[trackday_prep] My 205 GTI-6 Supercharged Track Car

[gazzamec 0]

probably been covered but is that a magnum hatch, if so what is the fit like at the roof line and the rear lights?

[Spiky 37]

yeah it is their hatch. He fits pretty well to be honest.

Shame they have annoyed me. As its been 6 weeks and i still dont have my bonnet. Which was ordered the same time

[SwedishBob 24 1 Cars]

yeah it is their hatch. He fits pretty well to be honest.

Shame they have annoyed me. As its been 6 weeks and i still dont have my bonnet. Which was ordered the same time

 

Do they have any homepage, and what's the price for a rear hatch and a bonnet?

[gazzamec 0]

sounds like AGMotorsport where i got the hatch for my corsa, took forever but when it came i was very pleased with it,

 

Bob the homepage can be found by googling, the bonnet is around 80 odd euro and iirc the hatch is roughly the same.

[Spiky 37]

magnum motorsport, put that in google job done

 

i paid 250 for both the bonnet and rear hatch delivered

 

though currently it's just 250 for the reat hatch as i dont have a bonnet

Edited September 16, 2008 by Spiky

[projectpug 0]

The bonnets are £100 delivered i have a reciept for it here

 

Sorry to hear about your problems with magnum motorsport spiky and hope they get there act together soon or they will loose out on my order of a hatch.

[cybernck 402 1 Cars]

Shenpar also does these, we've had a group buy at very good prices a while ago.

[SwedishBob 24 1 Cars]

Thanks for all answers!

[ultimatepug 0]

awesome read from start to finish. top work chap, although i doubt my gti-6 conversion will be as quick! lol

 

adam

[Spiky 37]

decided to tidy the garage up, as it was a mess and i wanted to park both cars in there

 

 

 

so put the 205 at a nice angle and started progress,

 

 

 

started by removing the rad and front grill, as i wanted to put the GTI6 alternator back on as it was running on the 1.9 8v alternator

 

 

 

 

Next i fitted my machined thermostat housing, which has been sat in the garage for ages, as it removes the plastic gti6 one, so i can run a 8v top hose

 

 

 

 

Next i removed the bonnet, ready for the fibreglass one, and removed the slam panel to get to the windscren motor which needs a over haul as it runs slow, if it dont work i'll put a new 106 one on there

 

 

 

 

I next removed the front valance, as i wanted to move the oil cooler to sit behind where the front fog lamp was (driver side) as passenger side will feeb the air filter

 

[Spiky 37]

had Paul modify my gear linkage so it now has a quick shift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Garry 1]

Looking good Spiky,

 

Have you ever thought about a different bolt to hold the above gear linkage down? (The one that the circular hole and attaches the linkage to the subframe).

 

I ask because mine always works its way loose giving a sloppy gearstick. There isn't quite enough thread that sticks out through the other side of the subframe to fit a lock nut on.

[Spiky 37]

i see what you mean, but all i'm going to do is put thread lock on there

 

mine was loose when i first got the car, but i tightened it up and has been fine ever since

 

i have put new top hats now on the gearstick end and i have new one's for the part too

 

will see how it goes, if it does keep coming undone, i will get some made up

Edited October 9, 2008 by Spiky

[Garry 1]

The annoying thing with mine as there isn't enough clearance to get the bloody thing out as the manifold is so close. So it means dropping the subframe of taking the manifold off.

[Spiky 37]

DOH

 

what manifold you got then?

[TurboSam 5]

Hi Steve, like the recent changes

 

Quick question; how do you get on with the quaife diff ? I really fancy an LSD for mine and wondered what you thought of it really ? Was there much of an improvement on track ?

[welshpug 1,661]

Garry/Spiky, fit one of Miles/Stew's bush kits and you'll get rid of the play and any issue with them coming loose as they use a standard (M10?) bolt and a sleeve rather than using the bolt as the shaft.

[Spiky 37]

Hi Steve, like the recent changes

 

Quick question; how do you get on with the quaife diff ? I really fancy an LSD for mine and wondered what you thought of it really ? Was there much of an improvement on track ?

 

god yeah, i noticed a lot, half way through a corner i plant it, and it pulls me out, made a big difference in the wet too, as you had two wheels pull you out of corners and so can exit quicker

 

 

Garry/Spiky, fit one of Miles/Stew's bush kits and you'll get rid of the play and any issue with them coming loose as they use a standard (M10?) bolt and a sleeve rather than using the bolt as the shaft.

 

i bought new pug top hats

 

if i dont get on, i'll get some bronze type, assuming thats what miles/stew have?

[Spiky 37]

been on a buying spree again :oops:

 

 

here is what i bought

 

 

some strengthenin plates for the front struts as i'm mounting the top mounts on top

 

 

new fan belt, as i'm using a gti6 alternator now, not the 1.9 8v

 

 

new rad fan switch, as i want rewire it all so i can control it inside, if i need be

 

 

AP racing bias valve, i bought this before th pedal box (like 2 days DOH) but as the pedal box has as in car adjuster, i guess i dont need it now???

 

[Spiky 37]

in car adjuster for the pedal box

 

 

pedals that came with the pedalbox

 

 

here are the pictures of the pedal box, Note the MC's the wrong way..pmsl

 

 

the bar for the pedal box

 

[cybernck 402 1 Cars]

that looks good, especially the in-car adjuster bit.

 

where did you get it from (ebay?), how much did it cost and who's the manufacturer?

 

it looks like it *might* be convertable to in-cabin cylinders, which is what i need.

[Spiky 37]

cost me 90quid the lot for pedal box /res/in car adj/balance bar

 

i have a spare pedal box, in fact i have two

 

you want me to try and copy the deisgn?, in car adj are 15 quid

[Spiky 37]

Bit of an update..lol.....

 

i plan to sit the engine on the mounts with no alteration at all,

 

as i'm going to use a pedal box, the only obstruction is the bulk head, and i think i have now solved that too now

 

[Spiky 37]

 

 

After last track day at combe i had a new noise, finally found out what it was

 

CRACKED MANIFOLD , must have be touching the bulkhead...oops

 

 

[gazzamec 0]

my old XE did that at the join between the primaries and the collector because the exhaust was hitting the ground.