W66RRY - Mk1 Leon Cupra R

[vroomtshh]

Don't tempt me!

Going away next tuesday for 4 months and will have some money to play with when I'm back so will see what happens lol.

How do you find the clio?

It's slow, rattly, breaks down as often as it goes, yet I surprisingly like it

Very impressive stuff bud.

Thanks

 

[xDaNx]

Great progress, love threads like these.

Do you have a picture of the headunit lit up?

 

[vroomtshh]

Great progress, love threads like these.

Do you have a picture of the headunit lit up?

No, because it lights up green :-(. There's two versions and I bought the wrong one :-(

 

[xDaNx]

No, because it lights up green :-(. There's two versions and I bought the wrong one :-(

Is there a red one? What's the model number?

 

[vroomtshh]

It's an Ida-x100 I think. Yeh there's a red version too

 

[vroomtshh]

This weekend saw me porting the relentless manifold. I've been putting this off for a while, as I was expecting it to be a nightmare.
Surprisingly, it went as easy as pie. I'd have liked to remove a bit more material but felt this was about as far as I could go.

Collector before



It didn't need a lot taking out of it. I just opened it up a bit to help as much as possible



Runners Before



And after




I'm still picking bits of stainless out my hair

 

[vroomtshh]

I had a little mishap bolting up the manifold


Managed to get it out without removing the manifold though (was the last nut I tightened)
So thats all sorted.

A few more powdercoated bits on



I think I'll need to replace the plastic timing cover. The sticky mark won;t come off no matter what I try

Next up, drilling and tapping my brand new hybrid for an EGT sensor

 

[John Lindsay]

Looking good! Proof that you can actually manage without me

Although… how did you manage to break the manifold stud, weren't you torquing them all?

 

[vroomtshh]

Looking good! Proof that you can actually manage without me

Although… how did you manage to break the manifold stud, weren't you torquing them all?

I think the torque wrench jammed. Although it didn't feel that tight when it snapped. Maybe just a weakness in the stud.

That's what happens when you buy cheap tools from a dodgy character

 

[vroomtshh]

Couple of deliveries today to keep me busy over the holidays


You wouldn't believe that's £90 worth



I actually got this during the Black Friday sale. Stealth catch can, shifter bushes and map sensor adapter, all from 42draft. The discount was so good that the bushes and map sensor adapter were free

The eagle eyed, will also see some poly mix in the background for my engine mounts

 

[vroomtshh]

A Xmas present from my sister

How did she know

And the most expensive bolts in the world


ARP flywheel bolts

 

[vroomtshh]

This one was delivered by a Badger



Just a clutch left to get and that's all the parts in place...... probably lol

 

[vroomtshh]

Postman has been a busy boy today
I was never happy with my stereo, and end of the year sales meant it was time for a replacement


As soon as I have a battery back in the car, I'll get it fitted

 

[John Lindsay]

You really want to get a new cable for your camera!

 

[vroomtshh]

Few more updates ( I haven;t really done a lot this past month, but its slowly moving along)

First up - Heat wrapped downpipe


Then a lovely parcel from TSR



So on with splitting the box


Drill out the rivets to remove the ring gear


Old vs New


Ring gear ready for fitting


Pressing in the new ARP bolts



And pressing on the ring gear


I'm currently waiting on a couple of shims, then the box can get soda blasted and I can start re-fitting it proper

 

[[M]ike]

Great build mate. Wil keep an eye on this.

 

[vroomtshh]

Another small delivery today





It's a shame half of these shiny bits will never be seen

 

[mjstokes85]

This is a serious "build" thread, impressive work!

 

[vroomtshh]

This is a serious "build" thread, impressive work!

Thanks. Its not quite as powerful as some, but hopefully the little details make up for it

 

[James23Parkin]

Not sure how I missed this great thread. Some great work and I'm looking forward to seein the car come back together, as I'm sure you're too