Richard's mk1 Fabia thread. (Yes, I have a mk1 Fabia problem...)

[devonutopia]

I had all intentions of using it - even drove from Devon to Essex to get it....  There we go

[PastyBoy]

I'm sure I just heard the sound of a male multiple orgasm from over Gloucester way....  

 

Steady on old bean.

It's good but i'll only "arrive" when the thing is actually done - delayed gratification i think they call it - i learnt the true art of it on this thread - CitiGo-Go a Citigo with more Go

 

I always like it when things come back to you on Brisky that you've previously sold on

 

Steve why do you think i sold Richard my car

 

Sell it to him.

Watch him do something crazy to it.

Buy it back at a later date when he gets bored/has a new project/has a garage clear out/needs to raise thousands of pounds for new brakes for his GT-R/Citigo

[BossFox]

Steve why do you think i sold Richard my car

 

Sell it to him.

Watch him do something crazy to it.

Buy it back at a later date when he gets bored/has a new project/has a garage clear out/needs to raise thousands of pounds for new brakes for his GT-R/Citigo

 

Class.

[matt_theforce]

Engine wise, how about a w an kel (sorry mods, can't put the name in due to swear filter, I guess it is Jap porn though) Go nuts with power to weight and keep the front end nice and light to keep the car balanced

[ickleginge]

I think a greater understanding of Pasties hand to pocket ratio is in order for a Jap juice junkie to even enter the equation?

 

[B33fy]

Very clean Audi TT 225 Quattro for sale, found it via a kitcar forum, fsh, etc, etc, a prime candidate for donating some running gear and a few pieces of floorpan to stitch into the project car.

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201402101695020/sort/default/usedcars/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/quicksearch/true/page/1/radius/

[BossFox]

Thanks for the tip Mike.

I bought a salvage one for the Citigo project, which I think set me back about £2k.

All over light damage, cat C on an 04 or 06 plate.

Shame the TT-RS comes up so rarely with damage and is too £££££££ when it does. :(

[Dark_Hero]

What about the volvo t5 engine?

[danny6189]

What about the volvo t5 engine?

Now that's a good engine!

[joe_vrs_tdi]

Love the sound of a tuned 5 pot.

[mattievrs]

Now that's a good engine!

Differs slightly in terms of a few tuning bits to the ford RS engine but is basically the same engine, only the ford RS engine is more tuneable

[JoshH]

Need a 2ltr tfsi under the bonnet Richard. Even if fwd is kept!

[BossFox]

Need a 2ltr tfsi under the bonnet Richard. Even if fwd is kept!

 

Inclined to agree, a 2.0 petrol just seems "right" in a WRC.  They were restricted to around 300bhp.

 

Actually, if the rare event happened that I did get hold of a TT-RS I'd probably put the running gear in my Yeti... and take the 320bhp 1.8tsi and maybe 4x4 over from the Yeti to the Fabia.

 

Sounds easy doesn't it.

 

Ah well, for now and probably quite a while it's a diesel.

[BossFox]

That was a mistake... :peek:

 

Just had a peek on Copart at available salvage cars.

 

Three Audi S3 Quattros there, 2006-2010.

2.0T FSI, 260-odd bhp stock and APR Stage III+ kit says 440bhp, so they can clearly take a bit of tweaking.

 

[HoneyMonster65]

Love it and keep these posts going. Keep a retired engineer happy to see all this madness and ingenuity joining together.

[chrisw880]

That was a mistake... :peek:

 

Just had a peek on Copart at available salvage cars.

 

Three Audi S3 Quattros there, 2006-2010.

2.0T FSI, 260-odd bhp stock and APR Stage III+ kit says 440bhp, so they can clearly take a bit of tweaking.

 

 

So when is the donor S3 arrive 

[B33fy]

That was a mistake... :peek:

 

Just had a peek on Copart at available salvage cars.

 

Three Audi S3 Quattros there, 2006-2010.

2.0T FSI, 260-odd bhp stock and APR Stage III+ kit says 440bhp, so they can clearly take a bit of tweaking.

 

 

"I'm Bossfox and I have a buy it now problem... "

 

All three???... 

[BossFox]

I can't wait to finally get one of my projects done so I can play with it. :(

 

Might calm me down a bit.

[vRS19TD]

I can't wait to finally get one of my projects done so I can play with it. :(

Might calm me down a bit.

NEVER!!!!!

[JoshH]

Sounds like it's a plan Richard, 2.0 is definately the engine to go for too IMO.

Please cage this and properly rally out the interior

[softscoop]

Another great thread Richard.

I can't wait to see the results

[BossFox]

Sounds like it's a plan Richard, 2.0 is definately the engine to go for too IMO.

Please cage this and properly rally out the interior

 

Anything else?

 

[JoshH]

Ummm, will have a think

[hardcorehobbit]

I know the WRC spoilers were enormous, but the bigger the better.

[danny6189]

Anything else?

Building cars on other peoples money!