Dan's phase 2 1.8xs toy build

[floz123]

Always about lol. Haven't got any made up atm but can have some done soon.

[floz123]

Just a bit of proof I welded it myself. Lol can't find a bench shot...instead got a pikey looking shot (please don't judge) lol
   

[floz123]

Also just got these through from 'PE02KHG'. Will make the car look more respectable till I get Coilovers.
   

[Matt]

You don't need coilies. Saxo springs haha



Well actually, don't do that. Looked awesome, handled like shite. Some quick progress happening here mate! I like it!

[floz123]

Haha I don't think I'll be going down the saxo route if I'm honest been looking at gaz Coilies which is dangerous towards my bank account! Lol

[Matt]

Haha yep! Dangerous towards the bank but absolutely win towards the road!
The Rallye will get some eventually. Once the new engine is in. And the rear beam is replaced. And my seats redrilled. And brakes replaced. And the calipers refurbed.

Damn there is a massive list

[floz123]

Yeah definitely a win for road/track. has anyone also changed the rear beam bushes and found a big difference?

Sounds like you've got a cushty list there man...not impossible though. Did the rear end on mine last year...pretty easy to do though. What brakes are you running then?

[Matt]

Standard '6 brakes atm will go to 302mm eventually.

I have the solid rear beam mounts on mine, really haven't noticed much difference

[Grant]

Loving this thread

Keeping a keen eye on this

[Poodle]

Looking good so far. Should think youll have a lot of work coming your way with a price/quality combo like that bud!

[floz123]

What size wheels are you running on the 6 mate? I've got 15's and wondered what size discs people usually run under them? I'm planning on fitting a pair of Porsche 928 GTS Brembos to mine as I have 4 calipers in total time to custom make some brackets!!

Yeah I'm always here to help people

[floz123]

Got some new drop links today as mine were worn and seized on. Also got a new fan switch for the rad as mine is knackered!
   

Then fitted my new springs when I got home.
   

Boring update but that's all for the moment I'm afraid lol

[floz123]

MOT time today!!
Just gave the car a clean...first one in a year! Didnt come up too bad but definitely needs another going over!
   
   

Wish me luck people!!

[Ben]

Like the project, you've done quite a bit quite quickly! What kind of welder do you use? I'm looking at getting a 240v tig set, hard to decide what to get though.

[floz123]

Well it passed which is always good lol
I use a 240v 200a Clarke mig. One of the best little welders I could find and will weld pretty much anything!

[Ben]

Cool is that a gas or gasless one? And can you do any stainless?

[floz123]

It's gas mate. Yeah I did my exhaust with it in stainless...just used stainless wire and argon mix gas.

[306GT30]

Looking good mate!!!!

[Grant]

That's good it got through the MOT. Any advisories or was it plain sailing?

[floz123]

Totally plain sailing mate Only thing he showed me which he didn't put as an advisory...was that the linkage on the brake load compensator was missing which I was never even aware of lol. Better do something with that as its braking too hard on rear.

[floz123]

Haven't done an update in quite a while...kind of ran out of bits to do

Been testing some new style of Carbon Fibre wrap on the Bonnet and a couple of other places.
   
   
Please excuse the lacquer peel on the boot..the car is riddled with it

Also might be picking up some GTI-6 brakes tonight.
Afraid that's it for the moment...bit boring but Hey Ho.

[Grant]

Looking good

I can't see from my phone but did you wrap the spoiler?

[puglove]

Ran out of bits to do?? i can give you some suggestions

crystal/masked headlights
diablo mirror caps
ph2or3 side skirts
ph3 rub strips
smaller arieal

Few nice cheap easy mods you might want? looks good though, nice little project you got on the go there

[floz123]

Yeah i wrapped the spoiler grant. Was so bored and had the carbon to hand lol

Funny you should say that...I've just bought another 1.8 lump which I'm gonna strip and rebuild. Haven't decided whether or not to go Throttle bodies or Turbo yet. What do we think?

[Poodle]

Bodies! That engine does love to rev, may as well make the most of it.

[floz123]

Yeah I agree. Made my mind up on it last night Need to find some more info out about them first. Wanna forge it but I'm lead to believe that no one makes pistons for them so either go overbore or have some made..

[floz123]

Little update guys. Had a couple of deliveries the past 2 days.

First one from a fellow forum member
   

And the second today which was an absolute eBay bargain!! Came as a slightly bigger package though...
   
   

Time to get it up on the engine stand and begin the strip down! Just as sooooon as I've got this off....:/
   
Cheers then

[Niall]

Nice. What are you doing with the donor engine? Im hopefully getting mine this week (my old fully rebuilt one from my old XS i scrapped this time last year )

[floz123]

Planning on stripping and going throttle bodies eventually. Want forged internals but I believe no one makes them? So maybe go overbore and use other pistons providing theres room?
Oh really, nice one mate. What have you had done to it in the rebuild?

[Niall]

Planning on stripping and going throttle bodies eventually. Want forged internals but I believe no one makes them? So maybe go overbore and use other pistons providing theres room?
Oh really, nice one mate. What have you had done to it in the rebuild?

Nice. Im not sure how resilient the engine will be to boost. Im just going to boost mine and see if i melt any pistons lol.
They are a wet linered engine and the liners are actually fairly thin compared to other wet engines ive seen so not sure how well you could get away with boring it out.

Engine had a full rebuild. All gaskets, piston rings and scrapers, honed, shells, top end rebuild. Then took it for mot and the car failed on chronic rust that was covered by underseal so i took the easy route and broke the car and bought a 6 but i really wish i still had the 1.8. Much much livelier engine and not much slower. Sold it to a mate but he never used it so im getting it back.