So where to start , firstly hi my name is Adam I'm 25 , I live in keighley West Yorkshire , I'm chef by trade but love cars mainly pre 2000 peugeots .
I can spray paint to a decent standard and mechanically I'm not the best but I'd like to think I'm not a complete waste of space .
I've been driving 6 years and in that time I've had 2 1.4 306s a 106 sundance gti , currently own a 205gti also .
Every since I picked up my first 306 I always dreamed of having a 306gti6 but in them days it was just a pipe dream but after my very clean 106gti was written off a month or so ago I decided to see if to help the pain of loosing it , I could finally get a gti6 , with insurance quotes saying yes it was time to find one .
Using Facebook I searched and found one that was getting a top end rebuild and would come with a full mot , and as my main worry on them was the Cambelt and headgasket I was pretty much drawn in . It was also diablo which was the colour of my 2nd 306 which was the first car I modified so it seemed fitting .
I was incredibly excited could not wait to go see it , seemed perfect as it was suppose to be a get in and drive no issues car .

I picked it up a week ago today and that was where a few things started to dampen my spirits , firstly the car had a weird lack of power for a few mins , revved the car up it would just go flat and needed the clutch dropping and revving and it would come to life again , it would do this a few times but then it sorts itself out and drives fine. I was told a new coilpack would cure this . I drove the car somewhat 70miles and tbh it was quite nice , I didn't give it the full beans due to the head not long being done etc but it certainly impressed . Just as I got about 6-8miles away from home decided to pull in as my mate who brought me wanted a quick toilet break , upon pulling in to a car park the driver side ball joint fell out and the car landed on the wheel , pretty scary and I'm was very gutted

Luckily I have aa membership and despite a long mess around and been out in the cold till 3.30am , the car was recovered to my mates garage , not the start I had hoped for .

So first jobs where to get some new pinch bolts (replaced both) got the driveshaft all sealed back up and ordered a new coilpack . Unfortunaly my luck wasn't about to change the coilpack did nothing to the cars weird issue . To make matters worse the car then decided its fuel pump doesn't want to work and it would do nothing , I had been working 3 days solid after I bought it and had not even seen the car I daylight at this point , finally I got a day off a went down to see the car , I was pretty down about it tbh , waited along time for one and wasn't what I hoped for at all . I spend a entire day on it and cleaned up some earths changed the thermistor sensor as it was a fault code we found , changed the fuel relay and cleaned up a few sensors also.
To my delight the car started first time after I had done all this but still had this weird misfire/power loss issue , after using the car for a few days I have managed to get more info on this issue
Basically when the car is started from clap cold it runs fine no issues , if the car is stopped and then re used before it cools down then sometimes (not every time) it develops this issue for a few mins and sorts itself out , now when the car runs properly it's great so much grunt .
However if I'm being 100% honest the car as a whole has disappointed me , the beam in cambered , rear brakes where useless front ones also need changing , wipers needed changing also , heater matrix was leaking so has been bypassed I knew about this so no issue , a few bits that I'm happy to sort are bodywork , oil temp gauge needs sorting , one of the indicators falls out and doesn't work , clock needs some new bulbs etc .
Now I have a big heart and this car had been sat for 2 years before the engine work and nobody has really loved it In That time .
This is where I feel the car has become very lucky because this thing will be looking great by the time I'm done, just want to sort that strange issue out first .

So other than the few bits stated above I've done a few bits more to her aswel first I gave it a wash , I still need to give it a full detail and clean inside but here is a pic or two



I've ordered some wind deflectors , and new indicators , I've changed the wipers for some nice Bosch areo blades , I've got new front discs and pads and today I changed the rear brakes so here is a few before amd afters






And that's that plenty more to come hopefully I can get to the bottom of the main issue but that's how this story begins .

looks a nice looking car

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wayne mcardle

Sorry to hear about your luck. But with your mate having a garage I hope you can get it all sorted asap. Best of.

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Turned 40 and in true cliched fashion buying one of the cars of my teenage dreams!

So today I did a bit more on the car replacing the front brakes with fresh discs and pads .

I'm changing the green ecu temp sensor and air temp sensor today so I'm hoping that the main problem is solved

Cheers bud , well a small update after changing the front brakes I got hit with more bad luck one of the sliders seized on the passenger side front and half locked the brakes on so I had to drive it 9 miles with smoking brakes . Did not use it yesterday as I had work all day so (luckily still have the hire car from the 106 claim still ongoing) so used that and a mate of mine came down to sort it and for now it seems fine. Brake wise anyway

Wheels span fine afterwards was all a bit bizarre oh more good news for me due to the indicators been bodged in one of them fell out on the bypass happy days

I can turn this car into a beautiful example and it never takes me long , but it's holding me up with all its non cosmetic problems atm , but I just hope it I sort the bits one by one it will eventually just run fine with no issues for a while

So another small update today came to the car and it has a leak which I just laughed at as my last 2 cars had sunroofs both prone to leaking but none did leak this doesn't have a sunroof and leaks , I assume it the ariel that's allowing the water in

So today was a good day for the gti6 I will start with a few pics of the bay , interior and some exterior issues I have so you all have an idea of the starting point

Ok so engine bay


The interior which stunk of oil and like a farm , was filthy and needed a serious going over










And just a few of some exterior issues

The side skirts in general are poor a lot of flaking paint on both sides and that graze as shown


Abit hard to see but there is a dint and the fact Steve wonder painted that quarter as it has a terrible finish


Have re bent the wing back after the ball joint incident but needs replacing

A few other bits that I have no photos of are the front end is absolutely battered in stone chips everything needs a fresh coat of paint


I guess you could say it had being de-wipered haha .

Ok so let's get to today's efforts , firstly I spent 2 hours on the interior it now smells great and doesn't look half bad either .



The boot carpet is stained but is a lot better than at the start I will get a gti boot mat

So gave the engine bay a small clean , cleaned up the inlet a tad and put new coilpack cover on



I de-wipered it correctly


Gave it a full clean and polish and wax and also fitted wind deflectors




And then the fact the clock did not work annoyed me so I had to fix that also


Much more to come.
Got some bits actually in the post which include
Strut brace
Fresh indicator housings
Uprated gear linkages and short shift

Looks miles better amazeing what a good clean and General tidy up can do

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"Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off."

That's very kind of you buddy I've inboxed you .

And cheers guys , was a joy to drive this morning

Great work mate, its starting to come together.