My first ever project and build!

[conorpierce]

. I currently have 5 door China blue stage 2 hdi running full torque map from pro Steve at hdi-tuning absolutely love the it! Currently car spec is as follows:
Stage 2 full torque map.
Fmic( still running A/C )
Straight through exhaust from turbo back.
Uprated gas shocks on front with 40mm lowering springs.
Gti6 front anti roll bar.


Bits I have in shed :
Xsara vts or vote complete rear axle (can't remember which one but it's the better of the 2)
Gti6 front calipers and master cylinder.
Cyclones ready to be painted and wrapped in Michelin PS3's
Boot spoiler to be painted and some smoked rear lights.

Thanks again looking forward to hearing every1s opinions and advice. Thanks again

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Also I have got uprated ta technix rear shocks to go on when axle goes on.

[Dum-Dum]

What clutch you running.

Pics?

[conorpierce]

Standard clutch ATM mate.........

[Piggy]

Didnt you start another page on this the other day!?

Good start...amazing you still on
14 inch rims
Standard brakes
Standard clutch!

But seems you have all that in hand

[conorpierce]

Didnt you start another page on this the other day!?

Good start...amazing you still on
14 inch rims
Standard brakes
Standard clutch!

But seems you have all that in hand

Yes in newbie section!! Lol but not many people helped me
Out with Advice or thoughts of what to do next?

[Piggy]

Better brakes, wheels and tyres!! But you have that in hand.

Personally I would have done them first!

You are going to want to save for a decent clutch too, just warning you!

[Matt]

Looks good for a first project! I'd give it a decent detail, china looks beautiful shiney!

[conorpierce]

Yer wheels brakes and tyres are all sorted! Yer I've gotta get new drivers wing first! Put she will be having a good wash and machine polish tomoro

[Redordead89]

Make it your own and polish it and detail it by hand just once and you will want to do it again and again til it's dead and you need another one! :-)

[Poodle]

Personally i'd recommend selling the tas and buying some b4s or something for the rear (that's what you bought for the front wasn't it..?). They're unpleasantly crashy and will leave you with worse handling than you had before, they're designed for the market that want to drop the car on it's arse and sod the consequences, standard shocks would be better. Have you installed all the current stuff yourself? Looks like a good base, reckon you'll go for the bigger turbo and stage 3, or are you sticking where you are for now?

[conorpierce]

Personally i'd recommend selling the tas and buying some b4s or something for the rear (that's what you bought for the front wasn't it..?). They're unpleasantly crashy and will leave you with worse handling than you had before, they're designed for the market that want to drop the car on it's arse and sod the consequences, standard shocks would be better. Have you installed all the current stuff yourself? Looks like a good base, reckon you'll go for the bigger turbo and stage 3, or are you sticking where you are for now?

Really? Hmm that's annoying! And in not sure what make the shocks were on the front they didn't have any logo on them.... So u would recommend using standard rear shocks with the rear axle? My mate did fmic but other than that I have done the rest and will be doing what ever else needs doing myself and yes I'm lookin at bigger turbo and stage 3 I want 200+bhp and as much torque as possible!

[Niall]

Agree with Poodle (for a change )
Bilstein are one of the best out there for a reason. How many manufacturers do you hear fitting TA shocks to their cars as standard?
B4s won't drop the car as much as the TAs and it probably won't feel as stiff which may seem disappointing at first but i promise it will handle better rather than just skipping about all over the place! Alternatively if you have a bit of money to spend, B8s and Eibach springs. Its an amazing set up tbh!

[conorpierce]

Lol fair point anyone got links to were I can buy blisten b4s or b8s? Don't suppose any1 has a driver side wing in China blue for sale???

[Jonny81191]

Lol fair point anyone got links to were I can buy blisten b4s or b8s? Don't suppose any1 has a driver side wing in China blue for sale???

I can do you a full set for a very good price, drop me a PM if you're interested.

[conorpierce]

Pm,d mate

[Poodle]

Fair play, i'll be watching with interest then! If you want a bigger turbo etc you'll either need to get good with a welder or pay somebody else to do it, there's nothing else that'll fit straight onto these engines. Also worth trying to keep the torque down where you can, especially early in the rev range, as it brings all sorts of problems - drivetrain can't take it for starters.

[conorpierce]

Yer I know im waiting some time gonna slowly upgrade drivetrain and everything else that is needed then bigger turbo and more power! And go from there!

[conorpierce]

Little update rear lights arrived today
Before
During
After

[MY95]

Needs a spoiler but other than that great project mate! Good luck keeping a reliable 200bhp+ though!

[conorpierce]

Thanks Mate I've got 2 spoilers just deciding which is best! X

[MY95]

Now worries bud, ive got a phase 2 one on mine and I like it, guessing you have two phase 3 ones though?

[conorpierce]

More good news! Wheels are back from powdercoaters!

[Calpin]

More good news! Wheels are back from powdercoaters!

They look ace! that's what I wanted to do if I managed to grab some cyclones, some came up but the guy just ignored me(because I'm not Spanish) I've seen them about on another 306.

[conorpierce]

Yer mate can't wait to get my Michelins fitted and get them on car

[MY95]

Cyclones look great buddy! What colour are they done in do you know? Going to do mine myself soon

[craig306]

the wheels look good, how much was it per a wheel?

[conorpierce]

35 quid wat ever colour I wanted!!!
And they Are done in anthracite

[MrBigMac]

they look good what company did you use ?

[conorpierce]

A company in near me down in Kent. U won't get it as cheap tho as I know the boss! All about the contacts! Yea they are immaculate! Look like they have just come from factory not one imperfection in any of the wheels!

[Calpin]

A company in near me down in Kent. U won't get it as cheap tho as I know the boss! All about the contacts! Yea they are immaculate! Look like they have just come from factory not one imperfection in any of the wheels!

Ive just had my Nimrods done for 50€ a wheel so about same price!