and its not remotely as cool as one either...but here goes....

I decided i wanted something a little different to my previous cars, something with potential that hasn't been done to death. made 5k back from the sale of my beloved b18 civic





and 2 days later i was in posession of the banana. Fully standard, 2 lady owners with full skoda history, 77k etc etc.Now this may have seemed a wierd choice but i'm not one to buy something shit, already have plenty of plans and rest asured it will have as much time and effort spent on it as my previous cars.
so heres how it looked on autotrader









once it was home, paint renovated and pictures taken with a proper camera







and now its been lowered, wind deflectors,6k HIDS, Interior mats, Forge recirculation valve, Vrs an Octavia Badges removed off the rear,










windows tinted, rear is oem colour, and front is light smoke. car is a bit dirty but meh...







back now lowered a tad more,wind deflectors and tints done, spaced the rears 5mm, new headunit in













indicators turned up, so rather than changing just the shitty one, changed them both despite only one being misty


before letting water in and greeness


new and comparison



After, fit like oem so happy with them, will give the headlight a polish to make it looking new when the weather is half dry


Bought a K03s off good ald ebay for Ł250. gonna send it away to get a few bits done to support 280bhp-300bhp and have all bearing etc replaced, in the mean time will get together all the other bits im needing so i can put them all on in one fell swoop and get it mapped etc. should have all the bits ready for summer i'm reconning.


purchased some 440cc bosch injectors


before and after


fins gone


(rear discs were replaced before i bought so never bothered with ebc for them)



4x4 mode


old crap off


old pads and discs were buggered, bigger lips than lesley ash


new stuff on


never been a fan of green calipers, and red pads just topped it off! so....


replaced the dogbone mount to for a poly one, feels a lot more positive and has prevented a bit of wheel hop, not bad for Ł20 anyhow


then some pics once brakes were bedded in (the right way.....70-0 a few times)







Hoses from volksbits arrived, quality seems really good, definately much much better than OEM





5 ply




and 440cc bosch injectors arrived too


Fuel pump fitted too





4bar FPR





Decided to modify my crash bar to allow better flow, no point it being blocked off, and the bar has retained its strength as ive only cut a window out



comparison


in bits...







GTF sidemount


and on


and modified bumper


Plate will hide the holes day to day but good to take off for track etc for better cooling.
Drove home and car induction sounds deeper, seems to pull better lower down in higher gears but is probably just my imagination. Lag over old shitmount is minimal, 500revs tops id say, overall very impressed with the quality. Full turbo back system next, then hybrid turbo then put all my other goodies on and get it mapped hoping for figures near 300bhp, have seen similar builds with that power so.....

 

very nice motor

 

VERY nice, love octavia vrs.

 

Very nice, I LOVE those BBS wheels

I also loved your civic

 

puts my standard one to shame

Z

 

Loving the choice of wheels.

Nice car.

 

Very nice huge transformation and you shouldnt be far off 300 with that spec. Were you not tempted to just get a bigger hybrid turbo or a k04?

 

I like that!

 

the k03s will be getting hybrided to rs6 spec k04, i didnt fancy changing oil and water lines,manifold and downpipe for the k04. i dont want to be spending rediculous amounts on this as plans are to start saving for something a bit naughtier in future. a decent specced evo ideally, but plans will always change! if i were to go for a better/bigger turbo i would have gone gt30...but again the costs associated put me pff, don't want to rip the engine to bits like a did with my previous car! just want it with decent reliable power to abuse everyday

 

Should think it will have more than enough power to have some fun with and will be pretty reliable too.
All the best with it.

 

very nice, sleek and sleeperish ,


beef

 

aye enough power to play with others. with a lsd too shouldn't be too bad in corners

 

Very Nice i'll be keeping my eye on this as I have the same car too and wouldn't mind seeing what power you get with that turbo.

Where did you get them indicator lenses from?

 

lenses are off ebay, one decided to fog up and when i contacted the seller, he said depo products had never had a fault in over 6 years that he'd sold them, bo**ocks, so i got a replacement and so far so good.iic they were Ł15 for the both

 

i did the same with my sierra bumper

 

Nice one i'll have a look. thanks

 

like that alot!

 

love it mate.top wheel choice mate. a mate of mine has one of these,awesome car for the money

 

very nice fella top work,

 

top job fella

 

nice motor, miles better than the civic imo

 

whole different kind of car, civic used to bounce 9000rpm everyday and loved the twisties, was like a bike. the skoda is a newer comfier and more subtle car, doesn't get the looks the civic did and i dont mind parking this in car parks etc should soon be quicker than the civic though

 

quality stuff, awesome cars those vrs's

 

looks the bollcoks mate

 

Few new pics of new additions,

how the cooler sits, still looks like a nice standard bay



new boost gauge stashed away, not something im gonna keep a constant eye on anyway so not fussed about position, currently running half a bar. not so much at the moment then....



and how the bumper looks plateless

 

how much was the cooler? wonder if i could squize it in the tt , they want 1200 for a cooler and i just dont have that money atm lol

 

very nice mate i have just bought a golf 1.8 turbo am going to do some bits soon keep up the good work

 

i spoke to forge themselves and they did the cooler for 570, can send my old crashbar back and get Ł45 back too.

 

now thats a good price i will have to make a phone call to them soon , anyways awsome car really wouldnt mind one my self as a day to day runner lol

 

Had the key scratch painted today, was doing my head in. also had the mirror cover painted to as it has always been a different shade and always stook out a bit.


before


after


before


after


Dent before


dent after

 

Excellent job.

 

Nice, trouble is with yellow it fades worse than red! I still get wet when looking at the wheels though

 

yeah it does fade unfortunately.nice coat of polish and wax brings it up well mind!

 

As long as a good quality Laqcuer is used with a high percentage of UV Filter it shouldnt fade anywhere near as much as a direct gloss paint. Loving this thread as have been thinking of getting an octavia myself

 

turned a few peoples mind round to skoda tbh..

booked in for exhaust at pipewerx at the end of march

 

look nice absolutly looooooveee the wheels

 

Looks awesome mate

Big-Dan.

 

Todays progress

Since fitting the fuel pump when nailing it out of roundabouts car has seemed to surge a little bit, so pump back out and found a little nick in one of the pipes, soon sorted that out and seems to be fine now.
Also fitted my breather hose that i bought a while back, original was split and making the rocker cover all shitty. exhaust at the end of the month and will send the turbo away the following month. Bought some oil and filter in preperation for ripping it to bits.

Bits left to buy

Turbo gasket
Coolant


and i think thats about it! injectors, FPR TIP and some new spark plugs are all boxed up together so i dont loose anything!

 

Nice photos, the car looks great. Hope it lasts for a long time with little trouble.

 

looking stunning mate