Tom-Lupo

Yeah I am adding spacers once Ive fitted my Lenso BSX's cuz ill have the stretched tyres on them

Ahhh I thought they were chopped :P Got a nice stance though! My Vmaxx are all the way down on the rear and its still too high

Thanks I know everybody loves the checks!

Hey. Ill introduce myself now as I cant find it on the forum so here goes... I brought my Lupo in March 2010 previously owned by a friend. Its the 1.4E 75BHP model. When I got it, it was already modified but was off the road due to the water pump had failed and the owner left it to rot in the snow! I had to rescue it and make it my project to get it back up and running :D Specification: Exterior: - Beige Pirelli P Slots 14" 6J all around - Uniroyal 195/45/14s on the front & Maxxi 185/55/14s on the rear - Vmaxx coilovers - Smoothed rear bumper - Smoothed front bumper with Reiger lower bumper - Delocked rear boot and smoothed - Removed rear wiper - Colour codded rear bumper - Matt black front toe eye - Matt black rear toe eye - Removed bumpstrips - Full repspray in yellow direct gloss - Roof sprayed in black direct gloss - New bonnet - Front VW badge sprayed in gloss black - Rear VW badge sprayed in gloss black with checkered backing plate - Stubby aerial - GTI rear spoiler with brake light - Front and rear wheels slightly cambered - Door handles colour coded - Engine cover colour coded - Powerflow exhaust - German pressed plates Interior: - GTI front seats - Interior doorcards & pillars retrimmed in black suede - Under dash black plactic orginally grey - Front lower door cards sprayed in gloss black and yellow - Center console sprayed in gloss black - Carpet replaced in black - Custom floormats with 'Lupo' in yellow - Dial surrounds sprayed in gloss black with checks - Air vent surrounds sprayed in gloss black - Door handles sprayed in gloss black with checks - Sun visors sprayed in gloss black - GTI gear stick with black gaiter and red stitching - Audi TT knee gaurds - Boot popper & horn buttons installed into lower dash Ice: - Kenwood CD player - 2x 240watt, 100rms inPhase door speakers - 800watt Hifonics Brutus subwoofer Engine: - 1.4E 75BHP - BMC CDA induction kit - Upgraded NGK spark plugs - New cambelt - New fanbelt & tensioner - Gearbox rebuilt - New brake pads & callipers Future mods: - Headgasket change & head skimmed - New piston rings & vavle seals - ECU remap How it began Then the work started Process of removing car park dinks, Arche lips rolled, Flushed boot & roof resprayed black Reiger lower bumper & Badboy bonnet Then the full respray (A lighter yellow than the original) After the respray After machine polishing & 14" Revolution RFX wheels GTI front seats GTI spoiler Lower doorcards gloss black & pockets yellow Front bumper smoothed Audi TT knee guards Upper doorcards & Roof lining re-trimmed in black suede Air vents & centre console sprayed gloss black & various parts checked Rear badge checked Badboy bonnet damaged from someone jumping on it! Replaced with new standard bonnet & resprayed Bumper ripped off by tyre garage on the ramps & repaired Vmaxx coilovers fitted Max Power magazine picture :D (Top middle) Various parts sprayed satin black 14" Pirelli P Slots in Beige Polished Fitted Engine cover sprayed & BMC CDA filter fitted Well thats all for now! I am getting some 15" Lenso BSX's next week, Theyre fake splits but Im not paying £800 for BBS that look exactly the same lol! Hope you like the work which has been done and ill keep you updated on whats happening. Next to be sorted are the Valve stem oil seals as its burning oil. Thanks, Tom.

Very nice lupo!!! What coilovers are you using because it sits so low on the rear! Also what wheels are they? they really suit the loop well! Keep up the good work mate

Thanks for the comments people. Dont worry about the translation I understand what you mean lol! Ill upload my whole build thread from when I had it to now so look out for that Cheers

Thanks for the welcome I know some french, enough to get me around the forum so thats ok lol! Its not the GTI bumper its a Reiger Lower Bumper & Yeah I do like the P slots but theyre being replaced in the next two weeks by Lenso BSX's so they should sit much better thanks ill get some more posts up soon!

Hi from England! One of the administrators on here had signed up to Club Lupo and posted some images along with the link to this website so I thought Id take a look what the France VW scene is like! Anyway here is my 1.4E! Enjoy...