ph2 gti6 on a budget

[kernow_joe]

so far set me back £490 inc tax and all serviced

[kernow_joe]

just ordered some new discs and pads front and rear, hopefully get them delivered in a few days so I can have some non judderring brakes that work!

car now stands me at £470

[kernow_joe]

new discs arrived and xsara washer jets, now have some working brakes, pita todo though every caliper needed taking apart and un siezing. sadly the washer jets are for xsara picasso so don't make it to the windscreen, getting sent back tomorrow.

thinking of orange cyclones at some point, thoughts?

[kernow_joe]

Now have a working drivers window!

[kernow_joe]

few pictures because I'm bored, so to fix the window last week I had to take the door off and split back the loom and solder them all back together, bit of a pita but all done now

my loom now;


then gave it a quick bath yesterday, very quick, but heres a few whoring pics anyway

just need to fit my components and rag the f*ck out of it some more, jobs a goodun!




also realised how shit/gay my aerial is/was, now in the process of spraying it black, just waiting for the paint to dry

[darrenjlobb]

Pft, havent you got bord yet and dropped a derv in?!

Looking good

[kernow_joe]

hahaha NO! but needs more power thats for sure, just not sure on the cheapest/most fun route. definitely nothing bought off a shelf!!

[THE_Liam]

Got to say, I had a look round this when I was in Cornwall and it's pretty bloody tidy, not a tapper either

[kernow_joe]

Got to say, I had a look round this when I was in Cornwall and it's pretty bloody tidy, not a tapper either

girls are for tapping not my bloody engine! :p

[kernow_joe]

Aerial now black



removed the 2 remaining gay mud flaps



bit of poking in the engine and realised my air filter had fallen apart!


bit of tape and good as new, kind of, this is supposed to be on a budget



and a little of me trying and failing to be clever ....

[kernow_joe]

bought a new rear badge a week or so ago from custom-decals2012 very nice too



painted the front black and white to match, but now its on the car think its going all black in a few hours time, not too keen!



shit pictures I know but its raining outside

[Jonny81191]

Looks good, just needs black masks

[kernow_joe]

am aiming towards black masks now aswell, going to steal my brother in laws see what they look like.

had a massive fail earlier, changed my wishbone for one I had kicking about with reasonable bushes, removed my wish bone and the bushes literally fell off!!
both P bush and round one, new wish bone had wrong size ball joint swapped that, managed to pull the drive shaft out trying to refit it and lost half my gearbox oil, and took about an hour trying to fit f*cking P bush bolt.

also ball joint bolt is too f*cked so awaiting getting a new set tomorrow and some gearbox oil and should be good to go again.

[kernow_joe]

just found this one facebook for £10 needs a clean up and lick of paint and will be right on



should be few more nice shiny bits come the end of the week, I got a bit excited

[kernow_joe]

Some shinys



State of track rod ends now replaced with shiny new, also spot meyle hd wish bones



As she sits atm waiting for power steering pipe to arrive

[kernow_joe]

blackmasked? mate borrowing my lights for mot so I've got his black masks for a bit, think I have to do mine! also new wind deflectors



engine shot



and these may have just turned up at my house last night ...

[4WayDiablo]

should look damn sweet on the challengers
will suit the badge nicely

[kernow_joe]

vortex's though slightly wider and pita to get balanced, due to not having a centre bore hole, just found this out last night as of owning some

yeah I'm hoping they will, they need a refurb though so won't be on for a few weeks, bit worried the cars going to look like its on stilts on the big wheels though

[lewisdmz]

Looking good bud, absolute bargain for what it owes you! Did you get any photos of the HD wishbones? Are they a different design to standard P bush e.g. less gaps in the rubber?

[kernow_joe]

cheers bud, owes me a bit more now, I'm stopping keeping track as its got to that stage already!!

no don't think I took any pictures before they where fitted, felt pretty stiff and a lady garden to fit,
my mots out so not had a chance to drive it yet either

[kernow_joe]

Getting a bit of a collection going on

[THE_Liam]

That run from Perran to that lasses caravan has proper made me want a '6....

[Midnightclub]

Do it liam... dooo it! Join the ph2 Nile 6' crew!

[Toms306]

Looking good Joe, Niles really growing on me tbh!

[Niall]

Looking good Joe, Niles really growing on me tbh!

Aww thanks tom

This is starting to look good. I really want some challangers on mine but not even considering it till I've worn my tyres out and need new ones!

[kernow_joe]

That run from Perran to that lasses caravan has proper made me want a '6....

And I was 5 up and didn't even put my foot down!

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Looking good Joe, Niles really growing on me tbh!

Aww thanks tom

This is starting to look good. I really want some challangers on mine but not even considering it till I've worn my tyres out and need new ones!

cheers guys, although think this comment is to me, my middle names Nyle and its my thread :p

I was thinking the same on the tyre front but had an impulsive evening and bought the vortexs and the arianes ....

had a fun day today, hub nuts are feckin tight! well mine was broke 2 breaker bars!!!

[THE_Liam]

Do it liam... dooo it! Join the ph2 Nile 6' crew!

It might be a no-brainer soon mate, they might be putting double yellows in the streets around my work and no way am I paying £5 a day for city centre parking when the bus is every 10 minutes from the end of my street and my dad works for the bus company so I can get a cheap bus pass...

And if I don't need MPGs why have a derv frankly...

[Midnightclub]

Exactly! It's worth it entirely for the noise alone.. everything else is just a big bonus

[kernow_joe]

Exactly! It's worth it entirely for the noise alone.. everything else is just a big bonus

thats how I ended up with this one, drove it home on the way to strip for parts, bwaaaarp bwaarp, had horrible handling with flat bald tyres bushes all shot but new I had to keep it!!

[Midnightclub]

Yeah.. i also blame the noise for my fuel bill! Rev counter goes up, wallet goes down

Fair play to pug though, they certainly can get an epic noise from there engines