Peugeot 306 GTI-6 1997
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Right, owned this for about 4 months now. It popped up on Ebay just 5 minutes away so thought "Why not?" and give myself a little project over the winter.
It's a 1997 phase 1 Cossack grey GTI-6 with 105k on the clock (tasty).
It's going to be a long term project to get it back to standard as much as possible. The main downer on the car is it has had a break in attempt at some point where the pass' door was bent down but its been pulled back and the result is just a bit of wind noise, no water leaks or anything.
The mechanic(a Peugeot master tech) who I bought it off changed the heater matrix, new rad and changed cambelt so she's a good un'. In the paper work it's had receipts of head gasket, mintex brakes all round just a couple year ago and bilstein dampers and new springs and a load of sensors from peugeot...beauty.
Ebay advert picture:
So after driving it around for about a month I decided to SORN it at the start of December, before the bad weather came. So from them on I've been steady away tidying it up back to standard.
First part was satin blacking the rub strips etc:
Door damage but I've touched it up:
The underneath isn't in bad nick either. Just a little scabby. (brake lines aren't leaking, I'd just WD'd the comp just to keep it healthy)
Plans:
1. Get spare door painted
2. Get dent in boot pulled out
3. Rebuild rear beam (it creaks on long left handers but no camber....)
4. Underseal underneath
5. Paint wheels silver
The bumper had a few battle scars and cracks so got busy sanding and filling:
This is where the car currently lives (I'm in debt forever to my sister for taking over her garage.)
Managed to get the beam off with the use of 2 jacks last week then spent the evening in the shed:
Well I had a tin of yellow and red hammerite in the shed so just decided to busy with the brush, also black'ed the mounting arms:
And made a nice purchase from Larkspeed:
Just fitted new handbrake cables and went armed with a wire brush and drill attachment to the boot floor before whacking a coat of Bilt Hamber 80 on:
Snapped a bleed nipple on one of the rear calipers but luckily I bought another beam inc' calipers with free bleed nipples. I then spent an evening stripping them and making a good set of calipers out the 2 sets:
Removed the pistons from the calipers to see which 2 were the best internally:
And picked the best pistons to use, mmmmmm smooooooth:
hmmmmmm goosed:
I was able to reuse the piston seals as they looked brand new. Rebuilt the calipers using some brake fluid as lube, repacked the handbrake mechanism with grease and now I have a fully functioning set of rear calipers:
Gave the boot floor a coat of brush on red oxide primer:
Also bought new arm shafts and bearings and rebuilt the beam:
Just this week I gave the boot floor a spray over with satin black and used some Bilt Hamber UB as the underseal/wax (cannot rate the Bilt Hamber stuff enough, from a 750ml can I've managed to put 3 good layers on)
So that's where I am as of tonight. I'm waiting for Peugeot to get my rear ARB seals in then I can struggle on fitting the beam back on.
CHEEEEEERS!
It's a 1997 phase 1 Cossack grey GTI-6 with 105k on the clock (tasty).
It's going to be a long term project to get it back to standard as much as possible. The main downer on the car is it has had a break in attempt at some point where the pass' door was bent down but its been pulled back and the result is just a bit of wind noise, no water leaks or anything.
The mechanic(a Peugeot master tech) who I bought it off changed the heater matrix, new rad and changed cambelt so she's a good un'. In the paper work it's had receipts of head gasket, mintex brakes all round just a couple year ago and bilstein dampers and new springs and a load of sensors from peugeot...beauty.
Ebay advert picture:
So after driving it around for about a month I decided to SORN it at the start of December, before the bad weather came. So from them on I've been steady away tidying it up back to standard.
First part was satin blacking the rub strips etc:
Door damage but I've touched it up:
The underneath isn't in bad nick either. Just a little scabby. (brake lines aren't leaking, I'd just WD'd the comp just to keep it healthy)
Plans:
1. Get spare door painted
2. Get dent in boot pulled out
3. Rebuild rear beam (it creaks on long left handers but no camber....)
4. Underseal underneath
5. Paint wheels silver
The bumper had a few battle scars and cracks so got busy sanding and filling:
This is where the car currently lives (I'm in debt forever to my sister for taking over her garage.)
Managed to get the beam off with the use of 2 jacks last week then spent the evening in the shed:
Well I had a tin of yellow and red hammerite in the shed so just decided to busy with the brush, also black'ed the mounting arms:
And made a nice purchase from Larkspeed:
Just fitted new handbrake cables and went armed with a wire brush and drill attachment to the boot floor before whacking a coat of Bilt Hamber 80 on:
Snapped a bleed nipple on one of the rear calipers but luckily I bought another beam inc' calipers with free bleed nipples. I then spent an evening stripping them and making a good set of calipers out the 2 sets:
Removed the pistons from the calipers to see which 2 were the best internally:
And picked the best pistons to use, mmmmmm smooooooth:
hmmmmmm goosed:
I was able to reuse the piston seals as they looked brand new. Rebuilt the calipers using some brake fluid as lube, repacked the handbrake mechanism with grease and now I have a fully functioning set of rear calipers:
Gave the boot floor a coat of brush on red oxide primer:
Also bought new arm shafts and bearings and rebuilt the beam:
Just this week I gave the boot floor a spray over with satin black and used some Bilt Hamber UB as the underseal/wax (cannot rate the Bilt Hamber stuff enough, from a 750ml can I've managed to put 3 good layers on)
So that's where I am as of tonight. I'm waiting for Peugeot to get my rear ARB seals in then I can struggle on fitting the beam back on.
CHEEEEEERS!
Managed to get a couple wheels sprayed up this evening (only used rattle cans as need to find a paint supplier round here (Leeds) for basecoat and 2k stuff)
They have 3 coats of lacquer and will be flatting them down and putting a final coat on tmorrow:
(that bottom edge/line is a reflection I think)
They have 3 coats of lacquer and will be flatting them down and putting a final coat on tmorrow:
(that bottom edge/line is a reflection I think)
e46acs said:
Great cars. A mate of mine had one back in the day that I used to have a play with from time to time. REALLY crap turning circle though!
Only to the right though. Wasn't too bad turning left iirc.Nice looking car OP. Good work getting it back to original. I had an Astor grey XS at the same time as my Dad had an Astor grey GTI-6. Loved the 306's!
Weeellll, done a fair bit this weekend:
Got the beam bolted on with help from the ol' man then fitted all the brakes etc. Just need to bleed them then fit exhaust and the rear is done:
Also had a crack at rattle can'ing the front bumper repair and just finished satin blacking the rub strips. Not too bad tbh:
Just need to flat and polish the blend down the 2 centre thin areas.
Got the beam bolted on with help from the ol' man then fitted all the brakes etc. Just need to bleed them then fit exhaust and the rear is done:
Also had a crack at rattle can'ing the front bumper repair and just finished satin blacking the rub strips. Not too bad tbh:
Just need to flat and polish the blend down the 2 centre thin areas.
Bit more done on the 6' over the last couple of weeks:
Beam complete and exhaust fitted:
Then just this weekend managed to pull the car back (using a tow rope) just enough to work on the front and fit the bumpers etc...:
So should be getting it taxed and temp insured ready for my week off to give it a shakedown.
Beam complete and exhaust fitted:
Then just this weekend managed to pull the car back (using a tow rope) just enough to work on the front and fit the bumpers etc...:
So should be getting it taxed and temp insured ready for my week off to give it a shakedown.
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