1992 Peugeot 106 XSi - Strip, Respray, Rebuild OEM+
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Awesome! Where did you find this? I had one a uni for 3 years, always in the garage getting fixed. The head gaskets are made from cheese. According to mot check mine died in 2007, just after the scrappage scheme came in! Look forward to the updates. Can't be many left on the road now.
A few of my old one
A few of my old one
Edited by si_xsi on Wednesday 9th March 20:49
Looks great si_xsi!
Found it on eBay, negotiated over Whatsapp and then got a delivery quote off Shiply!
Saw pics and video so knew it was solid and I was going to break it down and rebuild it anyway, so the rest was fairly unimportant.
Not sure if £800 was slightly over the odds for the 'project' without MOT etc but it's a non-sunny in a colour I wanted and they're rare as hens teeth, so I had to have it.
Guessing I'll be about (hopefully) £5k to £6k in when all is said and done but find another with fresh paint, fresh engine, fresh 'box, fresh suspension etc etc!
The V6 is insured for £10k more than it was last year so if I was to lose my job (oil and gas) - I'll keep this and move that on
Just got my first quote for tear down and build back up... Waiting on two others!
Found it on eBay, negotiated over Whatsapp and then got a delivery quote off Shiply!
Saw pics and video so knew it was solid and I was going to break it down and rebuild it anyway, so the rest was fairly unimportant.
Not sure if £800 was slightly over the odds for the 'project' without MOT etc but it's a non-sunny in a colour I wanted and they're rare as hens teeth, so I had to have it.
Guessing I'll be about (hopefully) £5k to £6k in when all is said and done but find another with fresh paint, fresh engine, fresh 'box, fresh suspension etc etc!
The V6 is insured for £10k more than it was last year so if I was to lose my job (oil and gas) - I'll keep this and move that on
Just got my first quote for tear down and build back up... Waiting on two others!
Edited by dom9 on Thursday 10th March 09:45
Great cars!
I borrowed a 1.1 bum basic one from a family member, after my mk3 Astra was written off, best thing that happened to it. It was during the winter of 02/03 when we had the first serious snow fall for years and loads of people, including my MD, spent the night on the M11.
165 section tyres and 900kg in the snow was possibly the most fun I have ever had in car! No need to slow down at all...
I borrowed a 1.1 bum basic one from a family member, after my mk3 Astra was written off, best thing that happened to it. It was during the winter of 02/03 when we had the first serious snow fall for years and loads of people, including my MD, spent the night on the M11.
165 section tyres and 900kg in the snow was possibly the most fun I have ever had in car! No need to slow down at all...
A lot of what has driven me this way is the fact that my old 205 GTis were so much fun. More so than my Porsche 996 built for track days.
I miss screaming, small capacity engines and carrying low inertia into every bend and turn. Perhaps the best drives I've ever had were in my <1 litre Seat Marbella (identical to the original, boxy Fiat Panda) around the Norfolk countryside, when I worked at Lotus Motorsport.
Foot to the floor everywhere and limits low enough to make it fun but not dangerous. Weighed absolutely nothing and although pretty gutless; seemed to love being revved and felt unburstable. I did 'burst' a clutch and a gearbox though... I'd love another for comedy!
I'm thinking that this car will inspire me to get out and drive for fun a bit more. My Clio V6 has just 950 miles on it and is a garage queen, if I am honest, so my daily is Bella's transport; the big, V8 BMW Touring. As lovely a noise as that makes (had a custom cat-back exhaust made) - it isn't much 'fun' round the lanes on my way to work!
The new clutch should be in Mrs9's hands any minute now...
I miss screaming, small capacity engines and carrying low inertia into every bend and turn. Perhaps the best drives I've ever had were in my <1 litre Seat Marbella (identical to the original, boxy Fiat Panda) around the Norfolk countryside, when I worked at Lotus Motorsport.
Foot to the floor everywhere and limits low enough to make it fun but not dangerous. Weighed absolutely nothing and although pretty gutless; seemed to love being revved and felt unburstable. I did 'burst' a clutch and a gearbox though... I'd love another for comedy!
I'm thinking that this car will inspire me to get out and drive for fun a bit more. My Clio V6 has just 950 miles on it and is a garage queen, if I am honest, so my daily is Bella's transport; the big, V8 BMW Touring. As lovely a noise as that makes (had a custom cat-back exhaust made) - it isn't much 'fun' round the lanes on my way to work!
The new clutch should be in Mrs9's hands any minute now...
dom9 said:
It's a Valeo... So should be ok.
Apparently she was asleep when the delivery guy came so there was a note through the door... Grrrrrrrr!
Some other things arrived though and I think something else has gone back to the Post Office.
I'll get it all opened and get a pic up, later.
Yup, Valeo's spot on with these Apparently she was asleep when the delivery guy came so there was a note through the door... Grrrrrrrr!
Some other things arrived though and I think something else has gone back to the Post Office.
I'll get it all opened and get a pic up, later.
Great choice of car, will be watchin good with interest. My wife had a 1.6 XSI that we bought cheap years ago because it needed some work. Needed plenty more work during her ownership but was always a joy to drive. My lasting memory is stripping the head down on the kitchen table to do the valve stem seals with the other half - weirdly I've never been allowed to do that with my cars!!
CarlosV8 said:
Great choice of car, will be watchin good with interest. My wife had a 1.6 XSI that we bought cheap years ago because it needed some work. Needed plenty more work during her ownership but was always a joy to drive. My lasting memory is stripping the head down on the kitchen table to do the valve stem seals with the other half - weirdly I've never been allowed to do that with my cars!!
See, my missus would let me do that (valve stem seals are in that box of goodies) but I think it's better if I just do 'everything' at the same time and have someone rebuild the engine for me.hoppo4.2 said:
Epic little things back when I was 19 I had a gti and my best mate had a grey 1.4 xsi. We had so much fun respectfully following each other around the country roads.
There really wasn't too much in it up to about 50.
I guess the XSi is lighter and a little shorter geared with closer ratios, so there shouldn't be much in it. If I can lose a bit of weight and add 20bhp - it should be a proper little B-road blaster.There really wasn't too much in it up to about 50.
Just ordered 16x black wheel bolts for the new steel wheels
hoppo4.2 said:
If I remember correctly the xsi was quite a lot shorter geared. Seem to remember about 4.5k at 70mph. About 123mph off the limiter (down hill) ??
I've been tempted by some Quaife ratios recently (and maybe quick rack) but I think they're short enough already, for road work... It's the Quaife ATB I really want! That's integral to the end game, as far as I am concerned, but they're not cheap... Have my eye on a rebuilt box with one fitted but haven't heard from the seller, sadly
I have a TranX in my 205 and the difference compared to an open diff is astonishing. In reality it's probably a bit aggressive for road use, but it's only a weekend car so it doesn't bother me. I'd imagine the ATB is a more sensible choice and will still make a huge difference to how the car behaves
To be honest; I've only ever had plate diffs so I am kind of working on the assumption that the ATB is 'softer' or less aggressive and more set up for road driving.
However, it may have to wait unless I get track one down at a good price as I'd rather not be paying over a grand, all-in, with a gearbox refurb!
However, it may have to wait unless I get track one down at a good price as I'd rather not be paying over a grand, all-in, with a gearbox refurb!
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