02-08-2016, 11:44 AM
A bit of a thread revival here as its been 3 years since i've updated this!! I'm still here and still own the xud.
So due to moving house a few times, changing jobs and now just buying a house, not much time and money was left to put into the car. Over the last few years I have been slowly working on the d turbo but I felt it wasn't enough to keep the thread going. However now i'm right back into this and have some new plans for it and more time to get things moving again.
Here's roughly whats been going on in the last year or so...
From my last post the car has had a new clutch and I found rust in the rear arches due to no liners courtesy of a previous owner which I will be addressing in the future.
![[Image: 13680694_10153775708631765_7540891977226...e=581BE250]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13680694_10153775708631765_7540891977226302407_n.jpg?oh=e6e0a3586254e805212957fac462d256&oe=581BE250)
![[Image: 13892094_10153775708621765_2555166461504...e=58122407]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13892094_10153775708621765_2555166461504354977_n.jpg?oh=49466250972378f127d42eb3d86cc20d&oe=58122407)
I also had bad top mounts so i've replaced these and fit the coilovers at the same time.
![[Image: 13902571_10153775708616765_3346788026853...e=581780B4]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13902571_10153775708616765_334678802685335770_n.jpg?oh=28d1818cafa1124bfad66ee286eb797e&oe=581780B4)
Other work I have done is strip the interior and cleaned everything. The floor carpets came out and had a good rug doctoring and I sprayed the roof lining black with fabric spray. However this still needs attention.
![[Image: 13887091_10153775708791765_2910308557093...e=582ED083]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13887091_10153775708791765_2910308557093124696_n.jpg?oh=590362639561b51e19d33865741feb9a&oe=582ED083)
![[Image: 13892229_10153775708756765_7160437983897...e=581DC70B]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13892229_10153775708756765_7160437983897853358_n.jpg?oh=69d4046373a93a7b97fc33d93699606c&oe=581DC70B)
The quarter panel window seals had shrunk and cracked over time, allowing water in when it rained and causing the carpets to get wet so as i had the carpets out i made sure they were going to stay clean and dry by replacing the seals;
![[Image: 13880188_10153775708816765_4280689050473...e=5823BEF9]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13880188_10153775708816765_4280689050473165642_n.jpg?oh=97d906aeab91b73878216258acdd6648&oe=5823BEF9)
![[Image: 13882671_10153775708946765_1471627820114...e=5828D42E]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13882671_10153775708946765_1471627820114976987_n.jpg?oh=af2b622bb1bd81f31d2cc1570f957cf2&oe=5828D42E)
I also fitted the side skirts which now need respraying again.
![[Image: 13912844_10153775709041765_8682811644386...e=585E2BD8]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13912844_10153775709041765_8682811644386443767_n.jpg?oh=9d13418445d0f78d3dce105552ac2f5e&oe=585E2BD8)
At this point we moved into our current house and knowing there were more major jobs that needed doing i took the car off the road.
These jobs included cleaning the engine and engine bay, fitting some kind of turbo upgrade, fixing oil leaks, a new rad and intercooler etc. I also started to have an increasingly serious problem with the door looms. The doors would pop the lock open when using the central locking and need to be locked manually. Annoying at first but then the doors started locking... themselves... while the keys were in the car and the engine was running. luckily I had the window open at the time but this is when i decided to get another car and start doing some proper restoration on the car.
![[Image: 13921103_10153775709056765_4234364905932...e=581D1436]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13921103_10153775709056765_4234364905932787445_n.jpg?oh=2dda26ff7b035158220e0182d5fa1883&oe=581D1436)
![[Image: 13895253_10153775709081765_6747103136111...e=582369BA]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13895253_10153775709081765_6747103136111566061_n.jpg?oh=70b85146a6175e5414689e0ce80c1cc3&oe=582369BA)
So as the car was going off the road, i needed replacements. One being an astor HDI I bought for £400 off a mate pretty much standard except a sports backbox. Which I persuaded the missus to have and sell her 206 for. More recently a 1995 sedan xud for £100 with 138,000 on the clock with yes, a bosche fitted.
![[Image: 13900196_10153775709271765_2131417698270...e=5811FB4A]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13900196_10153775709271765_2131417698270392118_n.jpg?oh=1e4e2a157ee21f6f112b5b139dc72765&oe=5811FB4A)
![[Image: 13880188_10153775709336765_4846596936434...e=5815B9C6]](https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13880188_10153775709336765_4846596936434044783_n.jpg?oh=0367af3b5aed1dd807f13b286f430d1f&oe=5815B9C6)
Now I can start posting where i'm up to with the restoration on the d-turbo and hopefully progress will be more frequent than it has been
So due to moving house a few times, changing jobs and now just buying a house, not much time and money was left to put into the car. Over the last few years I have been slowly working on the d turbo but I felt it wasn't enough to keep the thread going. However now i'm right back into this and have some new plans for it and more time to get things moving again.
Here's roughly whats been going on in the last year or so...
From my last post the car has had a new clutch and I found rust in the rear arches due to no liners courtesy of a previous owner which I will be addressing in the future.
I also had bad top mounts so i've replaced these and fit the coilovers at the same time.
Other work I have done is strip the interior and cleaned everything. The floor carpets came out and had a good rug doctoring and I sprayed the roof lining black with fabric spray. However this still needs attention.
The quarter panel window seals had shrunk and cracked over time, allowing water in when it rained and causing the carpets to get wet so as i had the carpets out i made sure they were going to stay clean and dry by replacing the seals;
I also fitted the side skirts which now need respraying again.
At this point we moved into our current house and knowing there were more major jobs that needed doing i took the car off the road.
These jobs included cleaning the engine and engine bay, fitting some kind of turbo upgrade, fixing oil leaks, a new rad and intercooler etc. I also started to have an increasingly serious problem with the door looms. The doors would pop the lock open when using the central locking and need to be locked manually. Annoying at first but then the doors started locking... themselves... while the keys were in the car and the engine was running. luckily I had the window open at the time but this is when i decided to get another car and start doing some proper restoration on the car.
So as the car was going off the road, i needed replacements. One being an astor HDI I bought for £400 off a mate pretty much standard except a sports backbox. Which I persuaded the missus to have and sell her 206 for. More recently a 1995 sedan xud for £100 with 138,000 on the clock with yes, a bosche fitted.
Now I can start posting where i'm up to with the restoration on the d-turbo and hopefully progress will be more frequent than it has been