Mk1 Octavia 1.8t 4x4

[driven]

Well bought this on a whim, seen it advertised and id always wanted a VRS but they never made them in 4x4, paypal'd the money for the car and got it deliverd to work,

Plans are new brakes abs sensors and PAS pipes get some coilovers onto it, blue haldex controller, my tt comps and paint it ultimate green. Already got s3 injectors KO3S 4 bar FPR decat and custom exhaust sitting waiting to go on, get it mapped and go from there be happy with circa 200 bhp

And the plan

 

[Coog]

Brave and low at the rear! Should be a fun project!

 

[AMG]

Didn't know they made a 4x4 hatch, tea potential to be an S3 in a Skoda dress there, should be fun!

 

[driven]

Brave and low at the rear! Should be a fun project!

No springs bought as spares or repairs as wouldnt go through an mot again supposedly. Needs brakes suspension and a few other bits but for the price it was a bargain.

Didn't know they made a 4x4 hatch, tea potential to be an S3 in a Skoda dress there, should be fun!

Thats the plan the arx engine fitted in the 4x4 is 150 bhp but supposedly maps to near 210bhp according to guys on the vrs/octavia clubs

 

[Lyons]

Sure it's a 4x4?

 

[Coog]

Sure it's a 4x4?

Pfft... who'd ever make a mistake like that?!

 

[gizmo98]

It's a tdi ?

 

[driven]

Sure it's a 4x4?

110%

 

[driven]

It's a tdi ?

1.8t petrol

 

[purplea4T]

I've a funny feeling these have a KO3s in them already, they need the 312 and 256 brakes with anything over 200 horse. Different beast altogether from the vRS but at least 95% of the bits are transplantable

 

[Lyons]

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Lol, that all looks/sounds familiar.

i bought one that turned out not to have a propshaft!

 

[Paul RS]

Lol, that all looks/sounds familiar.

i bought one that turned out not to have a propshaft!

That 4x4 system wouldn't be much use then lol

 

[Lyons]

You think?!

 

[BarryPort]

Class find!
Researched these heavily when looking for a MK1 VRS. Alot of these were used as government vehicles over here.

 

[veedubnoodle]

This has potential! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it

 

[purplea4T]

I much preferred my mk1 vRS to the mk2, so much so that if the mk2 ever sells I'll be after another mk1 - so following this keenly.

 

[cormac81]

Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

Have a mk1 vrs and it's a great car. Though it ran quite warm/suspected HG issue. New genuine thermostat in it today fingers crossed!

 

[driven]

Had it in the garage today r32 reae springs to go in r32 front brake set up to go on and started a bit of bodywork

 

[KJS]

Subscribed Keen to see the end results

 

[Steve]

Subscribed.

Does the ARX suffer from a clogging oil pickup pipe? Or maybe its all badly serviced 1.8t's?

 

[Steve]

Here is a guide on how to do the wide mouth front bumper. I planned that also on mine, but never got round to it.

How To: Front Bumper Mod (wide mouth) - Skoda Octavia Technical Guides

 

[driven]

Progress will be slow as my surf my boss got me as a work vehicle is taking up all free time

 

[purplea4T]

Subscribed.

Does the ARX suffer from a clogging oil pickup pipe? Or maybe its all badly serviced 1.8t's?

It's really all 1.8t's regardless of engine code. Thankfully cheap to sort if caught early or done as preventative repairs.

 

[fabiostar]

id check the boot, looks like you have a fat bloke trapped in there...

 

[driven]

So today i went and ordered paint as a bit of a deterrent to actually get some work done to it settled for lamborghini viola ophelia so should be painted this month