The boot install looks very tidy

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Team Astor Grey Supercharged GTI 6

That looks so nice! Good work with the install too that looks mean, also it looks a lot more modern then your usual P1, amazing what the later rear light clusters too. I think the only thing that tacks it up a bit is the sticker, rest is spot on though a pipercross muddy sounding induction kit would suite it too

Well, seen as I had a couple of weeks to myself...

Decided the engine bay wasn't quite clean enough so I bought a few things. Halfords are giving a £10 voucher for spending £50 or more at the minute so went a little crazy, decided to replace the old crappy K&N with a home built enclosed induction kit. It's a no brand carbon shielded cone filter that i've jubliee'd to the stainless elbow i made, and a cold air feed is going to run through a hole i'm cutting in the arch liner, round the front of the bumper and hopefully to an area with a throughflow of air to build up a bit of pressure. The ram air effect doesn't do much on these engines but can help to negate the resistance of the filter by building up a positive pressure to "force" the air through the filter. Just need to find a spot on the front bumper with the highest air pressure...

Whipped off the slam panel too, was a bit tired looking so that's been refurbed in graphite grey, same colour as the wheels

Sorry looking state, complete with dramatic rainfall



Primered:



Painted



Clear coated



And a nice shiny bonnet catch thanks to the wonder that is GUNK



I have some genuine Pug stickers like the Total oil sticker on order to return it to OE look. Should look lovely when refitted. Took the time to whip off a few other bits for painting too, yesterday I redid the coil pack cover in the colour matched Sigma i used for the spoiler and painted the top engine mount bridge in graphite grey too. Today i'm making a start on the inlet manifold, went for VW Diamond Silver as opposed to the generic "aluminium" colour I used last time. After having a few air leak issues last time I refitted it, it got covered in gasket sealant and petrol so the paint got ****ed. Debating whether or not to paint the resonator box graphite grey, guess that depends on how much paint I have left :

Oh dewipered the rear too, just used a halfords grommet and some tiger seal as I couldn't get hold of a 106 dewipering bung anywhere, wouldn't have bothered with this normally but with adding the spoiler the back end was too fussy so this helps to declutter it. I'd get pictures but i've taken the spoiler off for now as i'd only tigersealed it on when the paint hadn't cured properly so it was falling off a bit. Couple of bolts should sort that

Still got to fit the HD P-bushes and forward bushes when they arrive from KrisB, said they should arrive by today but Mr Postman's been already and didn't bring me any presents Oh and i'll probably replace the wheel bearing today when I can be arsed.

Once all that's done.. I still have to give the whole car a proper detail. Can't clean the car til i wash some cloths though, they're all filthy. Might just GUNK the engine bay in preparation for the major cleaning sesh...

Here's the offending grime I couldn't get off with APC





And the way the engine bay was before yesterday, you can see the slam panel looking a bit sorry for itself and the old flaking stickers



Busy busy busy eh?

PS here's a pic to anyone thinking I can't fit a pram in the boot with the install. One pram, complete with the weekly shop (ps there's shopping bags behind the pram too, i don't just live off rice and peas

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Bye bye Sundance Kid

ARGH ****ing weather. Set to on cutting the bodywork today only for a brief but heavy rain shower to **** up my mood. I had the car dried off quite nicely and was attacking it with the G3 and MOP, making good progress, and now everything's p*ss wet through again. I'd managed a couple of passes before the rain hit so hopefully there's not much more to do.

Anyway here's today's progress. My P-Bushes are delayed it seems, spoke to Kris who said they could take up to next Monday As with anything Peugeot though, you can never get it done in the time required. That's why I booked two weeks off

Washed with my new Turtle Wax Nano-tech shampoo, says its fast drying but doesn't seem any different to any other shampoo i've used. That'll be a waste of £6 then.



Couple of passes with G3 on the bonnet



Reflections after one pass on the sides



Was getting a bit anxious, bare paint lying out in the rain. Thankfully it brightened up in the evening though so I could finish the cleaning, took a couple of pics but lost the lead for my phone so no further updates

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Looking good

Interesting about sorting out those frosted headlights too.. should get lots more light out of them now they're clean & clear?

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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch..
..Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

Project é - my 306 project thread.

Spanner, they seem to have improved a bit but they're still terrible. Might have to invest in some decent bulbs but tbh where I live there's street lights everywhere anyway, and it hardly gets driven at night. Maybe for the winter months though...

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looking good, thought you were away this weekend......

Chris YHPM btw

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Ex-Black 6 - Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary... That's what gets you.

Well given the recent promotion i think some shiny bits will be ordered over the next couple of months. So far the list reads:

PhillipM wavy front discs (when he next makes a batch)
RichW lightened flywheel
New clutch

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Unfortunately stickers will stay as long as i have the car, just me i'm afraid

As for the tornador gun, sounds interesting, i'll have a look into it. Numberplates are on the agenda but don't know if i want french ones or standard uk ones

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looking good this mate, when you advanced the cam, does it make much of a difference?

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Black Ph1 XSi-6
161.8BHP (Getting Better!!!!)

blade, it seems to have made some difference, picks up revs quicker and smoother. They aren't advanced too much though, i was bricking it in case i crunched the valves

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Woop woop, more shiny things

My new wheel arrived from Rally Design, i'm not one to pay double the going rate just for a badge so i bought the RMD Malaga 350mm suede wheel with black spokes. Feels lovely to touch (at least until it gets worn ) and is a much more subtle change. Incidentally now i'd accept an offer of £35 + postage for the old Momo one. /blatantplug

Before



After



Still need to clean the interior though, just worked the last 7 days so not really had chance for a proper clean, and the tobacco makes the seat look like it has holes in it

Other bits that have arrived recently are the Meyle heavy duty P-bushes and OE forward wishbone bushes. They were the last things that needed changing at the front suspension-wise and the steering's now tighter than Mo Mowlam's untouched ugly virgin fanny.

f*ck you wishbone bushes, taste FIRE!







Blue carpet from an S16 is on the way too now, wanted one ever since I got the car but it's hard as hell to get one in half decent nick, most are mouldy sitting in scrapyards but got one for £30, hopefully arrive in the next couple of days. Having the interior out is a good reason to fix the wobbly seats too, anyone any advice for tightening the bolt at the front of the left-hand subframe on the driver's seat? Can't find a bas**rding tool that'll fit there

So um.. steering wheel, bushes, carpet... think that's all for now? Once my wages go up (unfortunately wasn't in time for this payday) i'll be getting my lightened flywheel and new clutch, and my heater matrix/thermostat are getting sorted at some point this month ready for the "deep freeze" the scare merchants are warning us about now that BP have royally f*cked up the gulf stream. Win.

One last thing, i said I love shiny bits..

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Legend, never thought of that. Struggled for ages last time and ended up just leaving it half in

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