jamie1989 - VW Bora 1.6 to 1.8t conversion build

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[jamie1989]

Thanks jv

OKkkkayy this is my bora, Dont expect anything showroom condition but we all start somewhere and I will get this project done haha

Soo its been about a Year now and my Bora is still going strong from when I bought it.
Life started as 1 little 1.6 but then a 1.8t conversion happened! and boy can it move now

It looked like this when I purchased her, A little rough but I loved her on the rs6's.



Heres a few pics during the conversion





Then I changed the colour of the wheels and added hid's




Got bored then added Merc's 18" monoblocs only 8's on the front 8.5's on the rear. Went white and black to stand out but what a payne to keep clean.






Then a trip upto R-Tech hehe stage 1 195bhp. Nick done his magic and the trip back to Wales, well I cant explain the smile on my face said it all!!!!





Got told to lose the blow off valve and buy a forge recirculating valve So thats what I did.




I have replaced the crappy seats too for leathers, which im happy with I just need the door cards finished. I wouldnt mind some bora sport clocks soon as I have the standard clocks you find in the golf's.

The mercedes alloys are for sale shortly, I have purchased another set of RS6's untill I find a decent set of LM reps or something different without adaptors.
I have loved every minute of owning this car. During the last year I have replaced the turbo, stage 1 R-Tech remap, Decat, 3inch cat back exhaust, TDI dogbone from Awsome gti, purchased a new clutch kit, Pionner DVD player, Leather seats, Merc alloys, new coil overs, top mounts, CAi and plenty more to come.

What you all think?? Not bad from a 1.6 heyy 

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Just found pics when I first had her, I added the Air intake at that point. I cant believe the difference already
Before some time in 2010

After Today 26/09/2011


Here is a picture before I sprayed the mercs


And a picture while nicks doing his magic

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Sooo while cleaning the car I noticed a few flies and what not in my headlights, I thought what a perfect time to clean them out and do the "joey" mod

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Been abit quiet lately but a few things done, Iv had the timing belt changed, smoothed off wings and filled in the number plate recess.

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So the winter is here the BBS's have to come off and be replaced with the rs4 reps. I have also played with the idea of spraying the front mount matt black so today I had time to do it and this how the bora stands ready for the rubbish weather.

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And Iv sprayed my VW badge again  Stone chips are a pain in the backside haha

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The rs4 alloys are for sale I dont like them on the car 
Iv had them for a while now never fitted them to the car and they have been on for a day and im not impressed with them.
They look better in my garage than on my car I dont dig the black on black sorry.

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RS4 alloys sold now 
BBS's back on for now.

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Had a busy day  chopped up the slam panel so the front mount would mount up further.
I also added the seat cupra splitter and replaced the valance as the other was chopped up  :embarassed:
We all make mistakes im glad its done now though.