[trackday_prep] 205 Gti-6 Trackcar Project

[djinuk 2]

not sure if that grey is high build, but due to using the grinder i imagine the metal has a fair few ridges etc, give the full bay a heavy coat of high build primer and flat it down to 800 wet n dry , will leave it looking real smooth and ready for paint.

 

Spiky also did my loom just gota fit it yet

[SteveW 6]

Looking good. I bet your ears are ringing from using an angle grinder without ear defenders.

 

Yeah they were, silly really should have got some defenders

 

 

not sure if that grey is high build, but due to using the grinder i imagine the metal has a fair few ridges etc, give the full bay a heavy coat of high build primer and flat it down to 800 wet n dry , will leave it looking real smooth and ready for paint.

 

Spiky also did my loom just gota fit it yet

 

Was using the angle grinder with a wire brush atachment so its smooth enough, will have a look tonight to see how its turned out. Not to bothered really about the quallity of the finish as she's only a track car and its going to be matt black not to produce any glare.

 

Spiky's a diamond, glad he lives pretty close as he has a bit of work to do on my car

[SteveW 6]

Had a few hours in the garage earlier, dropped the subframe, took the dash out, removed the old brake pipes

 

 

 

 

my 6 year old son was in the garage with me for a while, i went round the back of the car and found this

 

 

should be sorting the rust on the front this week

[SteveW 6]

gti-6 front calipers and standard 205 gti rear calipers now painted

 

 

mintex 1144 pads ordered today. hope to get her back to a rolling shell in 2 weeks at the latest

[SteveW 6]

Made some more progress over the last few days, rusty front all sorted thanks to the the old boy, got the subframe on, took the servo out to give it a lick of paint

 

 

hubs, coilovers, 309 arb and gti-6 calipers/ disc's on

 

 

 

started on the bay after the welding had been sorted

 

[SteveW 6]

 

 

 

 

then done a bit to the inside

 

 

 

 

trial fitted 1 seat so i can work out where to run the rear brake line and where to mount the bias valve.

[SteveW 6]

fitted the seat, the little fella had to get in there

 

 

[Spiky 37]

the car look much much much better

 

inside is a million times better

[SteveW 6]

great progress today, braking system all but finished. bleed the system tomorrow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Baz 421]

Coming along nicely!

[Cloverleaf 1]

Looking good. I'm not looking forward to doing my front brake lines with the engine in.

[Spiky 37]

looking good matey

 

you'll have the engine fitted in no time

[tracktoy 0]

good going dude, be back on the road in no time at this rate

[SteveW 6]

good going dude, be back on the road in no time at this rate

 

moving along quite well at the moment, hows my bracket looking

[tracktoy 0]

moving along quite well at the moment, hows my bracket looking

 

 

bet you think i'd forgotten about it (and you'd be right )

 

will be in the garage most of the day thursday so hope thats not going to hold you up too much (the car might be finished by then the rate your going )

[taylorspug 7]

Glad the coilovers turned up fine Steve!

[Anthony 1,000]

Any particular reason you did the solid brake pipe like that, rather than using the proper bracket for it, which would also have secured the handbrake cable? I don't think that'll pass an MOT as it stands...

[SteveW 6]

Glad the coilovers turned up fine Steve!

 

They did and im pleased, cheers. i did send a pm when i got them

 

 

Any particular reason you did the solid brake pipe like that, rather than using the proper bracket for it, which would also have secured the handbrake cable? I don't think that'll pass an MOT as it stands...

 

will check it out later, brackets must be in the scrap box

[taylorspug 7]

They did and im pleased, cheers. i did send a pm when i got them

 

Yeah i did get that, i just dont get time to answer all of them as i get quite a few each day!

 

Glad you are happy anyway, have you stuck with the 225lb springs that were already fitted to them?

[SteveW 6]

Yeah i did get that, i just dont get time to answer all of them as i get quite a few each day!

 

Glad you are happy anyway, have you stuck with the 225lb springs that were already fitted to them?

 

Yep stuck with the 225lb springs as im fitting a gti-6 lump

[SteveW 6]

Any particular reason you did the solid brake pipe like that, rather than using the proper bracket for it, which would also have secured the handbrake cable? I don't think that'll pass an MOT as it stands...

 

havent got the brackets, checked everywhere and dont remember them on the old beam, handbrake cable is fine, its cable tied into the routing clips on the tank. Will check with my mot chap, if its a problem it will be changed

[welshpug 1,622]

it'll rub on the tyre without the bracket on the trailing arm, if you can;t find them you can use a bracket of a 306 or xsara, doesn't even have to be discs.

Edited May 6, 2009 by welshpug

[SteveW 6]

Big thanks to the father in law (better known as the old boy) for fitting and welding the cage, cracking job i'm really pleased

 

 

 

 

 

 

give the cage another lick of paint tomorrow night

Edited May 13, 2009 by SteveW

[Spiky 37]

looking good dude

 

 

wont be long now

[SteveW 6]

looking good dude

 

 

wont be long now

 

cheers dude, painted all the inside rear last night in matt black, looks loads better, fitted the eyes for the harnesses

the base plate for the center eye by the handbrake is way to big, dont know wether to cut it down or put a nut on it

with washers