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Kezzers diablo gti6
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Every since I picked up my first 306 I always dreamed of having a 306gti6 but in them days it was just a pipe dream but after my very clean 106gti was written off a month or so ago I decided to see if to help the pain of loosing it , I could finally get a gti6 , with insurance quotes saying yes it was time to find one . 
Using Facebook I searched and found one that was getting a top end rebuild and would come with a full mot , and as my main worry on them was the Cambelt and headgasket I was pretty much drawn in . It was also diablo which was the colour of my 2nd 306 which was the first car I modified so it seemed fitting . 
I was incredibly excited could not wait to go see it , seemed perfect as it was suppose to be a get in and drive no issues car .


I picked it up a week ago today and that was where a few things started to dampen my spirits , firstly the car had a weird lack of power for a few mins , revved the car up it would just go flat and needed the clutch dropping and revving and it would come to life again , it would do this a few times but then it sorts itself out and drives fine. I was told a new coilpack would cure this . I drove the car somewhat 70miles and tbh it was quite nice , I didn't give it the full beans due to the head not long being done etc but it certainly impressed . Just as I got about 6-8miles away from home decided to pull in as my mate who brought me wanted a quick toilet break , upon pulling in to a car park the driver side ball joint fell out and the car landed on the wheel Sad , pretty scary and I'm was very gutted 
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Luckily I have aa membership and despite a long mess around and been out in the cold till 3.30am , the car was recovered to my mates garage , not the start I had hoped for .


So first jobs where to get some new pinch bolts (replaced both) got the driveshaft all sealed back up and ordered a new coilpack . Unfortunaly my luck wasn't about to change the coilpack did nothing to the cars weird issue . To make matters worse the car then decided its fuel pump doesn't want to work and it would do nothing , I had been working 3 days solid after I bought it and had not even seen the car I daylight at this point , finally I got a day off a went down to see the car , I was pretty down about it tbh , waited along time for one and wasn't what I hoped for at all . I spend a entire day on it and cleaned up some earths changed the thermistor sensor as it was a fault code we found , changed the fuel relay and cleaned up a few sensors also. 
To my delight the car started first time after I had done all this but still had this weird misfire/power loss issue , after using the car for a few days I have managed to get more info on this issue 
Basically when the car is started from clap cold it runs fine no issues , if the car is stopped and then re used before it cools down then sometimes (not every time) it develops this issue for a few mins and sorts itself out , now when the car runs properly it's great so much grunt . 
However if I'm being 100% honest the car as a whole has disappointed me , the beam in cambered , rear brakes where useless front ones also need changing , wipers needed changing also , heater matrix was leaking so has been bypassed I knew about this so no issue , a few bits that I'm happy to sort are bodywork , oil temp gauge needs sorting , one of the indicators falls out and doesn't work , clock needs some new bulbs etc .
Now I have a big heart and this car had been sat for 2 years before the engine work and nobody has really loved it In That time . 
This is where I feel the car has become very lucky because this thing will be looking great by the time I'm done, just want to sort that strange issue out first .


So other than the few bits stated above I've done a few bits more to her aswel first I gave it a wash , I still need to give it a full detail and clean inside but here is a pic or two
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I've ordered some wind deflectors , and new indicators , I've changed the wipers for some nice Bosch areo blades , I've got new front discs and pads and today I changed the rear brakes so here is a few before amd afters


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And that's that plenty more to come hopefully I can get to the bottom of the main issue but that's how this story begins . 
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Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 11-03-2015, 11:48 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 12-03-2015, 12:21 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 12-03-2015, 08:45 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 12-03-2015, 08:59 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 12-03-2015, 10:41 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Eeyore - 12-03-2015, 11:12 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 12-03-2015, 12:53 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Poodle - 12-03-2015, 01:10 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 12-03-2015, 08:36 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by puglove - 12-03-2015, 08:52 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 15-03-2015, 09:55 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by chiefton - 15-03-2015, 10:29 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by ginge191 - 15-03-2015, 11:12 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 17-03-2015, 12:23 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Eeyore - 17-03-2015, 12:39 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 17-03-2015, 01:26 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 17-03-2015, 01:33 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 17-03-2015, 01:47 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 18-03-2015, 10:13 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 18-03-2015, 11:04 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 18-03-2015, 11:09 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 18-03-2015, 11:30 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 18-03-2015, 11:49 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 19-03-2015, 12:00 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Eeyore - 19-03-2015, 10:16 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 23-03-2015, 11:22 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 24-03-2015, 12:51 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by puglove - 24-03-2015, 03:58 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 24-03-2015, 05:41 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by puglove - 24-03-2015, 06:02 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Stef205 - 24-03-2015, 06:41 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by puglove - 24-03-2015, 06:46 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Stef205 - 24-03-2015, 06:54 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 24-03-2015, 09:51 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by puglove - 24-03-2015, 10:15 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 24-03-2015, 10:21 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 24-03-2015, 11:07 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Moonwalker - 25-03-2015, 08:32 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 25-03-2015, 07:42 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 25-03-2015, 09:16 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 26-03-2015, 09:51 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by procta - 26-03-2015, 07:49 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 26-03-2015, 10:23 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 27-03-2015, 09:42 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 28-03-2015, 09:39 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 29-03-2015, 10:30 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 30-03-2015, 09:24 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 30-03-2015, 10:14 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 31-03-2015, 06:23 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 31-03-2015, 09:37 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 31-03-2015, 09:43 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 31-03-2015, 09:51 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 02-04-2015, 09:26 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 02-04-2015, 03:13 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 1616six - 02-04-2015, 03:21 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 02-04-2015, 06:01 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 03-04-2015, 12:13 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 03-04-2015, 09:57 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Niall - 03-04-2015, 05:01 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by adam b - 03-04-2015, 05:58 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 03-04-2015, 10:59 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 06-04-2015, 08:32 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 08-04-2015, 10:13 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 09-04-2015, 08:51 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 09-04-2015, 12:59 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 1616six - 09-04-2015, 01:00 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 09-04-2015, 02:17 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 15-04-2015, 09:53 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 16-04-2015, 07:57 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Niall - 16-04-2015, 08:11 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 16-04-2015, 09:17 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 16-04-2015, 09:55 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Midnightclub - 17-04-2015, 09:18 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 17-04-2015, 09:27 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 19-04-2015, 09:40 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 21-04-2015, 07:13 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 21-04-2015, 11:22 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by RetroPug - 22-04-2015, 11:33 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 07-06-2015, 11:27 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Piggy - 08-06-2015, 12:24 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 08-06-2015, 04:39 PM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 12-06-2015, 12:26 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Niall - 12-06-2015, 11:04 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by Kezzer30 - 12-06-2015, 11:59 AM
RE: Kezzers diablo gti6 - by 7057sam - 19-06-2015, 07:59 AM

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