Trevorb33’s Fantasygreen Fabia 1.8t build take 2

[Paul thornton]

Nice work Trevor. I'm guessing this one is going to be more of a fast road / occasional track day car rather than a full on track car like the last one?

[TrevorB33]

51 minutes ago, Paul thornton said:

Nice work Trevor. I'm guessing this one is going to be more of a fast road / occasional track day car rather than a full on track car like the last one?

 

Yes spot on mate

[TrevorB33]

Good progress today,

 

found an unmolestered door loom and regulator and a set of black door cards, and boot carpet, only found one mirror though so I’ll have to buy one for the n/s or get the o/s cap sprayed body colour as ones black and ones body lol.

 

Also got a center dash vents and hazard switch as mine has discoloured and the vent was broken. It’s all going to need a good clean once door cards are on.

 

Ill get some proper pics tomorrow but all doors are sound deadened now, pioneer speakers are fitted, tweeters are being bonded in their housings overnight. Locks been swapped to drivers door and a blank fitted to the n/s so I can go down to one key  Central lockings working perfectly too 

 

 

 

Edited 27 November, 2018 by TrevorB33

[TrevorB33]

Rear suspension and calipers swapped over today and fitted the Fabia stuff back to the Ibiza so I can keep it rolling. 

Managed to get one front stripped down on the Ibiza before the heavens opened. 

Fitted the new top mount to that one. 

 

Hopefully get the fronts fitted tomorrow and brakes bled so it’s usable again.

 

The second hand Boot carpet fitted back in too with the side trims. And fitted the front tweeters. And tidied the wiring in the doors

[AJ7788]

On 26/11/2018 at 18:06, Paul thornton said:

Nice work Trevor. I'm guessing this one is going to be more of a fast road / occasional track day car rather than a full on track car like the last one?

I was using it as a daily for a while  

[AJ7788]

Nice work Trev. Looking forward to having 2 fgf's out on track  just imagine how much @pip_vrs will like that 

Edited 29 November, 2018 by AJ7788

[pip_vrs]

1 hour ago, AJ7788 said:

Nice work Trev. Looking forward to having 2 fgf's out on track  just imagine how much @pip_vrs will like that 

 

On track its fine as the worse it looks the better comedy value it is. I couldn't live with FG daily

Edited 29 November, 2018 by pip_vrs

[TrevorB33]

2 hours ago, pip_vrs said:

 

On track its fine as the worse it looks the better comedy value it is. I couldn't live with FG daily

 

Wait till you see my keyfob if you think fg is bad lol

[TrevorB33]

Finished suspension off today all fitted to the Fabia 

[TrevorB33]

Great find at the scrappy today. A pristine set of sport seats, gave the interior a well needed clean and sealed the rear door carriers 

[Paul thornton]

Nice find. That front grill looks massive all black!

 

Is it plastidip or paint?

[TrevorB33]

6 hours ago, Paul thornton said:

Nice find. That front grill looks massive all black!

 

Is it plastidip or paint?

 

Its been wrapped I’ve been meaning to see what colour it is underneath although I presume not green. It’s on the list of bits that need attention 

[Lofty]

New trim looks mint Trevor!!!

[TrevorB33]

27 minutes ago, Lofty said:

New trim looks mint Trevor!!!

Cheers buddy, it’s hard to find stuff that’s not ruined 

[TrevorB33]

Interiors pretty much there, swapped over the gearknob and gaitor/handbrake cover, carpet matts and pedals from the Ibiza. And fitted some new window switches as the lock unlock was dead on the old one.

[TrevorB33]

Found some v maxx coilovers for a decent price, rear shocks were shot, and rear adjusters missing. I’ll see how it sits at the rear without them. I used to run my old Fabia vrs with no rear adjusters in and it wasn’t too low still. I’ll keep the st rear shocks in as there be pretty close to the damping off the v maxx’s.

 

hoping to get something done front brake wise too probably 312 conversion when getting the struts off again 

[TrevorB33]

Front brakes have arrived, should get the front built up and fitted with the fr hubs and coilovers, found some r32 334mm twin pots actually off a v6 tt so silver instead of blue for decent money, and now discs arnt as stupid a price as they used to be I’ll quite happily run them. 

[TrevorB33]

Looks great  v maxx coilovers, shortened drop links, tt/r32 334mm twin pots.

slowest 1.4 around 

Edited 13 December, 2018 by TrevorB33

[TrevorB33]

Some daylight pics, bled the brakes again and changed slave cylinder as it wouldn’t bleed. Been for a quick spin and everything seems ok 

[Paul thornton]

Looks a million times better on the coilovers. Amazing what a few extra mm can do lol!

 

I wait in anticipation for you to sort that grill out.

[TrevorB33]

8 minutes ago, Paul thornton said:

Looks a million times better on the coilovers. Amazing what a few extra mm can do lol!

 

I wait in anticipation for you to sort that grill out.

Indeed that grill haha, I’ve got vrs bumpers too that I don’t know if I want them on or not  

[Lofty]

Ride height looks spot on Trevor.

 

I’d go with the vRS bumpers tbh as it makes it stand out just that little bit more, especially as it’s an unusual non-vRS colour

[TrevorB33]

On 14/12/2018 at 19:42, Lofty said:

Ride height looks spot on Trevor.

 

I’d go with the vRS bumpers tbh as it makes it stand out just that little bit more, especially as it’s an unusual non-vRS colour

 

Yeah I think I will as the exhaust will then fit straight on the rear vrs too with it’s nice oem looking twin tip I’ve not long brought for the piper system 

[TrevorB33]

Well she died lol, been having niggles with clutch/box, finally lost fifth completely on way home the other night and every gear a horrible crunching constant grinding noise that was extremely loud, it was very painful limping back , 

 

looks like the conversion starts now then 

[AJ7788]

Christmas present in disguise really