Mk3 Seat Ibiza Cupra AKA Veronica

Well after alot off thought (due to last weekend) I think it's about time I showed everyone exactly what I have done to my car start to finish, Here goes

It started on 15-07-05 when I travelled all the way to Bedford to purchase the car it cost me just over 6k, It's a 2001 Y plate and came with 33k on the clock, As off that day I have been a very proud owner,
The day after purchase





The 1st thing I did to the car was the stubby mirror that was within the 1st week of owning and 1 off the best mod's I have done to the car IMO



I then did a full chrome grille surround and got my plate onto the car, As soon as I did the grille surround's I hated it with a passion, but the glue had reacted with my grille so I knew it was a new grille jobbie


It was a mk5 golf rear wiper next along with a mk4 "cupra" & 20VT badge


Finally got a new grille and I decieded to leave the centre grille surround, also got some polo bonnet lifters and clear Audi A3 side repeaters



By this time Chi had bought her Lupo GTi and I loved her front aero wiper's so it was a must for me, I had to get 2 passenger side arm's and blades and do a little bit of trimming


I'd had the car about 6 months now and was sick to death off rolling on stock wheels so I purchased some Seat Sport OZ superT's



Next was a oval Supersprint cat back & Leon R front splitter (which I disliked so it got ditched) and some hella clear rear lights, I knew the lights would look poop so I bought them knowing I would spray them half red


Rear lights as I bought them

Then half tinted

I wasn't too keen on the half tinted lights so I decided to go for a red outline like the origional Leon lights



A Seat Sport strut brace was fitted next


By this time I was pretty bored off my ride height and wheels so I got my 1st set off D90's (7" fronts and 8" rears) with some 25mm H&R adapters followed by some coilovers





I then got some spare bumpers as they was going very cheap so I decieded to smooth my origional one's







I was pretty happy with the look off the car now but I was not happy with the wheels 7" X 16" are just too skinny for my liking, There was no stretch on the front and there was loads off room front and rear in the arches so I sold the D 90's knowing I wanted 8" and 9" D 90's I then got some german pressed plate along with some porsche surround's and a mk4 polo bonnet bra which I had altered to fit (Which I'm unsure about)



I always hated the ugly cream roof lining and A,B & C pillars so I took them along to barton upholstery who did a top job retrimming them in black leather


I then fitted Lupo GTi grab handles, rear view mirror & sun visor's (Black) also I painted a few thing's satin black to match




Last but not least was my new D 90's (8" & 9") and my 996 turbo calipers (big red's) & Cupra R disc's (305mm) Along with ditching the rear "cupra" badge, The calipers are such a tight fit they had to be shaved so I could run D 90's















I have done a few other things to the but I don't have pic's of them, These are- Alhambra Flippy key, rear wiper removed, seat sport gearknob, blue seat mats, blue door pins, black seat sport tax disc holder, EBC rear discs & pads, honda stubby ariel, I'd also like to add most off the work has been done by myself rather than paying somebody to do it for me, I think thats everything so comments welcome positive or negative, Thanks Will

Love your car Will, its perfect.

Its the type of car that makes people want one, u deserve every little bit of that award dude you and Chi.

JJ

sh*t hot, your car champ

Your car is PHAT

wicked car and cool little progress pics!

i want one.......best start saving my pennies

will your car is very impressive mate. wish i could afford one

Quality car this will. Well done to best of show too kid.

!Awesome!.a worthy winner of best in show!

real nice car, looks subtle but really effective. Best in show, may be one day ill get an wawrd like that, money!!!

very smart car, well deserved win + your own work

Dub_Driver wrote:Love your car Will, its perfect.

Its the type of car that makes people want one, u deserve every little bit of that award dude you and Chi.

JJ

but i didnt do anythin haha


cars looking great Boo, i've seen how much time and effort you have put into this motor and it just keeps getting better...... now start on mine!! LOL

Youve got your orders Will

Meant you supporting him Chi

me thinks a bit of polishing under the bonnet would be the next natural step for the cup will a bit of bling and some samco piping will look the bomb mate

Yeah that is a good idea Jezz, I been trying to get a spare inlet manifold and rocker cover but there was no joy so I stopped trying, gonna wait till mine is off the road then i'll polish them up mite even do my strut brace too

ye that will look cool have seen a few add ons like a nice shiny batt cover that would look nice bet theres one with porsche emblem on it some where on the net

wicked ride mate remember wen u first got it come along way baby!

is that Joe Mason in the second Pic down???

youve duna lot of work to the car aint u. well done will

Outstandin work Will!

I just hope mine looks half as good as yours when I finally get it finished. Well done!

took abit of time off as sarah wants some jobs around the house doing so i spent the time flatting back gotti number three and polisihing and waxing cupra 44

they are such cool pix...so shiney! daft question but why veronica???

Nice man, wondered what you were doing round there lol, i pimped past with my old boy

polo graeme wrote:they are such cool pix...so shiney! daft question but why veronica???

its called veronica because of the V in 20VT i think


hehe i spy Will!

Loopy-Chi wrote:

polo graeme wrote:they are such cool pix...so shiney! daft question but why veronica???

its called veronica because of the V in 20VT i think


hehe i spy Will!

took them last few just for you i knew you would like them

too kool for skool