Badgersport 106 XSI 16v (Cams, Polycarbs and bits #383)

[Badgersport]

Did a little bit more on the 106 over the weekend.

Fitted the gauge senders for the oil temp and oil pressure gauges



And gauges working



Got the raceland 4-2-1 bolted into place, just need to swap lambda sensor over but forgot to bring me socket from work

Also fitted the front mounted cooling fan. Took the advise from the chaps on the previous page (JP, Alex and Willsy) and made sure the fan was set up correctly. Took a few attempts.



Also dug out and fitted my slightly battered lower omp brace which i sprayed black a while ago to tidy it up



Ste

[Maxwell]

Subscribed to this STE. Have you a diagram of the loom splicing??? I bought a 94 xSI to 16v! So need the loom sorted for it!

[lwigmore]

Looking good mate

Good to see my old VTS airbox still getting used

[jpsaxo]

Good work Ste! Get this done and back out on the road mate

[Badgersport]

Originally Posted by Maxwell

Subscribed to this STE. Have you a diagram of the loom splicing??? I bought a 94 xSI to 16v! So need the loom sorted for it!

Cheers Maxwell. I have some of my paper work somewhere from i did the conversion. What engine xsi was it 1400 or 1600 ?

Originally Posted by lwigmore

Looking good mate

Good to see my old VTS airbox still getting used

Cheers Mate, i still need to make a bracket from the airbox but thats on my list of jobs to do

Originally Posted by jpsaxo

Good work Ste! Get this done and back out on the road mate

Thanks Josh, i am finally making good progress now the car is back in the garage at home. Hoping to get it mot'd soon. Few things to address that i know it will fail on.

Ste

[Maxwell]

I think its a 1600. But been told its a 1400 head. Regardless, i bought it to do the 16v conversion lol

Pm me a diagram please. Thanks!

[Badgersport]

Had half hr spare today so decided to chuck a sponge at the xsi.

The car hasn't been cleaned since December 2010 and with being sat outside has had moss growing up in some of the plastics.

Mid wash



After











And waxed the bonnet and came up quite well



Not bad for a 19yr old car

Ste

[elkoi]

Looking good mate!

[Badgersport]

Had a hr to spare today, weather was pretty nice so thought i would do a bit on the xsi.

Ever since i changed from drum to disc beam the brake lines have bothered me. They are made up of sections of standard lines and copper lines. So i am going to redo the lines, junk the old bias valve on the beam and fit a willwood bias valve inside the car with the new lines.

Parts ready to fit



Removing old mc to derust and paint up




And lines removed from under car to rear brakes



This is where i left it as i had to pop out




Will remove the rest in the week and make a start of flaring the new lines

Ste

[Gandi699]

Looks awesome this mate

[jpsaxo]

Looking good ste - not tempted to come the ring this year??!!

[stevie_m]

Never seen this thread before today, good read in it.

Is the oil gauge working in the GTI clocks ?

[Badgersport]

Originally Posted by Gandi699

Looks awesome this mate

Cheers mate, its getting there very slowly!

Originally Posted by jpsaxo

Looking good ste - not tempted to come the ring this year??!!

Thanks JP. Would love to but really wouldn't trust the xsi to get me there and back. Need to get this finished and get some road miles up her and iron out any issues.

Originally Posted by stevie_m

Never seen this thread before today, good read in it.

Is the oil gauge working in the GTI clocks ?

Cheers Stevie. The oil gauge level in the gti clocks work but not the temp as the engine had a sump change at some point and not got the sensor in it

Ste

[jpsaxo]

Yes you do, how many years has it been now??

[jsdvtr]

Nice little motor you got there mate, these xsi's look ace

[AlexBp]

Originally Posted by Badgersport

Cheers Stevie. The oil gauge level in the gti clocks work but not the temp as the engine had a sump change at some point and not got the sensor in it

Ste

I might have a sump with a sensor in kicking about i can have a look if you want

[Badgersport]

Originally Posted by jpsaxo

Yes you do, how many years has it been now??

Its only been nearly 5yrs. Jeeez give a brother a chance haha

Originally Posted by jsdvtr

Nice little motor you got there mate, these xsi's look ace

Cheers mate, i have been fond of the xsi when one of my teachers had a miami blue xsi in 1995.

Originally Posted by AlexB

I might have a sump with a sensor in kicking about i can have a look if you want

That would be spot on Alex. If you could dig it out (drop me a pm) could do with an oil change so could be a good excuse to wip the sump off at the same time

[jpsaxo]

Haha, ah well it's nearly ready now mate we will have to get a big meet sorted for July while I'm back in the UK, try and get all the old school'ers to come!

[GTuff]

Originally Posted by Badgersport

this is so nice!

are you missing the red insert in the side strips??

i think the front badge would make it if you painted the outline of the lion white

i want a s1

[AlexBp]

Originally Posted by Badgersport

That would be spot on Alex. If you could dig it out (drop me a pm) could do with an oil change so could be a good excuse to wip the sump off at the same time

Ill have a rummage friday dude