Hello everyone, this is my work in progress thread for my recently bought Leon, untill recently ive not needed a car, I work as a mechanic in garage with a pretty awesome boss, who owes me sh*tload of favours, and since moving I a need a car for work, so I knew what i was after, ive always been into cars and had some pretty quick cars in the past, but not had my own for 5 years or so now, so wanted something pretty decent, and tuneable, eaisly repirable when needed, so ive ended up with a Cupra, and I really like it, but it has needed some work.
So my future plans with with the car, im not after silly power, just reliable, safe and useable power, along with handling and stopping as well as it goes, so maybe looking for 230-250bhp area, bigger brakes, suspension upgrades, and maybe a diff, I had a quaife lsd fitted to a previous car and it completely trasformed it.
Anyway, enough waffling on, so not even 24 hours of owning the car I had it in the workshop, first thing was a service and brakes and a few other bits i found along the way,
The brakes were shot, massively warped and spongy, so a new set of front discs and pads along with cleaned sliders and new fluid all round.
Also the rod ends and bottom arms were in pretty bad shape, rear bush was detached and the rack ends had loads of play,
The rear bush just pushed out and the out metal was all chewed up
Next was a service, new oil, filter, spark plugs, fuel filter, ive gone for a S2000 air filter just because, if I dont like it, ill change it back, or ill make a decent cold air feed.
Gave it the good stuff, and seeing as we've have had the barrel for 5 months and not used it, id thought it would be rude not to
Also regassed the air con with new pollen filter
Also tracked after all the bits changed on the suspension and steering.
Ive done a few more bits, of which i have no pictures, but ive also done the cambelt and watermpump as the last time it was done was in 2007 with 62k miles, its now on 125k so was past due, also done the thermostat as I was having some temperature problems, which it now sorted, ive fitted some 6k HID's, ive romved the vacuum solonid things on the front of the engine, replaced the crank case breather which was all split and manky with a nice silicone item and the dipstick tube...as I snapped it think thats it think till after new year, im just going to drive it and enjoy it.
Things ill be doing after new year, I have a SAI delete plate and have just ordered the steel to make down pipe and exhaust, after that ill be fitting a fmic with hard pipes, and a map of some sort, so if anyone can a mapper near sheffield that would be great.
Ill keep this post updated with more progress
So my future plans with with the car, im not after silly power, just reliable, safe and useable power, along with handling and stopping as well as it goes, so maybe looking for 230-250bhp area, bigger brakes, suspension upgrades, and maybe a diff, I had a quaife lsd fitted to a previous car and it completely trasformed it.
Anyway, enough waffling on, so not even 24 hours of owning the car I had it in the workshop, first thing was a service and brakes and a few other bits i found along the way,
The brakes were shot, massively warped and spongy, so a new set of front discs and pads along with cleaned sliders and new fluid all round.
Also the rod ends and bottom arms were in pretty bad shape, rear bush was detached and the rack ends had loads of play,
The rear bush just pushed out and the out metal was all chewed up
Next was a service, new oil, filter, spark plugs, fuel filter, ive gone for a S2000 air filter just because, if I dont like it, ill change it back, or ill make a decent cold air feed.
Gave it the good stuff, and seeing as we've have had the barrel for 5 months and not used it, id thought it would be rude not to
Also regassed the air con with new pollen filter
Also tracked after all the bits changed on the suspension and steering.
Ive done a few more bits, of which i have no pictures, but ive also done the cambelt and watermpump as the last time it was done was in 2007 with 62k miles, its now on 125k so was past due, also done the thermostat as I was having some temperature problems, which it now sorted, ive fitted some 6k HID's, ive romved the vacuum solonid things on the front of the engine, replaced the crank case breather which was all split and manky with a nice silicone item and the dipstick tube...as I snapped it think thats it think till after new year, im just going to drive it and enjoy it.
Things ill be doing after new year, I have a SAI delete plate and have just ordered the steel to make down pipe and exhaust, after that ill be fitting a fmic with hard pipes, and a map of some sort, so if anyone can a mapper near sheffield that would be great.
Ill keep this post updated with more progress
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