B3NNYs Flash Red K03 Hybrid Ibiza Cupra - First Hybrid logs (WMI Installed)

[__B3NNY__]

Thanks for taking the time to have a nosey threw my pictures.

I got the car in november 06 from former member mchubb, she was exactly what i was looking for. A standard untouched version of the mk3 cupra with only 32k on the clock.

Had a Revo stage1 remap installed along with a Miltek cat back and smoothed airbox with a green panel filter. Soon after that i managed to pick up some ICR seat sport wheels. As you can see the FMIC had been fitted by this time also.

After completing the k03s conversion i wanted to get on with making the bodywork how i had imagined it in my head. This consisted of a wheel colour change a nice big drop on coilovers and the bumpstrips CC`d and LCR splitter finished in gloss black.

This is how she stands today.

 

[__B3NNY__]

After pretty much reaching my goal of how i wanted her to look and go i wondered what i could do next to improve her look so i made a start on the engine bay, Started off with polishing the inlet manifold and charge pipe myself and then decided that looked pretty good and ended up going pretty much the whole way with the bay.

My effort of polishing the inlet manifold and the start of the 'blingness'

How she stands today, pretty bling if i do say so

Current Spec:

Engine

K03s Turbo
Miltek 2.5" Downpipe with 100cell racecat
Miltek Cat back system
Forge Front Mounted Intercooler
Kinetic High flow Manifold
Intake insulator gasket
Jetex open cone with 100mm cold air feed
Forge TIP
ECS race N75 Vavle
Forge polished 007p dumpvalve
Monster modz polished catch tank.
N249 bypass completed with N112 valves removed and resistors installed.
Revo stg2 map, settings set at HB9 T9 with 5.25deg of timing added via lemmiwinks.

Currently running 231bhp 263ft/lbs

Suspension and braking

FK silverline coilovers
15mm eibach rear spacer
Seat Sport front strut brace
312mm discs with 4 pot willwood supa-lite calipers

Interior

Nomad twin piller pod
Autometer phantom oil and boost gauges
Short shifter kit with richbrook slant top gear knob

Exterior
Bumpstrips de - textured and sprayed Flash red
LCR Splitter de-textured and sprayed in gloss black
Pug 207 stumpy ariel
Wheels finished in Mitsubishi graphite grey pearlescent


Engine Bling

Polished seat sport strut brace
Polished alarm sensor bracket
Polished Charge pipe
Polished Rocker cover
Polished inlet manifold
Polished battery cover
Polished washer bottle cover
Polished Header tank
Polished strut caps
Polished Forge Oil cap
Ford Focus polished brake reservoir cap
All vac hoses replaced with blue silicone hosing
Cam belt cover sprayed gloss black
Thorttle body sprayed gloss black.

Updates to come once Betty has been treated to a full pro detail and some pro pictures are taken.

Thanks for looking, comments welcome good or bad

 

[ChrisCurzon]

very nice benny you have done alot to it aint you.

nice you did all engine bay your self must have paitience to do it i dont lol.

 

[jamieread]

Looks smart! What colour is that you have gone with on the wheels?

 

[__B3NNY__]

very nice benny you have done alot to it aint you.

nice you did all engine bay your self must have paitience to do it i dont lol.

Yeh its kept me very busy in the last 18months. As far as paitience goes i dont have alot but i like to have ago myself plus imas tight as a ducks backside so it saved me a few pennies too

Looks smart! What colour is that you have gone with on the wheels?

Just added to the exterior mod list, there Mitsubishi graphite grey pearlescent

 

[ChrisCurzon]

hah i may give it a go on mine just trying to find a sander or somthing i can do it with rather than by hand lol

 

[redcupraboy]

Benny very impressive progress thread there as always your car looks lovely.I will look forward to seeing it at the rolling road day!!

 

[mixupz]

very very nice! i have the same Jetex open cone filter

 

[__B3NNY__]

Thanks for all the positive comments so far guys

 

[Myki da Pyki]

Looking sweet mate, definatly one of the finer examples on here.

Engine bays certainly your focal point now.

Anymore plans or is that it now?

 

[Deleted member 29494]

looks ace mate!!

i am going darker with my Seat Sport Wheels too

 

[__B3NNY__]

Looking sweet mate, definatly one of the finer examples on here.

Engine bays certainly your focal point now.

Anymore plans or is that it now?

Cheers mate, As far as further plans go just a couple of small exterior mods like the small drivers side wing mirror and a set of aero wipers.

If money will allow i want to go big turbo, The gt28rs kit in the for sale section is so tempting at the moment!

 

[__B3NNY__]

looks ace mate!!

i am going darker with my Seat Sport Wheels too

Darker certinatly looks better IMO.

 

[Big_Lad]

Nice work on the car mate, the engine bay is certainly looking shiney. There are some good Mk3's on the forum at the moment.

 

[__B3NNY__]

Nice work on the car mate, the engine bay is certainly looking shiney. There are some good Mk3's on the forum at the moment.

Cheers

Theres certinatly some very good looking and very powerful ibizas about at the moment!

 

[Cupra-jb]

That beeza is simply awsome,just what im after.

 

[Ibiza 130 tdi]

That is a brilliant example of a Mk3! And REALLY low mileage! I thought mine was good on a 53 plate (just done 31,500 miles) but yours is certainly better! And looks a lot more bling! nice work!

 

[tarzan]

very nice love the enginebayhow uch boost are you on?
and the catch how much for it?hard to fit?

 

[RikH]

looks great
if i was to have another seat right now it would be a mk3 cupra

 

[nogutsnoglory]

top work, looks mint