Grahams81-Leon 4wd, Big Turbo - Back in the saddle :-)

[Seal_LCR]

update update update! lol

 

[grahams81]

Nice to see the car getting some attention

I think the spoiler should be black and the rub strips should be orange, just my thoughts but agree with joe, photoshop maybe a good starting point

Cheers Mate - thats what i was originally thinking - thanks for the opinion

yeah i agree with the above.

Thanks for the opinion

update update update! lol

Sorry i've had a few days with my son, so not much work done on the car - i'm back in the garage tomorrow though

I spent a couple of hours on Thursday flattening the boot & scotching the back... it's ready to paint now but there really wasn't anything to show with the camera hence no pictures, soz guys.

Hopefully tomorrow i'll get all the other parts flattened and ready for shooting some top coat on Monday

Thanks as always for the comments guys, there much appreciated.

 

[Seal_LCR]

Family first! I'm the same. Look forward to this!

 

[grahams81]

Well i haven't managed to get much done lately - after having a bad cold a fortnight ago, i felt better then last week i managed to get some weird sickness & trots bug.

Literally couldn't go 5 meters away from a toilet so it kind of put my fun on stop.... i was bad for 5 days but all clear now.

I've just finished for the day, i managed to get some orange on all the bits

Was really nice to paint top coat again - really love painting 2k it goes on so nicely.

Anyhow pics for proof - all parts painted with 2 coats.

Door stips -

Door Handles, Filler Cap & Side Skirt Covers -

Side Skirts -

Boot All done -

Hopefully start prepping the wings / bonnet tomorrow.

Thanks,

Graham.

 

[gdjohny]

It will be the best leon when finished

 

[Seal_LCR]

Looks so good! Hurry it up!

 

[grahams81]

It will be the best leon when finished

Cheers Bud, at my work rate they'll be classic cars by the time its finished

Looks so good! Hurry it up!

I'm trying just easy bits to do now - flat panels ftw

 

[grahams81]

So i was suppose to start flattening down bonnets and wings today, but the weather had different ideas.

I went outside to find the man tent all bent and buckled by the strong winds

So after a quick look at the damage i found all the struts bent and a couple had cracked -

It didn't look like man tent was going to survive the day and it was getting very close to hitting the car on the powerful gusts. I decided to pull the car out and get it in the garage as if the tent collapsed it would ruin the car i've spent years building

So after spending all day moving stuff around and jacking the car up to move it i finally got it in the garage unscathed.... During the mayhem i even dropped the boot back on

I'll have to wait until the winds drop and take the man tent down before it falls down and causes damage.

So this has put a real crimp on my plan for painting, as the car is now in the garage i'm going to have to build it up to make some space and then paint the remaining parts once the car is rolling.

I forgot how much of a squeeze it is in there with the shell inside....

Anyhow so long for now.

 

[grahams81]

Well today was spent moving parts around and clearing out the shed. I stripped the front wings, bonnet and bumper off the front of the car to make it more manageable working in the garage. All stored in the shed until i need them.

I dragged out all the interior parts i had in the shed, its quite shocking when you see the amount of plastic bits and seals that go into these cars.

I must admit i was feeling really p*ssed off yesterday with the demise of the man tent before i managed to finish the painting, but now i've sat and thought about it its really not too bad..... So my plans are to start rebuilding

So after pulling some bits out the shed i decided to put the rear bumper brackets on and push the new LCR back bumper on that i bought last week.

Next up i put the wheels in the shed outta the way the cleaned up the rear lights and bolted them on -

Next up i build the filler cap up and screwed it back in -

So my main plans for the next couple of days are to get the wiring loom re-installed inside the car so i can put the headlining and some of the plastics back in the car and out of the way.
Once i've done that i'm gonna try and line all the doors up then build them up with all the windows / seals.

Feeling quite positive now with the rebuild

 

[James23Parkin]

Nice one Graham! Rebuilding is always the fun bit - you instantly see that you're making progress. Keep going mate

 

[Seal_LCR]

I'm excited a little wee came out lol

 

[Chambers_CUPRA]

 

[gdjohny]

I prefer rear bumper from cupra

 

[djgaz1]

what a f****** machine lol

 

[grahams81]

Thanks for the comments lads, much appreciated.

Spent another few hours on the car today... I originally planned to put the loom back in place but i needed to order loads of clips (i removed them all ages ago to paint the interior white)

So i decided to try and line the doors up.... To do that i needed to put the handles / locks / latches / door seals on -

It took me all day to square up the doors, its a right pain in the arse of a job, especially when one of the hinge screws is underneath the dash..... So i had to strip the bottom bit of the dash off and move the relay panels / dash brace -

All lined up -

Dash back together -

I even had time to clean up the stick the back quarter window in

I love putting the car back together, it's such a nice feeling seeing it come together after its looked like a bare shell for years

Thanks as always for any comments.

 

[ongoing]

wow i just read this through...... great build youve got here cant wait to see the finish article

 

[James23Parkin]

Good to know about removing the front door. Useful in knowing what I'll need to remove to assist the body shop if I ever pull my finger out and get it resprayed, which it desperately needs! Also, did you buy new window trim or just reuse the originals? Looking great Graham! I hope you have another fun day

 

[grahams81]

wow i just read this through...... great build youve got here cant wait to see the finish article

Thanks Matey, i also can't wait to see it all together

Good to know about removing the front door. Useful in knowing what I'll need to remove to assist the body shop if I ever pull my finger out and get it resprayed, which it desperately needs! Also, did you buy new window trim or just reuse the originals? Looking great Graham! I hope you have another fun day

Hi James, i mostly had the issues with the door alignments because i removed some hinges during the build. Also some of the doors were lined up very poorly when i got the car.
If your going to remove the doors you can leave your hinges in place and simply lift the doors up off them. The only setting you need to do then is the lower hinge which controls how much the bottom of the door sticks out..... Very easy to set.
All the window trim is from PhilC when he broke his LC, the seals & fittings etc were only a year old so there in great condition.
I'm just in the process of getting a parts list together for all new outer door seals as they are my originals and there a bit old.... If there too pricey i'll get some second hand.
No garage time until after new year now

Cheers Mate.

 

[m0rk]

Wide shot of the car please!

Oh, and don't black the B pillars

 

[ibizacupra]

nice graham