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 mattym129
Junior User  Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Hello all! I'm new to this forum and GTi-6s, but not to 306s. I've been tinkering with the more "shopping car" models - I drive an SLDT Sedan and It's great. Me and Craig, a good mate, decided at around 2AM this morning to buy a GTi-6 off eBay and fix it up, even though nether of us can insure it for a good couple of years! The auction is here. We payed |
 Posted 16th Jan 2010 at 04:28
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mxcrazy
Regular  Location: hastings Registered: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 456 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Nice one, looks like it will make an ace little car, why is the insurance so high? how old are you? |
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Posted 16th Jan 2010 at 05:19
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thugpuggin
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bristol Registered: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 26,784 Status: Offline |
Post #3
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Posted 16th Jan 2010 at 05:45
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mattym129
Junior User Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Hi mxcraxy and thugpuggin.We're both 19, driving for about 18 months. Craig has had more crashes than Sunday roasts but no claims, whereas I managed to write off a Hyundai Accent 14 days after passing!  We hope to sell it for some profit, but I, for some sad reason, actually enjoy fixing up cars, especially if they're worth the effort. I hope we'll get some return from it. Anyway, a few more pics; sorry there are only four, my phone's memory is abysmal      |
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Posted 16th Jan 2010 at 17:24
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mattym129
Junior User Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
Post #5
Hello again.Had to tow the car to a mate's house on Saturday after dad threw an eppy for storing too many 306s in the garden! I hate towing with a passion. I also bought a headgasket and stretch bolts today from W M Rollings in Wrexham, quite a tidy price at ~ |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 00:00
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dave555
Regular  Location: cumbria Registered: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 112 Status: Offline |
Post #6
insurance through mum is always a treat lol |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 00:07
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gilesy
Seasoned Pro  Location: Greenwich - in that London Registered: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 5,133 Status: Offline |
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dave555 wrote: insurance through mum is always fraud  |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 00:10
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shimmy
Senior User  Location: Shrewsbury Registered: 17 Oct 2009 Posts: 571 Status: Offline |
Post #8
Yep 9 points in the mums name, and mines less than ________________________________________ Team V6 |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 00:14
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toonboy_84
Senior User  Location: Kidlington OXON Registered: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 741 Status: Offline |
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dave555 wrote: insurance through mum is always a treat lol I always did it when I was younger.... ________________________________________ AUTOGLYM LIFESHINE FOR SALE.XBOX LIVE ID: Dan Blaze GTI 6 |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 00:14
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mattym129
Junior User Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
Post #10
I live in Maesbury (Massif). Where abouts in Shrewsbury, shimmy? |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 00:25
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shimmy
Senior User Location: Shrewsbury Registered: 17 Oct 2009 Posts: 571 Status: Offline |
Post #11
Actually live in Four Crosses the village after Llanymynech pal.________________________________________ Team V6 |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 00:33
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bennn
Seasoned Pro  Location: Shrewsbury Registered: 05 Sep 2008 Posts: 2,705 Status: Offline |
Post #12
another 6 in shropshire! they're getting common as dogshit! lolLooks tidy mate! ________________________________________ Cherry Red 306 HDIChampionship White Integra DC5 Type R |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 00:42
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adam b
Seasoned Pro  Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
Post #13
You should use the proper MLS head gasket from Peugeot and don't get the head skimmed more than 0.25mm. Be very careful timing it back up, although you can advance the cams a touch to get a bit more torque. Be careful!Any idea what the knocking was? ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 03:57
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mattym129
Junior User Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
Post #14
Hi adam bThe gasket I got has got two holes in it - I hope this is the right one. Hopefully, the new head won't need to be touched other than to clean it. I'm gunna get an experienced friend to time it up for me, I don't wanna get it wrong! Also, I haven't really touched the car yet, we're hoping to get the workshop so I'll start then. The head has been stripped down so I'm just gunna take the head off. The SLDT was a b*****d of a job to do, took 5 days, and I can see this taking longer! Does anyone recommend removing the engine to make working on it easier? Gasket and Stretch Bolts:  |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 05:53
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frickinraz
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bath/Liverpool Registered: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 1,199 Status: Offline |
Post #15
Well done mate, phase 1's are where its at  Have you looked at Admiral or Elephant for the insurance, have always been really cheap for me! ________________________________________ Команда CossakTeam Yellow Fogs |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 18:58
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anthony_p_59
Senior User  Location: . Registered: 27 Mar 2009 Posts: 714 Status: Offline |
Post #16
tidy motor mate, i was keeping an eye on this but too far away, i've always fancied a phase 1, but white is the way forward for me welcome |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 22:20
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mattym129
Junior User Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
Post #17
Admiral will do it for mum, me and gf for |
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Posted 19th Jan 2010 at 23:54
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frickinraz
Seasoned Pro Location: Bath/Liverpool Registered: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 1,199 Status: Offline |
Post #18
I guess ________________________________________ Команда CossakTeam Yellow Fogs |
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Posted 20th Jan 2010 at 14:31
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mattym129
Junior User Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
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Posted 20th Jan 2010 at 16:44
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mattym129
Junior User Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
Post #20
Does anyone recommend I get a layered steel head gasket?I'm only getting it running, I'm not going to charge it or anything, so I guessed that it won't need it. |
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Posted 23rd Jan 2010 at 17:51
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mattym129
Junior User Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
Post #21
We finally made some progress on the car! What a day...With the help of a few friends, we managed to get the head off the car. What a lovely suprise, after spending 2 hours trying to get the bloody exhaust manifold out! The head (although I have a replacement): If anyone is interested in the head, once I've salvaged any bits that I may need I'll likely give it away to avoid collecting crap. I guess there might be some value in the cams...   The piston: The shock, the horror, when we finally got the head off! A massive hole, I'm sure I'm gunna loose a few PSI of compression through there!    The cylinder wall: This is going to be a real pain. A small piece of metal must of been caught by the piston ring, causing a fairly nasty score. This thing is probably going to use a drop of oil, bye bye emissions!   The old head gasket: This should show the difficulty we had removing the head!  What a shame, eh? I thought it was just going to be dented piston crowns, but lo and behold it's a pistons out job! I'll have to call on the old man's experience to avoid damaging it any further when fitting new pistons. Seeing as I have been offered a full set of pistons, conrods and rings by a few members for |
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Posted 30th Jan 2010 at 04:57
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mxcrazy
Regular Location: hastings Registered: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 456 Status: Offline |
Post #22
See if someone has a block you can buy with good/better bores, be better in the long run.You could sell your block, especially if someone wants a bare one to put some 87 or 88mm pistons into. you may not get much for it, but atleast you'd get somehing im sure. Its worth doing the job properly. |
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Posted 30th Jan 2010 at 04:58
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mattym129
Junior User Location: Chippenham Registered: 15 Jan 2010 Posts: 89 Status: Offline |
Post #23
You don't reckon the block is salvageable then?I was really hoping I could fix it up, I like to keep a car with the original engine and at 62k It's in brill condition. I'll see what dad says about sorting it out, he won't do half a job and he's fixed worse than that before! Head gasket on the side of a motorway, anyone? |
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Posted 30th Jan 2010 at 05:25
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jonnie205
Seasoned Pro Location: Bicester Registered: 10 Apr 2005 Posts: 4,146 Status: Offline |
Post #24
i would source another engine and fit that. You will spend lots of money time and effort repairing that one. Its gonna have to be bottom end out anyway to repair that properly.I would imagine that was a poorly repaired engine that had faioled previuosly due to cambelt or head gasket etc. Its not an oe gasket so its been apart before |
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Posted 30th Jan 2010 at 23:51
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davedgti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: whiston, prescot Registered: 28 May 2006 Posts: 1,651 Status: Offline |
Post #25
As jonnie says that's not a peugeot head gasket, its a cheap motor factors jobbie, my guess is its had a cambelt snap in its life been fixed but has still had a bent valve which has eventually snapped off, better off with a replacement engine tbh________________________________________ Team Supercharged Gti-6™ |
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Posted 31st Jan 2010 at 01:11
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