Back in a skoda completely by chance, one of my friends at work mk1 vrs had been through the wars the last couple of weeks, a bus hit his front bumper and took a chip out of it, and then in the high winds he had a tree branch fall through the back window and slightly denting the c pillar, unfortunately due to the value of mk1 now days it was written off, didn't need much just a new back window to get it running, needs a bit of tlc bodywork wise but mechanically it's spot on done 63k from new with a new clutch last year vr6 single mass jobbie, and has quite a few goodies on it, any who some pictures,

How the poor octy started out

Slight damage on the body line

Bus impact

After a couple of days cleaning up all the glass inside, which got everywhere I've fitted a new tailgate and rear bumper, even going to keep the 1.6 badge for a giggle,

Got my pro race 3s back that I used to own as they fit over the brembos without spacers

312mm brembos

Done a few bits like remove the sai pump, with my forge blanking plate I had from a previous car, and also deleted the n249, n112 etc and resistored them, runs really well has a stage 1 map on it too,

Looks like your old one haha, looks good without the spoiler aswell

Looks like your old one haha, looks good without the spoiler aswell

I know oops

Some more pics xenons and rear brakes match the fronts

They keep finding you these octy's

They keep finding you these octy's

Just can't get away from them, I've lost count think this may be number 10

Christ on a bike Trevor, you're in danger of having more project threads than BossFox has cars..

Christ on a bike Trevor, you're in danger of having more project threads than BossFox has cars..

This is the last one for a while lol on threat of divorce, 2013 was a bad year for cars

Im giving it 2 months before this goes & something else appears!............

 

 

did anyone else notice the different rear bumber from a mk2? whats going on there? haha

did anyone else notice the different rear bumber from a mk2? whats going on there? haha

It didn't look too bad just weren't a fan or how the line followed into the arch, safe to say its gone now

When you deleted the n249 did you need it mapping out? Or are the resistors enough?

When you deleted the n249 did you need it mapping out? Or are the resistors enough?

Normally resistors are fine for the 249 and 112 the sai will still put a light on usually even if resistored

Fitted power flex dogbone bush I've had lying around for ages

Changed the fuel filter this morning was minging looked like original,

Also fitted a jabbasport induction kit and relocated the relay box off the firewall, so much room down the side of the engine now ,

Before

After

And mounted my liquid gauge in the airvent, what a cool gadget it is

Good progress

Something missing,

Bit of weight loss

Do you have a dislike of air con as you seem to remove it from every car you buy! 

is that about 20 kg?

Do you have a dislike of air con as you seem to remove it from every car you buy! 

Yep can't stand it lol

  

is that about 20 kg?

If its anything like the v6 about 17kg

In Greece driving a car without air con is a nightmare

I can only say I've ever used it once, when I had a Fabia vrs and went on a road trip around Spain for two weeks apart from that and the occasional delmisting pretty pointless in the uk, if the car was worth any money I might have kept it

In Greece driving a car without air con is a nightmare

 

Same in Croatia, regardless on power or any benefit, I would never remove AC

I like A/C. means I can keep the windows shut and be cool in the summer, windows open = snotty nose and sore eyes from pollen, I would never have a cabriolet either!

 

 Ever wondered why cabriolet cars have A/C and a removable roof?  I bet people use A/C when the roof is down too!

That's the great thing about tinkering with cars if we were all the same it would be a boring place