Ape's LCR225 Thread (Getting Back on the Road)

[Nef]

loving the new pics mate, cars looking awesome,

Bought a tow strap for mine a while ago, but it looked a proper ball ache to fit, so its still in the boot, its exactly the same as yours just black. lol,

what size in the towing eye thread mate?

thanks

 

[Ape]

I had the standard towing eye bolt cut, drilled and another smaller bolt screwed into that with the strap fixed to that. You'll be lucky to find a bolt with the same spacing and size of the standard eyebolt. It's a 3/4" bolt but the thread spacing isn't normal. I tried eBay, Screwfix, B&Q, local DIY / Hardware shops etc and no-one had anything that fitted

 

[Willie]

I had the standard towing eye bolt cut, drilled and another smaller bolt screwed into that with the strap fixed to that. You'll be lucky to find a bolt with the same spacing and size of the standard eyebolt. It's a 3/4" bolt but the thread spacing isn't normal. I tried eBay, Screwfix, B&Q, local DIY / Hardware shops etc and no-one had anything that fitted

Also its a left hand thread which will be all but impossible to find.
best off doing what Ape has done

 

[Nef]

ah i see, ok thanks for that mate.

 

[DannyC87]

a kart exhaust cradle may be of some use when constructing a filter mount, see here:
http://www.macckartingonline.co.uk/kart---exhaust-cradle-980-p.asp

used here:
http://www.karting.co.uk/Imgs/News/20010509-TKM4Stroke2.jpg

just a thought..

edit: related to stuff on page before.. didn't notice this page of the thread!!

 

[Ape]

Also its a left hand thread which will be all but impossible to find.
best off doing what Ape has done

Ah yeah, and that bit

 

[George 3G]

Regarding the tow strap, want me to take my eye bolt to work and find out what thread it is? It's probably M20 with a fine pitch.

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Regarding the tow strap, want me to take my eye bolt to work and find out what thread it is? It's probably M20 with a fine pitch.

Yes please I'm now about to get one so would like to know......could maybe get a few left hand thread bolts if I knew the correct thread.

 

[George 3G]

Will do

 

[drka-drka]

Edit just got cupra.net raped.lol

Like the car mate

Can you actually tow the car with that strap or is it just for looks??

 

[techie]

It's not a fine pitch it's a very course thread. As Ape said all I did was cut his existing towing eye down and drill and tap to take an M10 x 1.25 bolt which is perfect.

 

[Ape]

The standard eye bolt is an M20 but with a coarse thread. I took it with me to the various places to match it with no success.

Next up on the list:
Fit FMIC
Fit polybushes to wishbones and lower mount
Fit Vibratechnics Engine mounts
Order full exhaust system

I need to find a place that can do decent 4 wheel alignment as well after we've done the exhaust before the remap too

 

[sygee]

Nice job m8, saw your car at rockingham a few weeks back ,looks even better in real life. Had my black lcr for 2 years now and the most ive done to it is a tax disc holder. saw how yours sat and decided to start to do a few light mods so ive done the obligatry fabia wiper and have 10mm spacers for the back coming (have to be stealth mods cos the good wife says she wouldnt be seen dead in a modified car and its bad enough i have red brakes). Next will be a 20mm drop at the back but cant drop front cos of speed bumps near mine. Just wondered if i only drop back then would it stand nose up or would it level it up

 

[Ape]

Cheers bud.

The Fabia Rear Wiper was one of my first mods as the standard LCR wiper is pants.
I only went for 5mm spacers on the rear. Won't you get rubbing issues with 10mm (I'm not sure what wheels you've got though).

a 20mm drop should be alright on the front? Unless your speed bumps are higher than a standard kerb!

 

[sygee]

To be honest it was a bit of a guestimation, jacked car up and sat wheel where i thought it looked right and then got tape measure out. Got standard wheels ,sounds like i should of gone with 5mm.

Theres a steep road to my house with what looks like WWII bomb laid right at the bottom ,it catches many an unsuspecting visitor out. Friends in anything even resembling ground hugging have been known to park up and walk the extra 300yds.
The LCR only just makes it as standard at 0.5mph so a drop at the front is just impossible but its always sat a bit higher at the back.
Is yours 20mm all round then and 5mm spacers on the back.

 

[Ape]

I think mine's closer to 30mm all round. Unsure to be honest as I've messed around with it a little. I've got 5mm spacers on the back and I think they've caught the inner arch once or twice when I've bottomed out after landing

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

Regarding the tow strap, want me to take my eye bolt to work and find out what thread it is? It's probably M20 with a fine pitch.

Any luck with this mate? I'm ready to fit mine, don't mind ordering a few for other people if I can find some

 

[George 3G]

I didn't look because I thought this answered your question?

It's not a fine pitch it's a very course thread. As Ape said all I did was cut his existing towing eye down and drill and tap to take an M10 x 1.25 bolt which is perfect.

I can still find out if you need me to, let me know...

George

 

[adam cupra 20vt]

If you could find out that would be great, if not I'll cut the original one

 

[George 3G]

Just measured it, M18 x 2.5mm Pitch.

You'll need a 15.5mm drill to tap it.

http://www.mscjlindustrial.co.uk/DJE-10610B/SEARCH:KEYWORD/product.html

I would find the tap for you as well, but I'm not sure if your doing a blind hole or through hole.

For the price of the material, and the drill and tap you will only use once, I'd find a local metric machine shop . I'd get it done for you but we are primarily imperial due to having American customers, we do have some metric taps, but nothing "exotic".