Thought I might aw well bung this up here....

After owning my 1.8 for 18 months, it started burning oil big time. Full engine rebuild was done after a few hiccups and then it went off for its mot only to find its rotten!






Oil stain left in my drive



So decided I had had enough and bought a 6. I was gutted really as that was the first engine rebuild I had done and it ran so well after the rebuild. The plan was to low boost it within the year and I was gutted I was now missing this opportunity to build probably the first boosted jp4. Luckily my mate bought the engine and the plan lives on

So anyway...the 6. Was the first one I found on auto trader when I started looking, on71k with full history in the right colour and best but was, it was 300yds from my house. Went to see it that evening and drove it away after paying £1500 for it.







Few little issues with it. Mainly front suspension was tired but all the kit off the 1.8 was going onto it so didn't bother me much.

Next up was a new seat base as the old one was ripped. Will be getting the seats retrimmed some time in the near future



Also have decided I want working aircon. Got one replacement pipe, just need another and then it's time for a new receiver drier and regassing



Oh and I may have got hold of a mint blue s16 carpet

always wanted a blue s16 carpet for my china! looks awesome

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306 rallye reproduction decals (full sets/individual decals) | 306 b-pillar textured vinyl weatherstrips
306 slam panel esso stickers | 306 yellow / orange / pension fund red side door badges
gti6 inlet manifold badges | 306 rear boot badges (p2/p3)
winner of Extraction of toys from prams with outstanding vigour award 2009 [source: gti6 owners club]

Oi!!! Oh wait.....

Haha s16 looked gorgeous on Saturday! Well jealous of it!

Good stuff

Where did you get the replacement air con pipe from and what did it cost?

(is this the only pipe known to rot through do you know?)

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''Oh, it does handle like a golf!'' Why drive a Golf....when you can drive a GTi-6?

looks good, what do you reckon to the induction kit been close to the floor, does it suck in the water. ?

Yeah I'm really not happy with it being there at all. Looking at alternatives at the moment but the car rarely goes out when it's wet anyway!

And yeah it is snappy. Has really sharpened the front end right up

Easy. Take the seat out, take the air bag plugs off the fixing plate and undo 4 bolts. And yes you can use the passengers one.

They genuine blue cibies?

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GTi6 - 164.6bhp @ 6300rpm and 152.3ft-lbs Torque @ 3650rpm
Audio - Alpine ida-x313 HU, Sony XM-2002 Amp powering a Hi-Fonics Titan TXi12S4 Subwooder, with Alpine SPG-17CS components powered by a Ground Zero GZIA2130HPX Amp

Well small update
Finally got my longlife fitted! Sounds much better on the 6 than it did on the 1.8. Still got some oil in though as when i gave it some and it got hot, was smoking like a transit lol



also, MOT is due very soon and ive got two things to fix. Rear brakes and wishbones and tracking. Couldn't do the wishbones as Kris cant get them till tuesday so thought id tackle the brakes. That was a mistake!



New pads and discs for £30 thanks to the 30% off at ECP.
Removed the wheels and straight away was aware that both discs would barely move (and yes i had the handbrake off.....)
Whipped the discs and pad carriers off to wind the pistons back and they were seized Ended up removing both callipers and stripping them, cleaning them up and freeing them up. Work much much better now (well actually work!)



clearly wernt working properly. Other side was worse!



Before



After

Hope i dont have to do that again any time soon!

Your gti looks really good mate. But you should have kept your 1.8 i hear they are so much better than the gti in every aspect. Apart from the Ecu's that is

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Built not bought!
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Diablo ph2.5

just admit it curt. you know that china is the best colour! none of this diablo s**te haha

My China smoked like a B****, once the engine was in and running... Original engine was a snaper.

Nice little project coming on here love the carpet, not so keen on the headlights but having said that, it's different and hard to come by those genuine Blue masks So that is you, Stan and Mark with Blue masks anyone else?

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