Dave's Leon cupra

[mk1cupradave]

Hi all well thought it was about time i posted some pics of my car on here.

After a long amount of time looking for a new car i finally found a 2001 plate leon cupra 20v 180bhp on piston heads. The car has 73,000 on the clock with full seat service history (9 stamps) mot till feb etc. A mate drove me to Coventry last night and if i am honest i didn't expect it to be that clean as it was only up for £1850. When we finally got there after a 2 hour trip i looked around the car and i was surprised at how clean it was with only a few very minor scratches to the paint work and the interior was mint. Then took the car for a test drive with the owner and loved it right from the start so got back and sorted the paper work out and even knocked him down to £1700.

This is what the car looked like when i picked it up.

So far i have fitted a forge splitter r, done the n249 mod, fitted a bmc cda filter with 70mm reducer, brought a set of fitted car mats and fitted a set of Heko wind deflectors.

Next on the list is a downpipe, decat, remap and coil overs then will start to look at wheels.

Will post more recent pics up when its not raining.

 

[mk1cupradave]

Thought that i had better update this as alot has gone on!

When i first got the car i was desperate for some wheels. So without really thinking i brought some slr rep wheels.

After a short while i decided they were to small and didnt suit the car, so they went and i brought a set of cupra r alloys.

Also inbetween i fitted a set of jom coilovers

much better

since then alot has happened. I wanted to keep the car looking subtle on the outside. Most of the work has been trying to get more power.

Mods so far

Engine

Creation Motorsport tip
Creation Motorsport crank case breather
Sfs silicone boost hoses
Sfs silicone water hoses (still to be fitted)
Forge side mount intercooler
Forge Split r
Cobra Non res turbo back exhaust with 200 cell sport cat
Stage 1 revo remap
braided fuel hoses with anodised fastners
N249 mod
Jetex filter

suspension and wheels

cupra r alloys sprayed black
Jom coilovers

Ice

Alpine CDE 133BT headunit with built in parrot bluetooth.

Other

nomad racing piller pod wrapped in carbon fibre other piller done to match
autogauge boost gauge
team heko wind deflectors
led interior and number plate bulbs
audi tt pedels
armrest
Fabia rear wiper conversion
Flat wiper conversion (front)
cupra r splitter
6000k Hid kit
white led sidelights


I will upload some more recent pics tomorrow as the ones above are from about 2 months ago.

For now i will just upload some pics from when i went to pod

 

[Richy Cupra]

Amazing what a drop and a set of LCR wheels can do to the look of the car. In all honesty i didnt like the slr's either. A set of spacers would set the stance even better imo Keep up the good work bud

 

[mk1cupradave]

Thanks for the kind words. Tbh i was shocked at what a difference the wheels and the drop made. Spacers are on this months list. What size would you recommend 15 f and 20 r? Also what type eg bolt on or bolt through (longer bolts)?

 

[Richy Cupra]

Thanks for the kind words. Tbh i was shocked at what a difference the wheels and the drop made. Spacers are on this months list. What size would you recommend 15 f and 20 r? Also what type eg bolt on or bolt through (longer bolts)?

Exactly what im going for, 20 rear + 10/15 front just to fill the arch gaps. Im not sure tbh mate but i was reading a thread earlier about spacers and damian @ DPM performance recommended bolt through and these

http://www.dpmperformance.co.uk/fk-...centre-bore-571-bolt-thread-14x15-p-8992.html

 

[mk1cupradave]

Cheers for the link. Do you know if that is for a set of 4? Will they do a staggered set eg 15 f and 20 r? May have to give him a call friday.

 

[Richy Cupra]

Cheers for the link. Do you know if that is for a set of 4? Will they do a staggered set eg 15 f and 20 r? May have to give him a call friday.

Think its just for 2 of them. Just had a quick browse and over 15mm spacers are bolt on and 15mm or under are bolt through. Give them a call as they are more clued up than me lol

 

[jasecx]

This looks great mate.
As said - it's amazing the difference a new set of wheels has made!

 

[mk1cupradave]

More pics as promised

Engine bay

Boost gauge and pillers

LCR splitter

Led side lights

HID's

Number plate led's

Interior led's

Head unit

Gauge at night

Still more work to do on the engine bay. Plans for next month:

Powdercoat rocker cover and inlet.
Fit water pipes.
Fit spacers 20mm back and 15 front.
Fit 4 bar fpr
Get stage 2

 

[kevinking2020]

looking good mate. I do like the blue leon, best colour i reckon.

 

[mk1cupradave]

Cheers mate its getting there slowly. yer must admit when its clean i do love the colour. Now fitted the water pipes and braided fuel lines which tidys the engine bay up more. Will be sending a spare manifold and rocker cover off to the powder coaters soon.

 

[150cupra]

Are you pleased with the remap ... I'm getting a revo map next week I'm just hoping it is up to my expectations ... have you embarrassed any nice motors ?

 

[Rodie121]

More pics as promised

Engine bay

Boost gauge and pillers

LCR splitter

Led side lights

HID's

Number plate led's

Interior led's

Head unit

Gauge at night

Still more work to do on the engine bay. Plans for next month:

Powdercoat rocker cover and inlet.
Fit water pipes.
Fit spacers 20mm back and 15 front.
Fit 4 bar fpr
Get stage 2

hi where did you get the gauge from??

 

[mk1cupradave]

halfords. May be able to get them off ebay cheaper. Its made by autogauge.

 

[Ferglar]

Hi buddy, what made you get rid of the BMC CDA?

 

[mk1cupradave]

It was too restrictive I brought my current one off bill at badger 5 and its much better! Next on the list is the awesome clutch kit and a quaife atb

 

[Ferglar]

Nice! Was supposed to be picking the Bmc up today! Having second thoughts now! When you say restrictive do you mean noise wise or performance?

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