4937Liam - FR+ Cupra TDi (Lots and lots of updates 11/08/2013)

[4937Liam]

Hi guys well i thought i'd start a progress blog even though progress looks to be slow at the moment.
Well here it is My 55 plate FR 150, bought just over two weeks ago I traded in my little 106 Quiksilver and came away with this beauty.

Before:

To this:

As you can see two weeks without a wash on the country roads where i live have completly caked it in crap already.

Anyway plans...

Short term:
Fabia rear wiper - Now fitted.
Aero front wipers - Now fitted.
Chrome side repeater bulbs allround - Now fitted.
Uprated sidelight bulbs and dipped bulbs - Now fitted.
shorter Citroen C2 arial - Now fitted. (with added shite reception).
Pipercross panal filter with drilled airbox - Completed.
Need a new windscreen as mine is bloody cracked - Now fitted.

Long term:
Front end respray - both the bonnet and front bumper (this car has been stoned chipped to death) - Bumper completed.
All four wheels referbed in their original colour (Now sold) Back on original 17inch FR+ wheels.
Miltech cat back exhaust system - Now fitted.
All four calipers referbed and painted red to match the car - Completed.
Four new tyres - Ive got shite Budgets on at the moment. Now Replaced with slightly less shite budgets.

Very long term plans:
Remap at Amd or Jabba and an aftermarket Sach clutch fitted at the same time - Both completed

 

[4937Liam]

Yesterday and today i finally managed to get some protection on the car.

The process:
1) The wheels were cleaned using Megs wheel foam.
2) I then washed the car using the two bucket method.
3) The car was fully dried with a Megs water magnet.
4) I then used Autoglym intensive tar remover to remove all the tar spots (there was alot).
5) The car was then fully clayed using a lightly abrasive megs clay (this was by far the most benecial part of the detail - The clay went from white to green to black)
6) After this I Used Autoglym Super resin polish on the whole car panal by panal. However that was it for the day as the light was fading on me fast.
7) This morning I went over the whole car again with the srp which was slowly beggining to fill in some of the minor swirl marks.
8) Finally i finished the whole car once again panal by panal with Zymol car cleaner wax.
(I found this easy to apply but a nightmare to remove - It left so much white powder residue).
Anyway the results:

Compared to what it was im quite impressed - The car had been treated with a Supaguard when first registered and for a five year old car the paint work condition was awful.
In the long term it needs a full machine polish. But as previously mentioned in my future plans a front end respray to sort these stone chips/minor dents is essential.

 

[4937Liam]

First few mods completed:

Silvertech bulbs fitted to the rear light units.

Fabia rear wiper fitted.

Osram front indicater bulbs fitted.

And a very annoying problem in the passenger side headlamp.

Looking to get some silica gel sachets stuck to the back of the light unit rear cover to solve this commen problem.

And finally does anyone actually know what colour my car is?
I bought a Seat Flash red touch up pen/brush kit and it doesn't match the car at all!

 

[4937Liam]

Mini update: 15/2/2010

Valeo Aero wipers are now fitted - massive difference.
Still got the C2 ariel ready to be fitted but for the love of me I can not get the old one off!

Also last week I stuck some millers in the tank for the first time and overall im very impressed - It seems to be even better on mpg and the engine seems a little smoother throughout acceleration too.

Any advice on how to get this ariel off would be greatly appriciated - Ive had three of my mates have a go now with no success (wimps lol) but it really feels like something is gonna break.

 

[gezmeister]

Just unscrew til its turning on itself, then give it a hard yank, while holding down the base. It will come off, trust me

 

[4937Liam]

Just unscrew til its turning on itself, then give it a hard yank, while holding down the base. It will come off, trust me

Along with the roof skin by the looks of it too
I'll try again tommorow...

 

[gezmeister]

Along with the roof skin by the looks of it too
I'll try again tommorow...

I thought so too, the first time i went to take the original off. Just open one of the rear doors, and stand on/in the rear footwell, and give it a hard pull

 

[4937Liam]

I thought so too, the first time i went to take the original off. Just open one of the rear doors, and stand on/in the rear footwell, and give it a hard pull

Ok mate will do - I have been searching the forums for a solution and although I found some very useful information if yanking on it doesn't work I may use a claw hammer and wrap the base of the ariel in towels or microfibres to prevent it getting damaged.

 

[seantdi]

nice car!! almost identical to my own. it think the colour is emoticon red(spelling) its not as bright as the flash red. i fitted the 312mm brake conversion on mine! well worth it!!

 

[4937Liam]

Ok mate thanks for the heads up on the paint colour will have to take another trip to Halfords for the 'emocion' touch up kit.

On a seperate note finally fitted my Citroen C2 stubby ariel. Went flying when the old one came of but it was well worth it (simply for the looks) even though the reception has suffered quite badly.

 

[4937Liam]

Finally some updates:

Well this little mod has been done a while but it was well worth all the mess and effort.

Airbox machine gunned.

(above my mate finishing the airbox off on his lunch hour)!
The inner fins of the airbox were firstly 'snapped off' using a pair of pliers before being fully smoothed using a combination of aggresive sandpapers, finally finishing off with a mouse sander.

Airbox didn't give up without a fight though.

Finally Pipercross panal filter fitted.

Overall as mentioned earlier I was quite impressed with the results especially the noise after drilling the bottom of the airbox. In my opinion it is well worth smoothing and drilling the airbox on a diesel if anyone is thinking about doing it.

 

[4937Liam]

Quite a tidy looking engine bay overall.

Also got my C2 wiper fitted:

Looks good - reception is poor overall.

Got a boot tray of ebay too:

Filled with cleaning products and a few essential tools.

Also got some tailer made car mats of ebay too (proper ones that clip to the floor).

Interior is just as clean if not cleaner then the engine bay.

 

[gezmeister]

Good job there mate.

Can i have a linky for the mats? Been looking for ones that clip in for a while and not too expensive

 

[4937Liam]

Ok no probs mate give me a min.
Do you have the round style clips in your carpet?

 

[4937Liam]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200264751912

There you go mate.

 

[skullmunki]

Nice motor mate

Nice subtle mods going on at the minute too. I changed back from the C2 aerial to std because I was getting p****d off with the reception

Love that boot tray, and the mats (exactly the same as i've got in mine...been in around 18 months now and still just about ok, good mats for the price )

 

[chris285]

good looking motor mate, the c2 aerial i have the same issue with no radio since the change but only listen to dvd's in the car anyway so not a problem

 

[4937Liam]

Nice motor mate

Nice subtle mods going on at the minute too. I changed back from the C2 aerial to std because I was getting p****d off with the reception

Love that boot tray, and the mats (exactly the same as i've got in mine...been in around 18 months now and still just about ok, good mats for the price )

Thanks mate - the car will be staying very subtle throughout my ownership.
Got many plans for the future but tuning this car is going to cost considerably more then what I spent on my old 106!
I will hopefully have some more updates tommorow as the front bumper is having a full re-spray to sort out the god awful stone chips. The bonnet will then be getting the same treatment within the next couple of months (funds permitting of course).
However a trip to AMD asap is top of my wish list at the moment...

 

[skullmunki]

Thanks mate - the car will be staying very subtle throughout my ownership.
Got many plans for the future but tuning this car is going to cost considerably more then what I spent on my old 106!
I will hopefully have some more updates tommorow as the front bumper is having a full re-spray to sort out the god awful stone chips. The bonnet will then be getting the same treatment within the next couple of months (funds permitting of course).
However a trip to AMD asap is top of my wish list at the moment...

Nice one!

Just make sure they peg the torque back a bit when you get it mapped, otherwise you'll deffo be looking at a new clutch (if you have lead boots you might end up with one sooner or later anyway, bit of a lottery tbh)!

 

[4937Liam]

Nice one!

Just make sure they peg the torque back a bit when you get it mapped, otherwise you'll deffo be looking at a new clutch (if you have lead boots you might end up with one sooner or later anyway, bit of a lottery tbh)!

Yeah ive been doing a fair bit of research around mapping a PD150 - a replacement clutch seems to be the only solution - so in the long run i was planning getting the re-map done at the same time as a having the clutch uprated - but theres no way my pockets are that deep right now.

Currently trying to decide between a milltek cat back exhaust system or a blue flame one from DMP Performance.

Seen the suspension kit I want as well...