jord294
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thought it was about time i put up a few details of my current project, for those who may be interested.at the beginning of this year, i had this
this
and this
sadly, the rallye was giving symptoms of a failing headgasket, so i decided to sell, as i didn't have the time to fix.
i also decided to sell both 205s, and use the money to spend on a much tidier 306.
so in february i purchased
totally standard (but not for long
) to cut a long story short, T153JCP had to be returned to who i bought it from, as cooling system was constantly pressurized. so a new headgasket and heater matrix were fitted under warranty
the first thing i did was fit some HEKO wind deflectors
as i plan on keeping this car for some time, i decided to start spending. hopefully i would get the same handling characteristics of the ex-hillclimb 205gti i used to own
fitted a k&n induction kit, to replace the nasty cone filter that was fitted directly to the throttle body
first modification was to fit a xsara vts steering rack. not doing anything by half, the rack was fitted with new track rod arms and ends. then changed the monster standard steering wheel, for something a bit smaller
and at the same time, fetching the steering wheel closer. WHAT AN IMPROVEMENT!!
ride height before lowering
all the suspension parts were sourced, and built up. rear beam fully stripped, shotblasted, and rebuilt with all genuine parts, inc new abs sensors. here is what i had
removal of old parts
as you can see, the p-bush doesn't look to clever! and someone had fitted s**ttyflex bushes the front of the wishbone aswell! and the plastic droplinks had no resistance in the joints at all
fitment of new parts
ride height at front after fitting new parts
so the next job was to get the back end sorted. old beam was removed. i prefer to undo the handbrake cables from the calipers, unclip abs sensors and undo the 2 unions for the braklines.
new beam ready to go on
beam was built using xsara vts torsion bars and hybrid a.r.b
after
tbh, i wasn't overly impressed with the rear end. after all, i had had stiffened up the front so much, that the back end felt like jelly with the o/e rear mounts and hybrid a.r.b.
so i removed the axle again, and fitted the std a.r.b and a set of solid mounts
very, very happy with the set up now
a few weeks ago i decided to get another set of cyclones painted in anthracite. so took them to a local guy. BUT when i got back home a for sale post had come up from ben306, who had decided to sell his 'rare' bk603 wheels
as seen here
so after a trip oop north, i loaded up all 8 rims and a bag of bolts
next day, i headed back to see http://www.thewheelrestorer.co.uk/home.html with my 16s
as i was going to be fitting the 16s, i decided to have them done in a dark metallic, and have the cyclones i previously took, painted in something a bit lairy
voila
a trip to demon tweeks, and i had a brand new scorpion cat-back system fitted and the tracking set up (now that all the suspension was finished)
at this moment in time, the 16s are in my garage shod with goodyear F1 boots. just need to wax the wheels
i'm awaiting delivery of a pair of 406 brembos and tarox G88 discs. thanks to swampy for supplying the braided hoses.
managed to win some genuine 406 v6 pads on ebay for £10.59
still plenty more to do, so will keep you all updated
cheers
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FRESHLY RE-FURBISHED GTI BEAMSFITTING AND LOWERING AVAILABLE.
ALL AXLES BUILT USING GENUINE PEUGEOT PARTS
IF I'M NOT HERE, IT ONLY MEANS ONE THING.... I'M SOMEWHERE ELSE!
Posted 31st May 2012 at 08:42
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