Pink 106 gti restoration/track build

[AlexFocusST]

Originally Posted by manta

In English maybe?

Was starting to get worried about my english for a bit!!

Using a welder on the roof will not be a very bright idea as i believe the heat expansion will probably create a wave effect on the metal.

Also why get a new door ???
that dent looks like it will push out , better have some scuff marks on an evenly coloured door than a perfect different coloured door !!!on your track car too!!

[stevo67]

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

Back in topic I may remove the doors to aid working on the car etc.
Is this quite a straightforward work it out yourself job?

Mate if you can`t work out how the doors come off then walk away from the car lol.

[hard_corejoeboy]

Push out? Lol have you seen it?

[SGregg]

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

Push out? Lol have you seen it?

A panel beater should be able to sort it for less than a new door and spraying. You could push the worse out yourself.

[AlexFocusST]

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

Push out? Lol have you seen it?

The question is have you tried it?

Just take the doorcard off , wind the window up , take the protective film off roughly where the dent is and apply pressure to see if it pops out.
Obviously it will leave some creases , but i guess a blue or yellow door would look worse on it. Should have been more thoughtfull to start off with!!!

[hard_corejoeboy]

Saxo owners have it lucky!

Removing lights means removing lights
For 106 owners removing lights means removing bumper.

Took about an hour and a half in total working it all out but could do it in 10 mins now I know.



Once again another bodge job found as the washer bottle isn't attached properly and while I was there I noticed one if the carbon cannister pipes is leaking and also poss a driveshaft from the rubbery bit. Headlight wiring was a mess too



May sound funny but im quite proud of the work so far. Has cost nothing and I've never even worked on a car before period!

[Gandi699]

is the radiator cross member/support bent?

[hard_corejoeboy]

The bit right in the middle? Not sure will have to have a look when im home. I did notice the ns panel on the inside had red paint on it which was a bit weird so wouldn't shock me if its had a knock to be honest. Will have to investigate properly.

One thing that is odd is the floor basically underneath where your ass would sit on both sides is dentednupwards a bit I just assumed as the car is stupidly low they had hit something underneath.

[hard_corejoeboy]

Bit of downtime so thought I'd write a to do list.

Remove dash and try and tidy wiring and rid of sound deadening
Sand down primer and spray arches (or just hammerite?)
Sand down and spray under the car up to rear beam.
Clean up inside of car
Custom doorcards
Fix carbon cannister pipe
Investigate any leaks
Move ecu into car (how?)
Replace gear linkages
New fluids and filters change
Brakes all round
All new suspension and rear beam
Bucket seats and harness
Possibly new wheels
Semi slicks
Roll cage

Road test!

[ThrushMotorsport]

Originally Posted by Gandi699

is the radiator cross member/support bent?

From looks of pics, yes - might have had a bump

[hard_corejoeboy]

I believe its called a CAT W

Previously owned by a female

If you are talking about the bent looking bit above the radiator almost at the centre then all 106's have that from looking at pics.

[ThrushMotorsport]

No, not the slam pannel abouve rad, but bottom one below rad - it should be straight from chassis leg to the other chassis leg

Looks pushed back by photos?

[hard_corejoeboy]

I do have one flat o/s front tyre that might make it look that way?

Just went out and had a look and seems fine.

This is the panel I was on about



The passenger door also catches a bit

[ldavies]

Better put the flat tyre on the list and why don't you invest in a Haynes manual dude and have a good luck at it before you do work on the car they are very useful and you would have known about having to remove the bumper.

[hard_corejoeboy]

Yeah might be a good idea. Are they GTI specific?
Semi slicks are in the list

I literally have done nothing to a car ever before this so when people call things by their name don't be surprised if I have no idea what it is or what it does!

[L33h]

Thats had a good whack imo.

[ldavies]

Originally Posted by hard_corejoeboy

Yeah might be a good idea. Are they GTI specific?
Semi slicks are in the list

I literally have done nothing to a car ever before this so when people call things by their name don't be surprised if I have no idea what it is or what it does!

Ye they cover all 106 models dude

[hard_corejoeboy]

Looks like that bit is uniformly curved-doesn't look bent at all.

Another pic

[hard_corejoeboy]

Not too much done this weekend.
Did a bit of hand sanding on the interior rear arches then realised I had a proper one in the shed....fail.

Hopefully by next weekend I'll have had a chance to get down the scrappy and source some standard rear lights and headlights and a glovebox clip thing.

Then onto halfords for the rear arches and boot.

Top of my head I'll need some filler for a couple of tiny holes, a wire brush, some acid etch primer and some coloured paint perhaps white?

Boring times....roll on the new job so I can buy the good stuff!

[AlexBp]

Filler for holes is a bad plan
Weld them up