Hi Gents

Thought I better introduce myself, I'm Chris, based near Worcester, and I've just bought a slightly rough but well spec'd white GTi 6 which has stickers on it from here and the previous owner also mentioned this site

I can see posts on the car dating back to 2010 so it's been around a bit! But Martin the old owner has clearly invested well in a great spec.......I'm stuck in a world of 4x4's and company cars, so I've bought it as a track car and intend to get a few mechanical niggles sorted, upgrade some key bits (cage, buckets and engine at some point)

Spec as it is now:

· bilstein B8 dampers
· eibach springs
· bakerbm group n engine mounts
· top engine mount cup repair (common issue with cracking)
· RichW (306GTi-6 forum) rebuilt cylinder head with triple layer metal gasket (cambelt done at same time)
· RichW (306GTi-6 forum)roller bearing front wishbone conversion
· rose joint front anti roll bar drop links
· solid rear axle mounts
· hi spec 300mm 4 pot front brake kit with yellowstuff pads and braided brake lines
· front strut brace
· k&n air filter in standard air box
· speedline 16 inch alloys with Toyo Proxes4 195/45/16 tyres
· magnex cat back stainless exhaust (decat / centre box also included)
· recaro drivers seat on adjusters with seat belt tensioner (MOT compliant)
· nissens radiator
· oil cooler (not plumbed but mounted and all hose / fittings to plumb in supplied, just run out of time to finish)
· rallye fog light blanks
· crystal headlights
· xsara fan type washer jets and flat wipers

I really hope to get involved in the forum and attend events/trackdays wherever possible, this is all inspired by a recent trackday at Bedford with a mate where half of the clio sport forum attended. (I set out to but a 172 but loved this spec as a starter!!

So anyway the car: (crappy advert pics for now)

Initial impressions, goes pretty well, solid mounts etc make it an epic drive, incredible solidity in gear change, amazing turn in and a wonderful balance in the bends! (I bloody love it!) Top end is a little noisy post thrash and sadly in a moment of stupidity I clipped a storm drain earlier and buggered a tyre/wheel so already need to invest...

If anyone has any history on the car, tips, quick mods I should do etc let me know, I've already stripped it out and given it an oil change :-)

Cheers

Chris

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Welcome, I'm not far from you!

Sounds obvious, but have you checked that the brakes have been thoroughly bled?

Very good spec car you've bought!

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Welcome mate

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Cheers chaps!

Will definitely check the bleeding point, I did expect them to be rock hard so it was a surprise for sure!

Wheel pic as requested: (they're about to get a full refurb given I've just screwed the one :-( )

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