Honestlty mate, im doing this mostly through Boredom LOL

Im sure in 12 months time it'll be covered in shoite, muck and dust like most cars that are used normally

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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

Im sure the phase 3 gti 6's had ABS with EBD which does away with the troublesome brake balance valve

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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

This is truly inspiring stuff!

I have 9 days off late April and am temtpted to do some of the things you have done here!


I just need tools, and skills ... and cash

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Team: Moonstone GTI-6™
Team: Working air-con™

Update time.

Had the whole day to myself today so have been able to crack on with the pug.

First job was to get the rear brake pads in, then get the handbrake cables re-fitted. At this point i was ready to try the car back on its wheels to check to see what the ride height was. As i'd set the shock bolt distances to 306mm, meaning a 36 mm drop i was interested to see how it looked on the 16" comps.

Anyway i dropped it down (no ARB fitted and the suspension bolts just nipped up at this point) and it looked like so,





Bear in mind theres little fuel in the tank (about less than a ¼), no spare wheel or exhaust either.

I measured it and it was within 5mm side to side but i thought it looked too low. The plan is to take it across europe in the summer so i need some suspension travel when its loaded with luggage and people, SO, i got it back on the stands, removed the Shocks, and reset the shock bolt distances to 310mm, meaning a 30mm drop approx. It looked better - at this point i'd refitted the cyclones.






Again it was spot on each side, so, now happy with the height i could get it back on the stands, and set the trailing arm clearances using a feeler gauge, lock the torsion bars in with the screw adjusters, then set about re-installing the anti roll bar.

Id got a new set of anti-roll bar seals from pug...



So i fitted them and greased them, fitting it with the correct clearance to the trailing arms and loctiteing the 13mm bolts in as well.

I then put the car on some stands so that the weight of it was on its suspension and set about tightening all the rear suspension bolts up.

Once that was done i refitted the spare wheel cage..



Then the exhaust heat shield.. and took some pics of the shiny shit underneath!!








I fitted the Magnex next. Not sure on it TBH..





Its got a slight blow on the joint between back box and middle section, just need to get underneath it properly and have a good look.

All that needs doing at the back end is to fix the exhaust blow, refit the spare wheel, and bleed the back brakes.

I then set the front of the car up on axle stands, and removed the wheels to make a start on the front suspension.

Some pictures of the "before" !!





I got the drivers side caliper and disc off, then removed the suspension leg, ready to strip it on the bench in the garage one of the nights.

That was all i had time for today!

Opinions welcome as always.

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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

I'll have a tweak of the hanger when i'm next under it. Thanks for the tip.

Yeah the heatshields a fair way away but i might revert back to an OE exhaust at some point, and it looks pretty!! ha ha.

Kev, does your backbox angle slightly upwards? Or is it horizontal? Mines got a definate angle to it?

Might get the whole system off and start again when im less knackered! Spent nearly all day under the bloody thing LOL

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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

Mines still got the OE cat on it. The decat "may" go on after the MOT.

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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

I've just read this thread start to finish and the work you've done is incredible. I wish I had the time, money and know how to do it myself.

You need to let me know next time you plan to go up to The Greyhound for the performance meet because I'd love too see this car in the flesh

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Ex Bianca 6 Owner R.I.P

Mazda RX7 FD3s - Daily...

I was up last tuesday with a couple of mates, completely oblivious to what day it was until a good selection of cars started turning up

And lets face it, it's near impossible to finish a project on a car, because even when you get to what you think is the end, you find something else that you want to do

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Ex Bianca 6 Owner R.I.P

Mazda RX7 FD3s - Daily...

The Greyhound on the Norton Road, Stourbridge yeah.

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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

Caswell kit?

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- Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM me
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Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces.

Mines coming from a firm in Lincoln, Gateros Plating. One of the guys on Detailingworld used it on his golf gti engine bay refurb and the results looked amazing

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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

It was just under 60 quid, and you can do the blue ish tint and the yellow passivate finish.

Just opened the kit - i think i should have paid more attention in chemistry!!

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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

Wanna come and do my astor after?

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Astor 6