Collected the wheels from being refurbished



They look ok I think. I was torn between wet paint (in the original EVT colour code) or powdercoat in a close enough colour. Went for the powdercoat in the end as it was a one-stop-shop with blasting and coating.

Look better with some light on them.



Really happy with the overall picture of wheels, calipers and bolts.



The refurbished wheels are a set of the Speedline versions. In thier finished state they're 8.1Kg. I'll need to weigh one of the French versions to see if there's any difference.



Also, bought the relevant tap to chase the threads in the hubs. Don't want my new bolts ending up like the old one's!

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Is EVT a Peugeot code?

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S Reg Diablo standardsSpec SORNED
R Reg Nile standard spec written off then repaired
X Reg Astor in need of TLC
R Reg Nile to restore
Set of Lions to fit.

'Gris Etincelle' seems to come up in a Google search. Well there you go, you do indeed learn something new every day!

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1999 GTi-6 (china blue)
1999 Rallye (black)

Why did you take it apart? And how easy is it to seal up again?

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1999 GTi-6 (china blue)
1999 Rallye (black)

That sounds like a lot of work, I take it it needs to be an air tight seal around the crimped edge otherwise it won't work?

When I took mine out it was pretty rusty in random blotches but I was able to sand it down, treat it and spray it but the edge kinda annoyed me a bit as I couldn't properly get into it.

It is still available by the way at Peugeot Museum.....if you think it's worth 179 euros

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1999 GTi-6 (china blue)
1999 Rallye (black)

The seal is the black rubber bit bottom right of 1st pic. It sits over a metal disc on the side you can't see.
Day off tomorrow and I'm intending to bleed the brakes so we'll see if I've got away with it.

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I hope so too. In theory, it's come apart and gone back together exactly as it would've been assembled originally. What could possibly go wrong



That'll be the backup plan, cheers

I can't really test if it's worked until the engine's running etc sooooo, better get on with that then.



I got Hovis16's PeterT reground camshafts at the end of last summer. They've got no extra lift (only option with standard pistons) but do have some longer duration.





I had the cam carriers vapour blasted after masking the individual bearing surfaces and also the open top and bottom.



Cam covers on...



... and gave everything a coat of this ACF-50 stuff that was recommended for bare aluminium to stop it corroding.



Also got a new belt, tensioner, idler and waterpump on.

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It's the first time I've applied it so I'll keep you posted The chap that did the vapour blasting recommended it to keep the finish for longer.

Doesn't colour despite it being purple. It's quite thick and comes out of the nozzle as a jet rather than a mist (which would be more usable). Spreads around easily though.

Apparently a product called Sharkskin is more durable but I've got a litre of the ACF-50 so multiple applications aren't going to be an issue for a while!

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Getting closer to returning to the road...

Fited the lighter alternator & PAS brackets for the last time. Did away with the tensioner from the 2L 8V and replaced it with a turnbuckle. It all just about goes on with a 900mm belt.



Filled the PAS resevoir ...



... and turned the pump by hand to prime it. Don't want this low miles pump chewing itself as the last one did.



Rerouted the charcoal canister purge valve via a modified bracket on the alternator/turnbuckle ...



... to here as it was always in the way of the fuel lines.



And another red 6-speed joined me. Tiny little turbo TwinAir engine



Waiting for a new heat exchanger seal from the dealer before I can turn the engine over (no idea where the old one disappeared to and no, it's not still on the block).

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Cheers. Like most, the bodywork is showing its age but mechanically it's pretty good now.

Finally got it started and driving around the garage compound. The brake servo seems to have survived its disassembley and refurbishment.

Clutch cable had failed causing some weirdness.



Replaced it with one for a 16v that I had from a job lot of spares I won on eBay for 99p and collected locally. ECP still sell them if anyone's after one?

Finished off a couple of little jobs:

Replaced the heat exchanger for a good one. You can see the staining from the old one leaking.



Fixed the oil temp wiring with a new junior power timer plug and 90deg boot.



Replaced the fan switch. Nothing wrong with original aside from being old + the new one was cheap from the Museum (in an order with some other bits).



And had some trim parts painted. Been collecting these from eBay etc as they've popped up for sale.



Looks like I'm still on the original radiator.



But it's deteriorating rapidly.



Aaaaaand, the magizine article following on from the photoshoot at the end of last summer was published.

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Car's definitely been testing me lately.

Transmission/clutch issue was just weird. Clutch had been replaced 6K miles ago and had been fine. Didn't remove the gearbox to fit the Quaife diff so clutch hadn't been disturbed. I just couldn't understand why it was behaving as if it was worn out (revs rising with no increase in speed).

I removed the gearbox to have a look at the clutch and diff.

Clutch was fine.


Nothing obviously wrong with the diff.




diff casing was fine.


So, put it all back together and refitted the XSi clutch cable. Same thing

Thought I'd try a manual adjust clutch cable. Put an order in with AutoDoc for a TRW one that matched the OE part number. Hmmmm, what's wrong here?



That'd be a cable for a LHD car then.

Local factor came to the rescue with a Citroen ZX 2.0L 16V manual cable whcih seems to have resolved the issue. No idea what the problem was but I can only assume that the self-adjust mechanism in the Gti6 Dura cable and the XSi Pagid cable were buggered

In with the AutoDoc order were an INA tensioner and idler that actually had INA bearings in them!



Fitted those and noticed oil inside the cam-cover housing

Took the exhaust cam pulley off to inspect the cam-shaft seal and that was all good. Felt down the back of the engine and, oil - the cam carrier, that I'd resealed, was still leaking!

Out came the camshaft. Cleaned all of the mating surfaces up and resealed with Loctite SI 5980 (black one from Halfords) as opposed to the previously used Loctite 5660 (grey one from Halfords). The black one looks to have a better oil resistance.

And last but not least, the heat exchanger that wasn't exchanging the right things.
The GTi6 one's aren't available. Buying used is a lottery so I went on the search for an alternative. The only engine with a heat exchanger that has the inlet/outlet pointing in the right direction is the DW8.

As you can see, it's a bit thinner than the original.



So I had to order the hollow bolt that secures the heat exchanger to the block to go with it. Fortunately they're still available from Peugeot albeit a special order from France.



Supposed to be doing the morning sprint session around Goodwood at RetroRides Weekender next weekend and the car hasn't been driven any distance yet

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I had three GTi6 one's: 1 leaking coolant externally, 1 exchanging oil & coolant & 1 that I didn't even bother trying! They're all going in the bin.

The new heat exchanger is actually an aftermarket NRF jobbie and only £25. Yeah, dread to think how much a genuine part would be.
The genuine hollow bolt was about £15.

I've been using the car almost daily for a week now and everything seems to be working just fine.

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