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 track xs
Newbie  Location: Lichfield Registered: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 14 Status: Offline |
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HiI've just inherited an old 306 xs phase 1 , so I thought I'd give it a new lease of life , by turning it into a Track day project. I know it's not a GTI-6, but after browsing all the forums, I thought this looked like the best one to join. So here's to months of scouring ebay for parts when I should be working, and lots of cold evenings in the garage scraping my knuckle's. What could possibly go wrong ? track xs has attached the following image: |
 Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 18:18
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roland rat
Yeeeah Rat fans!  Location: Swansea Registered: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 22,284 Status: Offline |
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EVERYTHING  Welcome to the forum |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 18:22
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dangti6
aka JKshooter  Location: Taunton, Somerset Registered: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 10,305 Status: Offline |
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Not looking forward to the home page when you're the most recent poster  Bad enough with superchargedblackgti6 or whatever his name is that makes it all messy and out of line. ________________________________________  |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 18:33
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jamiek_uk2000
Seasoned Pro  Location: Llanelli Registered: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 1,925 Status: Offline |
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If only you were admin Dan then you could sort this out...________________________________________ 205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread Looking for: VTS P1 Rack PR1.2 16" |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 18:43
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jamiek_uk2000
Seasoned Pro Location: Llanelli Registered: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 1,925 Status: Offline |
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I believe his name should be changed to Dr Pepper, just to make it fit better on the first page________________________________________ 205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread Looking for: VTS P1 Rack PR1.2 16" |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 18:43
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
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Welcome to the club!  And good luck with the project.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 18:56
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pebbles167
Seasoned Pro  Location: Melksham. Wiltshire. Registered: 08 Dec 2009 Posts: 2,516 Status: Offline |
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Forum member with the longest name? Welcome  ________________________________________ 2005 Peugeot 206 GTI 1802008 BMW K1200R |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 18:59
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track xs
Newbie Location: Lichfield Registered: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 14 Status: Offline |
Post #8
Thanks for the welcome everyone. I work away from home during the week, so I'm reading all your project threads to give myself some ideas. First job is probably going to be sorting the wiring out. It looks a bit dodgy around the engine bay fuse box. I'm quite happy to risk my life at a track day, but not so happy to risk setting fire to myself at the same time !There's a javelin evening track day at Donnington in August, so I might book myself a place on that to keep my mind focused on the job . |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 19:48
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jamiek_uk2000
Seasoned Pro Location: Llanelli Registered: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 1,925 Status: Offline |
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That' s a good idea, I tried it though and since there is no room in the garage I decided to work on it outside. I'm not sure if you've seen the weather over the past two months, but my car has had precisely 0% of the intended work completed since the weekend of nice weather we had in early February.Good luck with the work, I'm sure you'll be on here, whilst covered in oil looking asking questions. I know I have  ________________________________________ 205 GTi Red - G939 RTU - Died!306 GTi 6 Diablo - Being resurrected! Project Thread Looking for: VTS P1 Rack PR1.2 16" |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 20:57
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track xs
Newbie Location: Lichfield Registered: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 14 Status: Offline |
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That's true, when I left the house on monday, my girlfriends beetle was only just visible under the snow on our driveway !But, over the weekend, while Carol is out shopping for more clothes and shoes that look exactly like the one's she's already got, I plan to be in full dismantle mode, and hopefully have some pics posted to prove it. |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 21:49
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Tallguy_2
Regular  Location: Alton Registered: 08 Aug 2012 Posts: 455 Status: Offline |
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Welcome along mate________________________________________  "winners come and go but legends never die..." autorite-sport.co.uk |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 21:57
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adam b
Seasoned Pro  Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
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Good luck with it So its a 1600? 8 or 16 valve? Should be loads of engine bits out there cheap to bolt on. Mainly from Saxos (If its a TU engine like I think it is). Should handle better than these heavy lumps too. Just be careful buying parts from here, quite a lot won't fit and things like front springs will need to be different due to the weight. A lot will though and there are loads of ideas on here. ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 22:08
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adam b
Seasoned Pro Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
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Also tyres and brakes (esp fluid) are your main focus, along with making sure it won't go bang on the first time out. Servicing is very important. Anything else you can do as an evolution as you go on.________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 22:13
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arigti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Wiltshire Registered: 24 Jan 2010 Posts: 2,365 Status: Offline |
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Welcome Fair play to you chap, good luck! ________________________________________ I Live for the 306 TEAM CHERRY PINK RALLYE 2008 BMW ///M 320d |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 22:22
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track xs
Newbie Location: Lichfield Registered: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 14 Status: Offline |
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Hi yes it's a 1600 8valve. done 60k. Thanks for the advise. The brakes can only be described as scary at the moment, so I plan to rebuild the brakes, bearings etc, and get a suspension kit for it. It does feel quite slow, but once I get some speed up on track, I just won't slow down for anything! |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 23:05
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro  Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
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Welcome.What could possibly go wrong, well having a bad user-name is a start ________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 27th Mar 2013 at 23:18
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mcvite
Regular  Location: basingstoke Registered: 23 May 2012 Posts: 303 Status: Offline |
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Welcome to the club mate and good luck with your new project ________________________________________ http://s1160.photobucket.com/albums/q486/mcvite/ |
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Posted 28th Mar 2013 at 03:03
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tvrfan007
Seasoned Pro  Location: In the garage Registered: 29 May 2005 Posts: 3,488 Status: Offline |
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Wouldn't bother rebuilding your brakes, they'll be s**t anyway. Get yourself some GTi6 calipers/discs and some cyclones if they don't fit behind your alloys there.________________________________________ I'm Si btw Night Blue VW Golf GTD Bianca LBSC Rallye - Track/Road Slag Project Thread Sparkling Silver Mini Cooper D - Super Dooper  - (The other half's wheels) |
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Posted 28th Mar 2013 at 07:09
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adam b
Seasoned Pro Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
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Not cyclones. Too heavy. Not sure your hubs will take the gti6 calipers.Loads of bits for those engines kicking about. They can make decent power and don't weigh much. ________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 28th Mar 2013 at 07:52
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
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Its a tu5 8valve boat anchor sitting bolt upright in front of the axle line...Iron tu's are very heavy, alloy ones are 23kg lighter, all use a crap gearbox. Stick a played with xu7 or just a gti6 lump in it, gets around gearbox issue too. Hubs are the same so brakes fit. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 28th Mar 2013 at 08:20
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track xs
Newbie Location: Lichfield Registered: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 14 Status: Offline |
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Hi Ok, sound like a good idea, i'll add some gti-6 discs and callipers to my ever growing shopping list. oh, and some better wheels. Think I'll sort out the brakes and suspension first, then worry about the horrific lack of power later. so when I'm slow on track, I can just blame the crappy engine ! The rear brakes are drums, would it be best to find a complete gti rear subframe with brakes and suspension to just swap across? Hoping to start stripping it out tomorrow, so should have some pics to post. If anyone needs any trim bits let me know or they will be heading for the bin. From pics of gti's I've seen on here , the interior looks roughly the same. |
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Posted 29th Mar 2013 at 19:31
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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welshpug! wrote: Its a tu5 8valve boat anchor sitting bolt upright in front of the axle line... Iron tu's are very heavy, alloy ones are 23kg lighter, all use a crap gearbox. . It's better than that, all the ancillaries are lighter too (shafts, cv's, uprights, bearings, radiator, cooling system...), ends up the best part of 40kg. The brakes will be up to the job with an overhaul and some decent pads in the front, even the rear drums. ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 29th Mar 2013 at 19:34
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track xs
Newbie Location: Lichfield Registered: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 14 Status: Offline |
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Probably a stupid question, but was the TU the engine that was fitted in the 205 /309 ? |
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Posted 29th Mar 2013 at 19:55
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,838 Status: Offline |
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in anything that wasnt a gti, yes.________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 29th Mar 2013 at 20:10
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track xs
Newbie Location: Lichfield Registered: 27 Mar 2013 Posts: 14 Status: Offline |
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ah, it was the gti's I was thinking of. So the gti's were XU's 1.6 and 1.9 etcAlso looking at cages, probably going to be an OMP I think, . Just ordered some OMP seats. |
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Posted 29th Mar 2013 at 20:23
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