Look what I found under the car..

ROADKILL!



Well maybe not that exciting but there's a bald pigeon somewhere in Airdrie now

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Bye bye Sundance Kid

Well.. decided to f*ck about with the car a bit today, it's been kind of neglected recently.

For those who actually care, i'm fitting a phase 3 spoiler instead of that big horrible SP replica thing. Now the Bosal exhaust (which is SO quiet after a decat + straight through ) is fitted the big spoiler looks a little out of place.

Two new hubs arrived today courtesy of Tugpudding, was going to fit them until i turned the wheel and heard one hell of a creaking groaning noise. That'll be a new top mount then. In fact, make it two, prevention instead of reaction

So that's the front end sorted, no more bearing noises, no more creaking noises, no dodgy camber, happy days. Shame the rear beam's started squeaking although it may be due to the rear brakes binding. Spotted last night that the big rod (snigger) thing on the brake bias compensator was completely non existant, should probably replace that. Least the lever's now nice and free but I don't know if that means the car is more or less dangerous now, do the brakes have more or less bias now the arm's in a default position?

Also started taking some scratches out of the bodywork which has resulted in me sanding down the entire rear ¾ ready for clear coating. Got a bit carried away and kept spotting more and more paint defects til the whole panel got sanded down. Oops. Going to start colour coding the rear bumper and rub strips when they arrive too ready for the phase 3 bumper if I ever get hold of one. The good news though is that the areas I've painted have come up perfectly, colour match is spot on, just need to clear the whole panel as blending the clear will be too much of a faff, the painted area's too big.

Erm, oh and I fitted a phase 3 centre console painted matt black and plumbed in the cigarette lighter so I could remove the ashtray that was stuck in the open position, blocking the keypad. Rear fog light switch has been relocated to the blanking plate next to the dash dimmer switch to ensure legality, front fog switch removed for now as mine have been taken off and the p3 bumper will be getting Rallye blanks.

I velcro'd the mats to the carpet too to stop them squidging about

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Bye bye Sundance Kid

Ta pet, in a good mood tonight then?

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Bye bye Sundance Kid

Finally got the car back on the road

Been off for a few days fixing up a few things, was supposed to just be a wheel bearing but ended up doing almost everything. Was a case of "when in Rome..."

New top mounts, ball joints, drop links, bearings and tracking fixed, n/s was 10 degrees out! Drives sweet as a nut now and now i've a standard exhaust fitted I can hear every last bloody rattle thanks to the group N engine mounts

First time i've heard the induction noise of the GTi6, it's lovely! Much better than an aftermarket exhaust imo and it's so quiet now on the motorway, had to turn my amp down a bit as I don't need to drown out the exhaust any more.

Also found a bit of torque now thanks to refitting the cat and genuine lambda, and a new MAP sensor. Just need to replace the TPS now and i'll have done all the sensors around the manifold

Ooh, and i removed the door rubbers so I could fit the door cards properly with a couple of self tappers at the bottom to hold them tight, been flapping around for ages. While i was there I realigned the window runners and fitted new check straps too, been missing since I bought the car and i kept getting twatted on the shin when it was windy

Next on the list? The dreaded rear beam squeak has started

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fair play, wasnt expecting to see that when i opened up the thread.

looks good and will look much better when all the trims back refitted and its had a few layers of polish

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230 hp 2.1 16v XU 205 rallye on jenveys Project thread here
309 3dr K20 Type R

SURPRISE!

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I dont know whether to or

But top marks for doing something different mate

What better way to learn how to paint than on your own motor?

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It's sundance yellow. factory matched paint

Been toying with the idea in my head for ages after seeing cherry's 106, only found out last week Linzi'd Dad had a compressor and gun!

Was attempting a SMART repair on a dink in the rear quarter and got carried away

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not with a proper rig, never, apart from the test panel I sprayed an hour before I started

Black bits will be going carbon once I get enough material and spare time, getting a phase 3 bootlid as a phase 3 spoiler doesn't fit properly on that one.

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Bye bye Sundance Kid

I think the 306 really suits this colour, especially on those wheels.
once the carbon goodies are added it will be sweeeeeet

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Team 'unintentional rat look'

Depends what time little Jessie Miller gets up and keys it to make up for her lack of sleep

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