D.K's LCR, #Projectcarbon. Still alive

[D.K]

Got up early this morning and made a start on getting the car ready for Players just incase I do go
The car was pretty clean so I did'nt go too mad at first and just gave it was good wash with Autobrite Banana gloss shampoo and a quick going over with Zaino Clay bar, then I stated with the DA using Megs 205 polish and finished off with Werkstat Jett sealeant

These photos have not been edited in any way

50/50
Left side hasnt been touched, right side has just been polished with Megs 205

 

[D.K]

Typical, bloddy rain






I've still got the roof, front and rear bumper and boot to do as well as polish and wax he wheels and clean in interior which will all have to wait till next weekend

 

[D.K]

I was invited to Modified live buy my friends at Milltek sport and AmD







Few of my favourites
Milltek Sports Mk7 Time Attack race car


Milltek Sports new RS4

 

[D.K]

With winter on it's way I decided to raise the front ride height a bit, it does look good low but it ruins the fun of driving the car, I tend do quite a bit of fast country road driving for fun at the weekend's and with the car being so low the under tray has been rubbing the road quite a lot.
Low ride height (shows) front 63cm Rear 65cm
New ride height (Winter) Front 64.5cm Rear 65cm
I wanted the raise the front a bit more but the off side adjuster for some reason wouldnt turn any higher, the thread probably needs cleaning up a bit, I'll see how it drives now and maybe raise it a bit more.





Whist I had it in the air I decided to take the wheels off and give them a proper clean and seal them up for winter

Before, the rears were much cleaner than the fronts


Autobrite direct Purple rain doing it's thing.


After, waxed with WheelWax and just make sure they were completely covered I sealed them with Werkstat Jett seleant






The brakes and arches also got the same treatment










I have been meaning to do this for ages, I was going to remove the rear disc splash guards and respray them but I thought as I had the polish and wax out I'd try polishing them first

I'm pretty happy with the results so

I'm going to see how it performs with the new ride height and probably order the rear axle centering plates soon

 

[jonjay]

Awesome Daz. I never liked the complete slammed look on Leons as its not that functional

Got to love a bit of winter cleaning. Did the suspension clean up well? Which tar remover did you use?

 

[D.K]

Awesome Daz. I never liked the complete slammed look on Leons as its not that functional

Got to love a bit of winter cleaning. Did the suspension clean up well? Which tar remover did you use?

I didn't really do anything to the coilover mate, I do need to though and maybe grease them up.
I didn't use a tar remover, just AB Purple rain

 

[jreedy]

Lovely looking mk1 cupra mate

Love the pic of it on the milltek stand.

Are they pretty rare in silver..... I don't seen many silver mk1 lcr's a out anyways

 

[D.K]

Lovely looking mk1 cupra mate

Love the pic of it on the milltek stand.

Are they pretty rare in silver..... I don't seen many silver mk1 lcr's a out anyways

Thanks
Theres a few more silver ones popping up on here recently but theres certainly not as many around as the other colours

 

[EL]

Looking lovely mate. Time for the next big mod

 

[D.K]

Looking lovely mate. Time for the next big mod

I've got something big in mind, nothing to do with performance or handling, just need to wait and see what happens over the next couple of months.

 

[D.K]

I've been working on a new bit of carbon for a while now and I finally finished it a couple of weeks ago.



First test fit




A bit more resin






I'm pretty happy with how well it's come out, I've made this from scratch just using a polished 1.8T Throttle Body Cover as a template

 

[D.K]

El came round today, I dont know how but some bits fell off his car and onto mine







Thanks mate

 

[James23Parkin]

Love love love the throttle body cover finished in CF Darren! You're very talented with this stuff I'm looking forward to hearing about your progress in the months ahead... Nothing performance or handling based I would have said big brakes but I would of considered them in those categories.... Keep going mate. One of my favourite cars on the forums

 

[D.K]

Not breaks
Thanks mate

 

[EL]

I only came round for a quick chat. Turn my back for a few moments and I find Daz rummaging through my bay when I look back!!!

 

[BuuBBa]

Big thumb up for the unique CF parts!

 

[D.K]

Big thumb up for the unique CF parts!

Thanks mate

 

[D.K]

I'm a bit torn on what path to take next at the moment
As I mentioned in a previous post I'm less than happy with the condition of paint work at the moment, the "fogging" on the bonnet has come back and as it stands really it needs a full front end respray, the rear bumper needs respraying and there are a few other little bits that need tidying up, as it's metallic paint this will probably result in a full respray, don't get me wrong the car looks very good and to the untrained eye most probably wouldn't notice it but I know it's not to the level I expect.
Another option I'm looking at is a full body vinyl wrap, I've got a colour in mind which I'll keep to myself for now, my main concerns with the wrap is how durable it's going to be and I don't want to go for something too lairy that wont suit the car or go out of "scene" within 1 season like the classic 3 spoke alloys.
I'll be going over to Legend Vehicle Specialists Ltd www.legendvs.com soon to discus my options and see what they think is best.

On the power side, the cars not felt right for a while, I've spoken to a couple of people about this and we think it could be the actuator so I need to look into these now, I know Forge do one but can anyone recommend any other ?
I'll be going over to AmD soon to do some more checks and test's and take it from there.

Now for the tough bit, given how much I'm expecting the body work to cost I'm weighing up whether it's worth doing it or selling up, I've had the car 7 years and in some ways I do fancy a change, this has got nothing to do with the fact that a lot of the "big" mk1 players are selling up, At the moment I cant afford to buy what I want so it wont be going any time soon but the thought is there :/

 

[Chambers_CUPRA]

What about beach buggy actuator?

Looks awesome tho, shame the faults stand out in your eyes.

 

[James23Parkin]

I'm a bit torn on what path to take next at the moment
As I mentioned in a previous post I'm less than happy with the condition of paint work at the moment, the "fogging" on the bonnet has come back and as it stands really it needs a full front end respray, the rear bumper needs respraying and there are a few other little bits that need tidying up, as it's metallic paint this will probably result in a full respray, don't get me wrong the car looks very good and to the untrained eye most probably wouldn't notice it but I know it's not to the level I expect.
Another option I'm looking at is a full body vinyl wrap, I've got a colour in mind which I'll keep to myself for now, my main concerns with the wrap is how durable it's going to be and I don't want to go for something too lairy that wont suit the car or go out of "scene" within 1 season like the classic 3 spoke alloys.
I'll be going over to Legend Vehicle Specialists Ltd www.legendvs.com soon to discus my options and see what they think is best.

On the power side, the cars not felt right for a while, I've spoken to a couple of people about this and we think it could be the actuator so I need to look into these now, I know Forge do one but can anyone recommend any other ?
I'll be going over to AmD soon to do some more checks and test's and take it from there.

Now for the tough bit, given how much I'm expecting the body work to cost I'm weighing up whether it's worth doing it or selling up, I've had the car 7 years and in some ways I do fancy a change, this has got nothing to do with the fact that a lot of the "big" mk1 players are selling up, At the moment I cant afford to buy what I want so it wont be going any time soon but the thought is there :/

Hhmmm... I think it'd be a shame to wrap it - it can be costly and I don't think you'd enjoy caring for the car as much as you would do a paint finish? 7 years is a long time but if you're not in a position to better your car ownership with something you'd actually really want, I'd seriously consider respraying the car. Shop around and hopefully you'll be able to find a really good sprayer for a reasonable price. Perhaps a better chance of selling the car to an owner who wants a mint example, too. Of course, it's your decision and I wish you the best with whatever you decide. Hopefully the actuator is the culprit