The Astor Platinum Onyx

[7057sam]

Bit of a update,well Carl got to work removing old engine and found RUST!!!
Apparently quite a common place but not as rotten as this,thankfully Carl knows his pugs very well and got to work plating and painting it up,properly chucked how it turned out hopefully no more expensive surprises.





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[ozonehostile]

Not too bad, I was expecting holes haha

[Piggy]

Yeah thats normal...i bet most would find that under the underseal in those areas

[Niall]

Very common where idiots jack them up there and split the welds and underseal.

[cully]

just had mine done there too
lucky you caught it before it ate the chassis leg

[7057sam]

Yeah had a previous phase 2 6 witch had the same issues,glad it's all done apperanty the boot floor as been undersealed at some point(probably when shinies where going in the beam)

Engine should be going in as we speak, it's carl till next week.whlist try to create a parking space for It at mine.

Got some new seats and wheels comming hopefully next week aswell so lots to get on with

[cully]

did you look around carls cle06

[7057sam]

just had mine done there too
lucky you caught it before it ate the chassis leg

Yeah very,does it come up on mot advisory? As could nt see anything on the previous one.So I presume in the last year sitting about it done all that damage

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did you look around carls cle06

Yeah always have a good old snoop around when I'm there

It's comming on well considering it's only a side project when they no work to do,I think he got a plasma cutter which make mince meat of the 306

going to be great when it gets up and running. it's now very nearly a rolling shell.

[cully]

just had mine done there too
lucky you caught it before it ate the chassis leg

Yeah very,does it come up on mot advisory? As could nt see anything on the previous one.So I presume in the last year sitting about it done all that damage

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mine didnt come up as an advisory, but i only found the true extent when i went poking cleaning up the arches, found a small scap of rust hit it with the wire brush and it wernt a small scab anymore but all fixed now onto the next item to fix

[7057sam]

Well today carl fitted the engine

Arrrrhhhh sounded like shit then lost compression

So know really don't now do with it? As I definitely haven't got the money to do a complete rebuild, hoping carl as got a decent head and or bottom end.Seems like my luck for 306"s has nt changed

[Tom]

Thats a shit bit of luck mate Hope you manage to get it sorted.

[procta]

Well today carl fitted the engine

Arrrrhhhh sounded like shit then lost compression

So know really don't now do with it? As I definitely haven't got the money to do a complete rebuild, hoping carl as got a decent head and or bottom end.Seems like my luck for 306"s has nt changed

hang in there pal, something will turn up!

[7057sam]

Thats a shit bit of luck mate Hope you manage to get it Sorted.

Yeah going to strip it down sounded head gasket.Still gutted so called friend saying'it was a good runner'.Won't be starting on it till next friday so it can sit and fester for a while

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Well today carl fitted the engine

Arrrrhhhh sounded like shit then lost compression

So know really don't now do with it? As I definitely haven't got the money to do a complete rebuild, hoping carl as got a decent head and or bottom end.Seems like my luck for 306"s has nt changed

hang in there pal, something will turn up!

Fingercrossed we can just slap a decent head on it but I dunno.failing that I'll sell a lung

starting to see why I gave up on the rallye..

[samsdad2011]

Don't give up chap that's such bad luck but it can always be built bigger and better now

[mikey b]

Don't give up just leave it for a bit lol have you tried a compression tester on the engine to see what's up with it

[7057sam]

Don't give up chap that's such bad luck but it can always be built bigger and better now

Yeah cheers, im actaully away for a week so be good for me.Guess it better it when now instead of half way to FCS or something.

I did sit down last nite and work out what it would cost roughly to get down, i also have about 300-400 pounds of car bits comming next week which i cpuld probably live without.

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Don't give up just leave it for a bit lol have you tried a comprission tester on the engine to see what's up with it

No not as yet, though I heavily suspect hg failure, hoping we can skim the head.That would be a result.hopefully get It diagnosed this week then can go from there.

[306Dan]

what a sh*tter, i hope you get it all sorted

[7057sam]

what a sh*tter, i hope you get it all sorted

Yeah hopefully mate.Got some goodies for the car turning up this week so should take my mine of it being broke.

It's also not my daily so having started to get pissed of with it to much yet :lol

[7057sam]

#Update#

So guys bit of a update I got these of eBay and received them today.they are recaro treadline,many found in evo 5,Clio trophy, r26,accord type r.I had this type of seat in my old accord type r and thought they where great supportive seat.know I'm getting old I need to relax,f*ck having proper buckets again
So here they are not a amazing condition but very good considering what I paid,just trying to so something different as never seen these in 306








Dig out some old sliders,quite literally see the mud :lol


Here s the base already has a steady looking frame with a few holes in




Had a little play around,feeling quite postive they can be bodged fairly easily.Just have to make a plate to clear the bottom of the seat with the base plate I'm probably going to use.

[Eeyore]

Nice seats. Shame about them being purple though

[7057sam]

Nice seats. Shame about them being purple though

f*ck you they blue :lol honest they are!!!

Measured them up briefly,would like to of use the original mounts as don't have to bugger around With seat belt pre-tensioners.

[Niall]

Seeing them makes me want Recaros now. Bored of my RX8 seats lol

[Kezzieboy]

Those are lovely perches, love how oem they look.

[7057sam]

Do it mate so comfortable, long journeys and track time is going to be great they really hold the top half of body nicely.

Looking at getting some alcantara maybe geting them done so really give it the perfect oem+ look

I ready can't see why people haven't done this before. The seats generally go relatively cheaply on ebay. Fair enough there will be some fiddling involved.

I may make a 'how to guide' though I like beeing different

[rocker8742]

They do look pretty good as is, would be sweet trimmed in alcantara though

Do they fold forward for 3doors?

[7057sam]

They do look good as is, would be sweet trimmed in alcantara though

Do they fold forward for 3doors

Yeah tempted as the middles are fairly worn.I get qoute first before start to bodge

No don't fold for passengers But these seat do come in 3 and 5 door applications I.e in the 182 and r26 so be looking into how that works but fairly confident they can be easily modded to incorporate the tilt forward function

[rocker8742]

Shouldn't be too bad to change over then

Are you going to just use the normal belts or are you stripping it and using harnesses?

[Piggy]

did you ever get your money back for the "powdercoating"!?

[7057sam]

did you ever get your money back for the "powdercoating"!?

Tryed to the other day.He saying I said 'spray it'when im 90 percent shure I said 'powder coat it' but still its a shit job.may go to a small claim count but is it really worth it.

Guess you just live and learn

[7057sam]

Shouldn't be too bad to change over then

Are you going to just use the normal belts or are you stripping it and using harnesses?

Yeah atm stick with the normal belts.really want a set of garros ones, want to keep to OE plus mods