not sure how interested any of you will be in this but as were all petrolheads im hoping some of you will enjoy the progress/journey

got to copy and paste the first few posts

Hi guys after what has been around 6-7 years i have finally got myself back into 206 GTi ownership.
our last gti was sold on as we were expecting our first child so something a tad more practical was required.

anyway iv had an itch to get into trackdays for a while so started the search or something suitable and not bank breaking to purchase, straight away i just thought id love track a 206 and within 48 hours i had fount a motor under an hour away and at a good price.

So today i headed out did all the relevant checks and struck a deal or £1100 i will be collecting the car next weekend and then the fun can begin.
got a lot of plans in the pipeline which will see it into a very capable and fun track car, it will certainly be staying n/a and be an absolute screamer
first jobs are to get it stripped out and fit a set of coilovers

i will upload pics asap

looking forward to the journey

 

Already i have the first few mods arriving, the plan is to get the car stripped/handling/stopping better and give it an extra bit of grunt before getting it out on track asap.
i will then be adding bits as we go to improve things before the big engine build etc

OMP front strut brace arrived earlier this week
BMC cda induction kit should be here within next couple of days
Vmaxx coilovers will be here within next couple of weeks (no stock)

I did a little bit of research on the vmaxx set up and they have got a lot of very positive feedback, but rest assured i will be swapping over to a much better known brand down the line and just want to get these on so i can hopefully get a couple of track days in before the year ends.

the next mods will be uprated discs and pads and a short shifter then ill move onto the whole exhaust system [img]data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7[/img]




Went to collect the car today and took my main co driver with me, needless to say he approves.
Had great fun coming back and can't wait to get stuck into the task ahead.

 

When we got home I instantly ordered the following

CG Motorsport stage 2 clutch kit
Bosch retrofit front wipers
NGK spark plugs
5w40 oil and filter
fuel filter
cabin filter

Going to give the car a little freshen up and also do a coolant change whilst were at it.

I managed to get a job squared away early yesterday so come home and had a quick couple hours on the car.

Rear seats etc removed
Spare wheel/Jack removed
BMC cda fitted
New wipers fitted
Cabin filter replaced
All fluid levels checked and sorted

A total of 33.4kg removed from the car, air con to be deleted next which is around 10-11kg and then I'll be looking at polycarb rear 1/4s and rear screen which should be half the weight of the glass.

Anyway here's a few pics.

 

I last night secured on these





we estimate losing another 23kg by removing the oe seats and putting these in place

just have the small matter of driving 3hr 20 mins to colchester next weekend to collect them

 

I have also had a fair few amount of new parts arrived that will be going onto the car soon.

These are the following
Stainless 4-1 exhaust manifold
Lightweight crank pulley
Short shifter kit and uprated fork bush
Steel gear linkage set
Baker engine mount kit

All nice little mods I think you'll agree and will certainly give the car a more positive feel.

Lightweight flywheel will be the next purchase and then it can be fitted the same time as the new clutch

 

And a couple that my son insisted that I took when we had a little drive upto truckfest in knutsford last weekend.

 

I’ll be interested to follow this mate as I fancied a 206 myself

 

Great to hear mate, they are honestly cracking little cars and can be made even better for not a great deal money wise.
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good progress so far

 

thanks mate definitely not hanging about

 

On Thursday we will be fitting the following

4-1 stainless exhaust manifold
lightweight crank pulley
steel gear linkages
quick shift

looking forward to getting these bits on as it will certainly add to the driving experience, need to sort out an exhaust system to finish off that side of things especially as the rear box is now blowing. Hopefully will be able to fit the full uprated engine mount set and front strut brace before the end of the month.

 

Looks a cool project

 

cheers mate, already enjoying the progress thats been made, it will be different again this time next week

 

Looking good mate,

 

Cheers mate we will soon be chucking it around wrexico

 

Vmaxx coilovers arrived today, these coupled with OMP front strut brace and Whiteline rear ARB will really being the car together handling wise

 

Oh yes mate

 

car is now booked in at MIJ exhausts in walsall next friday for a cat back system

 

On Thursday the following were fitted
4-1 manifold
short shift and steel gear linkages with uprated fork bush.
alloy crank pulley
Oil and filter change

I can say without any hesitation the car feels so much better now on the gear change and also the manifold has really opened it up from 3.5k onwards it certainly pulls harder.

I have the car booked in for a set of Avon zv7 tyres also and really can't wait get the stainless system on there next Friday afternoon.

I've also bought a spare cylinder head that I'll be sending to Al developments and then complimenting that with a pair of Newman ph2 cams and a custom remap of the oe ecu at GT Motorsport.

 

Fantastic work and mods mate , nice push forward .

 

thanks alot mate really happy with how its progressing

cant wait get these coilovers, strut brace and engine mounts fitted

 

Anytime mate and bet ya can't will be another top few mods.

 

i think a few 1664 might be consumed along the way

 

went to collect the spare cylinder head from my local parcelforce yesterday this will be sent to AL developments for porting etc

in midweek i received the new water pump and cam belt kit that will be fitted at same time as the new head.

Had to postpone getting an exhaust made on friday as we have had some bloody horrible bug in our house for over a week now which has seen me having take a total of 4 days off due to looking after my son and myself also being bad, so for the time being i got this ordered.

A little temporary fix for the car to replace the blown standard part. I'll be going full custom once the engine develops in the new year.

Me and my co pilot are off to congleton today to get a set of avon zv7 tyres fitted and also have the tracking done, its crying out for both tbh

 

Good progress mate , keep up the good work.

 

One thing I have been looking into is how to upgrade the front brakes without having pay 1k+

standard front discs are only 266mm in size so the obvious first option would of been to go for a set of GTi 180 calipers/discs which would up the size to 283mm.
After a bit more of a search I fount out that a model of the 307cc had 302mm brakes and they are also interchangeable with my car.
So a quick trip to eBay and I fount the calipers required for £40 and got straight onto euros for a set of brembo discs and ebc green stuff pads (will run yellowstuff for track use).

 

Cracking result mate, will make a world of difference.

 

Hi guys been hugely busy with work so things have slowed down a bit.

But I have managed do a few more little bits on the car

Gave the throttle body a much needed clean





Fitted a new set of Ngk spark plugs all gapped correctly.

And also got the sportex back box on there what I'm really happy with looks wise and also I can't fault the sound it's just enough (as said this is only a temp set up until I go full custom when we get the engine build underway).

 

Nice project, good work.

 

Thanks mate appreciate that, it's good to be getting stuck in again.

 

Exhaust looks and sits bang tidy mate

 

Thanks mate, must admit I'm really happy with it.

 

Purchased this last night Been doing a lot of research on a piggyback ECU and these things seem to be right at the top, they can even run throttle bodies etc when ran in fuel implant mode.
This will be going on as soon as I get the ported head and newman cams in there.

 

been massively busy with work tying up the last jobs before a little xmas break.

update on the car is as follows

the water pump decided to let go, but i think it only did about a max of 3 miles in said state.
Going to test the head to make sure the gasket is in good shape and if so will be doing cambelt/waterpump etc during xmas and new year.
Did a bit of swatting up on best way and it seems that taking the engine off its mounts and lifting/tilting forward makes he job a hell of a lot easier, this will also be the ideal time to fit the uprated engine mounts

if it turns out the head gasket is shot then I have a spare cylinder head here that will be sent to AL Developments in the new year for porting etc and well look a uprating the cams at the same time

 

Cracking update mate and hopefully the HG isn't gone .

 

ill be able to report back on this today as ill be testing it around mid morning, it would certainly be an inconvenience but not the end of the world for sure

 

Great news the hg is fine i did think it should be but you never know.

 

Wicked news mate , always best to tick boxes for peace of mind . Top work

 

well happy mate as you know what my luck is like

 

After being let down on numerous occasions to use a friends ramps at his garage I decided to get the car over to my good mate rsmat at ocd productions to get some of the work underway and most importantly get the new water pump and cam belt kit on there.

I'll hopefully be able to join him on the spanners and rattle a few jobs off also.