Phil's Fabia 1.8t Build Thread (ex 1.2 12v)

[pip_vrs]

Finished the easy side..

what a messy job.

 

[pip_vrs]

Tidying garage decided to see if my chinest gaige holder fits.. it only took 2 months to arrive.

 

[pip_vrs]

[TrevorB33]

Bond it in then flock the dash

[pip_vrs]

Yeah thats the plan. Need to figure out how im getting the dash in before that stage though. 

[RobLarby]

Good gauge choice

[pip_vrs]

Decided to fix the driveshaft and book onto another trackday next week.

i did this at snetterton and drove home on it. Made me laugh when it fell out the hub..

 

[pip_vrs]

Well started on the dash..

We agreed the best way was to chop the dash in half then mark up on the dash where to cut, chop it, then if it looks good we had a template for my spare dash.

We did such a good job with it that its now in and will do until i take the engine out and rewire the car.

 

[Lofty]

Pmsl @ the wood saw and wheelbarrow!!

 

 

[Hyphons]

42 minutes ago, Lofty said:

Pmsl @ the wood saw and wheelbarrow!!

 

 

He has his safety goggles on so it makes it 100% safe

Edited 8 May, 2017 by Hyphons

[pip_vrs]

2 hours ago, Lofty said:

Pmsl @ the wood saw and wheelbarrow!!

 

 

 

It was rusty as feck too.. but actually cut it quite well.

ignor the cable ties as they will be covered up by the gauge pod once installed. The joint down the middle isnt as bad now it actually looks alright..

 

[pip_vrs]

oh yeah.. the joint down the middle also isnt down the middle 

 

Race car

[S27VEJ]

Looking good mate....imagine doing this to a Mk2....

[pip_vrs]

8 hours ago, S27VEJ said:

Looking good mate....imagine doing this to a Mk2....

 

Come along to Blyton on 24th if you can

[S27VEJ]

Wednesday daytime or evening?

 

Day time then I'm at work, evening then I'm at Dialysis....

[pip_vrs]

23 minutes ago, S27VEJ said:

Wednesday daytime or evening?

 

Day time then I'm at work, evening then I'm at Dialysis....

 

So it doesnt matter what time your busy 

but day time lol

[S27VEJ]

Yeah I was typing that with my head up my arse at work ha!

[skodalad]

On 5/8/2017 at 16:36, pip_vrs said:

Well started on the dash..

We agreed the best way was to chop the dash in half then mark up on the dash where to cut, chop it, then if it looks good we had a template for my spare dash.

We did such a good job with it that its now in and will do until i take the engine out and rewire the car.

 

 

I recognise this photo, you mate with alex mooring? Saw it on his profile haha

[pip_vrs]

Yeah made is laugh that you guessed it was a fabia dash streight away. 

[skodalad]

30 minutes ago, pip_vrs said:

Yeah made is laugh that you guessed it was a fabia dash streight away. 

 

I remember how long it took me to find a late spec dash to replace mine to i Know them very well haha

[pip_vrs]

And here we are just chopping one up 

[pip_vrs]

Not sure of my plan yet..

 

[DanHarper]

2 hours ago, pip_vrs said:

Not sure of my plan yet..

 

 

Take both back bits off, fit Fabia front to FR clocks. Done. Oh you need some arrows for the indicators, cut from the Fabia face overlay and glue to the front section, so the light shines through and shows arrows. Don't use glue that reacts like I did

[AJ7788]

1 hour ago, DanHarper said:

 

Take both back bits off, fit Fabia front to FR clocks. Done. Oh you need some arrows for the indicators, cut from the Fabia face overlay and glue to the front section, so the light shines through and shows arrows. Don't use glue that reacts like I did

Pretty much what I did as well. Also used the fuel gauge motor from the fabia clocks so the gauge now goes the right way. 

[DanHarper]

57 minutes ago, AJ7788 said:

Pretty much what I did as well. Also used the fuel gauge motor from the fabia clocks so the gauge now goes the right way. 

 

Or put the Ibiza sender in the tank