Mike's Smoothed, Slammed, Candy white L.C.R Build.. MISSION COMPLETED - SOLD!!

[Mike R]

Heres the current spec - ( March 2011 )

Engine/performance

Forge 007p Diverter Valve
Drilled/smoothed airbox
Aeromaxxed rocker cover
Aeromaxxed inlet manifold
Aeromaxxed charge pipe + brackets
Carbon Fibre Manifold cover
SFS boost pipes
SFS 3" T.I.P
N249 Bypass
Scorpian De-cat
Blueflame Cat-back
De-Baffled charge pipe

Suspension + wheels

3SDM 0.01 staggered concave..
8.5J front
9.5J rear
215/40/18 all round
AP coilovers
Audi S3 Brace

Bodywork

Full respray in VW Candy White
Smoothed rub strips all round
Smoothed side indicators
Smoothed rear door handles
Smoothed jacking points
Smoothed towing eye cover
Smoothed roof aerial
Smoothed boot with Leon solenoid and vw boot button
Front bumper opened up with no numberplate plinth
Kawasaki green roof and spoiler
Gloss black grills
Gloss black wing mirrors
Gloss black rear bumper valance
Carbon wrapped door pillars
De-badged
Nomad boost pillar with autogauge boost gauge

And Not forgetting the Liquid Gauge + 6000k H.I.D Kit

Evo 6 Recaro front seats..
Doorcards, gear and handbrake gaiters and seats Trimmed in Lime green
Seat backs + harness slots painted satin black









Thought id start one of these as this will hopefully be a little ongoin project . .

So i bought the car about 3 weeks ago completely standard,

It had no splitter, no parcel shelf, low brake pads, needed a new headlight as it was pushed in and had broke to the 2 top clips, and has key marks on sides and roof by some little . . but i felt i good a got deal and with full service history and 56,000 miles it was a nice project as i want it sprayed in a few months anyway

Anyway i got straight on to it and ordered a parcel shelf, new headlight, put some ferodo pads in it and changed the oil and filter and put a new splitter on, i also took the leon badge off the boot and the 2 side ones saying cupra, i left the little cupra r on the boot tho . .

I then had a couple of days off last week so decided to have a go at polishing my charge pipe and inlet after reading how a few of you have done it, what a complete pain in the arse but its definatly worth it when its finished, I also drilled my airbox and started smoothing it and put on a Forge 007p dump valve and reversed it.

i did cheat a bit, as i didnt take the inlet off where i couldnt reach with the sander and polisher i bought some high temp black paint and painted with a little artist brush after i masked it up, i also did the throttle body and it all looks a lot better than i thought it would so im happy

I then decided my lights where naff so ordred some 6000k H.I.D's which im yet to put in as i need to change the headlight and get that dam bumper off . . i have got them ran through the back casing and siliconed the grommet in ready just to put in now.


Thats about it at the moment as im chock a block with work and things but have loads i want to get done in next few months.

 

[George 3G]

Looks good mate! Sounds like you've done what's needed to make you happy with the car.

What's next then?

 

[Mike R]

Cheers mate, yeh its a start, ive got to sell my old car then i can start putting more money in to this, the next few things will be,

Nomad boost pillar and boost gauge,
lower it but havent decided whats best yet.
blueflame exhaust,
going to go for stage 2 so doing all that after its painted

im saving for a respray around christmas time and the key marks are doin my head in, after that itll be mint

 

[George 3G]

Sounds good!

Lowering wise, I'd recommend either KW or Weitec coilovers which are both very good.

 

[Mike R]

Yeh im thinkin i should have coilovers, just dont want it really hard or bumpey

 

[TimJK]

Hey, norfolk ey? Where abouts? If all goes to plan youll have my car soon! haha

 

[Mike R]

North walsham mate, Your on my facebook i think lol, you know a few norwich people i do too, Itll be nothing like yours when its finished mate dont you worry , its goin a completely different colour at christmas.

 

[Mike R]

Couple of quick pics i took last week too, Ive now fitted my Nomad boost pillar & boost gauge, 6000k H.I.D's and a few other bits a bobs, ill get some better pics soon.

 

[TimJK]

Ah am I really lol! Did you used to have a 106 back in the day? Only mike I can think of from walsham!

I go to the gym there too, what colour? I would love to get mine sprayed but always skint lol!

 

[Mike R]

Yep thats me, then a black corsa which i stupidly piled £1000's in to, ah never mind hey lol . . Ah you go to victory then i take it with tom and that? Im getting it done White with a few little touches, new wheels, suspension, and other things, it needs a full respray really as it was keyed when i bought it, ive been quoted £400 to get the scratches done but ive always wanted a white one so it the perfect oppurtunity, other than that its mint basicly so i want that done before anything

 

[h0tr0x]

looks nice mate good job so far! they look lovely in white

 

[Mike R]

Cheers mate, yeh they certainly do, been looking at yours for ages, looks so nice, bet its a bitch to keep clean tho

 

[TimJK]

I know now who you are then! I've done the same route, 106 then vauxhall (mine was an astra) now Leon! Will look lush in White with black roof mirrors and wheels! See if they will do a deal doing both cars lol! Yup that's who I go with!

 

[Mike R]

Haha at least we've moved on to better things i know people who have gone the other way and started with nice cars then end up with heaps! . . Yeh thats sort of the idea im going for, may get them carbon wrapped well have to see, Yeh i have him on facebook too, saw ya went to magaluf recently, ill be there in 3 weeks time , hopefully it will still be hot haha

 

[h0tr0x]

haha i had a 106gti before i had my leon! were any of u on 106ocwnersclub?

Yes Mike it is a pain in the arse to keep clean, how clean and fresh it looks afterwards though is worth it.

 

[Mike R]

Haha no i wasnt on there, i only had it about a year and then blew it up and scrapped it, yeh i bet its worth the effort to make it look clean again, what products do you use mate?

 

[h0tr0x]

I generallly use the 3 stage Autoglym (Shampoo/Super resin Polish/Extra Gloss Protection).

I find if you do all 3 stages every couple of months it only needs a wash and shampoo inbetween.

Get some decent bug/tar remover too and they are sooooo annoying on the front! i use some cheap turtle wax spray stuff for that which i spray on before washing it and it does a pretty good job.

 

[Mike R]

Ok mate cheers, do you use any clay or wax? theres so many out there to choose from it does my head in trying to pick one

 

[h0tr0x]

the extra gloss protection is like wax, ive never bothered claying it as it was only sprayed earlier this year so it seemed pretty pointless

 

[Mike R]

Ah i see, yeh good point, so i wont need to clay my car for a fair while as it will be fresh paint after ive had it done?