My Cobalt Blue GTi

[SidewayzSam]

My 1997 R reg 106 GTi in Cobalt Blue...

- 1.6 16v with Fast Road Cams, ported & polished head and re-mapped ECU.
- GTi-6 brake conversion
- 4-2-1 Manifold
- Magnex Exhaust
- Compbrake Quickshift
- Raceland induction kit
- OMP upper strut brace
- -50mm front and rear
- Black halo/projector headlights
- Gloss black 205 wheels
- De-wipered rear
- De-badged rear
- Carbon fibre wing mirror covers
- Stripped out rear, resprayed in cobalt blue
- Sparco buckets and harnesses
- Gloss black bumpstrips

This list will be updated to show current spec, as and when it changes!

How it stands (29/09/08) :

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p356/SidewayzSam/DSCF0600.jpg

[rich106quiksilver]

Looking good and nice list of mods to come. Loving GTi's in that colour too!

[Fuzzy Orange]

God I love 205/309 alloys on 106's

[SidewayzSam]

I love the wheels too, i have to clean them like everyday tho to keep them shiny!

I wish i had a spare £1000 :(

[Chris205]

lol yeah im the same, im on my dinner from work and it will be third time this week ive cleaned my car on my dinner, i think i have OCD

Theres something about cobalt blue that just needs to be clean and shiny constantly :D

[mikey_b]

same as diablo, just looks loooooads better clean. car looks well mate!

[SidewayzSam]

:Dlol yeah im the same, im on my dinner from work and it will be third time this week ive cleaned my car on my dinner, i think i have OCD

Theres something about cobalt blue that just needs to be clean and shiny constantly :D

I clean the car once or twice a week, the wheels at least get a wipe down everyday! haha!

Let me have ur bonnet and front bumper... u can have minee :D

[SidewayzSam]

same as diablo, just looks loooooads better clean. car looks well mate!

Dont all cars look better clean tho? lol.

I do need to try and stop cleaning it so much tho, seems like its all i ever do!

[break_hunter]

i remember the day i found my car, i thought wow what an unusual colour. wont see another one of them.

now they are everywhere!

nice looking car mate

[SidewayzSam]

i remember the day i found my car, i thought wow what an unusual colour. wont see another one of them.

now they are everywhere!

nice looking car mate

Cheers. Fortunately ive not come across any GTi's in cobalt near where i live yet!

[Fuzzy Orange]

Theres one in lincoln - but I only see it once a week or so

[Wizza]

Car looks very tidy mate... I love the black and blue theme on the Colbalts!!!

[Chris205]

I think im the originator of that look ;) woop hehe, they do suit it best tbh, very nice colour and since ive got mine more and more are popping up :)

I've seen a few for sale recently tbh

[Joe West]

You cars sexy mate :)

"the engine is fine for now" ;) haha

[SidewayzSam]

I dont think you cant go wrong using black on any colour 106. Yellow, Red, Blue, Silver.. they all look awesome.

The engine could do with a proper map as its running catcam 708's on a standard unlocked ECU.. basically just idles really rough and stalls eventually if u dont tap the throttle.

My priority is the front end.. which is gonna be almost identical to urs Joe, except i may get a carbon bonnet if i can afford it :cool: oh and i want all the strips doing gloss black.

The release bearing on my clutch is foooked so im gna have to get another one soon, still debating whether to stick with the paddle clutch or go for a standard valeo :confused:

[Joe West]

Mine idles like that and it aint even cammed haha

The front end will look sexy mate, I was thinkin about a carbon fibre bonnet too.
But im happy enuff with a lello one :)

[SidewayzSam]

Plans have changed slightly now. Spoke to my dad and told him how much bodyWRX had quoted me for the front end, he said he could get the whole car resprayed for less :cool:

Now just the difficult task of saving up about £500 on part time wages!

[SidewayzSam]

Summers approaching so that means im not gonna be at college for a couple of months, gives me the chance to get some more hours in at work and crack on with my car.

Plans for the summer:

Front end respray (smoothed bonnet and remove bar in bumper)
Spray bumpstrips gloss black
New Valeo paddle clutch
Flocked dash (maybe flock the doorcards too)
Re attatch sideskirts
New rear badge
Black MR rear lights
3" pugsport
Carbon doorcards if i dont flock the originals
Carbon door handles (exterior)Thats all i can think of for now. Looks like im not gonna see much of this summer lol. Once all thats done, gonna have to start saving for next years insurance :( ... and hope that the engine doesnt decide to blow up :D

[jamesDpug106]

what rear lights are they? .. got the same colour car as you and they look hot :D

[SidewayzSam]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEXUS-ALTEZZA-BLACK-DESIGN-TAILIGHTS-PEUGEOT-106_W0QQitemZ290219938306QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item2 90219938306

there ya go mate

[SidewayzSam]

Well it was my Birthday the other day, mum and dad have said they will get the front of my car resprayed for me! My dad runs a Pug dealership so will be getting it done at his bodyshop :cool:

Went down to Dorset for a few days with the GF, 700 miles in 4 days.. £80 in fuel. I didnt think that was too bad, considering i sat at 100 most of the way and occasionally put my footdown to play with a few cars!

Got my tickets for the FCS, so need to get cracking with the car before 22nd June! It should be sprayed by then :D

[SidewayzSam]

Randomly went and bought a new headunit yesterday :cool:

Bin looking at it for a while, as i like my alpine stuff. Its the X100, cost me £280 and doesnt even play CD's lol. But its got a colour screen and is bluetooth ready (+ another £80 for the bluetooth adapter!!)

[SidewayzSam]

Locked my brakes last night and lost the back end. Hit a curb and bent my track rod end and damaged two of my wheels :mad: One wheel is pointing the wrong way so its a little hard to drive! lol.

Went and got a new track rod and track rod end this morning, only cost 20 quid so hopefully getting that on tonight. This should fix the problem, and touch wood, theres nothing else broken. The wheels dont appear to be buckled, just badly curbed so they'll need to be powdercoated again.

Just what i dont need a month b4 FCS, im skint enough as it is!

[jaif2k4]

lol, unlucky mate..... even with the problems and hassles, you know its worth it :) ...

[SidewayzSam]

Fixed the steering, got the bent track rod off its incredible that nothing else broke when you see the damage its done to that. Ill get a pic up in a sec!

Got one spare wheel im putting on today then getting the one i take off refurbed.

I got away with it really, considering where i was when it happened and the speed i was going. Thank god for GTi 6 brakes!

[SidewayzSam]

http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/4/5/20/f_IMG00013m_5063e9e.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/5/20/f_IMG00013m_5063e9e.jpg&srv=img29)

http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/4/5/20/f_IMG00023m_9236b06.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/5/20/f_IMG00023m_9236b06.jpg&srv=img33)

http://img28.picoodle.com/img/img28/4/5/20/f_IMG00032m_cea631e.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/5/20/f_IMG00032m_cea631e.jpg&srv=img28)

The circled bit should be parrallel with the bar.. not bent at a 45degree angle! lol.

[Chris106_1.1]

Unlucky mate its a beautiful 106, at least its an excuse to refurb the wheels and keep em clean? not much of a silver lining but heh always look on the bright side of life

[SidewayzSam]

Unlucky mate its a beautiful 106, at least its an excuse to refurb the wheels and keep em clean? not much of a silver lining but heh always look on the bright side of life

They had been refurbed about 5 months ago, and i cleaned them all the time, they just look dirty in the pics because the brakes were getting used a lot before i did the damage! lol.

But hey, im happy.. at the time i thought id broke a lot more things. Gonna get the wheels sorted today :cool:

Just got my French plates through the post too!

[Chris106_1.1]

see theres something to look forward too

lucky there is no more damage, i'd put a lottery ticket on mate you lucky get

[SidewayzSam]

Something may pop up in a week or so, i just really cant beleive that is all that was wrong.

Yeh i think thats a good idea!!

Anyway off to get my spare put on and take the wheels to be done...

[SidewayzSam]

Got my spare wheel on yesterday, then gave the car a good clean. Fitted my French plates and FCS stickers!

Im so glad to have my car back, one day without it and i was getting withdrawals!

Pics to follow...

[Fuzzy Orange]

Wow you made a proper job on that track rod end

Did it not bend the wishbone? Or crumple the floor where the wishbone mounts?

When I stuck my quiksilver into a kerb it completely bent the wishbone and the floorpan of the car :(

[SidewayzSam]

Yeh i know the sticker isnt straight!
http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/4/5/21/f_IMG0002m_1614f8c.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/5/21/f_IMG0002m_1614f8c.jpg&srv=img34)

Used velcro for the front plate as its gotta come off next week for the front end respray :D
http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/4/5/21/f_IMG0003m_c50fe6e.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/5/21/f_IMG0003m_c50fe6e.jpg&srv=img33)

Still not sure about the rear lexarse lights lol...
http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/4/5/21/f_IMG0004m_2eb26e2.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/5/21/f_IMG0004m_2eb26e2.jpg&srv=img37)

[Joe West]

Haha you truely did do a proper job with that track rod end :p

I saw you out last night, was that after the repairs?

[SidewayzSam]

Haha you truely did do a proper job with that track rod end :p

I saw you out last night, was that after the repairs?

Did it on Sunday night, AA took it straight to my mates garage.. got it on a ramp the next day, checked everything over and went to get the parts, fixed by Monday night.

Went to get one of my tyres swapped to my spare wheel on Tues, spent about 2hrs farting around with that as the young lad that did it hadnt balanced the wheel properly the first go. Then gave the car a good clean, fitted the french plates and stuck my stickers on.

Yeh saw you Tuesday night, i left pretty much straight after you got there...

Wow you made a proper job on that track rod end

Did it not bend the wishbone? Or crumple the floor where the wishbone mounts?

When I stuck my quiksilver into a kerb it completely bent the wishbone and the floorpan of the car :(

To be honest, when i did it i thought that was that for the car.. made a huge bang as i hit the curb... but i seem to have bounced of the left curb and gone straight up the right side one... the wheels arent buckled and the wishbones look fine. Last thing we checked was the track rod, looked across and thought.. hmm.. that doesnt look very straight lol!

Got away with it big style i think! :D

[SidewayzSam]

Spent this evening glossing my rear bumpstrip and my front badge. Its not a perfect job, but they're shiny and look ten times better than they did before.

I'll upload some pics tomorrow when the laquer has dried and i've got them back on the car.

Hopefully get the sidestrips off tomorrow and do them, leaving the front ones 'till after the respray as i think they're glued on to my car :confused:

[mikey_b]

took all mine off tonight ready to do this weekend :D

tip on the side ones mate, break the clips nearest the door to get a grip on them and pull them off across the car, it will slide off leavin the clips still intact in the car.

[SidewayzSam]

took all mine off tonight ready to do this weekend :D

tip on the side ones mate, break the clips nearest the door to get a grip on them and pull them off across the car, it will slide off leavin the clips still intact in the car.

I just took the rear quarter sidestrips off, used some pliers to squeeze the clips together and pulled from the outside. Came off without breaking anything :D And they just pop back in with a gentle push!

Just realised i havent got the right torx screw to get my front door cards off so cant get to those bumpsrips :mad:

Rear is drying now then gonna stick it on see how it looks.. its nt perfect but will do til i can afford to get them done properly!

[jamesDpug106]

^^ i dont know if this will work but i got a standard flat head screw driver that is just about the right size to undo my door cards? might be worth giving that a try?

[SidewayzSam]

^^ i dont know if this will work but i got a standard flat head screw driver that is just about the right size to undo my door cards? might be worth giving that a try?

Aahh yeh good idea mate, that should work. Not thinking straight at the minute, the laquers gone to my head! haha!

Started to rain a lil now :mad:

[jamesDpug106]

lol i was goin 2 take mine off to do them.. how long has it taken you to do?

[mikey_b]

I just took the rear quarter sidestrips off, used some pliers to squeeze the clips together and pulled from the outside. Came off without breaking anything :D And they just pop back in with a gentle push!

Just realised i havent got the right torx screw to get my front door cards off so cant get to those bumpsrips :mad:

Rear is drying now then gonna stick it on see how it looks.. its nt perfect but will do til i can afford to get them done properly!

u dont need the door cards off on the side ones mate, they slide off. u dont need any tools, just 2 hands, 1 to open the door and the other to pull.

[SidewayzSam]

lol i was goin 2 take mine off to do them.. how long has it taken you to do?

Im trying to get them as shiny as possible, so ive sanded them loads and put lots of coats of primer, paint and laquer. probably about 3-4hrs to do the back ones including getting them off.

u dont need the door cards off on the side ones mate, they slide off. u dont need any tools, just 2 hands, 1 to open the door and the other to pull.

Do they? Which direction do you slide them in?

[jamesDpug106]

u pull them back matey.. so right off the door

[mikey_b]

the front half slide towards the back and the back to the front, just slide them u will see they move a few mm, keep doing it gently. dont worry about the clips either, u cant get them off without snapping them, i picked 20 up from pug on narborough road this mornin for 3quid summat. be carefull not to break the brackets on the inside of the strips though, as the clips are useless without them. call me if u want me to explain better its a bit weird. 07961810238

[SidewayzSam]

the front half slide towards the back and the back to the front, just slide them u will see they move a few mm, keep doing it gently. dont worry about the clips either, u cant get them off without snapping them, i picked 20 up from pug on narborough road this mornin for 3quid summat. be carefull not to break the brackets on the inside of the strips though, as the clips are useless without them. call me if u want me to explain better its a bit weird. 07961810238

Ok will give that a go when the weather decides to change.

They way i got the rear ones off seems better tho as the clips just squeeze together then pop straight out without the risk of breaking them.
And my front door cards need to come off anyway as they rattle around!

[SidewayzSam]

Pics of my glossy inserts :cool:

Made the rear end look a tad better... just the lights and exhaust to sort out next!


http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/4/6/10/f_IMG0025m_9a42dbb.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/6/10/f_IMG0025m_9a42dbb.jpg&srv=img34)

[jamesDpug106]

if u get rid of the lights you gonna sell em?

[SidewayzSam]

Either sell or p/x ... i want some dark MR style

[jamesDpug106]

orite i got some tinted standard 1's? i know there lexus lights but really like them.. how much would u sell them for

[SidewayzSam]

Theyre £60 new.. so would probs sell them for £25-30.

I really cant decide whether i like them or not..

[Dan90-quicksilver]

inserts are looking really nice mate

[SidewayzSam]

Cheers.. not the best job but will do for now!

[jamesDpug106]

ok m8 well if and when u come to sell them drop me a pm cos i will more than likeley be interested

[SidewayzSam]

Yep will let u know matey.

[mikey_b]

nice mate!! all mine are done but no car to put em on till sat! =[

[Logan]

Standard lights will look good, gloss bits look great

What the zaust plans?

[Fuzzy Orange]

God I NEED gloss black strips, they look porn

Did you do them yourself?

[jamesDpug106]

^^ think he did buddy.

[jaif2k4]

he did do them himself, and they do look better in person...... just sort the exhaust :p ....

[SidewayzSam]

God I NEED gloss black strips, they look porn

Did you do them yourself?

he did do them himself, and they do look better in person...... just sort the exhaust :p ....

I did them myself.. took me 2 evenings to do side and rear ones.

My cars gone into the bodyshop!!! I went in to help out with the prep work. Got a new bonnet, getting all the bumpstrips glossed professionally and the bumper de-barred. All is costing me nothing!!!

Pics will be uploaded on the weekend when i get it back :D

[mikey_b]

ooo free bodyshop eh? let me in!

[Joe West]

You did a good job with the glossy bits sam, better than my front ones haha
I like your exhaust, cant be worse them mine :)

[SidewayzSam]

Its not quite free... mummy and daddy are paying for it :D. The price of paint is basically what they are paying.

But yeh.. ill ask my pop if he wants some more work n see what he can do ;)

[SidewayzSam]

You did a good job with the glossy bits sam, better than my front ones haha
I like your exhaust, cant be worse them mine :)

They werent perfect though.. and i want everything on my car done properly in my ownership.

Pugsport is needed!!!

[Wizza]

Shame you are changing te lights as they fit in with the theme you've got. I've not got an issue with black lexus lights are they are a lot more subtle.

But nice work with the bump strips mate.

[SidewayzSam]

Shame you are changing te lights as they fit in with the theme you've got. I've not got an issue with black lexus lights are they are a lot more subtle.

But nice work with the bump strips mate.

I just want something a bit more subtle.. more standard looking whilst keeping with the blue/black theme..

With that in mind, these are the ones im after....

http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/4/6/12/f_lightsm_7b6a558.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/6/12/f_lightsm_7b6a558.jpg&srv=img32)

And tah for the good comments, i'll get some pics up when its back from the bodyshop!

[jaif2k4]

can i get a first glimpse :p ..... i would let you try my MR's but you'd drive off with em.....

what was it you're getting done at the body shop?

[SidewayzSam]

can i get a first glimpse :p ..... i would let you try my MR's but you'd drive off with em.....

what was it you're getting done at the body shop?

Yes i would :D

Its had a new bonnet (keeping the badge). Ripples in the front wings filled. Bar removed from front bumper. Then its being resprayed from the bottom of the windscreen forward (including my dodgy arches). All the bumpstrips painted gloss black (hopefully a better finish than my attempt).

Hopefully be getting it back saturday, so ill be round at Tanya's with it for you to have a gander ;)

[Wizza]

I just want something a bit more subtle.. more standard looking whilst keeping with the blue/black theme..

With that in mind, these are the ones im after....

http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/4/6/12/f_lightsm_7b6a558.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/6/12/f_lightsm_7b6a558.jpg&srv=img32)

And tah for the good comments, i'll get some pics up when its back from the bodyshop!

Now they are a good choice and wouldn't mind some myself. I'd be hard done by to pick a fave out of what I have already and the above.

[SidewayzSam]

Now they are a good choice and wouldn't mind some myself. I'd be hard done by to pick a fave out of what I have already and the above.

All the other aftermarket rears are a bit chavtastic, the MR ones are the only ones i'd go for, and the dark ones will really suite mine i think.

I'd stick with the ones you've got, go well with your colour coded bits n bobs!

[Joe West]

How lonely do you feel without your car? haha

How come your lookin for some doorcards?

[SidewayzSam]

How lonely do you feel without your car? haha

How come your lookin for some doorcards?

Well ive got a 107 courtesy car... to be honest id rather do without! Its ridiculously good on petrol though, ive done about 80 miles to a fiver haha.

Sold my standard interior + doorcards on ebay, then thought, oh shit i havent got any to replace them with!

[mattdove1986]

lovely car dude I love the seats with the sparco sign at the back really cool!
Are you going to french car show this year?

[Joe West]

Minus 10 pionts for being an idiot!! haha

I want some carbon fibre door cards, then you could have my leather.

I once had a Toyato Aygo as a courtesy car, which is basically the same car. Good fun ragging it round but everytime I turned the wheel I hit the horn haha

[SidewayzSam]

lovely car dude I love the seats with the sparco sign at the back really cool!
Are you going to french car show this year?

Yup ill be there, 9 days... not that im counting down or anything! You coming?

[SidewayzSam]

Minus 10 pionts for being an idiot!! haha

I want some carbon fibre door cards, then you could have my leather.

I once had a Toyato Aygo as a courtesy car, which is basically the same car. Good fun ragging it round but everytime I turned the wheel I hit the horn haha

Me too but im so poor a may have to start flogging the big issue!

Yeh i keep doing that! Also when u go round a corner you find yourself on the passenger seat or falling out the window, the seats are shocking, especially when ur used to buckets!

[Joe West]

Me too but im so poor a may have to start flogging the big issue!

Yeh i keep doing that! Also when u go round a corner you find yourself on the passenger seat or falling out the window, the seats are shocking, especially when ur used to buckets!

Haha Just as skint mate, the bank keep phoneing me saying "Why havent you payed your loan?"

simple.

I dont have any money haha

Any seat seems crap after driving with buckts tho dont it?
When you get the car back?

[SidewayzSam]

Got the car back from the bodyshop on Saturday (21st.. day before FCS!)

Before:

http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/4/6/22/f_IMG0007m_c5f3ddf.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/4/6/22/f_IMG0007m_c5f3ddf.jpg&srv=img26)

After:


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Had a new bonnet, ripples in the wings filled and the bumper de-barred. Just need to get a new slam panel now as its holding the bonnet a bit high because its bent, and some better mesh for the bumper.

Decided i need to go lower, so thats next on the list. Along with some new brake disc's and pad's all round and a new clutch.

[nickf1]

I fell in love with your car today at FCS [I was parked next to you in the Quiksilver].
I think it looks absolutely spot on. Good work.

[SidewayzSam]

My standard front suspension has had it, so I now have an excuse to purchase a whole new set-up.

I've decided on:

- Bilstein Group N Shock + Eibach 50mm Springs
- Powerflex Front & Rear Mounts

Also in need of some new front discs so:

- Genuine Peugeot 306 GTi-6 vented front discs
- Genuine Peugeot 106 GTi rear solid discs
- EBC Greenstuff Pads all-round

And possibly:

- 3" Pugsport System or Magnex Twin Oval System

A new clutch is also needed ASAP!
Oh and I WILL be changing the rear lights within the next month or two ;)

[jaif2k4]

good plans.... but get some other pads as there's been some mixed views on the EBC Greenstuff ones...

http://www.106owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=45192&highlight=ebc+greenstuff

and its about bloody time for the rear lights :p .....

[SidewayzSam]

I've got them at the minute, they're awesome while they work, but they just dont last very long!

Not sure what discs to go for, so if anyone has any suggestions I would be eternally grateful :D

And also, if you know of someone selling a billie grp n suspension, let me know!

[mikey_b]

always gone with mintex n never had a problem

[SidewayzSam]

I'm now working full time after finishing my college course and I've also kept my part time job, so I'm earning three times what I used to :D

Which means... more money to spend on my car!

Last month I bought a new Valeo clutch kit which still needs to be fitted. My release bearing is ridiculously noisey now, sounds horrible.

Im still looking to swap my rear lights for some standard ones. I had a lot of people interested in the swap but it never happened. So if anyones interested, PM me.

I've decided that I'm not going to get a Bilstein suspension. I can't justify spending £500, when I only use my car to get to work and nipping here and there. So for now I'm after some standard front shock absorbers to replace mine, which have had it. Then I will be getting the torsion bar re-done so my car isnt wonky :rolleyes:

The only major purchase I still want to make is a Pugsport.. Either a brand new one or a good condition used 3" one.

Thats it for now.. No pics as its not changed recently. Will update when I have completed the above :D

[SidewayzSam]

Mini Update

New clutch fitted... no more noisey bearing!

The lexus lights have now been replaced by some standard items (thanks to Forrest72).

And I now have a nice Magnex system :D

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p356/SidewayzSam/DSC00145.jpg
Poor phone pic, and dirty car!

Just need to sort out the blowing from the manifold. I think it needs new joins :confused:

I also bought some new front shocks and top mounts that are waiting to be fitted.

Next on my to-do list:

New wheel bearings, Brake discs & pads, Lower rear & fit front shocks.

And i've been looking at these too...

http://i344.photobucket.com/albums/p356/SidewayzSam/wheels.jpg

[SidewayzSam]

Oh.. my old exhaust is up for sale if anyone wants it, open to offers. Theres a de-cat pipe too, so I will split if anybody wants that.

[Wizza]

Love this car fella - good choice on the Bilsteins and the springs.

[Andy XSi]

Just spotted this looks really smart, soooo glad you changed the rear lights too, de-barred bumper makes that front end too.

And just my opinion, but those polished lip pug alloys would look SEX

[Vts-scott]

thats wel nice mate
i think it would look better with a set of vts rims

[4937Liam]

Did you see those 205 alloys for sale on ebay?
I think ive seen them advertised before.

[SidewayzSam]

I think the company that does them sells them on eBay.

[aterro]

were did u get your magnex system from?:)

[SidewayzSam]

A lad off here...

[SidewayzSam]

Work has finished on my car for this year now.

Done this year: de-barred bumper, resprayed bonnet/bumper/front wings, gloss black bump strips, magnex full system, standard rear lights fitted, new genuine Peugeot alternator, new genuine Peugeot clutch, new genuine Peugeot front shocks & top mounts, new headunit, new rear brake discs & pads.

Think I achieved a fair bit considering i've only had it since Feb.

My insurance is due in Feb, im still in two minds what to do with my car. My options are... buy a cheap run-around, save money and throttle body my 106 while its off the road.
Or... save up for my insurance, keep it on the road, get some Bilstein suspension on and tidy up all the little bits and bobs that I want doing.

I would really like to strip my engine down and rebuild it, so that its running spot on, spend some time on the suspension and get it handling spot on aswell. But I really want that induction noise!!

So keep an eye out in the new year, ill be starting a new blog depending on what I choose to do :p