Hi from a Renault geek

[LiamR14]

Hi all.. recently got an old heap of a 306 XSI, it's got a GTI6 engine. Bodywork is very rough and it had no carpet when I got it.

I've stripped the interior leaving the front seats and dash, put a new droplink on it and I've bought a GTI6 manifold off eBay today.

The boy told me it had the GTI rear brake setup and it needs handbrake cables so I went and bought the cables for a gti. However looking at it quickly I don't think it's the correct cables.

Is there another upgrade for an xsi?

I've got idea about these cars as I'm into my renaults so ill be needing a bit of help along the way, but the plan is to get it tidied up, through an MOT then get a set of buckets etc and use it as a toy through summer.

Thanks.

[Eeyore]

all the rear brakes should be the same. Its either cables or drums. There are no different callipers or disc sizes for the rear.

[Niall]

Cables are different between drums and discs though so it may be you've been given the wrong cables.

[LiamR14]

Its got discs on the rear..wasn't sure if the xsi had drums as standard or if they were all the same setup. Should be right with the cables i have then?

Cheers

[kee616]

Welcome BTW

[LiamR14]

Haha thanks

I'm liam and I live in Inverness in the north of Scotland.

[adam b]

You might recognise the rear calipers

[Herby7]

Welcome

[LiamR14]

Clio calipers are they? :o

[LiamR14]

Here's some old cars if you fancy a look, first car was a silver 1.2 clio. Lowered it and stuck a set of black multiespokes and drove that for a year before buying my silver 172. No photos of the 1.2 on my phone sorry :p

Silver 172
https://www.flickr.com/gp/125404061@N06/A6784p

Sundance yellow 106 gti (rotten)
https://flic.kr/p/rKeMnn

https://flic.kr/p/rKeN5K

https://flic.kr/p/sDHSGf

Megane R26 F1 Lux pack.
https://flic.kr/p/sFRx4W

https://flic.kr/p/sFRx4W

https://flic.kr/p/rKevwK

https://flic.kr/p/spzRmx

ITBd 172 cup (my favourite!)
https://flic.kr/p/oNQ45u

https://flic.kr/p/p64HvB

https://flic.kr/p/oayaTm

https://flic.kr/p/orLiQr

https://flic.kr/p/o6eu2D

Silver clio was good fun, was pretty rough when I got it but sorted it out, thrashed it for a year then bought my megane. Had the 106 for 2 weeks just before I got the megane but it was rotten so had the welding done then punted it.

Megane was a really good car, but I always felt the clio was faster and more fun on the back roads, I missed the revs etc so Pxd it for the ITBd 172 cup, it was a properly sorted car, and very fast. Alot faster than the megane. On par with my brothers 312bhp imprezza and quicker than a mk2 FRS up until about 125mph. So much fun! Ended up selling it when I got a 6 month ban last year. It got broken for parts and is now in a scrapyard somewhere.

So, I'm into my 6th french car with the XSI/6. Hopefully get it all sorted out and on the road for nipping about in summer

[Moonwalker]

Welcome bud.

Be good to see a Project Thread on your new car.

[LiamR14]

Thanks

Still waiting for this manifold to arrive!!

[7057sam]

bet the clio sounded insane

[hanny74]

Hi all.. recently got an old heap of a 306 XSI, it's got a GTI6 engine. Bodywork is very rough and it had no carpet when I got it.

I've stripped the interior leaving the front seats and dash, put a new droplink on it and I've bought a GTI6 manifold off eBay today.

The boy told me it had the GTI rear brake setup and it needs handbrake cables so I went and bought the cables for a gti. However looking at it quickly I don't think it's the correct cables.

Is there another upgrade for an xsi?

I've got idea about these cars as I'm into my renaults so ill be needing a bit of help along the way, but the plan is to get it tidied up, through an MOT then get a set of buckets etc and use it as a toy through summer.

Thanks.

hi there, nice to meet you
Have u got ur advice ?

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Here's some old cars if you fancy a look, first car was a silver 1.2 clio. Lowered it and stuck a set of black multiespokes and drove that for a year before buying my silver 172. No photos of the 1.2 on my phone sorry :p

Silver 172
https://www.flickr.com/gp/125404061@N06/A6784p

Sundance yellow 106 gti (rotten)
https://flic.kr/p/rKeMnn

https://flic.kr/p/rKeN5K

https://flic.kr/p/sDHSGf

Megane R26 F1 Lux pack.
https://flic.kr/p/sFRx4W

https://flic.kr/p/sFRx4W

https://flic.kr/p/rKevwK

https://flic.kr/p/spzRmx

ITBd 172 cup (my favourite!)
https://flic.kr/p/oNQ45u

https://flic.kr/p/p64HvB

https://flic.kr/p/oayaTm

https://flic.kr/p/orLiQr

https://flic.kr/p/o6eu2D

Silver clio was good fun, was pretty rough when I got it but sorted it out, thrashed it for a year then bought my megane. Had the 106 for 2 weeks just before I got the megane but it was rotten so had the welding done then punted it.

Megane was a really good car, but I always felt the clio was faster and more fun on the back roads, I missed the revs etc so Pxd it for the ITBd 172 cup, it was a properly sorted car, and very fast. Alot faster than the megane. On par with my brothers 312bhp imprezza and quicker than a mk2 FRS up until about 125mph. So much fun! Ended up selling it when I got a 6 month ban last year. It got broken for parts and is now in a scrapyard somewhere.

So, I'm into my 6th french car with the XSI/6. Hopefully get it all sorted out and on the road for nipping about in summer

beautiful photo cars

[LiamR14]

Thanks hanny74. I haven't had a chance to get a look at the handbrake cables again.

Are the GTI and XSI cables different?

My manifold arrived last night so I'm going to get that fitted tonight!

[Matt-Rallye]

Not a renault geek untill you have shoehorned an F4R into an R5

I jest, hello and welcome! Im also in the RenaultSport Megane (dci175) & 306 (various) owners club