(attempting) to grow up a bit!
It came to me as a 1.3 and sure enough I 16v'd it. Please check my detailed and honest progress blog below to see everything has been sorted and adress to a high standard as I was planning on keeping it for quite a while.
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Car has covered 500-600 miles with the conversion, some of that painfully Long trips without any issues at all.
I'll get the spec up and let that and pics do the talking.h:
1994 cherry red
Mot 08/2013
145,000 miles on shell, no rust
89k miles on engine
Unknown mileage on gearbox
Tax 01/2013 can put 6 months on
Huge amount of service history, in excess of 9k from Skip Brown and lots of receipts from me for all parts and labour.
CURRENT SPEC-
Engine-
1.6 16v TU5J4 1998 Vts single plug with two pronged head from the crossover model.
BRAND New Luk Clutch kit & release bearing
polished throttle body
Orange banded injectors
Heatwrapped Raceland 4-2-1 manifold with thermotec exhaust wrap coating/sealant
Raceland enclosed induction kit with Green cotton filter
2" GrpN PeugeotSport System decat
New cambelt kit, idler, tensioner & waterpump
New headgasket
New oil filter
Slimline fan
uprated fuel filter
New spark plugs
Unlocked single plug Ecu
New stainless steel cam cover bolts, exhaust manifold bolts and throttle body bolts.
Professionally converted engine loom
transmission-
Peugeot Sports ratio gearset + Vts final drive
New gearbox oil
GrpN gear linkages
New driveshafts
Skip Brown Quickshift -40% throw on gearchange- awesome feel
Suspension-
Custom Skip Brown 155lb Roadsport Front Springs -30mm
fully adjustable Avo Dampers front and rear
New top mounts and bearings
New droplinks & track rod ends
Standard Rear TBs/ARB
Rebuilt rear beam using OE parts. No Play
polybushed rear beam, anti roll bar bushes and wishbones
new front wheel bearings
Omp lower strut brace
No rust at all, all been welded, cut out re welded with re enforcing plates, sealed and resprayed. Solid shell!
Brakes-
266mm Lucas calipers (306 hdi)
Braided lines front
New copper rear brake lines
saxo Vts Brake servo- 1.5inches bigger than Rallye
BRAND New front discs and pads
Interior
Very clean red carpet and seats
Rallye designs 350mm dished suade steering wheels and boss
Uprated headunit with new door speakers and 6x9s.
After £1700 with 6 months tax
NO PX unless it's a low mileage standardish Gti.
BAD BITS
Speedo has stopped working but I have a spare cable
Dash rattles a bit due to GrpN mountS
Headlights take a few seconds to come on initially.
Decals are starting to fade and there are a few stone chips on the rear arches.
Roof lining Is a little dirty.
Nankangs on the back could do with replacing in the next few MONTHS, 3-4MM
Good bits
Mechanically in excellent shape
Goes VERY well and keeps up with a lot of expensive cars
Lots of paperwork and bits replaced
Ready to track
All pics taken in the last two months, I don't have many with the 1.9 Speedlines as they have only been on a short while and the weather has been awful.
Fresh cambelt
Bad bits
Slight dent by the passenger get door latch, noticeable from certain angles
Passenger side front bumper and arch have been resprayed in 205 cherry red. Noticeable mismatch
Slight mark on bonnet
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