the rad

 

 

Creased wing

 

 

Bonnet

 

 

Wing and it just chipped the bay, but you can't see this as its under the headlight, it will still be painted though

 

 

Creased passenger wing

 

 

30 mins after getting it back in the shed

 

 

Damaged parts minus the wings

 

 

Parts list

 

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Fan control module

 

 

Replacement parts collected the same night, Bonnet, smoothed wings, whole front end minus the bumper, polybushed subframe and hubs.

 

 

The dash will be replaced with a later spec dash, the top half is has heavier dimples on it.

 

This was horrible to do, ripping them out from the side skirts.

 

 

 

Test fitting the new smoothed wings

 

 

Swage lines need to be dialled in but this was just a trial fit.

 

 

new bonnet all stripped down,

 

 

Front end fully build up with chrome nuts and bolts, ready to be dropped in and plumbed in

 

 

Also go the dash ripped out last night, ready for the replacement.

 

So early edition is off the cards    

 

 

But it will be back.

Edited 21 April, 201610 yr by skodalad