My Diablo '6 and my old Black '6 and my old blue DTurbo!

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Hi All,

Was around in the 306 community a few years ago (I can't keep away!) Went to the FCS two or three years ago with my Black GTi. I think it was with this club, as it wasn't with theywhoshallnotbenamed or the gti6 forum, someone may remember me?

Anyway couple of months back I was selling a motor and the guy turned up with too little cash hoping I'd barter down. I wouldn't so he had a choice of buggering off or convincing me to take his gti6 as P/X (A mate was supposed to drive it home). Didn't let on but I do have a soft spot for '6s!

Enough chat, bring on the pics...







These were taken after a 3 hour T-Cut and polish session. It was getting late hence the poor light. Hides those little imperfections though!

Only work I've done on it is all restoration work...
> The centre mirror was broken off, replaced that.
> Parcel shelf had 6x9 shaped holes in it, replaced that with a phase 2 standard.
> Had GTi door badges, but not rear badge, so debadged doors (I hate door badges) and bought a fresh silver badge for rear.
> Stereo had been fitted by an 8 year old. The aerial hadn't been wired (Needed custom plug making and a soldering iron!), and it sat in the hole wonky (Metal holder not fitted). Grabbed a spare metal holder from an old pioneer unit I have and job done.
> Air bag light on. Fixed with a bit of WD40 on sensor.
> Door hinges made that irritating clicking sound everytime they opened (Both sides). So had to custom make a bolt that was the perfect fit and then bore out a nut for tight fit. Then WD40 hinges (Result = Perfectly silent doors)
> Had a spare cyclone in the garage from years back, so now that's the spare! (5 cyclones is how I roll)
> Had these garish Halfords special pedals on. The brake extended out to the right and the accelerator to the left so you would catch the wrong one sometimes (and I haven't even got big feet!). So removed those, but the numbnuts had bolted them THROUGH the original pedals, so there's holes in the original pedals. But still looks better than those horrid Halfords things.
> New number plates (Had tacky Max Power ones on!). I've just given it some totally plain normal ones (Best mod so far!)
> The bits of plastic between front bumper and headlights was broken (Aren't they always?). It's split in two actually and can't be bothered to source a new one, but managed to use some invisible plastic adhesive to at least neaten it up.
> Replaced lightbulbs in near side main beam and both front fogs.
> Put the service history (Extensive but not full) into date order (I have paperwork OCD).
Ummm... think that's about it.

I've managed to convince SWMBO to let me keep it until at least Pugfest (Mid July right?) and after that I haven't decided what to do yet (What does everyone think?)

Oh and here's a couple of pics of my old 306s...







Black GTi was epic it'd been owned by a gti6 forum member and had some decent mods, including full exhaust and some other stuff (can't remember, made 169bhp tho), suspension bits that made it handle even better. I red'd the brake calipers, fixed up the bodywork etc.

My old DTurbo-S was my student car. Pic is the only one I have left, it eventually had GTi skirts, cyclones and a debadge. It had a Derv Doctor Stage 1 tune as well. But their work was undone by my local garage who detuned it to pass emissions test!! It's still taxed according to DVLA so would love to know where it is now!!