**Breaking** 418.5bhp (Parts list pg24) Joe's (GT3071R) Ibiza Cupra R
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Yes it's fairly hard, the tunnel isn't straight and oviously the cutting disc is so very hard to get a clean cut. Instead I ended up grinding it back, but it takes forever.
Yeah you went a little mad. Now I'm going to have to weld a new skin in there!
You need to remove the front bar too.
I don't mind doing the front bar for you if you want to leave it?
Thought so haha, I can't see how you're going to get a flat piece of metal welded on the outer it's got some curvature to it.
I can do the front bar bit no worries, it seems a lot more accessible just a matter of time.
Would you have some spare metal you could bring with you Alex? Might be able to do a few bits of patch work myself beforehand... we'll see how confident I'm feeling.
Oh just collected these too, Corbeau Revolutions
Going to get a replacement black cushion for the XL (currently blue) seat.
Going to get a replacement black cushion for the XL (currently blue) seat.
Any particular reason you've gone for different colours with the seats ???
Nice seats mind, look awesome.
Nice seats mind, look awesome.
Awesome looking seats.
Will the cushion cover the whole seat or are you going to have it retrimmed?
Will the cushion cover the whole seat or are you going to have it retrimmed?
I bought them from a mate who had them in his blue Clio Cup race car.
The whole blue bit can be changed so they match
The whole blue bit can be changed so they match
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Thanks Jio.
Nice bit of progression yesterday & today with cutting out the rails and centre piece metal bar
Ahh yeah, cut through these
All good, nicely repaired now though.
Had a massive clear out of the car because it was covered, and I mean covered with metal filings and dust.
Finally grinding down what's left of the metal to make it as smooth as I could justify, word of warning to anyone doing the same...the underside of the car gets very hot, I started seeing smoke at one point so be cautious
Nice bit of progression yesterday & today with cutting out the rails and centre piece metal bar
Ahh yeah, cut through these
All good, nicely repaired now though.
Had a massive clear out of the car because it was covered, and I mean covered with metal filings and dust.
Finally grinding down what's left of the metal to make it as smooth as I could justify, word of warning to anyone doing the same...the underside of the car gets very hot, I started seeing smoke at one point so be cautious
Joe, what kind of weight loss is there in removeing the sound deadening? Might lift my carpets and do this
Jonny, I would say (without taking at the stuff behind the dash) about 10kg weight loss, nothing major really, the thick carpet type sounds deadening is the heaviest.
Happy days, finally!!
Happy days, finally!!
How easy was it to remove the cross part where the seat fixes to at the front? (the part your grinding away across the floor plan?
Im thinking of removing mine so i can fit lower and better seat frames, which im guessing is why your doing it. But ill use the existing slider rails to slide in a bar with a plate on the end, pretty much like what the back portion of my sparco subframes are like now.
Im thinking of removing mine so i can fit lower and better seat frames, which im guessing is why your doing it. But ill use the existing slider rails to slide in a bar with a plate on the end, pretty much like what the back portion of my sparco subframes are like now.
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Yeah they seem great, I sit in them once a day in the lounge lol.Good seats I have a pair in black with orange stitching
Phil, that bit is really easy, just 1mm cutting disc and grinding disc/ flap disc to finish off and make it smooth. It's reall thin metal so grinds away quickly, did both in about 2-3 hours. Word of warning though cover all the windows including the back one (or open boot) when grinding because it melts the glass really easily. The dash will get covered too so expect mess. If you're cool with that then go for it.
I'm going for the same set up as Alex had with two static bars welded in either side and the seat bolting straight to that. Nice and FIA approved
Wow these finally arrived after Powerflex decided they were going to make them.... requested them just after christmas!!
Black compound Powerflex rear beam bushes
Black compound Powerflex rear beam bushes
let me know how easily the bushes fit Joe, must do mine and dont fancy removing the rear beam... totally that is
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Today's plans were to fit my rear beam bushes and re-fit the rear beam, this was not the case after realising that the bushes were 100x harder than I thought to fit, popped them in the freezer and going to give it another bash tomorrow.
Instead I wire brushed and paint stripped the rear calipers as they were in need of a refurb
After one coat
Thought I should then finally get round to taking my wheels to get powder coated, colour is to be revealed when I collect them, you lot can have a guess though
Car currently standing like so
Before shot, so you can all remember what they looked like before
after realising that the bushes were 100x harder than I thought to fit, popped them in the freezer and going to give it another bash tomorrow. Instead I wire brushed and paint stripped the rear calipers as they were in need of a refurb
After one coat
Thought I should then finally get round to taking my wheels to get powder coated, colour is to be revealed when I collect them, you lot can have a guess though
Car currently standing like so
Before shot, so you can all remember what they looked like before
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