Leon Cupra R 225
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6 miles each way mate
dc5Civic
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That is a great looking motor! There's one very similar to this I see on a daily basis. Much prefer these to the new shape Leon's.
If I was to sell the s3 I reckon I'd be going for one of these!
If I was to sell the s3 I reckon I'd be going for one of these!
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Both CV boots done today and got the intercooler fitted, according to the boost gauge I've actually lost around 2psi on peak boost, but it seems to hold it a little bit longer.
Couple of things pissing me off while I was spending all day in and around the car, first off is the cheap Pro Sport coilovers (not FK as I was told) whoever fitted them hasn't fitted shortened drop links so the ARB is resting on the wishbones, the undertray is some kind of terribly fitted diesel one that barely fits and flaps about, the passenger CV was a cheap replacement which explains why it kept chucking clips off.
Alignment needs done now so on Monday I'll order a new tie rod (boot is torn...my fault
) and price up a new under tray and start saving for some decent suspension and a new map to go with the intercooler
Couple of things pissing me off while I was spending all day in and around the car, first off is the cheap Pro Sport coilovers (not FK as I was told) whoever fitted them hasn't fitted shortened drop links so the ARB is resting on the wishbones, the undertray is some kind of terribly fitted diesel one that barely fits and flaps about, the passenger CV was a cheap replacement which explains why it kept chucking clips off.
Alignment needs done now so on Monday I'll order a new tie rod (boot is torn...my fault
) and price up a new under tray and start saving for some decent suspension and a new map to go with the intercoolerRevT
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I sell FK and ProSport coilovers buddy. ProSports are dearer and a much better build quality from what I've found over the past couple of years selling them. Of course, if you go for FK Highsports or similar they're much better but then you're at over double the price of the budget FK's and ProSport.
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Took a quick spin out tonight to finally get some decent pics, will chuck the rest up tomorrow at some stage
Leon Cupra R by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
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LCR by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
LCR by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
LCR by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
LCR by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
LCR by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
LCR by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
LCR by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
LCR by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
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Love your photography mate!
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Couple of shots from CCM yesterday.
picking up 4 new jacking point covers painted tomorrow hopefully, over the next few months I'll be going for new discs and pads all round (Ferodo DS2500 pads) sourcing a couple of bits I can't buy new and saving for new coilovers
IMG_0871 by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
IMG_0870 by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
IMG_0898 by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
picking up 4 new jacking point covers painted tomorrow hopefully, over the next few months I'll be going for new discs and pads all round (Ferodo DS2500 pads) sourcing a couple of bits I can't buy new and saving for new coilovers
IMG_0871 by Marc Whitford, on FlickrIMG_0870 by Marc Whitford, on FlickrIMG_0898 by Marc Whitford, on Flickr
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super clean, love it
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Lifted my spare wheel out earlier to get the tyre on it changed, knew it was flat, but didn't know why it, now I do
Got new braided lines, ready to go on while I'm away on Honeymoon, during then my friend is taking the calipers off and sending them off to get powder coated as well as new discs, pads and coilovers
Got new braided lines, ready to go on while I'm away on Honeymoon, during then my friend is taking the calipers off and sending them off to get powder coated as well as new discs, pads and coilovers
Tam9n
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Had a read through this Marc, looks insane.
If you would like, I can make you up some n249 delete plugs if you wished? Don't know if you just left them unplugged or what.
Love your shop by the way.. looks a really nice place tow work out of!
If you would like, I can make you up some n249 delete plugs if you wished? Don't know if you just left them unplugged or what.
Love your shop by the way.. looks a really nice place tow work out of!
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Tam9n
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It was gonna be a freebie haha! But guess you're already set!
It's a cracker set up there.
The cupra looks a great example, credit to you!
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The N249 is still there, Is it a resistor you do or just bungs for the valves?
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So recently the car has been running pretty crap, under boost it's just been flattening out and feeling like it's been hitting a brick wall, any time the fuel level went below half it would do this and be really hard to start, narrowed it down to the "upgraded" fuel pump (which is doesn't need considering the OEM pump is already 4bar) so managed to pick up a good condition second hand one off eBay, didn't fancy going brand new as even at cost price for me is still £210 and I was worried that this wouldn't fix the issue I was having.
"Upgraded unit" just a new pump chucked into the original housing, the pump itself was disintegrating, as can be seen inside my tank
Thankfully it did and it seems that the "upgraded" unit was restricting the car as I managed to blow my first boost pipe off since owning the car, that was fun trying to re-attach on a pitch black Comber road
Ever since spending a day underneath the car putting the front mount on a couple of things have been annoying me, the owners between @ferrett and myself have cut a few corners with modifications and maintenance (apparent with the fuel pump) the main thing was the cheap coilover setup with standard drop links, so I've sorted myself out with KW V2's and some Venom Motorsport shortened drop links
Next up was the brakes, the pads are mega dusty and haven't lasted worth a crap, they've also never felt like I feel 4 pots should, verging on spongy, so I've gone and got myself some Vagbremtechnic 'J' hooked front discs, Ferodo DS2500 pads, OEM caliper pins and some HEL braided brake lines to try and sharpen up the bite of the brakes and hopefully reduce the dust, the rear discs are fine and plenty of meat left on the Brembo pads so I'm happy to leave those for a while
Unfortunately, my clutch has started slipping recently so I've decided to go with a Solid flywheel conversion from Sachs and get the oil from the gearbox while we're at it
Hoping to get all the work done in time for MOT in December, while I'm away on my honeymoon the original plan was to get the front end painted but I want to have it driving right before getting on top of the tired front end, here's how it was sitting at Titanic Dubs back in September, so while I'm away my friend is doing the timing belt and water pump, while he's at it he's changing the thermostat to a Neuspeed 83/95c fan switch and a Nuespeed 82c thermostat.
"Upgraded unit" just a new pump chucked into the original housing, the pump itself was disintegrating, as can be seen inside my tank
Thankfully it did and it seems that the "upgraded" unit was restricting the car as I managed to blow my first boost pipe off since owning the car, that was fun trying to re-attach on a pitch black Comber road
Ever since spending a day underneath the car putting the front mount on a couple of things have been annoying me, the owners between @ferrett and myself have cut a few corners with modifications and maintenance (apparent with the fuel pump) the main thing was the cheap coilover setup with standard drop links, so I've sorted myself out with KW V2's and some Venom Motorsport shortened drop links
Next up was the brakes, the pads are mega dusty and haven't lasted worth a crap, they've also never felt like I feel 4 pots should, verging on spongy, so I've gone and got myself some Vagbremtechnic 'J' hooked front discs, Ferodo DS2500 pads, OEM caliper pins and some HEL braided brake lines to try and sharpen up the bite of the brakes and hopefully reduce the dust, the rear discs are fine and plenty of meat left on the Brembo pads so I'm happy to leave those for a while
Unfortunately, my clutch has started slipping recently so I've decided to go with a Solid flywheel conversion from Sachs and get the oil from the gearbox while we're at it
Hoping to get all the work done in time for MOT in December, while I'm away on my honeymoon the original plan was to get the front end painted but I want to have it driving right before getting on top of the tired front end, here's how it was sitting at Titanic Dubs back in September, so while I'm away my friend is doing the timing belt and water pump, while he's at it he's changing the thermostat to a Neuspeed 83/95c fan switch and a Nuespeed 82c thermostat.
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