Hi Guys,

 

i'm normally fairly active on forums for previous cars so thought i'd have a bash on here

 

 

so after two weeks of having her

 

pipercross intake filter fitted

all rear windows tinted

heko wind deflectors fitted

front sidelights changed to LED

interior lights to LED

3x new tyres

stubby aerial

new rear 6x9's fitted (old ones were shagged)

rear amp fitted

 

 

still plenty of work to do.. haha

 

will add a newer pic later

 

Pete

 

just in case anyone was wondering, my previous projects were

 

Mazda 323f Sport

 

Nissan 100nx's, old but good fun

 

 

 

 

 

 

Used to see those Nissans around quite often, can't recall seeing one for ages though!

Quick progress with the Fabia!

Welcome.

Good start so far.

Used to see those Nissans around quite often, can't recall seeing one for ages though!

Quick progress with the Fabia!

sad to say they were a bit of a rot box, back sills and rear turrets being the big killer, my wife had the white one, 1.6 twin choke carb on it, great fun but not very economical, and my red one the ECU died so it got broken and scrapped, sad times.. that said the '92 nissan had far less rust issues than the '03 mazda, hoping the Skoda will fare up a bit better against rusty bits

 

Pete

sad to say they were a bit of a rot box, back sills and rear turrets being the big killer, my wife had the white one, 1.6 twin choke carb on it, great fun but not very economical, and my red one the ECU died so it got broken and scrapped, sad times.. that said the '92 nissan had far less rust issues than the '03 mazda, hoping the Skoda will fare up a bit better against rusty bits

Pete

The skodas tend to be fairly good with rust, some people have some issues etc bit like any car!

I love the old Nissans, my uncles not long sold a 240Z. My favourite is the 300ZX though!

 

an updated lil pic, got my wind deflectors on and rear windows tinted, few bits of interior to touch up and new front badge to go on soon

 

Pete

time to make this rather silver on silver car a little more interesting, managed to get hold of a couple of spray cans of "pantone 348" same colour as the brake calipers, and started painting things up hehe

 

 

 

 

so thats the top of the air box, battery top and side covers and engine top cover, which to be fair looks like a giant alien spaceship under the bonnet to begin with, leaving the engine cover centre plate black and going to put a more interesting badge in the middle, or at least one you can read without being 3" away

 

sorry about the quality of pics, phone camera & LED lighting in the back living room, not the ideal combination

 

Pete

Looking good Pete,

 

 Word of warning (don't know if you did this but) when I first did mine I didn't use etched primer on them before the colour coat, and after about  7 or 8 months it started to flake off at the edges - ended up redoing them using the etched primer and there have been no problems since.

 

Karl 

 

I used plastic primer, after a damn good clean and de-grease, have used it previously on the mazzy and it worked alright

 

Pete

Your washer and coolant caps need doing the same colour now.

 

You also need one of these..... http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/47949-fabia-hydraulic-bonnet-lifter-kits-for-sale/  

Your washer and coolant caps need doing the same colour now.

 

You also need one of these..... http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/47949-fabia-hydraulic-bonnet-lifter-kits-for-s

 

Haha already ordered myself one of the bonnet lifter kits, gotta get some badges ordered too, working away from the weekend so this is the last few bits i can get done

 

Pete

been a while, just thought i'd pop on a little update

 

 

bonnet lifter and pasty badge fitted

 

 

and after my wifes citroen shat a load of oil through the turbo via the crankcase the classic "elephant mod"

 

seen a few guys asking about which bits they'd need

 

1x 30mm blanking cap (silicone)

1x 25-16mm silicone reducer

1x 16mm plastic hose joiner

2m x 16mm silicone hose

2x 30-40mm jubilee clips

and about 3-4 x 200mm cable ties

 

Pete

well i finally managed to find some time for the poor lil furby, she's been doing a lot of miles and not getting much love

 

old

 

new front grill and pasty badge

 

new undertray, sump, LCR splitter still to fit

 

Pete