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kezzer30

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So where to start , firstly hi my name is Adam I'm 25 , I live in keighley West Yorkshire , I'm chef by trade but love cars mainly pre 2000 peugeots .
I can spray paint to a decent standard and mechanically I'm not the best but I'd like to think I'm not a complete waste of space .
I've been driving 6 years and in that time I've had 2 1.4 306s a 106 sundance gti , currently own a 205gti also .
Every since I picked up my first 306 I always dreamed of having a 306gti6 but in them days it was just a pipe dream but after my very clean 106gti was written off a month or so ago I decided to see if to help the pain of loosing it , I could finally get a gti6 , with insurance quotes saying yes it was time to find one .
Using Facebook I searched and found one that was getting a top end rebuild and would come with a full mot , and as my main worry on them was the Cambelt and headgasket I was pretty much drawn in . It was also diablo which was the colour of my 2nd 306 which was the first car I modified so it seemed fitting .
I was incredibly excited could not wait to go see it , seemed perfect as it was suppose to be a get in and drive no issues car .

I picked it up a week ago today and that was where a few things started to dampen my spirits , firstly the car had a weird lack of power for a few mins , revved the car up it would just go flat and needed the clutch dropping and revving and it would come to life again , it would do this a few times but then it sorts itself out and drives fine. I was told a new coilpack would cure this . I drove the car somewhat 70miles and tbh it was quite nice , I didn't give it the full beans due to the head not long being done etc but it certainly impressed . Just as I got about 6-8miles away from home decided to pull in as my mate who brought me wanted a quick toilet break , upon pulling in to a car park the driver side ball joint fell out and the car landed on the wheel Sad , pretty scary and I'm was very gutted

Luckily I have aa membership and despite a long mess around and been out in the cold till 3.30am , the car was recovered to my mates garage , not the start I had hoped for .

So first jobs where to get some new pinch bolts (replaced both) got the driveshaft all sealed back up and ordered a new coilpack . Unfortunaly my luck wasn't about to change the coilpack did nothing to the cars weird issue . To make matters worse the car then decided its fuel pump doesn't want to work and it would do nothing , I had been working 3 days solid after I bought it and had not even seen the car I daylight at this point , finally I got a day off a went down to see the car , I was pretty down about it tbh , waited along time for one and wasn't what I hoped for at all . I spend a entire day on it and cleaned up some earths changed the thermistor sensor as it was a fault code we found , changed the fuel relay and cleaned up a few sensors also.
To my delight the car started first time after I had done all this but still had this weird misfire/power loss issue , after using the car for a few days I have managed to get more info on this issue
Basically when the car is started from clap cold it runs fine no issues , if the car is stopped and then re used before it cools down then sometimes (not every time) it develops this issue for a few mins and sorts itself out , now when the car runs properly it's great so much grunt .
However if I'm being 100% honest the car as a whole has disappointed me , the beam in cambered , rear brakes where useless front ones also need changing , wipers needed changing also , heater matrix was leaking so has been bypassed I knew about this so no issue , a few bits that I'm happy to sort are bodywork , oil temp gauge needs sorting , one of the indicators falls out and doesn't work , clock needs some new bulbs etc .
Now I have a big heart and this car had been sat for 2 years before the engine work and nobody has really loved it In That time .
This is where I feel the car has become very lucky because this thing will be looking great by the time I'm done, just want to sort that strange issue out first .

So other than the few bits stated above I've done a few bits more to her aswel first I gave it a wash , I still need to give it a full detail and clean inside but here is a pic or two



I've ordered some wind deflectors , and new indicators , I've changed the wipers for some nice Bosch areo blades , I've got new front discs and pads and today I changed the rear brakes so here is a few before amd afters






And that's that plenty more to come hopefully I can get to the bottom of the main issue but that's how this story begins .
Posted 11th Mar 2015 at 23:46
walker_texasranger

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Welcome To the forum mate... Nice intro, though unfortunately you do seem to have the same issues as quite a few on here in feeling the need to throw money at useless French s**te Thumbs up I'm including myself in that LOL

Good luck with the project, hopefully it's not got any more little surprises for you Smile

Are you keeping the Morrettes??

John

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Posted 11th Mar 2015 at 21:07
Twangy

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looks a nice looking car

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Posted 11th Mar 2015 at 21:09
Mossy1985

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Welcome to the forum mate, sorry to hear you are having a bit of a nightmare straight off the bat! But as with alot of the hot hatches they tend to have had lots of owners and most tend not to be enthusiasts which tesults in neglect. There are alot of good people on this site who will be able to help you with problems you will face and encounter etc. Keep us posted on your progress and as with any french car be prepared to spend lots of money Smile but if you have had a 106 gti you will know this im sure

Dave
Posted 11th Mar 2015 at 21:53
MisterGTR

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Sorry to hear about your luck. But with your mate having a garage I hope you can get it all sorted asap. Best of.

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Posted 11th Mar 2015 at 22:21
kezzer30

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Thanks for the warm welcome , I'm certainly hoping I can get to the bottom of this issue soon as I've spent a lot already and I want to turn my attention to the look rather than the mechanical side etc and yes John I will be keeping the morrettes
Posted 11th Mar 2015 at 22:48
kezzer30

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So today I did a bit more on the car replacing the front brakes with fresh discs and pads .
Posted 12th Mar 2015 at 20:35
mik

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Post #8
Sorry to hear about the start, clearly someone hadn't torqued up the bolts - prob a good idea to check everything else! I'm not a mechanical expert so can't really suggest much about the power loss except to start by checking all the obvious stuff like plugs, leads, fuel filter etc is in good shape.

I'm sure you will get it sorted, and when you do it will all be worth it.

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Posted 14th Mar 2015 at 14:27
kezzer30

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I'm changing the green ecu temp sensor and air temp sensor today so I'm hoping that the main problem is solved
Posted 14th Mar 2015 at 15:26
chiefton

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Welcome, sounds like you've had a right 'mare lol
Will be worth it when its all up together but.....congrats on buying your diablo money pit,iv a cherry red money pit haha said id just get mine up together but spent a fortune now and still spending....

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Posted 15th Mar 2015 at 09:39
kezzer30

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Cheers bud , well a small update after changing the front brakes I got hit with more bad luck one of the sliders seized on the passenger side front and half locked the brakes on so I had to drive it 9 miles with smoking brakes . Did not use it yesterday as I had work all day so (luckily still have the hire car from the 106 claim still ongoing) so used that and a mate of mine came down to sort it and for now it seems fine. Brake wise anyway
Posted 15th Mar 2015 at 09:54
chiefton

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Check the pads again that cant of been good lol how did you mange to get pads in,caliper on? Always check the sliders are free and check wheels spin freely after doing brakes etc etc

You says its been sat for a while????

Im sure there will be lots of bits need doing lol sorry to be bearer of bad news,seems you need to nurture and care alot for these cars keep ontop of the bits otherwise they build up quick! !!
Hopefully its not to bad fingers crossed for you!!

Is worth it tho Thumbs up

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Posted 15th Mar 2015 at 10:27
kezzer30

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Wheels span fine afterwards was all a bit bizarre oh more good news for me due to the indicators been bodged in one of them fell out on the bypass Smile happy days
Posted 15th Mar 2015 at 10:40
chiefton

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Lol stick at it tho once its up together will be really nice its a good base!!

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Posted 15th Mar 2015 at 12:10
kezzer30

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I can turn this car into a beautiful example and it never takes me long , but it's holding me up with all its non cosmetic problems atm , but I just hope it I sort the bits one by one it will eventually just run fine with no issues for a while
Posted 15th Mar 2015 at 17:02
Cjwatson27

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Your diablo looks a lot better than mine did morrettes. Good luck with getting her back to her best

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Posted 15th Mar 2015 at 18:09
kezzer30

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So another small update today came to the car and it has a leak which I just laughed at as my last 2 cars had sunroofs both prone to leaking but none did leak this doesn't have a sunroof and leaks , I assume it the ariel that's allowing the water in
Posted 16th Mar 2015 at 17:11
kezzer30

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So another small update , would seem the old owner has now decided to ignore me completely after promising a new wing and a refund as the car was not as described and I over paid for it . He seemed a sound lad but you just cannot trust anybody these days I will take all that back if he gets back in touch and keeps his word however .
However I have a passion for these motors saved a few and this will be no exception . So let's have a good update.
I will get some more in detail pics of what I'm starting with tomorrow as I'm off but new wind deflectors have come and I will fit tomorrow, luckily I had noticed the dodgy indicators and actually purchased a set of mint ones a fee days ago and they will be with me for tomorrow.
Have a set of uprated gear linkages and a quick shift on the was and also an omp strut brace .
Also have a coilpack cover coming as currently don't have one.
I have purchased some nice air fresheners and some car carper stain remover and some interior cleaning stuff aswel so I can get rid of the farm like smell and oil.
Will get some in detail pics of the starting point tomorrow eg bay , interior , exterior and I can get to work on sorting all her imperfections out Smile
Posted 17th Mar 2015 at 13:15
kezzer30

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So today was a good day for the gti6 I will start with a few pics of the bay , interior and some exterior issues I have so you all have an idea of the starting point

Ok so engine bay


The interior which stunk of oil and like a farm , was filthy and needed a serious going over










And just a few of some exterior issues

The side skirts in general are poor a lot of flaking paint on both sides and that graze as shown


Abit hard to see but there is a dint and the fact Steve wonder painted that quarter as it has a terrible finish


Have re bent the wing back after the ball joint incident but needs replacing

A few other bits that I have no photos of are the front end is absolutely battered in stone chips everything needs a fresh coat of paint


I guess you could say it had being de-wipered haha .

Ok so let's get to today's efforts , firstly I spent 2 hours on the interior it now smells great and doesn't look half bad either .



The boot carpet is stained but is a lot better than at the start I will get a gti boot mat

So gave the engine bay a small clean , cleaned up the inlet a tad and put new coilpack cover on



I de-wipered it correctly


Gave it a full clean and polish and wax and also fitted wind deflectors




And then the fact the clock did not work annoyed me so I had to fix that also Smile


Much more to come.
Got some bits actually in the post which include
Strut brace
Fresh indicator housings
Uprated gear linkages and short shift
Posted 18th Mar 2015 at 22:56
walker_texasranger

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Looks loads better!

I've got a VGC boot carpet somewhere that you can have for a fiver to cover postage if you like?

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Posted 19th Mar 2015 at 05:25
jimmyrallye

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Looks miles better amazeing what a good clean and General tidy up can do

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Posted 19th Mar 2015 at 07:08
chiefton

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I do love morrette lamps think they look mean,been debating some for my rallye!!

Good effort tho looks 100 times better than when you got it!!!

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Posted 19th Mar 2015 at 10:09
kezzer30

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walker_texasranger wrote:
Looks loads better!

I've got a VGC boot carpet somewhere that you can have for a fiver to cover postage if you like?


That's very kind of you buddy I've inboxed you .

And cheers guys , was a joy to drive this morning
Posted 19th Mar 2015 at 13:36
kezzer30

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So after a busy weekend at work I've got a few spare days so it was front bumper off , morrettes out and grill off , the morrettes where bodged together and the slam panel was not correctly fitted to the car , and due to the screws just spinning the slam panel has had to be left on the bumper but no big deal.

So here are some pics of the bumper and the outrageous amount of stone chips in it haha





grill wasn't too bad but needs a freshen up



Morrettes will be going a nice high gloss.black



so managed to get lights ready for primer tomorrow morning


grill is also ready for some primer


and after battling hard I got half way with the bumper so early start tomorrow and I will.have it sorted
Posted 23rd Mar 2015 at 23:21
99rallye

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Post #25
Great work mate, its starting to come together.
Posted 24th Mar 2015 at 07:30

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