my 106 gti

picked this up a week ago after selling my 207 sport. fancied something abit older and exciting to drive. (pics to follow on shortly)
its 99 model with the half leather and alcantara interior, 105k with 2 owners from new and a folder of reciepts like nothing iv ever seen before. only mods are a straight through exhaust to a standard back box but gives it a nice rasp until i can get a pugsport system and sports cat. (need help with this btw)
already started buying for it so far iv recieved a gmc quickshift kit, kam racing competition gear linkages, kam racing fast road trackday brake disks and pads all round, goodridge braided lines and track day brake fluid, green cotten panel filter, competition exhaust rubber mounts. still waiting for the quickshift kit, powerflex lower engine mount and set of samco coolent hoses.
tonight im going to pick up a brand new unfitted set of 40mm spax psx suspension kit with 28 settings of damping for £180 half price then haha
will chuck some pics up later when i get back this should make the summer interesting... roll on french car show!!

parts im after in future; s2 rallye steelies, r888's, 708's, ashley manifold, oil cooler kit, oil catch tank, buckets & harness's, stripped out, poly carb windows, carbon fibre or fibreglass bonnet and boot, rebuilt gearbox, uprated engine mounts, new drive shafts, fog lights brake vents, morettes, weld in omp 6 point cage, full polybush kit, flocked dash, carbon fibre door cards, lsd, lightened flywheel, uprated clutch, nissens radiator, opm upper & lower strut braces.

not gonna get much then? lol

typhusfever wrote:not gonna get much then? lol

hahaha just a little list eh mate?
tryin to get as much as i can done before we get the keys to the flat and iv had the green light to spend wtf i want on it as long as the bills are paid first by the misses so all is good haha

Man, you lucky git. I wanted cams and re-map by the summer, but they're renovating my block of flats so I have no where to live at the end of this month ...and moving is costing a lot of money, again...

but still...looking forward to FCS...hopefully we can get enough people to come along and get a stand!

typhusfever wrote:Man, you lucky git. I wanted cams and re-map by the summer, but they're renovating my block of flats so I have no where to live at the end of this month ...and moving is costing a lot of money, again...

but still...looking forward to FCS...hopefully we can get enough people to come along and get a stand!

im lucky in that department fell on a cheap flat in a very nice area, the misses has brought pretty much everything over a long period of time iv just gotta source the man things, biig tv, biiig shed and a biig sofa haha and all that cash i stashed away already so whatever i get at the minute is mine as she says.
im a lucky guy tbf lmao
as for french car i think we need a few more members first

A few more members? A lot more.

I had fallen on my feet here until this happened. Bonus though I've got some viewings in a very nice place called Wilmslow next week, if anyone knows it...it's full of footballers - and there's an Aston Martin garage there.

typhusfever wrote:A few more members? A lot more.

I had fallen on my feet here until this happened. Bonus though I've got some viewings in a very nice place called Wilmslow next week, if anyone knows it...it's full of footballers - and there's an Aston Martin garage there.

thats it then few drunken nights scratching at the showroom windows for you then dude eh?

on another note whens the weather gonna clear up so i can get this bleedin 106 in the air and start gutting her think i need to ditch the leather not ideally supportive and i bet it weighs a fair bit too.
also does anyone know where i can get one of those small towing ropes to replace the towing eye? lol searched and searched

well heres a few bits i'll be fitting this weekend that iv gathered mainly from kam racing and 106 owners club.

spax psx adjustable suspension kit, lowers 40mm with 28 settings of damping adjustment. half price bargain brand new got them for 180 quid thanks to ioan spotting them on pistonheads. nice one mate


my new fast road /trackday disks, pads, braided lines and decent brake


green cotten panel filter for now

competition exhaust rubbers

kam racing competition gear linkages

got these and the adjustable omp front upper strut brace for 50 quid not bad as there only 3 points i can use them with the leather fronts still in i hope

strut brace does need painting but for 20 quid im not complaining

and of course a couple of the car itself although it is pretty dirty

I like it! i like it alot..

Bring on this weekend then ehh ?

ioanjones wrote:I like it! i like it alot..

Bring on this weekend then ehh ?

oh yes mate up fresh and early saturday no work! just car fun give the engine a good clean aswell get it running spot on me thinks. booked in for the torsion bar to be lowered on monday aswell so all should be feeling good soon

Ah good times; lots of fun to be had.

right so we managed to get on the front suspension and rear dampers but the garage me and my mates have always used for torsion bars cant seem to get mine out because well its never been messed with. their gonan grease it up and have another crack later this week any one got any tips?
on a brighter note go the interior stripped, harnesses in on the standard leathers which is great, gear linkages full service, quickshift, brakes the lot all done just waiting on this torsion bar niggle now. car feels completely different although it does need new track rod ends, arb bushes and a few other bushes which will be on their way shortly. pics and stuff on the way soon

My torsion bar took 6 hours to get out. Coming along very nicely and quickly...

typhusfever wrote:My torsion bar took 6 hours to get out. Coming along very nicely and quickly...

they are a pain i know thats why i left it to the garage really save the hassle. its been greased up and they told me to go put a few miles on it usually loosens them up aparently. we shall see its booked in for wednesday anyways. it is coming along fast yeah thats the idea have it ready for french car for some track abuse hopefully

Wish I could spend some more on my car , but I'm moving again... so all my money is spoken for. I *ahem* raced an Astra VXR yesterday, oh how it destroyed me. But the driver was a decent bloke, we got talking after pulling up at the lights and took a look around one anothers cars. The VXR sounded unbelievable, just from a Powerflow exhaust - he was pushing out 265 BHP with an obvious torque boost from the turbo...kind of had my 138 at the wheels beat.

typhusfever wrote:Wish I could spend some more on my car , but I'm moving again... so all my money is spoken for. I *ahem* raced an Astra VXR yesterday, oh how it destroyed me. But the driver was a decent bloke, we got talking after pulling up at the lights and took a look around one anothers cars. The VXR sounded unbelievable, just from a Powerflow exhaust - he was pushing out 265 BHP with an obvious torque boost from the turbo...kind of had my 138 at the wheels beat.

haha only a small difference really i like it when you get realistic people like that. cant stand the people iv got a 500 bhp evo but i never use that power, so erm why do you have that much? lol its good to talk to people who share the same interests and aren't total cocks lol

Yeah, they are cocks. But the VXR now makes me want to supercharge mine...just so I can create some shock and awe

typhusfever wrote:Yeah, they are cocks. But the VXR now makes me want to supercharge mine...just so I can create some shock and awe

oooh like the sound of that haha. a mate of mine has a 1.8 corsa c sri running dbilas turbo kit iirc 220 at the wheels and its abit of an animal to say the least

I`m gona get me a 106, freekin things, i was only sayiny to my mate yesterday that the 106 was the last of the true hot hatchbacks.

Pugman wrote:I`m gona get me a 106, freekin things, i was only sayiny to my mate yesterday that the 106 was the last of the true hot hatchbacks.

DO IT!

Done deal, i`ve got to. I`m going for a sleeper

Pugman wrote:Done deal, i`ve got to. I`m going for a sleeper

yeah! im thinking jp4 s conversion in the summer tbh cheaper and makes more sense than rebuilding the j4 lump

There`s loads of scope with the 106. I`m going to go along the same lines as my rallycar to start with and then make any necessary changes to suit.

Pugman wrote:There`s loads of scope with the 106. I`m going to go along the same lines as my rallycar to start with and then make any necessary changes to suit.

sounds like a good plan when will this 106 be making an appearence then rich?
id quite like to eventually itb mine but it'l be on a jp4 lump without a shadow of doubt best keep getting these hours in at work eh? gonna be a busy summer

Mine won`t be for a while, unless something catches my eye. I`m busy with work, i just have to have one, i can`t ignore it.