Great thread - beam looks mint!

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1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+ (now gone...)
2004 Aegean Blue 206 GTi 180 (also gone...)
2006 Skoda Fabia vRS in Sprint Yellow

loving the attention to detail, cant wait to be like this with the new car.keep it up, i want to see pictures of that beam on

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ph3 gti-6 china blue- mint condition
ph2 gti-6 nile blue K.I.A dec 2010

i wanted to run it standard for a month before i got on with this part but i think i need to do this to motivate and interest me in it again.

anyway i thought it would help when i come to refit the bonnet cable if i left the string in the slamp panel:


inlet manifold removed (now for sale):


all the aircon is now removed and every aircon pipe, a fair bit of weight saved for a system thats a pain in the arse to keep working anyway.
just the ancillaries bracket to remove now:

bracket removed and marked to cut with some white nail varnish i found in katies makeup bag!


i used a stihl saw to cut the bracket and i must say it did a perfect job, i even managed to get a curve on it slightly by using different angles, then a quick file after.




i also replaced the 90 degree pipe that goes from the fuel tank to the filler neck, it looked a matter of time till it leaked and i want a trouble free car when this is finished if thats possible so on with the new:



i think i will get the slam panel and ancillairies bracket powder coated black.

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andrew315rawson@live.co.uk
Moonstone phase 7 gti6
My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1

good job mate. ill wonder if your ac-pipes is ok no leaks maybe ill buy em ?

kenneth denmark

see that "new earth cable that connects to the backbox joint"

does that stop you getting shocks every time you get out car?

what does it connect to? does it just touch the exhaust shield?

there is another one that hangs down onto centre section iirc?

but its connected to chassis and touchs the exhaust?

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TEAM HIGH BOOST SUPERCHARGED RALLYE

My Rallye project thread

i received a few bits from the powder coaters the other day:



so i made another start and got the engine mount and bracket, alternator and ancillaireies bracket refitted, the alternator was tight due to the powdercoating so i tapped it a few times with a hammer, snap went the alternator so a quick p.m to pugplus and a new one is here the next day.

next to fit the supercharger bracket:

that was a bit of a bas**rd fitting that,i reffited the pulleys and the fixed pulley on the rear of the charger bracket wouldnt go past the chassis on the car so i had to remove the charger bracket bolts halfway to let me angle it enough to get the pulley on, after reffiting the charger bracket i noticed the bolt for this pulkley is very tight to the car, im not sure if thats normal or not:

the manifold is fitted with a ptfe gasket and the charger is trial fitted:


the charger is reomved and the outlet is spun around the correct way:



ive fitted the throttle body to the charger and found it to be a bit too loose so it needs the boost ring housing welding to the charger housing, so i mark it up in the correct place, then i fit map sensor, blanking plate and steppermotor to the the throttle body, a bit stuck now until i can get the welding done.
ive fitted the charger oil reservoir on the chassis near the battery:

next the powew steering bracket and pump is fitted:

now im a bit stuck until i get the charger housing welded to the boost ring holder, i suppose i could replumb in the power steering pipes, ive enjoyed doing this today its given me my enthusiasm back in it.
andy

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andrew315rawson@live.co.uk
Moonstone phase 7 gti6
My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1

lol@sig

Whilst your waiting for shiny chrome bits you can come over an rebuild the buggy this weekend if you like

Who are you having doing the plating btw?

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oh and yes there is another earth cable on the exhaust it bolts to the ehaust heat shield, i replaced this also as old one was gone except and inch.

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andrew315rawson@live.co.uk
Moonstone phase 7 gti6
My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1

you can get the power steering bracket from a guy on here called rich w.

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andrew315rawson@live.co.uk
Moonstone phase 7 gti6
My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1

the wiring for the throttle body has been extended now and i just need to put some plastic sleeving around it,ive also routed the oil pipe from the charger here:


i fitted the intercooler and then realised i didnt leave enough space for the fans so off it came and i did it again and got the oil cooler next to it:

ive got to remove the brackets when im happy and spray them black, also got to swap the right hand side bolt for a new one like the other:


i may adjust them so there not as tight to each other, but i dont think it will hurt as it is:




the pipework from the cooler to the inlet manifold fits perfect:


but the pipe from the charger to the cooler is a bit tight to the engine:

i have to adjust the intercooler to gain a few mm gap between it and the fans so that may move the angle just right on this pipe and the other side will adjust easy on the inlet manifold joint.

ive got all the charger oil pipework in and tight:


oil cooler top mounting bracket:


waited ages for the chrome plating done and had to constantly chase it up only to receive it back with bits missing and others not done very well but atleast all the brackets came out well.
its not going to be a show car and nobody will ever see them but they look better than the rusty ones on the nice new powdercoated beam parts.
had a right job with the bottom shock bolts, they are too big now they have been chromed, funny as none of the others are but i spent ages trying to get them to fit only to find i couldnt tighten the nuts up and just stripped the bolts so after moping around with my head up my arse somebody suggested the scrapyard, i didnt want to go as i couldnt be arsed with crawling around on my back trying to remove seized bolts but i got my head and some tools together and went:

the first car i tried i was right and after spending half an hour removing the nuts i then bent the shit out the bolts as they was solid so on to the next car and they came out like new, 10 mins and £2 after im on my way back with my new old bolts and a smile, get home and straight back into it.

bolts and brackets fitted to beam:

new brake pipes and flexi pipes fitted with chromed surclips:

and got the little brakepipe heatshield refitted:


new rear calipers fitted with ferrodo ds2500 pads:

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andrew315rawson@live.co.uk
Moonstone phase 7 gti6
My Project thread: http://www.306gti6.com/forum/showthread.php?id=119992&page=1

Making good progress mate. What make are the brake discs? Look quite funky!

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1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+ (now gone...)
2004 Aegean Blue 206 GTi 180 (also gone...)
2006 Skoda Fabia vRS in Sprint Yellow