Willsy's 309 GTi - Latest update 04/09/2018 - Page 21 - Saxperience

lincolndanny · 6th September 2015, 21:38

I sense we are getting near to a biggish update Matt

What are the heat shields made of on the 309? No chance of cleaning the Saxo ones up like that, bloody thin metal

willsy · 6th September 2015, 21:58

Definitely feels like I'm making progress now Danny. I've got some more painting that I want to do next (finishing the underside of the suspension turret) then I should be able to blast through the front suspension refit, steering, gear linkages (new ones) all in a day or so.

You'd be surprised with the heat shields, I'm sure I remember the old Saxo ones being do-able. The 309 ones are aluminium I believe

willsy · 7th September 2015, 21:04

Been busying myself again this afternoon, refitted a few bits and bobs and took a few pics of the front of the car for the fun of it.

Hoping to get hold of some new linkages, and I'll be carrying on with the brake lines after my holiday

lincolndanny · 7th September 2015, 21:13

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Originally Posted by willsy

PHWOAR!!!!!

Alanapone^p · 7th September 2015, 21:23

OOOOOFF!!!!!

Stunning!!

VTR_Craig · 7th September 2015, 21:40

You are so patient, I would have got bored a long time ago and gone with the "that will do" attitude.

That front end picture makes it all look worth while

jpsaxo · 8th September 2015, 11:45

Just updated myself on the last couple of months work Matt - great work as ever.

Brettles1986 · 8th September 2015, 16:00

Fairplay that front end looks brand new!

Great work, wish I had time,patience and money to do this.

sn3ddon · 8th September 2015, 19:30

Thank god the number plate will cover that rusty bolt

kidding what a stunning restoration keep up the excellent work. Would a nice gti6 running gear fit easily ?

chinkostu · 8th September 2015, 19:39

Fit!

Can't wait to see this all finished. Whats up with the brake lines?

willsy · 8th September 2015, 22:23

Cheers guys

Brettles id definitely say that patience is the hardest attribute to work on out of the three.
Chinkostu I've started replacing all the brake lines, with it having been off the road for so long it seemed sensible; corrosion on the brake lines is still an MOT failure right?
Sn3ddon I'm not sure, I know a lot of stuff is the same or interchangeable with the 205 and 309, but I havnt had any experience with a 306.

A few odds and ends was all I got done today.
First up was some other new bits for the speedo sender

Then finished de rusting this bit within the inner arch. It's such a pain that there a hole to get repaired as it cleaned up well otherwise

Still, until I can get the repair done it needs protecting so I've still applied the two coats of zinc primer anyway so it's fully protected

Whilst I was working within the drivers arch this bit kept glaring at me, this appears to be the worst of any corrosion

Made a start on it with the rust removal gel. It's not half as bad as it looked, shouldn't take too much longer to have it back to clean metal

Another annoying bit is the manifold. It's rusty as hell to look at (new ones are bloody expensive so I'll have to put up with this one for the time being)
However I wasn't going to ignore the nuts and studs!

They look in terrible order

Removed the studs completely, cleaned them up, reinserted and got some new nuts out. I will probably replace with new genuine at some point but I am content for now.

chinkostu · 8th September 2015, 22:33

You would be correct. Seems worth it for futureproofing i guess!!

0rang3peel · 11th September 2015, 00:54

This is the absolute tops. Loving it, I have no idea how you have so much patience.

Any idea if Bilt Hamber zinc primer is weldable?

willsy · 25th September 2015, 10:13

Not much to report, but I have removed the exhaust manifold (which looked extremely rusty) to assess its condition and see whether there was any cracks etc. Also fitting new studs, nuts and gaskets.

Here's how the manifold looked

I could just get it blasted but I didn't want to be too harsh on it initially (new ones are £240!)

I've cleaned it up to this stage so far. Also cleaned out all the threads which seem to be there for some sort of heat shield to mount on, however there wasn't one fitted when I got it and I havnt been able to find one on service box

willsy · 25th September 2015, 10:14

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Originally Posted by 0rang3peel

This is the absolute tops. Loving it, I have no idea how you have so much patience.

Any idea if Bilt Hamber zinc primer is weldable?

Cheers mate, I believe that it is weldable (also checked Google and suggestions confirmed it) I havnt welded it myself yet though

willsy · 25th September 2015, 10:52

Looking to get the calipers rebuilt this month. Will be sending them to Bigg Red.

However I'm undecided on what finish to go for. I can either go with:

A standard silver finish, doesn't offer as good corrosion protection

Or the premium coating which has much superior corrosion resistance. I originally wanted s silver finish but the premium coat doesn't have silver as an option. So black would be the choice colour.

The electroplated finish is ruled out as the rear calipers aren't an option for that type of finish they say.

Price doesn't bother me so do I go for silver in standard finish, or black in the premium?

Jigs2895 · 25th September 2015, 17:03

I stripped my callipers myself (very easy to do.) and bought the seals from big red.

Then had the callipers powdercoated which arguably gives the best protection with a great finish, and then reassembled myself. Probably cost me £40 all in to rebuild them and beg the powder coating done.

dsh85 · 25th September 2015, 17:27

stunning mate! first ive seen of it with not being on in a while!

Jim-Bob · 25th September 2015, 20:14

The bigg red premium finish looks stunning matt, well worth it, and still looks OEM

James

willsy · 30th September 2015, 12:15

Cheers guys, I've checked over the front calipers now, all threads are good, bleed nipples remove fine etc etc. Wanted to make sure that I was sending off some sound calipers.

I'm still undecided on the finish to go for. I've been reminded that the rear caliper itself is aluminium rather than cast, hence no electroplate and corrosion not being as much of a problem with cast- so arguably they'd be fine with the standard silver finish.

Now then, I do have brand new genuine carriers for the rear calipers too, they are originally plated in the gold colour.

Which brings me back to the fronts, I could get these done in the silver electroplate.
Do I go for a silver/gold combo between caliper and carrier all round? (I'm not sure on the original factory colouring for the fronts) Or send the new rears off to be swapped to silver. I hate these decisions :-)