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Fantom

18-04-2008, 10:01 PM

Thought I better do a blog! so here goes!

Bought the GTi on the 12th of January 2008 for £4500, quite a bit but its worth it to me :D

Loved it from the minute i saw it. Ill spare you pictures but you can imagine an standard black GTi in pretty much mint condition.

The number of miles I had to drive on the day i got her was respectable at 742 :cool:. By the time I got home it was dark and I neeeeeded sleep but still having not driven it i didnt get much, I was like a little kid.... the next day was when it begun

Edit:

Thought I had better put in some info so you guys can see what mods I have done/doing/want

Colour code bumpers - Done
Colour code wingmirrors - Done
French plates - Done
Respray Bonnet - Done
Respray Front Bumper - Done
Respray Front Wings - Done
Respray Doors - Done
Raceland Induction kit with Green Filter - Done
Raceland 4-2-1 Stainless Manifold - Done
Magnex SS Twin Oval Exhaust system with Decat - Done
Polish Rocker Covers - Done
Remove EGR - Done
Land Rover Discovery Horns - Done
Blue/Red Dial Conversion - Done
Richbrook Engine Start Button - Done
Vibe SEK9 Components + Tweeters - Done
FLi Integrator 6x9s - Done
FLi Trap 12" 1000w Sub - Done
Powder Coat Wheels White - Done
Uprate Brakes to 206 GTi with Brembo Discs + Paint Calipers Red- Done
Red Bull Oil Catch Tank - Done
Remove Window Tints - Done
GTi Badge on Bonnet + Bootlid - Done
G.E Quickshift - Done
Flat Wipers - Done
Stop Brake light - Done
4 port lighter socket in glovebox - Done
Raceland Strut Braces Upper + Lower - Done, going to take upper off to spray white

Respray Tailgate and Spoiler
Respray Rear Bumper
Colour code Sunroof surround

shaw-106

18-04-2008, 10:25 PM

Good Luck. Keep it Tasty!!

Fantom

18-04-2008, 10:37 PM

Day one and daylight, I feel I should give you pictures!... well the thing was I couldnt stand around taking pictures when there was a set of 16" wheels to be fitted! so i give you this picture to show what it was like to start with:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00422.jpg?t=1208554487

Here are the obligatory new wheel shots:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00442.jpg?t=1208554575

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00440.jpg?t=1208554615

Yummm 356miles of slimy wet motorway grime :eek:

Fantom

18-04-2008, 10:43 PM

How could I leave her in that state! well I couldnt so I whipped out the Meguiars :D:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00483-1.jpg?t=1208554783

A quick wash then clay and polish, just what the doctor ordered! :cool: Still havent driven her, waiting for the monday (next day) for the insurance to go through, anticipation!!!
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00463-1.jpg?t=1208554970

Fantom

18-04-2008, 10:51 PM

That was enough for one day, the next would be my first day driving it!!

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Wow! I had never driven a car like it, I had driven other GTi's but this one felt much less loose and generally not like it had been ragged everyday of its life...that was about to change :D

The rest of the blog will become a compilation of events, less chronologically organised but Ill try to be as detailed as possible! :)

Fantom

18-04-2008, 10:58 PM

Shortly after I managed to prize myself from the steering wheel I gave her another good clean and took her away for some photos :):

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5094.jpg?t=1208555771

Decided I didnt like the badges so I debadged the car, I Also added some tinted lexus rear lights, these were removed pretty sharpish...

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5175-1.jpg?t=1208555552

4937Liam

18-04-2008, 11:01 PM

Looks very nice mate may need lowering a tad though at some point.:)

will_ainsworth

18-04-2008, 11:05 PM

mint mate! not 100% on the wheels but each time i look the more i like!

Fantom

18-04-2008, 11:19 PM

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5161.jpg?t=1208557332
Next Thing I did was order up a Raceland Cold Air intake and a Green Racing filter :cool:, Got them fitted and polished the rocker covers:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00510.jpg?t=1208557122

Fantom

18-04-2008, 11:21 PM

mint mate! not 100% on the wheels but each time i look the more i like!

Thats exactly what I was like when I put them on, needless to say I like them now :D

Also they are in the "body shop" to be sprayed white :D

I think she needs lowering to pull it off but im still worried about the B-Road handing...

Fantom

18-04-2008, 11:35 PM

Leading on from my last post the wheels are in the body shop (me shed ;)) getting ready for a nice refurb in white.

It isnt the only thing in the body shop!:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00569.jpg?t=1208558002

And no im not going for a bumble bee colour scheme!!

Look what I had to do to her!:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00562.jpg?t=1208558067

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00567.jpg?t=1208558090

Sheepy

19-04-2008, 12:39 AM

Looking good mate! Are they going black?

Wizza

19-04-2008, 01:33 AM

Are they going white... *Sniggers!!!*

Car looks very tidy mate... Nice find!!!

Fantom

19-04-2008, 12:08 PM

The wheels are going white aye, the bumpstrips black of course :), going to try and get the rears finished today, then ill try and get some pictures when the weather sorts itself out!

Fantom

21-04-2008, 05:30 PM

Well the bumpstrips are finished and put back on the car! Unfortunately the car is filthy and looks a total different colour to the bumpstrips but that should be solved when I have time to give the car a good wash and polish :)

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00607.jpg?t=1208795247

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00609.jpg?t=1208795355

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00605.jpg?t=1208795374

Must say I love the results, maybe all that hassle was worth it?

Fantom

17-05-2008, 06:19 PM

206 GTi Brakes!

Got my nice 266mm brakes and gave them a good refurb and paint up in very high temperature red paint.
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00652.jpg?t=1211044426

Picture of the fronts fitted, looks so much better than the standard calipers :cool:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00655.jpg?t=1211044509

All fitted and im loving it!:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00657.jpg?t=1211044586

A rather tight fit with the Raptors :D

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00659.jpg?t=1211044634

Overall Shot:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00661.jpg?t=1211044764

Quiksilver_TR

17-05-2008, 06:22 PM

looking nice.

Will llok sweet with white rims on

Fantom

17-05-2008, 06:28 PM

Rolling Road!

Took her down to the nearest rolling road:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5328.jpg?t=1211045144

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5330.jpg?t=1211045210

I was pleased with the results:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5344.jpg?t=1211045232

Really enjoying the car at the moment, the wheels are still getting done and ive ordered some low profile Avon ZZ3s for them, should hopefully be on the car by next weekend for RTTS... Hopefully!

will_ainsworth

26-05-2008, 11:44 PM

thats great results for a standard (bar induction kit!!) how much did alan jefferys rolling road cost? may go there to see what mine is making!

will_ainsworth

26-05-2008, 11:46 PM

also were you by anychance out in plymouth on sat night?

habs

27-05-2008, 10:17 AM

Hey,

How did u remove those bumpstrips, cuz i have been reading that the plugs that they are connected to, break off when u take them off the bumper..

Fantom

28-05-2008, 02:23 PM

thats great results for a standard (bar induction kit!!) how much did alan jefferys rolling road cost? may go there to see what mine is making!

Thanks mate yeah not too bad I thought! it did have a decat and manifold though so not entirely standard :)

also were you by anychance out in plymouth on sat night?

I wasnt no, I was out in st austell sadly...

Hey,

How did u remove those bumpstrips, cuz i have been reading that the plugs that they are connected to, break off when u take them off the bumper..

Yeah they are a right pain to get off! you have to take the whole bumper off if you dont wanna break the plastic...

scotty

28-05-2008, 03:03 PM

lol body shop can deal with snapping my clips, goes in next friday for the bumpstrips doing.

will make it look fresher like it has done on yours

Ollie

28-05-2008, 03:12 PM

really nice gti m8 :) jealous isnt the word , guessing its got pretty low mileage too ?

Fantom

28-05-2008, 04:15 PM

Yeah it even makes the front end seem lower for some reason!?

It was on about 45k when I got it but its on 53k now lol

Fantom

18-06-2008, 09:25 PM

Sneak peek!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/Photo032.jpg?t=1213820668

Shes in for some vandalism repairs :mad:

Should look nice and mint when finished though :)

greenpug

19-06-2008, 06:14 AM

Good buy on the car mate and good luck with it.

The rolling road figure seems a bit too optimistic though

Fantom

19-06-2008, 10:36 PM

Sneak peek of what the wheels should look like next week:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00696.jpg?t=1213906050

darren106

19-06-2008, 10:48 PM

Sneak peek!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/Photo032.jpg?t=1213820668

Shes in for some vandalism repairs :mad:

Should look nice and mint when finished though :)

what happened mate?

Fantom

19-06-2008, 10:50 PM

Car got egged and the wingmirror snapped which dented and scratched the wing and door :(

Fantom

03-08-2008, 03:22 PM

So after a long wait and way too much money i finally get the front end resprayed and the new white wheels on!! heres a pic:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5431.jpg?t=1217773263

Had to then take it to a better place for some nice pics, check my next post

Fantom

03-08-2008, 03:25 PM

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5435.jpg?t=1217773330

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5450.jpg?t=1217773411

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5451.jpg?t=1217773430

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5483.jpg?t=1217773452

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5495.jpg?t=1217773473

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5506.jpg?t=1217773496

Fantom

03-08-2008, 03:26 PM

Also dont think I added to the blog that I made a little VW esque front badge which im really pleased with:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5368.jpg?t=1217773526

This was before the respray if your wondering about the aweful stonechipped bonnet/bumper :)

Fantom

12-11-2008, 08:01 PM

Time to get her jacked up for a new "Zorst" :
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00772.jpg?t=1226519900

Went for the magnex manifold back system with decat :D

Excuse the crap pictures (Phone):
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00780.jpg?t=1226519984

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00782.jpg?t=1226520021

Fantom

12-11-2008, 08:04 PM

Fitted a red bull can in lieu of a catch tank, its not the proper way and some people think it looks like litter in my engine bay :D but I like it!:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00778.jpg?t=1226520079

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00777-Copy.jpg?t=1226520249

Edinnit

12-11-2008, 08:06 PM

Bloody hell.....you wanna be carefull jacking it that high....if it fell onto the driverside wheels then i dare say it would have come off the jack

Bloody nice car though mate, love them wheels

Fantom

12-11-2008, 08:28 PM

I made sure i rocked it a bit before I went under, and loads of axle stands etc,

How do you mean fall onto the drivers side wheels?

Edinnit

12-11-2008, 08:37 PM

at the moment its sitting on the fornt two wheels, it looks like it could have quite easily fallen onto the front drivers side and the rear drivers side wheels

If it was solid though then fair play

Fantom

12-11-2008, 08:47 PM

Ah right i see what you mean, na it was fairly solid, made sure by leaning on that wheel and it showed no signs of going anywhere, what I was worried about was it rolling on the jack wheels into that wall lol :eek:

titch

12-11-2008, 08:47 PM

Thats uber focking clean. Fair play.

Needs lowering though. :p
Red bull in the engine bay ftw, mines a makeshift lamda sleeve though lol.

Fantom

12-11-2008, 08:50 PM

Changed the rear discs and pads for brembo and textar items :)

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00786.jpg?t=1226522874

This was annoying me so I paid a visit to the scrappy:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00797.jpg?t=1226522932

and now looks like this:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00798.jpg?t=1226522973

christian

12-11-2008, 08:50 PM

never a goodsight .lol.dont thinkyour catch tankwould catch much lol

Fantom

12-11-2008, 08:54 PM

I then fitted this little button, purely show, though it does work on the second turn of the key :o
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00799.jpg?t=1226523052

Then I thought I would clean and take if for some pictures:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5450-1.jpg?t=1226523135

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5670.jpg?t=1226523157

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5674.jpg?t=1226523174

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5676.jpg?t=1226523191http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/CIMG5681.jpg?t=1226523214

One of my Favourite Pics To Date!:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00750-Copy.jpg?t=1226523234

Fantom

12-11-2008, 08:56 PM

Couple rather bad pics of mine and a mates car (with my pressed plates fitted :D):
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00795.jpg?t=1226523317

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/06112008070.jpg?t=1226523350

player106

12-11-2008, 09:41 PM

looking good mate keep it up. white alloys on looks ace.

nickf1

12-11-2008, 10:00 PM

Your car is mint, nice one :)

Anymore plans?

Fantom

13-11-2008, 09:28 AM

Your car is mint, nice one :)

Anymore plans?

Im not sure but being 20, the high performance mods like cams and ITB's or chargers are out of the question for a little while...

I do like the idea of buying an engine and building it up ready for when this one dies, or insurance gets cheap...

Any suggestions?

Fantom

13-11-2008, 09:47 AM

looking good mate keep it up. white alloys on looks ace.

Thanks:)

Cheers for all the positive comments people!

Fantom

13-11-2008, 09:51 AM

ooh almost forgot, she will be going in for a respray of the tailgate, spoiler and rear bumper v soon :D some bint reversed into me!

Got a pair of strut braces in the post which I plan to get sprayed at the same time :)

christian

13-11-2008, 06:11 PM

Fantom

14-11-2008, 11:46 AM

Hi mate,

The respray is courtesy of insurance because someone backed into my car, I dont really have the money to lower it, well I do but I would want to do it properly and last time I looked it was around £600 for just parts! and that was for 35mm

and the braces cost me £52 so I couldnt argue with that!

On a different note I should have a blue led dial conversion kit coming tomorrow :) aswell as some brembo max discs for the front :D

Fantom

15-11-2008, 07:23 PM

Strut braces didnt show but the dial leds did so I went about fitting them...

Removed the surround so I could remove the unit:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00819.jpg?t=1226776817

Really Like the design of the white/silver dials so I took some pictures...

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00821.jpg?t=1226776862

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00823.jpg?t=1226776898

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00827.jpg?t=1226776914

Time to get the weapon out and start melting stuff!!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00831.jpg?t=1226776934

Fantom

15-11-2008, 07:27 PM

Saw the task ahead and didnt like it much... these leds were tiny! and i needed to change 15 of them!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00832.jpg?t=1226776993

Took me quite a while to get them all done but finally they were finished, Im really quite pleased with the result:

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00833.jpg?t=1226777110

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00835.jpg?t=1226777157

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00844.jpg?t=1226777173

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00852.jpg?t=1226777191

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00850.jpg?t=1226777205

Fantom

15-11-2008, 07:28 PM

Got these through the post today so will get them on asap :D

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00815.jpg?t=1226777248

christian

15-11-2008, 08:31 PM

Fantom

15-11-2008, 10:09 PM

Hi Mate,

Yeah I could go down that route but want to keep the handling good, want a set of coilovers and bilstien adjustable shocks for the rear :)

christian

15-11-2008, 10:59 PM

Hi Mate,

Yeah I could go down that route but want to keep the handling good, want a set of coilovers and bilstien adjustable shocks for the rear :)
coilovers dont always mean good handling most the time there to soft or to harsh,if you want good handleing go for eibech or how ever you say it there the best springs apparently and do handle very well then just get shockers for the price you can get them for roughly around 200 if your looking at 600 thats silly money fo lowering a car that will only need 300 +fitting but im sure you can do that

Fantom

15-11-2008, 11:15 PM

I would want to have the ride height adjustable, surely there are good coilovers out there...

christian

15-11-2008, 11:20 PM

I would want to have the ride height adjustable, surely there are good coilovers out there...
yeah but for a descent st of coileys your looking 600 min for just the front the rearslike 100 for shocks dependomng if you want new or used .its a pricey option and in all honesty youl never change the ride height .i had coileys on my clio and never changed them just found the right height and stuck with it (100mm) but my pugs lowered 60 and it glues to the rolled with very m,in imal body roll ,i can o into roundabouts at 55-60 if i chose to

will_ainsworth

16-11-2008, 09:09 AM

go for the tipical billstein sprintline? setup with eibach springs, meant to be great!

Fantom

17-11-2008, 02:59 PM

Where is the best place to buy shocks and springs?

and coilovers?

mellowyellow

17-11-2008, 03:01 PM

I bought my Grp N shocks from Kam Racing, wasn't the cheapest, but well worth it.

Fantom

17-11-2008, 03:27 PM

did you get the faulkner springs aswell?

christian

17-11-2008, 07:11 PM

im running spax and there realy good in the corners my springs are apex butthey wre aa quick fix but still impresed buy them

player106

17-11-2008, 07:35 PM

Mate the dials look amazing. Isn't there an easier way of doing the dials like that? Good work.

Fantom

18-11-2008, 10:10 AM

Mate the dials look amazing. Isn't there an easier way of doing the dials like that? Good work.

Thats the only way really, some of the older 106s have push fit leds but I find the light is uneven with these...

Its not really that hard, I may do a guide some time...

Fantom

18-11-2008, 01:45 PM

Added a mods list in the first post! :D

Fantom

20-11-2008, 07:33 PM

Brakes:

Went about losing the standard discs...

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00856.jpg?t=1227209444

Fitted the new discs and pads, and happened to round off one of the disc screws :( shouldnt be a problem really they dont hold much anyway!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x23/elitearmadillo/DSC00859.jpg?t=1227209529

Fantom

27-12-2008, 05:04 PM

I could use some opinions and ideas as to where to progress...

Im not sure whether to strip + slag with cage and buckets or something like that... or make it a nicer place to be with a carpc and all that jazz

a bit torn between the two... that and it seems to be playing up at the moment and im not loving it

Wizza

27-12-2008, 05:08 PM

Those dials look ace fella.

Brembo max discs? Heard good things about them. :)

Also to add to above post I would normally say strip it, but with it being a GTi and you get the leathers and all that malarky and you've spent the money to get the GTi I would keep the interior. If you spent little money on the GTi in the first place I would understand stripping it out etc etc.

But as much as I love some of teh GTi's on her that are stripped out I've always been against it. I would love the interior too much. :)