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 tjcgti
Regular  Location: Bexhill Registered: 01 Jan 2010 Posts: 199 Status: Offline |
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Was just looking through me car pictures and some of the Track days I did. Makes me laugh at how rough round the edges it looks compared to some immaculate ones in the projects thread. But it was a laugh on the track and is more fullfilling in a car you did up yourself. Having welded the cage in I wasn't too nevous about rolling it...   Holding up traffic a little bit   Anyone got any of their 1st attempts with their cars? Probably will be better.... |
 Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 13:47
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clen666
Seasoned Pro  Location: Co. Durham Registered: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 2,401 Status: Offline |
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My first attempt is currently on going, been in bits for ages, I just keep running out of funds.Doesn't help that I bought my first house at more or less the same time and that still needs plenty work done too  ________________________________________ Team 'unintentional rat look' |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 14:14
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atterz
Seasoned Pro  Location: Stafford Registered: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 1,134 Status: Offline |
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Looks perfect if you ask me  .________________________________________ owain wrote: A GTI-6 with a good dashboard and the seats down can outsprint an E46 M3 in July. |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 14:16
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sixygti2
Seasoned Pro  Location: Tunbridge Wells Registered: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 2,778 Status: Offline |
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Looks sorted mate!  Any plans for a new one? ________________________________________ Still watching you... |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 14:20
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simonjames
Seasoned Pro  Location: Whitland S.Wales Registered: 23 Nov 2004 Posts: 6,219 Status: Offline |
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My 1st is my only 1 ________________________________________ All South Wales Members Click HereTeam Supercharged Black RALLYE ™ (Click Here for Build Project) MY EBAY ITEMS 07943066306 |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 14:28
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
Post #6
I supposed technically the buggy is the first 'track' only car I did for myself rather than others.And it still looks a lot rougher around the edges than that 205  ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 14:42
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tjcgti
Regular Location: Bexhill Registered: 01 Jan 2010 Posts: 199 Status: Offline |
Post #7
Perfect? Thanks!It was alright just wasn't 100% reliable as I bought it cheap and didn't have any history on it. But was good fun! I don't have time for another. But it depends on what my next road car is. |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 14:57
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cjm_harris
Seasoned Pro  Location: Parts for Sale section Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 7,442 Status: Offline |
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simonjames wrote: My 1st is my only 1 Yeah same, first track car is my current one (see sig for project thread)  ________________________________________ Chris1999 China Gti6 Supercharged  [Fun car] >>Project Thread<<2000 Bianca 306 Diesel [Work runabout] |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 15:59
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matt evans
Seasoned Pro  Location: Stourbridge Registered: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 2,290 Status: Offline |
Post #9
I built this back in 1998 /1999. Started as a standard silver XR2, i restored the bodywork with new gen front wings, front panel and bonnet, painted it inside and out in Rover Tahiti blue, then built a 1700cc high compression cvh engine with solid lifters, race/rally cam and twin 40 webber DCOE's. It made 150bhp on the rollers and went like a stabbed ferret.Trackdays were just getting popular back then, and i've been doing them ever since.   ________________________________________ 1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+ (now gone...)2004 Aegean Blue 206 GTi 180 (also gone...) 2006 Skoda Fabia vRS in Sprint Yellow honestly3k wrote: Do you wrestle for a living matt? You sound like a monster owain wrote: Nothing involving a 306 can be considered worthwhile. |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 16:24
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ballardpaul
Seasoned Pro  Location: Croydon Registered: 22 Jul 2008 Posts: 4,135 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Me and my mate are going to buy a track car sometime next year, I can't wait as there's only so much I want to try myself on my road car, and would probably never take my car on track. It's out of a 6 which is want he wants or I would like a 205. ________________________________________ Phase 2 Blaze GTi 6 (Standard) SoldPhase 3 Supercharged China GTi 6 (249.8 BHP) Sold Phase 3 Supercharged Diablo GTi 6 (443 BHP)Sold Nissan 350Z (300 BHP) |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 16:34
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mark.evs
Senior User  Location: Near Bridgend Registered: 21 Dec 2010 Posts: 527 Status: Offline |
Post #11
My first track day will be on the 28th, car project thread is in my sig. it's come along way from the £175 scrapper i bought about a year ago, started as a budget, thinking if i do all the work it'll be cheap, spent about a grand in all, but it's been done how i want it. needs a proper cage and seats but they can wait. I just wanna get in it and go now.PS. Matt, that XR2 looks awesome. ________________________________________ My GTi6 track projectWhite Rallye project |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 17:04
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atterz
Seasoned Pro Location: Stafford Registered: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 1,134 Status: Offline |
Post #12
My mate and with me doing a great deal of the work has just made a track EG, that hasnt gone on track just yet! And all it does is p*ss him off because its so noisy!??________________________________________ owain wrote: A GTI-6 with a good dashboard and the seats down can outsprint an E46 M3 in July. |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 17:33
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matt evans
Seasoned Pro Location: Stourbridge Registered: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 2,290 Status: Offline |
Post #13
mark.evs wrote: PS. Matt, that XR2 looks awesome. Thanks Mark, unfortunatly it just wasnt fast enough. Was an active member of the local RSOC group, and track boys all had cossies, so i sold it and built a 250bhp caged S2 RS Turbo for track.. Running on Slicks with 315mm AP's it was fun. ________________________________________ 1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+ (now gone...)2004 Aegean Blue 206 GTi 180 (also gone...) 2006 Skoda Fabia vRS in Sprint Yellow honestly3k wrote: Do you wrestle for a living matt? You sound like a monster owain wrote: Nothing involving a 306 can be considered worthwhile. |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 17:57
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mechanical_repairs
Seasoned Pro  Location: leicester Registered: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 12,122 Status: Offline |
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matt evans wrote: mark.evs wrote: PS. Matt, that XR2 looks awesome. Thanks Mark, unfortunatly it just wasnt fast enough. Was an active member of the local RSOC group, and track boys all had cossies, so i sold it and built a 250bhp caged S2 RS Turbo for track.. Running on Slicks with 315mm AP's it was fun. Where's the pictures of this beast? Carl ________________________________________ C.G.Cars of Leicester, Peugeot/Citroen/Renault specialist Tel: 01162 624498/07799 405184 WWW.CGCARSLEICESTER.CO.UK36 narborough road south, Leicester LE3 2fn MOT station now open, tests £35 with a free retest. Recovery available with a recovery unit, for those not so local jobs Also offer the loan of a free courtesy car 306 dturbo |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 18:44
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velar
Regular  Location: swindon Registered: 04 Jan 2009 Posts: 448 Status: Offline |
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Been doing track days in standard road cars for a few years before I did my 1st stripped out track car.I was running a V6 406 coupe, when the bottom fell out of the car market a few years back, so stripped it and tracked it. Was quite quick on the long straights, but handled like on old barge with the V6 up front and standard road suspension. Had some fun in it until it spun a bearing at Castle Coombe.)   ________________________________________ L reg "black and blue" phase 1 track 6 |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 18:54
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matt evans
Seasoned Pro Location: Stourbridge Registered: 16 Sep 2009 Posts: 2,290 Status: Offline |
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mechanical_repairs wrote: matt evans wrote: mark.evs wrote: PS. Matt, that XR2 looks awesome. Thanks Mark, unfortunatly it just wasnt fast enough. Was an active member of the local RSOC group, and track boys all had cossies, so i sold it and built a 250bhp caged S2 RS Turbo for track.. Running on Slicks with 315mm AP's it was fun. Where's the pictures of this beast? Carl   ________________________________________ 1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+ (now gone...)2004 Aegean Blue 206 GTi 180 (also gone...) 2006 Skoda Fabia vRS in Sprint Yellow honestly3k wrote: Do you wrestle for a living matt? You sound like a monster owain wrote: Nothing involving a 306 can be considered worthwhile. |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 19:00
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ian7675
Techno Viking  Location: Gloucestershire Registered: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 6,068 Status: Offline |
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velar wrote: Been doing track days in standard road cars for a few years before I did my 1st stripped out track car. I was running a V6 406 coupe, when the bottom fell out of the car market a few years back, so stripped it and tracked it. Was quite quick on the long straights, but handled like on old barge with the V6 up front and standard road suspension. Had some fun in it until it spun a bearing at Castle Coombe.) Never been a great fan of the 406 coupe but I really like that one ________________________________________ Less than 24 hours to go! |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 19:09
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BrianM
Regular  Location: Kirkcaldy Registered: 01 May 2009 Posts: 487 Status: Offline |
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That's very nice Matt. You've spent a lot of money on cars over the years! ________________________________________ '13 208 Gti Bianca White, '99 Bianca 306 Rallye, '92 309 Goodwood GTi 5dr, '92 Miami Blue 309 GTi 3dr. |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 19:11
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro  Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
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 ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 21:27
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thugpuggin
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bristol Registered: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 26,784 Status: Offline |
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SteviePut wrote:  The title was track car.....  ________________________________________ Black X Reg PIII.VGTi 6 A4212 pt 1 A4212 pt 2 Searching the streets of Bristol for 1.36p/day.Joint Kent Leader |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 21:30
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
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thugpuggin wrote: SteviePut wrote: The title was track car..... It's on a track isn't it?? ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 21:39
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,817 Status: Offline |
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never had a "track car" but have used my 205 405 and zx on track  ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 21:43
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jim01uk
Seasoned Pro  Location: around Registered: 16 Dec 2005 Posts: 8,996 Status: Offline |
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SteviePut wrote: thugpuggin wrote: SteviePut wrote: The title was track car..... It's on a track isn't it??   |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 21:51
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
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jim01uk wrote: SteviePut wrote: thugpuggin wrote: SteviePut wrote: The title was track car..... It's on a track isn't it?? That's technically a sprint/hill climb course not a track ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 22nd Dec 2011 at 21:56
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prism7guy
Seasoned Pro  Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,639 Status: Offline |
Post #25
My first track car, still a lot to be done to get it where i want it. Build thread in sig if anyone is bothered. ________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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Posted 23rd Dec 2011 at 06:32
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