hey guys, thought i would put up a small project thread about my 6 although it wont be anywhere near as good as most of the others as i just dont have the cash and time to do what i would like.

Bought the car in January off of a friend (who really regrets selling it)
with 6 months mot, and a months tax with 123k on the clock i think

and it looked like this





after i picked it up first thing i wanted was a set of cyclones which i picked up for £80

and refurbed/sprayed myself in for graphite grey




I then, stupidly put the 6 off the road as i got a mondeo st24, as i had always wanted one (after having a 1.8 and 2x 2.0), and i wish i never, as i was so dissapointed by it. the 6 is a much more fun car to drive and a smidgen quicker.



anyways, after running that for 3months i decided this has to go, so i concentrated on putting my pug back on the road, fitted new rear discs pads and calipers, o/s hand break cable, clutch cable, strut top mounts with bearings and front arb links
And put it for its mot

it failed on headlight adjustment (which they sorted straight away for me) and a track rod end.
£12 later and an hours work i fitted 2 new tre's and put it for a re test the folling weekend and it passed.

I went to the scrappies and picked up a silver phase3 dash surround,ph3 crystals new fans and cowling and an interior heater controler.

fitted the fans when i got home but wouldnt work, turns out it was a corroded pin on the fan side of the multi plug. on my original fans, and on the new fans both motors were seized. so i stripped the wiring off of the new fans and fitted to the old and they work a treat.
i then painted the brakes yellow.

and this is how it stands











next on the sheets would be to lower it but not before i do my timing belt.

so over the next couple of weeks i will be getting:

timing belt kit + water pump
richw alloy crank pully
a chassis repair plate for the top engine mount
and a baker bm engine mount kit.

all of this will be carried out at the same time. cant wait to reduce the engine movements

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1997 blaze GTI-6 bought january '11 £800

Spend to date on parts £827.88

Nice work,what speed did you get your st24 to Mate of mine reckons he can get his off the clock?.
Ah nice 40mm drop would look nice aswell

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Rallye build: 11 November 1998 - a Wednesday
Team rallye,built for track
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Rallye dead
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well... we spent five hours today detailing the car, took a few pictures but couldnt get any of the swirl marks as the sun didnt appear like it was meant to.

Were both just really glad it didnt rain lol untill after anyways and got a couple pictures of the beading.

i didnt bother taking before pictures as the car looked exactly the same as it did in the last pictures.

So after a good clay barring session the paint felt so smooth and we took off alot of muck :

This was one of the doors.


and this was the boot only!! and this was after a pressure wash and hand wash


and this was from the rear of the front door, to the filler cap and from the bottom of the window to the rear arch.


Alan at work


with dodo juice lime prime


whilst alan used the rotary, i got to work on the wheels tyres and arches





and a couple of finished pictures









and then it rained and got some beading, sorry about pics, these few were taken on my phone.







absolutely delighted with how the car turned out, i really dont feel the pictures do it any justice as the sun wasnt out.

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1997 blaze GTI-6 bought january '11 £800

Spend to date on parts £827.88