Audi A1 by mgpdoc ••

[C2_mad]

awsome work as always. love the new wheel

[mgpdoc]

Hello guys and Merry Christmas to you all.

here's some news on the small daily project

First some photos of the work that was involved on making the TTS (8S) steering wheel work on my car like it should



Custom made, and is being sold from the guys that made mine work









instrument cluster white led retrofit







All yellow and green indicatios would turn white as in the videos above



Then, early december, it was time to install my winter wheels, and go out for some fun in the snow



Brought out my guns





Studs fit perfectly in there



Custom painted caps fitted with no issues



All done







Then some TLC was needed for the summer wheels prior to storing them





Foam Lance comes handy







Came out great



Sealed them with Swissvax Autobahn for protection



Gave them an extra something



Stored them in place





No touching of those lips, dont worry



Stay tuned....got some snow footage on the way







Cheers

Mike

[C2_mad]

it snow in greece? never would have thought

[Cydro]

damn dude, this whole thread is filled with great content. hats off!

[mgpdoc]

Thank you sir, highly appreciate it
More snow videos to follow hehe

[mgpdoc]

So, for quite some time now I've been lurking over ebay, to come acros a rear -line bumper in Misano Red , in a decent shape.

Seems like I scored





In great overall condition, just some minor cratches, mostly in this area, but i was gonna paint this part gloss black in the future anyway, so no biggy







Last shot with stock bumper on



Cleaned everything while we were there



Removal required some pretty sneaky deep sockets which i didnt have at the time with me but had to get





Trunk tray also needs to be removed



Some customization as always









Some better shots after a proper clean















All in all, i am very very pleased with how it came out. It gave exactly the rear width i was hoping for and made the wheels blend in even better.



Cheers, more to come

[1988]

mgpdoc,

I always look for your updates, it is amazing the attention you put in every detail.

your A1 is perfect!

If I were you I would ceramic coat the exhaust pipes in black.

regards!

[mgpdoc]

Hello and thank you, for your feedback, and for the fact that this is your first post here

Yes, the pipes would look interesting in ceramic coated black. I have been thinking about it in the past, not sure if i will go through with it. I think first thing will be the trim painted in black at the back.

Cheers,

Mike

[TEASY]

Mp..

Yes, the pipes would look interesting in ceramic coated black. I have been thinking about it in the past, not sure if i will go through with it. I think first thing will be the trim painted in black at the back.

Or maybe in an Akrapovic style?

[mgpdoc]

I may have missed some changes i made so let me get back to those.
It might be some small things, but they all add to the whole result i guess.

So, bought these



Before



And after



Gotta find a black washer fluid reservoir cap as well-if anyone knows where, let me know



Then I also, started collecting another set of parts

This buzzer





And these o-rings



This unit





This oem wiring





And these OEM sensors in Misano Red







So yes, we are getting ready for a parking sensor retrofit and i think i pretty much have everything i need. For now i am doing some maintenace modifications on my front suspension which i am also going to show you

Cheers

More to come

Mike, @mgpdoc over at instagram for even faster updates

[mgpdoc]

So after about 40.000km, the car seemed to have gotten somewhat lower, to rub more easily, and to make some weird rolling sounds that it didnt in the past. After closer inspection, it seemed that some components needed further attention. And when i say, further attention, i usuallycmean replace everything with new parts, on both driver and passenger side.

Let's see





I dont know how some of these parts are called in english to be honest, so i am just gonna show some photos of them, or describe them even, hehe



The outer ball joints of the steering rack



Then the bearings of the outer part of the front control arms







Also, new top mount bushings and bearings. Next time i might even go for powerflex ones, we shall see



Wrenching time









Uppon further inspection we also replaced this part of the steering rack



It's amazing what some wheels, and spacers can do in such short mileage



Car also received a proper alignment afterwards





Needless to say the car changed significantly after all this maintenance. It sat higher, and it felt lighter, like the tyres were underinflated if you can see what i mean. One side was worse but i chose to go for both.

Next time i need to do it again i might go for some powerflex components but i dont wanna compromise the ride quality by much (much more anyway) as this is my current daily. What is more, there is no comparison between the A1 floor and the golf, and i mean in quality. It's like everything is weak in comparison, but oh well it is a smaller car. It also uses many golf mk4 platform components for what it's worth.

Cheers

More to come,

Mike

[ruittie]

Sir you did a great job again!
The pictures and everything is so awesome keep it up love this build threat!

[mgpdoc]

I will do my best !

Thank you

[mgpdoc]

On an early spring night, prior to Easter Time in Greece, I had some work done, that led to this







Dont get me wrong, there is a plan here that it starting to evolve

Inspiration came from this





Rear seatbelts removed as well







Then had another roadtrip







Then, coming back there was a track day, in a track i had not ever before driven in, so decided i might as well go in with the AUD1ESEL, just to see the circuit, and so, naturally removed some unnecessary weight.





Then, i had some more ideas on RECAROS. Yeap, cant lie, i love RECAROS.

and what do you know . . . . .



Scored these that came out of and Audi R8 whose owner moved to a Ferrari and then a Lambo and these were looking for a new home







They are in amazing condition





Then I went on cleaning them and enhancing them with some protection



They were in great condition like i said, no need for much work





Bought some decals to customize the look









Super excited to say the least



Specific Audi A1 mounts from Recaro on the way, pretty soon.

More things have happened, stay tuned for updates, Cheers



Mike

[Fudge]

just read though the whole build ! this is a very cool little a1, the interior is so nice and i love the chassis set up

NICE WORK