My Mk2 Ibiza Restoration and VR6 Conversion (More parts prepped...)

[Brummy]

Damn you Dan.. my head was turned by the rims...

 

[Presha]

Sorry brum lol theyre nothing special anyway just some bsx's..may be up forsale soon though unless i find something else to put them on which im sure i will lol

I'm after something completely different but i've got the rzs to run it on for the time being

You like the little sketch i done for you?

 

[Brummy]

I do miss my BBS's..

didnt think I would, but...

tbh, Dan Ive not checked that mail addy in about a week or so, will do a little later

 

[Presha]

They did really suit the car well though so i can imagine why lol i'd offer you the bsx's but theyre abit too big for your liking aren't they...16's? Fake splits aswel lol

Yeah ok mate let me know what you think!

 

[Brummy]

Im thinking I might end up having to move up to 16s Dan.. its getting to the stage of speedbump hell around here and theres no-go areas even trying to get on to my estate!.. If I go up to 16's i could even (in theory) drp the car a tad more to sit the rims better in the arches

 

[Presha]

Sounds good to me lol i know what you mean about the roads round here!

 

[suj]

john, your a wimp....go lower hahaha

dan looks good mate, i totally forgot about the wheels, i will get some pics of the audi pepperpots for ya
they are 5x100 too, so straight fitment

car looks good as usual!

 

[abhardwaj1990]

Looking good mate
Thought I'd subscribe to follow your progress

 

[Presha]

john, your a wimp....go lower hahaha

dan looks good mate, i totally forgot about the wheels, i will get some pics of the audi pepperpots for ya
they are 5x100 too, so straight fitment

car looks good as usual!

Looking good mate
Thought I'd subscribe to follow your progress

Cheers for the comments, can hopefully get some real progress on it over the next couple of weeks!

Yeah Suj i totally forgot too lol just send me some pics over and i'll av a look

 

[araz]

nice project i just wanted to ask you, from what car you took your front bumper lip ? sorry for my english

 

[Presha]

nice project i just wanted to ask you, from what car you took your front bumper lip ? sorry for my english

Thanks mate, its off a renault laguna. Requires abit of cutting and some holes drilling to get it to fit though!

 

[araz]

haaa, that's what i was thinking about lol cause first think came to my head, that this lip is off renault laguna thanks mate maybe i'll do the same on my facelift bumper because i can't find to buy used one front lip from ibiza or cordoba to buy.. new one is too expencive for me

 

[Camaleão_Ibiza]

Good afternoon
your ibiza it's very well worked
Congratulations.

puts more photos

regards

 

[samc]

any updates on this? is there a rod change box that'll cope with the vr grunt? seriously thinking about doing this to my 2l 8v. will the 2l outer cv's fit on the vr6 shafts? has anyone gone into detail on the wiring side of things? used the search for the last week and cant seem to find the answers.

 

[RobT]

2L CVs will fit on VR shafts but VR shafts are too long for 'narrow track' 2L cars

 

[samc]

cheers, any ideas if the 2l box will cope with the power? assuming it will bolt onto the vr

 

[RobT]

you have a 2L 8V?

if so, this has a rod-change box (020-type) and I dont think it would be up to it

If you are contemplating a Vr6 transplant, get the car......and transplant in basically the whole front subframe with engine/box/shafts/axles, brakes etc

 

[samc]

sorry if im missing something, but with above set up didnt someone say the shafts are too long causing excessive inner cv wear? also i take it people use the vr6 front struts too? just the brakes will then be 5 stud?? will the vr6 rear hubs/discs go on too? as in undo the big nut pull discs and bearings out and just replace them with the vr6 stuff? cheers

 

[RobT]

all of the VR6 stuff is different to ibiza 8v or 16V - the hubs, the hub bearing carriers, the struts, the steering arms, the wishbones, the driveshafts, the arbs, the brakes....everything

you have to really know what you are doing to mix and match components

the best/easiest way by far is to transplant in the whole lot, everything on the front subframe including steering, front struts, hubs, brakes, everything

you will end up with 5 stud hubs - this can be sorted out, but it would be cheaper for you to buy some 5 stud wheels

the rear hubs can be swapped directly for 5-stud VR6 - simply swap the whole stub axle over with hubs, brakes, calipers etc

this is why the way to do this, is to buy a VR6 complete, use everything you can, then sell what you dont use.

even use the VR6 wheels.....

 

[samc]

excellent cheers