So I picked up this Cupra TDi on the 21/12/2018 for just a little wedge of £500, it needed work because the radiator has popped, it had been sat under a tree (Proven fact, tree sap protects paint) for a year, if not a little longer, the previous owner I think gave up with the car, I'm not too sure, but anyway, I picked up this 174,000 mile gem for MEGA cheap and for that £500, the repairs and money involved, well I didn't mind because the car is worth triple that.
Up first came the car delivery, this was only the second time I'd seen this car so I knew what state it was in from seeing it when I first looked into buying it. (Waited it out to get it cheaper, it worked too)
20181219_130645 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_130653 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_130658 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_130705 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_130711 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
As you can tell, had my work cut out for me on this thing, but I like a challenge, so broke out the trusty old jet wash, a wish mitt, snow foam lance and let the work start on turning this car from a dirty nail, into a road car once again, time to give back to this car after it had been sat for ages.
Here's where I showed this car some love.
20181219_132918 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_132925 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_132932 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_132942 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_135933 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_135947 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_135958 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_140004 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_140012 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_145605 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
Amazing what a simple wash can do, still not clean enough for me so went over it with a clay bar, rinsed it and dried it off before working on the mechanical side of things..... Here's the photos of that.
20181219_145616 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_145627 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_145636 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_165232 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
The current plans for Beefa are:
Repair body work
Change all bulbs to LED's (these ones on front are junk)
AWD system (eventually)
Change clutch (this one is getting dead)
AD08R Tires
Alloy refurb (in black)
Lower the car a tad
Tinted rear windows
Hybrid turbo
Bigger front mount
Better discs and pads
and whatever else I find to do along the way
Repairs so far:
Radiator
Brakes all around
Brake pipe (rear drivers)
Front wiper motor
Power Steering
ESP System
Wheel bearing
Window Regulator (nearside)
But that was about it, near enough had all the parts I needed to repair it from the Audi, some needed a slight mod done to them to make them work but it's all sorted and it passed it's MOT so can't really complain at that. Watch this space, all the rust this car has, it's going, all the clear coat that's peeled, it's getting repaired, I think that'll be first on my list to sort (easy jobs first right?) so keep locked and see how this awesome little car turns out.
Up first came the car delivery, this was only the second time I'd seen this car so I knew what state it was in from seeing it when I first looked into buying it. (Waited it out to get it cheaper, it worked too)
20181219_130645 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_130653 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_130658 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_130705 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_130711 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
As you can tell, had my work cut out for me on this thing, but I like a challenge, so broke out the trusty old jet wash, a wish mitt, snow foam lance and let the work start on turning this car from a dirty nail, into a road car once again, time to give back to this car after it had been sat for ages.
Here's where I showed this car some love.
20181219_132918 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_132925 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_132932 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_132942 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_135933 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_135947 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_135958 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_140004 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_140012 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_145605 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
Amazing what a simple wash can do, still not clean enough for me so went over it with a clay bar, rinsed it and dried it off before working on the mechanical side of things..... Here's the photos of that.
20181219_145616 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_145627 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_145636 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
20181219_165232 by James St Patrick, on Flickr
The current plans for Beefa are:
Repair body work
Change all bulbs to LED's (these ones on front are junk)
AWD system (eventually)
Change clutch (this one is getting dead)
AD08R Tires
Alloy refurb (in black)
Lower the car a tad
Tinted rear windows
Hybrid turbo
Bigger front mount
Better discs and pads
and whatever else I find to do along the way
Repairs so far:
Radiator
Brakes all around
Brake pipe (rear drivers)
Front wiper motor
Power Steering
ESP System
Wheel bearing
Window Regulator (nearside)
But that was about it, near enough had all the parts I needed to repair it from the Audi, some needed a slight mod done to them to make them work but it's all sorted and it passed it's MOT so can't really complain at that. Watch this space, all the rust this car has, it's going, all the clear coat that's peeled, it's getting repaired, I think that'll be first on my list to sort (easy jobs first right?) so keep locked and see how this awesome little car turns out.