Phillc's Mk1 Cupra...

[ibizacupra]

no, GT wheels are not the same a T series unfortunately

 

[Phillc]

Well the car has changed a bit since my last spec list so here is the up to date one, i think this will be it for a while, the only things left to do really is a re-spray and the bigger turbo.



Exterior

• Cupra R Front bumper
• Face lift Skirts
• Cupra Face lift Rear Bumper
• Face Lift mirrors
• Skoda Rear Wiper
• Citroen C5 aerial
• Fully De-Locked
• Wind deflectors
• MK5 R32 Alloys
• Mk 4 Golf Aero wipers
• Citroen Fan style washer jets
• Custom Projector head lights
• Cupra R Rear Spoiler

Interior

• Golf GTi Recaro interior
• Custom Triple gauge Mount Oil Pressure, Oil Temp and Boost
• Cupra R Peddles
• Cupra R Gear Knob and Gator
• Cupra R 225 Steering Wheel
• Face Lift Clocks
• Time'd rear de-mist switch
• Cupra R Roof Lining and Trim
• Custom Piano Black switches and Facia
• Auto Dimming rear View Mirror
• Rain sensing Wipers
• Cruise Control

Handling

• Rear Neuspeed 25mm Arb
• Front MK4 R32 23mm Arb
• Cupra R Wishbones
• Cupra R hubs
• TT Upper Strut Brace
• S3 Lower Strut Brace
• Hughes engineering Rear Strut Brace
• AP Coilovers with damper adjust
• Fully polly bushed

Engine Bay

• Custom silicon water hose set
• Custom Tip
• Custom Boost hoses
• Custom Catch tank
• Battery Re-located to the Boot
• Crinkle Coated Inlet manifold
• Crinkle Coated Cam Cover
• Neuspeed 180 Degree thermostat
• Neuspeed 180 Degree fan Switch
• Secondary Air Pump Removed
• SS Braided hoses
• 13 row Oil cooler
• IE cam belt tensioner kit
• Gates performance cam belt

Performance

• Badger5 custom Map 280bhp 265lb torque
• GT2X hybrid turbo
• Bosch 550 injectors
• Fully balanced bottom end
• Forged Rods
• ARP Head bolts
• ARP Cap bolts
• LCR/S3 Oil squirters
• Ferrera 1mm oversized exhaust valves
• Frankenturbo Hi Flow Exhaust Manifold
• Ported head
• Ported and flowed inlet mani
• R32 Throttle body
• Single mass flywheel
• Uprated performance clutch
• Brembo Four pots
• 330mm two piece front discs
• 308mm two piece rear discs
• 15mm Spacers on the rear
• 10mm spacers on the front
• THS engine mounts
• THS dog bone Mount
• Quick Shift
• Full Turbo Back 3” custom SS Exhaust
• Custom Front Mount Intercooler
• Big Green Air Filter

 

[Phillc]

Well i have decided to break the car so here's a couple of pic's

Ha ONLY JOKING, i decided to take the interior out to dry it out as it was soaking wet, and thought i would take a few pic's, i also fixed the door leaks (Again) I also did a bit of re routing of the wiring, and replaced a few damaged/missing bits, so its all back together now except the center console which will be back in when i receive a couple of bits from Dave at Sere. I also took my rear AP X dampers of as they are leaking fluid, not good as they only went on in March, i have spoken to Damian at DPM and he said i "Shouldn't" have any problems with KW replacing them, to bloody right i wont, so thanks to Tim for lending me a set of LCR dampers until my replacements turn up.

 

[Ronin225]

I only read the first line initially and thought you're breaking yours, i'm on the brink of selling mine which would only leave barn.
Then i read on
Did you speak to dave about an new elbow for me too?

 

[cupra-barn]

Having a few days off is a bad thing I've been looking around........

 

[cupra-barn]

Only joking!

 

[Phillc]

Did you speak to Dave about an new elbow for me too?

Yes mate £25.

 

[aaronipswich]

Was ur dimming mirror standard on yours

 

[Phillc]

yes mate, it had all the toys. ( Still has)

 

[Phillc]

Well a small update, i have just got back from my epic trip to southern Spain via France we covered over 2600 miles and the car never skipped a beat, even when the temps got to over 42 degrees outside and the oil temp got to 250, one of the things pointed out to me though (By the wife) was that by using the center vent to mount my gauges she nearly died from heat exhaustion so i was to re fit the center vent ASAP!!! so i have bought a nomad pillar pod and two new gauges (Oil pressure and Temp, i have the boost via the Eboost controller so not bothered with a gauge, but i managed to pick up the bargain on the year so far, a set of S3 illuminated vents for £15!! really chuffed with that so my full center vent set up and side LCR vents will be going onto ebay.
One thing that was really strange is that my pull to the left which i have always had mysteriously disappeared when driving on the right hand side of the road???

 

[RDS]

Good to hear the car never skipped a beat, could the pull to the left disapearing be due to the curvature of the road?

 

[Ronin225]

I remember saying about the vent when you first fitted those gauges
When my engine is built im thinking of getting an AFR gauge too

 

[Phillc]

Good to hear the car never skipped a beat, could the pull to the left disapearing be due to the curvature of the road?

Yeah i think its something to do with the set up and us driving on the "wrong" side of the road.

I remember saying about the vent when you first fitted those gauges

Oh did you

When my engine is built im thinking of getting an AFR gauge too

Yeah i was going to get one and a EGT gauge, got to find some where to put them now.

 

[Phillc]

Well i am sorry to say i am selling the Cupra, its currently on a well known auction site, if it doesn't fetch the asking price i will be breaking it.

 

[Murdered LCR]

Your shitting me why ?

 

[RDS]

bad times mate, I hope you find a decent home for it. Are you going to the track day on the 30th?

 

[Phillc]

Your shitting me why ?

I am having to use it for work and the places i need to go are not really suitable, farm tracks, generally of road, i cant afford to run two cars or buy another one without selling it.

bad times mate, I hope you find a decent home for it. Are you going to the track day on the 30th?

Yes i am going not sure if i will run the car though.

 

[RDS]

Yes i am going not sure if i will run the car though.

Just need it there mate to have a look at something on it

 

[Lodey23]

sad news i hope you dont have to break it, but also hope it goes to a home that cares for it as much as you

 

[Phillc]

Cheers for the comments lads.

The car will be at the track day (Unless i sell it before then) so you can look at anything you like