Carlos182's Astor Grey GTi-6

[Tallguy_2]

cheers, handy to know for future

[Scott]

Long time since I've updated this!

I've not made a hell of a lot of progress with the car in all honesty, I've not really been feeling the love I've got a small list of things to do and an ever-growing pile of parts to fit, but just don't have the enthusiasm. I've been happy to help other people with their cars lately but just really don't seem to want to sit down and work on this!

That said, I'm trying to kick myself into gear and actually start getting shit done now, so I'm going to list the bits I have to do and aim to get tick them all off in the next 2 months:
- MeyleHD wishbones with swampy pinch bolts to fit
- Unscratched astor front bumper
- Quickshift
- Solid rear beam mounts
- Phase 1 GTi seats
- Refit exhaust
- Black masks

Beam mounts are a priority I think as they're creaking really badly, but they're one of the larger jobs on the list so think I'll need to get the bacon in and enlist the help of some of the London lot

I'm also considering selling the Turinis, as while I do absolutely love them, I'm quite enjoying having the C5 'steels' on at the moment and think I'd be able to make better use of the money from them elsewhere.

Sorry about the lack of photos, this is the only one I've taken recently which shows how neglected its been
   

[vlj]

It's a gay colour & the turinis are just taking up space in your garage - I don't mind taking everything off your hands if it's all getting too much to handle.

[Just Sean]

I don't think the turinis are taking up much space in the garage! Its everything else!!

[Scott]

It's half of Vaughan's old car, your seats, and load of other shit in there!

I'll be putting up another clear-out thread gone, so much stuff I don't need/want.

[Just Sean]

Dibs on the 6!

[vlj]

It's half of Vaughan's old car, your seats, and load of other shit in there!

I'll be putting up another clear-out thread gone, so much stuff I don't need/want.

I finally cleared down the side of my house! It's no longer a scrap yard.. just got to tackle the shed + my grandma's garage now.



Still nowhere near as bad as your garage though

[Scott]

Yeah but that's only because you've got more than one place to put it

[Ed Doe]

Scotty, get some dates down and I don't mind coming up to help! Let's get the car all up together for summer; I bet you anything you'll fall back in love with it again

I've massively lost the love over winter. Imo the weather has been a big factor; when it's pissing down with rain for weeks on end it's hard to get any motivation, and there's no motivation to make it look good by cleaning it cause it'll just get dirty within 5miles again due to the quantity of shit on the roads currently. Persevere; the weather wont be long before it starts to get better, the evenings will get longer and you'll find you have more time for it again


Also, can you make sure you put my plate back on when you drop the car down to me this weekend. It's really inconvenient having to store yours whilst using the car. People ask questions man.

[C.A.R.]

My Offside beam mount is creaking like a bitch. Either that or it's the beam itself? I fecking hope not (got no camber etc.)

When the weather cheers up you'll find the love again. It's not fun being a car guy at this time of year

[Scott]

I'm hoping it's the beam mounts, as the beam itself was rebuilt around September time with brand new bearings etc. There's no camber or anything on it so I'm hopeful

[Tom]

I like the steelys tbh!

[Niall]

Scotty, get some dates down and I don't mind coming up to help!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!! You'll just cry and throw your toys out of the pram!!

Seriously though, When it warms up and the sun actually decides to stay out for more than 30 seconds, you will fall in love with it again. I said this the other day to someone about mine!
Oh and ill have bacon, egg and sausage please

[Scott]

Cheers Niall I'm off on Friday so I might fit the wishbones, black masks and bumper so I can clear out the garage a little!

[Ed Doe]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!! You'll just cry and throw your toys out of the pram!!

Seriously though, When it warms up and the sun actually decides to stay out for more than 30 seconds, you will fall in love with it again. I said this the other day to someone about mine!
Oh and ill have bacon, egg and sausage please

FYC!! This is true though!

Cheers Niall I'm off on Friday so I might fit the wishbones, black masks and bumper so I can clear out the garage a little!

Lol, you mean set out to fit everything and end up only fitting the wishbones after a massive f*ck-on during the course of which you break several tools, and end up finishing the fitting in the dark cause it took twice as long as it should have for no discernable reason other than it's a Peugeot?

[puglove]

So when you drive it you put the steel's on and when Ed drives it he put's the clones on, and the same with the summer wheels?

[Scott]

Yeahhh pretty much!

[puglove]

[lewisdmz]

Actually really liking the filthy steeley look. Looks 'functional!'

[Jonny81191]

Looks rubbish, sell it and buy an HDi.

[Ed Doe]

Jonny, your hdi ACTUALLY taps worse than my '6 now. Which is saying something. BIG advert for an hdi right there

[Jonny81191]

I don't know, I think they're about on a par.

[Scott]

Jonny although it looks awesome, the engine troubles are a bit off-putting!

Cheers Lewis, the tail-pipe (or lack thereof) also looks pretty ratty, so it does actually fit the whole look I reckon. That said, I'm off tomorrow so providing it's dry and not freezing outside I'll probably give it a good wash!

[Curt]

Come do mine too? It hasn't been washed since the Chichester meet

[Scott]

When was that? I think I've washed it once since June!

[vlj]

Jonny although it looks awesome, the engine troubles are a bit off-putting!

Cheers Lewis, the tail-pipe (or lack thereof) also looks pretty ratty, so it does actually fit the whole look I reckon. That said, I'm off tomorrow so providing it's dry and not freezing outside I'll probably give it a good wash!

The fact that you are off means that it will of course be raining and freezing. Don't think I'm gonna come up tomorrow, I need sleep!

[Curt]

It was sunny? So that narrows it down to about 3 days... Can't remember to be honest! Think it may have been in June... so you've done better than me haha

[Niall]

It was September surprisingly!

Sun in June? Haha!

[Kimmie]

Actually it was August, so it makes it worse!

[Scott]

Vaughan called it pretty well there, didn't get it done in the end as I had loads of other shit to do including preparing for the new job today and then the weather went a bit shit. However I'm getting some more bits to make my list even longer and make this car even more win for the summer.