Superb, made my day reading that and makes me realise i can own my car for many a year if the dedication is there.
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Great to hear your sticking in there.
There's a few true petrol heads using LCR's daily, its great to see.
How did you get in with the Vette?
Last we heard there was big work on the go, all done and dusted?
There's a few true petrol heads using LCR's daily, its great to see.
How did you get in with the Vette?
Last we heard there was big work on the go, all done and dusted?
I can't believe i live within a few miles of this car and have never seen it on the road.
Sounds like you've spent another small fortune on it. I'm very surprised at your choice of paintshop, but it looks very well in the photos.
Hopefully I'll get the pleasure of seeing it on the road at some point
Sounds like you've spent another small fortune on it. I'm very surprised at your choice of paintshop, but it looks very well in the photos.
Hopefully I'll get the pleasure of seeing it on the road at some point
Ha i just read the feature of this in PVW not that long ago. Looks mint after its mid life spruce up
Hey! thanks everyone for the kind comments - apologies for the delay in responding.
Firstly regarding my keeping the car - well, is not Conservation the latest 'Eco' adage? and, of course, you all know how much I love to be in the vanguard of any new social convention - err - believe that one if you will!
True, love is in the air with regard to my feelings about the car, but it's not love of the 'dewy eyed' kind - just an honest affection, born of a hard headed appreciation of what is a really great wee car.
Most folks think it's the power that is the hook with the car that makes it so addictive, but for me the attraction is more complex.
It is the benign handling of the car that always amazes me the most - with the suspension setup and the Quaife, it sticks like a proverbial limpet, and ventures with impunity wet or dry, into territory, where no front wheel drive vehicle should prudently journey.
Power itself is nothing without the ability to transmit it in a usable fashion to the road surface, and it's the combination of fast spooling IHI with its great mid range torque, and the car's feisty handling that make it such a great road car.
I can’t be specific, this being a public place, but believe me when I say that my considerable experience of the car has shown that it will hang with most things on the road, in give and take situations, up to speeds which would be regarded as very naughty by ‘you know who’!
OK, the 500+ BHP monsters will ease away from it at the top end - good luck to them - me I’m too old now, to go to jail.
The recent renovation has cost around the 10K mark - that's including all parts - brake kit/turbo/ DP/ etc, paint and labour.
I suppose that may or may not sound expensive, depending on your point of view.
I’ve owned the car for seven years now and it was paid for long ago.
Had I opted for another course of action and traded the car ,say every two years, then, by now, I would have probably spent the same if not more in terms of total outlay.
Each to his own of course - my way may not suit another - I just love to personalise my cars, and changing them to suit my particular needs, whilst others prefer to let the manufacturers do it for them.
I have a gut feeling too , that the LCR is a ‘keeper’ of a car - the shape is certainly one of VAG’s better efforts, and there are not too many of then about either.
I still have my C6Z06 Corvette too - I’ve done around 30,000 miles in that and work is still to be done before I happy with it - It is a five year project, and with luck, I should finally finish it next year,
I don’t write about it here because this place is for Seat fans! - but if you are into Vettes, you’ll be as excited as I am, to know that next month , the Z06 will gain a Fast LSX inlet manifold ,and a Nick Williams 102mm TB - it’s also going into the body shop to have a World Challenge ‘hood’ fitted along with Katech Carbon Aerokit
I am in the process of fitting a Brembo GT2 380mm brake kit, Katech Clubsport wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup rubber[325/30/19 rears!]
I don’t use the Z06 that often because I don’t like frightening myself too much, too often.
Where the Leon is somewhat discrete as it passes by, a journey out in the Z06 is a social event of the first order, in as much as the houses vibrate when it passes, and people run for cover with terrified looks on their faces.
My neighbour’s cat had a nervous breakdown the last time I started it up, and has never again dared to venture out of the house.
Her husband too is now claiming that he dropped his false teeth down the toilet because he was so startled by the sheer volume it emitted when my foot got inadvertently jammed on accelerator.
I have had to stop taking passengers in it as well, because of the costs I’ve incurred in having to buy them new underwear, subsequent to their trip in the car.
Some have even claimed that they have needed psychotherapy and have tried to bill me for that.
The Z06 has a strange effect on folks - Don’t believe me? Well here’s a short video of a chap who wanted a wee run in it
Watch it and you’ll see what I mean - it nearly blew him over, and that was me just starting the darn thing up!
http://youtu.be/X9ozHNSFwaM
Firstly regarding my keeping the car - well, is not Conservation the latest 'Eco' adage? and, of course, you all know how much I love to be in the vanguard of any new social convention
- err - believe that one if you will!True, love is in the air with regard to my feelings about the car, but it's not love of the 'dewy eyed' kind - just an honest affection, born of a hard headed appreciation of what is a really great wee car.
Most folks think it's the power that is the hook with the car that makes it so addictive, but for me the attraction is more complex.
It is the benign handling of the car that always amazes me the most - with the suspension setup and the Quaife, it sticks like a proverbial limpet, and ventures with impunity wet or dry, into territory, where no front wheel drive vehicle should prudently journey.
Power itself is nothing without the ability to transmit it in a usable fashion to the road surface, and it's the combination of fast spooling IHI with its great mid range torque, and the car's feisty handling that make it such a great road car.
I can’t be specific, this being a public place, but believe me when I say that my considerable experience of the car has shown that it will hang with most things on the road, in give and take situations, up to speeds which would be regarded as very naughty by ‘you know who’!
OK, the 500+ BHP monsters will ease away from it at the top end - good luck to them - me I’m too old now, to go to jail.
The recent renovation has cost around the 10K mark - that's including all parts - brake kit/turbo/ DP/ etc, paint and labour.
I suppose that may or may not sound expensive, depending on your point of view.
I’ve owned the car for seven years now and it was paid for long ago.
Had I opted for another course of action and traded the car ,say every two years, then, by now, I would have probably spent the same if not more in terms of total outlay.
Each to his own of course - my way may not suit another - I just love to personalise my cars, and changing them to suit my particular needs, whilst others prefer to let the manufacturers do it for them.
I have a gut feeling too , that the LCR is a ‘keeper’ of a car - the shape is certainly one of VAG’s better efforts, and there are not too many of then about either.
I still have my C6Z06 Corvette too - I’ve done around 30,000 miles in that and work is still to be done before I happy with it - It is a five year project, and with luck, I should finally finish it next year,
I don’t write about it here because this place is for Seat fans! - but if you are into Vettes, you’ll be as excited as I am, to know that next month , the Z06 will gain a Fast LSX inlet manifold ,and a Nick Williams 102mm TB - it’s also going into the body shop to have a World Challenge ‘hood’ fitted along with Katech Carbon Aerokit
I am in the process of fitting a Brembo GT2 380mm brake kit, Katech Clubsport wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup rubber[325/30/19 rears!]
I don’t use the Z06 that often because I don’t like frightening myself too much, too often.
Where the Leon is somewhat discrete as it passes by, a journey out in the Z06 is a social event of the first order, in as much as the houses vibrate when it passes, and people run for cover with terrified looks on their faces.
My neighbour’s cat had a nervous breakdown the last time I started it up, and has never again dared to venture out of the house.
Her husband too is now claiming that he dropped his false teeth down the toilet because he was so startled by the sheer volume it emitted when my foot got inadvertently jammed on accelerator.
I have had to stop taking passengers in it as well, because of the costs I’ve incurred in having to buy them new underwear, subsequent to their trip in the car.
Some have even claimed that they have needed psychotherapy and have tried to bill me for that.
The Z06 has a strange effect on folks - Don’t believe me? Well here’s a short video of a chap who wanted a wee run in it
Watch it and you’ll see what I mean - it nearly blew him over, and that was me just starting the darn thing up!
http://youtu.be/X9ozHNSFwaM
wow brilliant stuff. Great to see you and this beast are still about. Loved reading the build of this and loved reading the updates!!
The Vette sounds AMAZING, do you subscribe to a Vette forum that I could follow you build thread?
ha!great video!love the vette and the jabba monster great to see it restored to its former glory!Hey! thanks everyone for the kind comments - apologies for the delay in responding.
Firstly regarding my keeping the car - well, is not Conservation the latest 'Eco' adage? and, of course, you all know how much I love to be in the vanguard of any new social convention
True, love is in the air with regard to my feelings about the car, but it's not love of the 'dewy eyed' kind - just an honest affection, born of a hard headed appreciation of what is a really great wee car.
Most folks think it's the power that is the hook with the car that makes it so addictive, but for me the attraction is more complex.
It is the benign handling of the car that always amazes me the most - with the suspension setup and the Quaife, it sticks like a proverbial limpet, and ventures with impunity wet or dry, into territory, where no front wheel drive vehicle should prudently journey.
Power itself is nothing without the ability to transmit it in a usable fashion to the road surface, and it's the combination of fast spooling IHI with its great mid range torque, and the car's feisty handling that make it such a great road car.
I can’t be specific, this being a public place, but believe me when I say that my considerable experience of the car has shown that it will hang with most things on the road, in give and take situations, up to speeds which would be regarded as very naughty by ‘you know who’!
OK, the 500+ BHP monsters will ease away from it at the top end - good luck to them - me I’m too old now, to go to jail.
The recent renovation has cost around the 10K mark - that's including all parts - brake kit/turbo/ DP/ etc, paint and labour.
I suppose that may or may not sound expensive, depending on your point of view.
I’ve owned the car for seven years now and it was paid for long ago.
Had I opted for another course of action and traded the car ,say every two years, then, by now, I would have probably spent the same if not more in terms of total outlay.
Each to his own of course - my way may not suit another - I just love to personalise my cars, and changing them to suit my particular needs, whilst others prefer to let the manufacturers do it for them.
I have a gut feeling too , that the LCR is a ‘keeper’ of a car - the shape is certainly one of VAG’s better efforts, and there are not too many of then about either.
I still have my C6Z06 Corvette too - I’ve done around 30,000 miles in that and work is still to be done before I happy with it - It is a five year project, and with luck, I should finally finish it next year,
I don’t write about it here because this place is for Seat fans! - but if you are into Vettes, you’ll be as excited as I am, to know that next month , the Z06 will gain a Fast LSX inlet manifold ,and a Nick Williams 102mm TB - it’s also going into the body shop to have a World Challenge ‘hood’ fitted along with Katech Carbon Aerokit
I am in the process of fitting a Brembo GT2 380mm brake kit, Katech Clubsport wheels and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup rubber[325/30/19 rears!]
I don’t use the Z06 that often because I don’t like frightening myself too much, too often.
Where the Leon is somewhat discrete as it passes by, a journey out in the Z06 is a social event of the first order, in as much as the houses vibrate when it passes, and people run for cover with terrified looks on their faces.
My neighbour’s cat had a nervous breakdown the last time I started it up, and has never again dared to venture out of the house.
Her husband too is now claiming that he dropped his false teeth down the toilet because he was so startled by the sheer volume it emitted when my foot got inadvertently jammed on accelerator.
I have had to stop taking passengers in it as well, because of the costs I’ve incurred in having to buy them new underwear, subsequent to their trip in the car.
Some have even claimed that they have needed psychotherapy and have tried to bill me for that.
The Z06 has a strange effect on folks - Don’t believe me? Well here’s a short video of a chap who wanted a wee run in it
Watch it and you’ll see what I mean - it nearly blew him over, and that was me just starting the darn thing up!
http://youtu.be/X9ozHNSFwaM
Nice freshen up on the Leon, I know what you mean about it being a keeper, I doubt I will ever part with mine.
Glad to hear the Leon is still running well, have spotted that you've been about in her alot recently The Leon really is a work of art, have much respect for it, may even be very keen to make you an offer in later years if you do wish to part with it
Surprised you havent been issued with an asbo for the 'vette yet, Ill be honest! Having personally been in the vette I can say that it is actually jaw dropping how quickly it gets to the speed limit
The Leon really is a work of art, have much respect for it, may even be very keen to make you an offer in later years if you do wish to part with it Surprised you havent been issued with an asbo for the 'vette yet, Ill be honest! Having personally been in the vette I can say that it is actually jaw dropping how quickly it gets to the speed limit
nice to see you back on here songman and i think most of the scottish guy/gals would love to see you up at crail for the national meet in a few weeks in the leon or even the vette .spotted the leon a few times down airshire way and always look amazin but sound even better
.spotted the leon a few times down airshire way and always look amazin but sound even better
I've read this build a few times but I think you were a little before my time here & hence I thought you had moved on. Such a great read and car, however aside from you & Traumapat, I don't recall any other IHI powered LC/LCR's around right now...I wonder why that is? Both of you have had outstanding performance & reliability in the most part so why have slower spooling Garrett kits taken over? 
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