many people will remember this

click here

so following on from this, the 6 is now road legal

last week was when the majority of the work was done. good job really, considering the weather we're having this week

i bought the car, with no m.o.t. a snapped front spring, excessive noise of the exhaust and front o/s sidelight not working

first job was to remove the monstrosity of an exhaust system. cat welded to straight through centre pipe and then backbox welded onto that

replacement std exhaust, and o/e cat in excellent condition £95

next (and favourite) job, was to lower the ride height of the rear beam. but at the same time, fit new bearings and seals, and also use the vts 21mm torsion bars i had in stock





new mounts were also fitted, at a cost of £250 for the 4

didn't really know what height to set the beam, so i took into consideration of fitting thicker torsion bars and set it at 312mm between shocker mounts. i also left the a.r.b out, as chances are, i would probably have to adjust again

once the beam was back on, my work could commence on the front end of the car

i started off by draining the gearbox oil and the coolant, and then removed the std struts. i already had some almost new bilsteins, which already had eibach springs fitted. so it was a simple swap

re-filled the gearbox with oil, and then started on fitting new cambelt, tensioners and waterpump

although the 6 has a fpsh, the previous owner had no idea when the cambelt was changed. so just to be on the safe side, i thought i'd get it done

once the plastic belt covers were removed, it was plain to see that cambelt and waterpump had only done a few hundred miles. typical! ah well !

once new cambelt etc was fitted, i fitted new thermostat and filled the cooling system, and bled. then replaced the o/e spark plugs with some NGK ones

also fitted a k&n replacement filter, which i got cheap

car fired up lovely

drove car to the end of my drive to check ride height.

as expected, it did sit a little high for my liking, so adjusted the torsion bars to bring the ride height down about 10mm. once that was done, i re-fitted the a.r.b, and hand brake cables. also fitted new shocks and tightened to correct torque

all i had to do then was bleed the brake system with fresh fluid, and job done

i also remembered i'd bought some later 306 headlights (crystals), so i fitted them also

once all the work was done, i gave the 6 it's first wash in my ownership, and to be fair, it scrubs up quite well (albeit a few little dents)



i've also just had 2 steel wheels re-furbed, and had some snow tyres fitted. will post pics up later

(BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HAS SUPPLIED ME WITH THE PARTS TO GET MY GTI6 DONE )

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thanks pal

'if a jobs worth doing, it's worth doing well'

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Looking good mate

nightbreakers ftw

cars looking good mate, great height

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team umpalumpa.

Didnt i see this for sale on pistonheads a few weeks back?

Have you ever done a rear beam guide at all? I'm keen to understand all the bits of a rebuild of one.

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I'm Si btw

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Car looks ace fella. Good luck with the future jobs you have planned.

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1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+ (now gone...)
2004 Aegean Blue 206 GTi 180 (also gone...)
2006 Skoda Fabia vRS in Sprint Yellow

better than a pink rallye

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also did a bit to the interior

steering wheel was in a poor condition, so i decided to change



unfortuneatly, i was a little too keen pulling the wheel off, and pulled the wiring off the contacts for the airbag. but luckily my trusty soldering iron fixed my f**k up



better condition steering wheel fitted



i also wanted to repair the o/e wiring for the stereo. simple enough job, once i'd bought the proper connectors. even simpler job fitting the new head unit



back to the exterior. i wasn't happy how the passenger door sat in it's frame. so i removed the door



adjusted hinges

and voila



sits in the frame a lot better

also the outer window weatherstrips had started to bubble (as can be seen in top of pic)



so replaced with new (the 2 in bottom of pic)

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