Trevorb33’s Fantasygreen Fabia 1.8t build take 2

[TrevorB33]

Picked up this yesterday as I’ve been dying to build another Fabia 1.8t after I stupidly sold my fantasy green one a couple of years back, plans are to run this round over winter getting all the little engine bits done and tidied up ready for transplant into another Fabia in the new year. This way I can wait for the perfect Fabia to come up.

 

specs are at the minute 

 

Green induction kit

Piper 2.5” cat back one silencer

powerflex console bushes

st lowered shocks and springs 30mm,

 

had a new starter motor/battery and alternator in the last year and very low mileage at 66k Cambelt done at 55k 

 

excuse the chavness at the minute as it’s how it came lol

 

 

Edited 14 August, 2020 by TrevorB33

[AJ7788]

Good luck with the build mate. I only feel a little bad that you sold the green one to me 

[TrevorB33]

16 minutes ago, AJ7788 said:

Good luck with the build mate. I only feel a little bad that you sold the green one to me 

 

Fantasy green mk2 haha

[Jonny5ive]

Fabia has been done. 1.8t Roomster......

 

Cash waiting

[TrevorB33]

1 hour ago, Jonny5ive said:

Fabia has been done. 1.8t Roomster......

 

Cash waiting

Funny as it’s not been discounted, quite fancy maybe doing a Vw Fox as well 

[TrevorB33]

First port of call was sort a couple of noises from suspension, o/f droplink was knackered and found a rear disc backing plate was about to fall off so pulled it off. Changed droplink yesterday, all good no more untoward noises. Handles really well with the ST suspension kit.

 

next jobs are do the usual deletes to tidy up the engine bay, and get rid of the horrid wheels and headlights. Then drop sump and do pickup pipe, but will probably wait till next month as I want to fit a baffled sump at same time

Edited 19 September, 2018 by TrevorB33

[TrevorB33]

Managed to get a bootlid, headlights and a standard gear knob to get rid of the hideous momo thing all from my local scrappy :), should have a go fitting stuff at weekend if weather gets better. Picking up some alloys sat, and she should be looking fully dechaved. Fitted the knob at least 

Edited 20 September, 2018 by TrevorB33

[Tech1e]

That is low mileage, good find.

[TrevorB33]

6 hours ago, Tech1e said:

That is low mileage, good find.

 

Indeed   looks to have been well looked after too, sumps been off before too which is a good sign

Edited 21 September, 2018 by TrevorB33

[TrevorB33]

Started binning some bits off today, and changed the headlights while I was at it.

 

Air con compressor and rad out, secondary air pump and bracket and abit of pipe,  all the easy stuff to get to with front off 

[TrevorB33]

All back together between rain storms, much better with standard lights

[TrevorB33]

N249/n112 removed and took the combi valve off for Sai, and blanked off, much better. Just connectors to dead end and tidy up wiring.

 

before in first pic, also fitted a s2000 filter I had laying around

Edited 23 September, 2018 by TrevorB33

[TrevorB33]

Also picked up some Octy 17” spiders which are going in Thurs for a refurb in Anthracite, and some Vredestein Ultrac’s ordered to go on, woo cant wait

Edited 23 September, 2018 by TrevorB33

[TrevorB33]

Fitted a facelift bootlid so I can bin off the spoiler, prefer the dark red lights over the Lexus style of the fr, so I’ll grab the matching ones on next visit to the scrappy 

[mdk1]

Another nice little project Trevor.

Just one question if I may. Why do you always rip the aircon out?

[TrevorB33]

29 minutes ago, mdk1 said:

Another nice little project Trevor.

Just one question if I may. Why do you always rip the aircon out?

 

I just like less things to go wrong, free weight loss, more room around the engine, I never use it anyway and it wasn’t working. Quite a list

 

[TrevorB33]

Wheels have been dropped off for refurb, should pick them up in a week or so as I’m on holiday. 

 

New exhaust tips from piper have arrived, fitted them quickly but I need to trim a inch or so off the pipe so I can get it to sit flush, job for another day. I hate it sticking out of the bumper. Still better then the fart cannon though Lol

[TrevorB33]

Much better!! sorted the exhaust so it sits in the bumper and fitted  the rest of the facelift dark red rear lights, also picked up a ibiza 1.8t inlet manifold and rocket cover off one being broken which was a result. I Shall get them powder coated at a later date. Much more civilised at the rear now

Edited 28 September, 2018 by TrevorB33

[TrevorB33]

Wheels are back from refurb and looking great, went for gloss anthracite. Sealed with carbon collective platinum wheels before fitment. Nice and discreet look 

[TrevorB33]

Ha look what I saw today 

[TrevorB33]

Dead ended some redundant connectors to tidy it up a little, after the sai and n249/112 removed,

 

before on top

[TrevorB33]

Service today sump dropped and pickup pipe changed, found what looked to be remains of a helicoil insert stuck in the old pickup, which is strange as it has a newish sump on it and that hadn’t been helicoiled, I wonder if the old one had been helicoiled at some point. Pickup itself was surprisingly clear. 

[TrevorB33]

Evap removal today to free up some more space and tidy the bay, hardline across the back of the rocker cover and all the hoses to the throttle body gone, throttle body and tip blanked off, and tank vented to the wheel arch 

[TrevorB33]

Relocated the injector wiring to under the inlet manifold, makes the fuel rail a lot cleaner

[Paul thornton]

Hope you don't mind me asking but what's the score with removing the n249 valve?

 

I've just bought a beetle 1.8t and it's suffering with turbo chatter. Fault scanner says that the dump valve isn't working but I'm thinking of bypassing the n249 valve anyway so it's probably a good place to start.

 

Thanks.