1m lcr restoration project

[stevocupra]

well after much debate on which route into vag 20v turbo ownership i settled on a leon curpa r in yellow. when i was looking this was the cheepest one in the uk for sale. could have gone and got on in better nick but i like a project and this was mechanically solid. so here she is





its many shades of yellow as it stands stil its a good solid base car. first on the agenda is sorting a few servicing bits to make sure its sweet. whilst i get the bits together i cracked out the auto glym and set about it to see what it would come up like



sick of having pink calipers i thought i would give them a go with the colour restorer and see what happened. they still need painted ultimately but it improved them no end



the rest of the car is a similar story. the roof needs a repaint and the front wings have been resprayed but dont match the rest of the car. bar the roof and the wings its the same colour the rest of the way just very dull tbh still its had a good coat of polish and looks a million times better





thats how it stands just now. i have a timing belt to go on and new pads to go all round.

have made a small list of things i need to do. i want an exhaust, filter, silicone hoses and a front mount. i used to drive beemers and have had good success with powerflex bushes so will be doing them on the lcr. been recomended to get some anti roll bars so that might be a plan aswel

 

[STERB5138]

Good on you for giving it a go. Was this one on eBay, I have noticed a couple of cheap Yellow LCR's lately?

 

[stevocupra]

Surprisingly no it was in auto trader I narrowed it down to 2 in the end this one which was up for £2450 and a black one in Somerset for £2550 both nice cars but ultimately this one wasn't as far so it won then I knocked the guy down £300 when I drove it he ended up only making £100 on it as be couldn't be bothered prepping it. Knocked his price Down and drove off laughing. There were a few cars on eBay running on a bid auction but they ended higher than I paid. Cupras are a bargain but I really wanted the lcr so spent the extra. It does drive like brand new but from what I saw yesterday it looks like it's been lowered a touch.

 

[matt_83]

Looks like a good buy! Looking forward to your updates.

 

[stevocupra]

Got my brothers birthday and then my sons 3rd birthday this month so not much going on for a few weeks but wont be long before we get going.

 

[arb79]

Looks like a bargain mate and welcome...
One thing I'll say is go onto readers rides section and search for James Parkin....
He had a yellow LCR and did an awesome job transforming it into one of the best examples on here.
The amount of views his thread has had speaks for itself. Certainly gave me some inspiration as well as others on this site

 

[stevocupra]

Will go have a look now. Am guessing a brew may be in order

 

[arb79]

Haha yep....Enjoy

 

[seanaldo1987]

Seeing this really makes me want another yellow lcr

 

[stevocupra]

Not much happened got the car properly cleaned and it looms a million times better. Will post some pics later when my phone behaves. Also acquired a splitter type dump valve. It has the option af being blanked and turned into a record or full atmospheric Valve. It was also free which is nice. Will do till I can afford the forge one. Sadly that's it at the minute. Been checking on the leak I fixed on the better half's tt and noticed cracks in the timing belt so thats a priority now. One step forward and 2 back lol

 

[goldie74]

Will be keeping my eye on this one mate,looks like a bargain !

 

[stevocupra]

Have to say I am well pleased with the price i paid for it. Am half tempted to save and get the colour changed. Am feeling the stealth grey that the focus St comes in but I do love the yellow. Think I will do a few bits in black and carbon and see how it looks. Long way off yours though buddy

 

[stevocupra]

small update here ben doing a few bits and collecting parts. firstly i have started the war on chrome and have satin blacked the front grill badge and have to say i am well pleased with how it looks. also i have a service kit to sort out and change the timing belt. i have also been working through getting the hoses changed for yellow silicone. so far i have fitted the dump valve to charge pipe and the charge pipe to the n75 valve. on thursday i will be fitting the turbo intake pipe the breather off the rocker cover the 3 small breather pipes under the inlet around the suction pump and a full set of carbon canister hoses. any wah a few pics














oh yeah and i fitted a boost gauge. slowly getting there piece by piece.

they say rome wasnt built in a day. well my leon certainly wont be lol

 

[rainbird]

Good to see someone else bringing an unloved dog back to full health. Keep it up man!

 

[stevocupra]

Cheers man. Been doing a load today but phone being a spanner and playing up on photo bucket. She's slowly getting there though.

 

[stevocupra]

Damnit ca t get images to show at all today. Even signed up to floor and still they can't appear. Anyone got any ideas as my photo bucket account wont play ball

 

[DrewCole]

I use Tapatalk on my phone and post the pictures directly into a thread using the APP, which works allot better.

 

[stevocupra]

It would appear that apps for windows phones are being phased out. Lost eBay the other day as they are no longer supporting it and tap talk isn't available either. When I get the exhaust on the car done the next job is an android phone. It's a shame cos this was a good phone.

 

[rainbird]

Best bet is either to upload directly to the forum (via mobile browser or via computer), or to one of the other image hosting sites if PB won't work. Can't say I've ever had any issues with it mind.

 

[stevocupra]

well thats them up not in order but you get the idea. just need a new screen for my laptop now