Missing the 306 scene!!!

[londondan86]

Well I've been quiet on here over the last few months or so after the last project went to heaven and epically regretting it! For anyone considering giving up on a project, don't!!! Just shelf it and return to it later!

So, having decided I wanted another 306 and the missus hdi estate not being enough to satisfy the itch the search began! I wasn't sure weather to go for a '6 as I've never had one or go for something that I could make into a bit of a project. 

I then picked this up last weekend! 

   

   

   

She is currently a 1.8 16v SE 105k on the clock for £200 quid! Bargain! It came with a nice 2.5" stainless exhaust system too!

Drove 100miles to Leicester to get her then the bloody trailer burst a tyre 4 miles from home! Hence why it is on the side of the road in the pics above.

   

After a brief wash

   

   


The plans are:

Fix roof - has been leaking from one of the hoses but at the moment its not operating at all
Fix remote aerial - this has a crap aftermarket unit in which is getting ridiculously hot and wiping the battery
Fix central locking - currently bouncing back up (door loom??) also both key fobs not working
Begin prep for paint - yep the bodywork is overall pretty good but think a colour change may be on the cards
Lower - I'm thinking very low on this is going to be the only way to go!
Remove engine - the 1.8 is going (for sale)
Acquire a cheap donor hdi - yes you've guessed it
Install a highly tuned 180+bhp hdi engine into the cabby
Timescale: FCS 2016!!!

I will do a proper project thread probably on monday when work begins so I hope this is ok in here for now (Nial) 

[highwayman306]

f*cking DO IT!

What colour you got in mind???

[londondan86]

Got to be done mate! Undecided on colour yet but possibly bianca, riding very low on some 16" black 1.2's with yellow 4 pots <3

[Piggy]

Yes lad!!! Win win!!

[7057sam]

Yes

Sound s like a great idea

Yellow and black theme FTW

[londondan86]

Cheers piggy Going to be dropping you a pm at some point for some flocking details

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Yes

Sound s like a great idea

Yellow and black theme FTW

Still may do the body black too yet mate, undecided! Lol

[Piggy]

Oooh bianca.
Maybe use the Ford Frozen white instead?

Not sure I have seen a white cabby before!? Am I the only one or just me?

[Toms306]

White seems a bit pointless if you're putting a smokey stage 2 HDi in it! Personally I'd go for a non standard colour if I was doing a respray, but it's not my car lol.

[londondan86]

Oooh bianca.
Maybe use the Ford Frozen white instead?

Not sure I have seen a white cabby before!? Am I the only one or just me?

Yea sounds like a possibility mate, was more thinking of keeping a stock (ish) colour but that frozen white does look good on the new mondeo!!

No I've not seen one either though, just a poorly wrapped one with a 6 engine and massive spoiler that was on swapz for ages!

White seems a bit pointless if you're putting a smokey stage 2 HDi in it! Personally I'd go for a non standard colour if I was doing a respray, but it's not my car lol.

I had a white estate which was s2 and wasn't too bad for smoke/soot stains. Not like it's an xud on a t2 with a 12mm headed bosch! Lol

[cpikey316_]

Good job! Everyone should own a cabriolet at some point!

Another vote for white here! Look stunning when clean!

[Matt]

Looks like a really good base! There was a couple of super clean hdi cabs at pugfest and they were proper nice!

Looking forward to some progress!

[Redordead89]

My bro has been trying to get me to buy a china cabby on a y plate he knows of, 2 sets of spare wheels and a hard top in china ( I'm assuming the roofs pumped ) £400 don't know too much more other than its been off the road for a while!( less than 6 months!)
Any point? Breaker? Fixer? Leave it alone??

[Dum-Dum]

y reg is the funny tax rules so could get expensive. Still £400 with a hard top is probably a very good buy.

[Redordead89]

y reg is the funny tax rules so could get expensive. Still £400 with a hard top is probably a very good buy.

Hi Chris, my china w plate Hdi estate was registered feb 2000 was £226 for a year and my moonstone 5 door Hdi registered oct 2000 was half the price just like my moonstone y plate estate so y plate should be cheaper tax too!

[Eeyore]

crack on!

[Toms306]

y reg is the funny tax rules so could get expensive. Still £400 with a hard top is probably a very good buy.

Hi Chris, my china w plate Hdi estate was registered feb 2000 was £226 for a year and my moonstone 5 door Hdi registered oct 2000 was half the price just like my moonstone y plate estate so y plate should be cheaper tax too!

That's not quite right I'm afraid!

Tax changed from engine size to emmisions based at Y reg (March 1st 2001).

After this diesels are usually cheaper because of their low CO2 (regardless of the other crap they chuck out ) but petrols often become more expensive because they produce tonnes of CO2. I think the Y reg on cabbies will be in the £285 tax band but I'm not 100% on that.

[Redordead89]

Cheers Tom, you right my 5 dr hatch was dear to tax too! Not being owning too many petrol cars in recent years!

y reg is the funny tax rules so could get expensive. Still £400 with a hard top is probably a very good buy.

Hi Chris, my china w plate Hdi estate was registered feb 2000 was £226 for a year and my moonstone 5 door Hdi registered oct 2000 was half the price just like my moonstone y plate estate so y plate should be cheaper tax too!

That's not quite right I'm afraid!

Tax changed from engine size to emmisions based at Y reg (March 1st 2001).

After this diesels are usually cheaper because of their low CO2 (regardless of the other crap they chuck out ) but petrols often become more expensive because they produce tonnes of CO2. I think the Y reg on cabbies will be in the £285 tax band but I'm not 100% on that.

[Toms306]

Yeah I wouldn't buy a petrol shortly after Y reg! My 110bhp diesel focus costs £30 to tax. The 75bhp petrol fiesta costs £205...

Fortunately petrols have got a lot more efficient in the last few years so tax has come down on those too. Not that it'll matter by 2017, new cars will all have a flat rate tax again.

[londondan86]

Never really thought about tax!! Shame it won't go off the hdi engine once it's changed on the log book....

[Toms306]

Should've bought an X plate one.

[londondan86]

Lol! Great help you are!!

[bashbarnard]

You can apply to change the tax providing you can prove that the hdi engine you are fitting is from a newer 306. Therefore giving you cheaper tax. Its another for ontop of sending your logbook away to confirm an engine change

[renault9turbo]

I've never heard that before, telling dvla its a lower rate engine so getting emissions class road tax changed!! Don't think i'll inform them my 2.0 2001 HDI is fitted with a 1997 2.0 turbo Petrol lol!

[Chris_90]

Might be a little bit behind here but what happened to the black super charged 306 did it sell or get broke?

[londondan86]

Might be a little bit behind here but what happened to the black super charged 306 did it sell or get broke?

Got broken mate