TurbRo Diesel

[TheCrimson]

Thought I would start a project thread to show you guys what I have done so far and get some feedback (good as well as bad hopefully!) and maybe get some ideas and tips from people about where to go next

First up, a picture of the day I got him:



Its not the clearest of pictures but you get that its a standard (nearly) 306 dturbo. The only "mods" are the rear parcel shelf speakers, Turbro Diesel stickers and a half-stickerbombed center console.

Since then I have:

- lowered roughly 60mm
- painted front badge black
- pedo bear sticker on windscreen
- renault espace front splitter
- boost gauge
- spongebob headlining
- replaced the gear gaitor for a new genuine leather one
- changed the gear knob for one that came out of a 306 I was scrapping, which I carbon wrapped to tidy up. Not 100% happy with it so its temporary.
- clear side indicators
- phase 3 headlights
- de-wipered rear
- strapped in garfield
- painted the strip along the bottom of the boot
- moved front plate down (trying to decide where to fit it as I want to smooth bumpers)

I think thats it for now:







































Sorry if its a pretty same-old same-old look!

Future plans are:

- paint door strips
- fit black plastic pillar trims to match boost gauge pod
- change gear knob
- remove sticker bomb off center console or carbon fibre wrap it
- paint wheels black
- fit lego dust caps I have made
- fit smoothed and painted rear boot button/badge and remove the rear turbro diesel sticker for a smoother look
- smooth bumpers
- stealth shelf in rear
- change all speakers for better ones
- fit sideskirts I took off a 306 I was scrapping

The car is used daily as a motorway whip. I like different/funny mods like the headlining. One thing I love about the headlining is you cant see it from outside the car so its more of a "surprise" when you get in.


I've got a bit of a knock up front, it was originally quite a bad knock so I changed the ARB bushes and drop links which cured it but there is now a quieter one which I think is a wishbone bush. So was just going to buy the pair of new wishbones with bushes and fit them as they are only about £60 the pair

I dont mind the ride height, used to having lowered cars now so I know how to avoid scraping normally. One thing I have found since lowering is that the suspension properly bangs over dips since lowering it, so not sure if the shocks are reaching their limit on the front or what. Anyone else found this?
Also the suspension is quite bouncy, so I was tempted to get some cheap coilovers which are hopefully stiffer and might cure the banging if it is the shocks that are the issue?

Feedback welcome!