James.G - My winter project on my 106 quicksilver...!

[James.G]

well hello everyone..

seeing as this is a new froum and theres arnt many threads yet! i thourght i would get the ball rolling..

so over the winter i have been doing neurmous jobs on the 106,

i brought it in spetember even tho im not driving till march, but by then she will be a monster :)

So first things are first... clean the underside.  ;)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0388.jpg
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then after a good scrub...

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Then clean down the rear end, take the spare out and the cage...
get it sanded down and primered..

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0520.jpg

then get the hammerite out  :)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0557.jpg

and the pugsport went on xmas day  ;D

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along with the manifold...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0548.jpg

Then over these past days.. stripped the front down, cleaned everything under there, painted the anit-roll bar, hub carrier, hub, wishbone, and few other things.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0578.jpg
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sorry about the HUGE thread lads, but this has been over a few weeks, will carrie on posting in here as i get more and more done.

she is going to be one spotless quicky  ;D :D

cheers G

[James.G]

next on the list is a strut brace, GTI brakes, new disks, braied hoses....

[Fuzzy Orange]

That is looking very VERY tidy mate

Love the pugsport and the painted under-boot

I see you had to chop those silly brackets on the manifold aswell :)

Theres a guy on one of the other forums (maybe rallye register) selling some red gti calipers with discs and pads

[James.G]

That is looking very VERY tidy mate

Love the pugsport and the painted under-boot

I see you had to chop those silly brackets on the manifold aswell :)


cheers fuzz, nice to see you set up this website :)

yeah iv spent many hours out under her on the drive.. shes going to be spotless when im done hopefully. i really want her to be close to concors haha..

yeah those brackets bloody got in the way..

[James]

looks gorgeous james , deffo upgrade them brakes , best thing i done was fit gti/vts brakes to my car! hell of a difference

if u want a car like that u better start stripping it lol and buying brand new components :P u might get close then
keep it up buddy

i really want her to be close to concors haha..

[James.G]

haha i no mate, seen some mad stuff on the passionford foums! some of the cossies are nuts!!!

i wont be anything like that, but it will be CLEAN!

[NikkiGTi]

Very nice :)

[elinchick]

Looking mint there James! Keep up the good work!

[James.G]

cheers everyone ;D

did some more work on her today, will carry on tomoz and get some pics up...

[N9KKC]

Very tidy mate, I need to do something like this..... someday. Unless you want to do it for me? :P

Shiny manifold looks mint, i want to polish mine up

[pugginquik]

Get a vid up with exhaust making nice tunes, very clean chap VERY CLEAN!

Oh n i was persuaded (by fuzzy) into buying some nice reconditioned gti calipers off ebay, great improvement, the car stops now.

[James.G]

cheers again..

nikk- haha i think one car is enough, beleive me it takes FOR EVER!! but im making alot of progress.. more than steve :P.. ah the joys of being a student bum ;D

as for the shiny manifold, you have to polish it all the time!! it soon looses its shine tho. :(

pugginquik- i will get some vids up some time, allthough im going to wait till she wears in abit, then i will get an even nicer sound, and lots of pops and bangs etc ;D ;D :D ;)

[Dan]

MINT mate! My next Quiky will be simular, going to be very clean.

That exhaust looks lovely.

[Raz]

wow really didnt think you cleaned her that much!!! making mine look really dirty....

Raz

[Tewkes]

Dude you should post up a "how to do" so other people can clean their cars, keep 106's in good condition.

Awesome work too. Well appreciated.

[Luke]

Clean whore! Looks nice! Did the manifold go on relativley easy? The pugsport looks ace, really suits the car.

[pugjim]

Wow! how clean, thats looking well nice.

[Lacey]

Wow, James, I managed to avoid this thread for a whole hour and 22 minutes...... lmao. Good to see your still going strong on the cleaning front, i just can't help but feel sorry for your girlfriend! Cleaning cars has gotta be one of the most boring things ever, even when i watch my boyf clean mine its still boring, altho more relaxing. Seriously though James you seem to have a never ending wad of cash to spend on the car! I want ur bank balance!

[James.G]

haha cheers lacey...

shes going to be spotless :D

as for the money situation... i get by ;) work a few nights a week chefing in a pub, then i have to pay out £100 a month to pay my perents back the loan of them(for the car).. and the rest is for the car/gf..

She doesnt mind, i still have time to see her.. think im Crazy tho lol..

[Lacey]

i'm bringing my round, and if you don't clean it i'll throw mud all over your car!!! hehe! and splatter it with bugs and get a bird with diorreah to nest in the tree above it! hahaha! bitter and twisted.... me????!

[James.G]

Update :)

been out there most of today, im going to carry on after this..

just thought i would post up some pics of the arches.

gave them a good wash, sanded bits down and then re-painted them, its looking alot better now.

really pleased with it.
this is how it started off...
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0598.jpg

then this is the finished product..
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im now continuing on the underniether trying to get that super clean..

will post up some more in a few days time, as i have a week off now till next thursday so will try and do loads..

cheers :)

[rich106quiksilver]

looks great so far, alot cleaner!

[Luke]

nice one, you love your cleaning dont you! :P

[James.G]

haha.. naa im looseing my paticence, it takes for ever!! that one arch took my like three days..
i just want it all to be spotless and like brand new ready for show season. so i keep going..
will be gettting the mirrors out at FCS ;)

just been out for the past few hours and did some more. will try and keep you all updated :)

[James.G]

Update

just a little update for now. shes up on four axel stands wih a cover over her tucked up for the night.

today i took the front and rear bumper strips off and the front bumper, the strips are going to get colour coded properly. and im cleaning behind the front bumper.

the battery is out, and where it sits and behind up to the bulk head has been cleaned and painted.

my OPM strut brace has been paint striped, laquered and polished up :) is fitted with nice new stainless steel bolts.

manage to paint up some more of the underneither. ARB etc.

getting up at 8:30am tomoz as i have work at 6:30pm and im going to have a monster go at getting shit loadz done!!

cheers
G
:)

[vicky]

Very nice and clean. ;D

It's nice to find other people who like to keep their car clean instead of trying to see how dirty they can get it. ::)

[Dan]

Love it mate, im going to start doing bits like these pretty soon. :)

[James.G]

good to hear Dan, it really makes the difference when everythings clean. much nicer to look at, and work with.

then before anyone says its going to get dirty again... after the first clean, all you need to do is a quick power wash underneith and in the arches and it will be good as new again. :)

it takes time tho mate. im on its been off the road for about a month now mind. and alot of paintience. :-\

[James.G]

Update! picture heavy!

Hello everyone.

Have been doing quite alot recently, woke up at 8.30am this morning to get out there and start working on her :)

this is what she looked like at 8.45 with the cover off..

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0645.jpg

I then got cleaning the front... bit off gunk sprayed on then wash with fairy liquid and warm water..

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i then did a quite dry down, and re-spray. and re fitted the plastic bits i took off...

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Yesterday i mangaged to strip down the strut brace and get that fitted.

Also cleaned and painted in around the engine which you can see...

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Then went under the car, look the heat sheilds off and painted them up nice and black...

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It was know getting late so stopped for some food..

:blink:

[James.G]

Then carried on, Gave the rear Drums :o some paint so they look nice and new, and clean!

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Then carried on, giveing the rear carrage under the boot another lick of paint and get the bits i missed first time round.

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And finally some mirror pics!!!!

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Soryy bout the massive thread people. it was a big day today, pleased with how its going.
its dark now so have to stop. and im back in school thursday so trying to get as much done as possible now!!

cheers all... :blink: :)

[rich106quiksilver]

Stunning pics, I couldnt see any dirt!

Must have taken loads of effort to get car looking like that. Gonna look sh*t hot when finished!

[JamesL]

What kind of paint are you using to paint the wheel arch?

Lookin fuckin belting :P Keep the Pics coming.

[James.G]

cheers for the comments guys :)

rich- its taking for ever!! must have spent easily 5-6 hours out there today if not more.
its been off the road in christmas.


James- :D those wheel arches arent painted just super dooper cleaned ;D
the struts, wishbones, ARB, hub, hub carrier, trailing arms, drums, caliper, rear carrage etc etc
have all been painted with Hammerite!!

tomorrow i will hopefully, take the dimples off the doors, clean the rear arches and wax the underneither. :D

[rich106quiksilver]

Cool, long time to be off the road for! Washed my car the other day, went for a drive through my village and its covered in crap again :(

Gonna leave it till summer for a big clean probs.

Keep up the good work!

[hartmj]

looks smart as fook mate, keep the good work up!!
matt

[106nick]

When are you 17? Bet it is killing you not being able to drive it :D

[James.G]

17 on mrach the 31st mate, this cars gonna be a monster when im done.

will look stunning with the L plates!!!

[106nick]

17 on mrach the 31st mate, this cars gonna be a monster when im done.

will look stunning with the L plates!!!
just dont stack into a hedge whatever you do ;D after all this hard work! 8) 8) how long have you had it for?

Bet the urge to drive it is killing you :D

[James.G]

had it since september...

aww no mate, she does go out on private roads... gotta test out all the mods step by step.

[106nick]

had it since september...

aww no mate, she does go out on private roads... gotta test out all the mods step by step.
What's the insurance going to be like?

[James.G]

killer mate :D

at the moment its on my old mans, £140 a year... but that was when it was standard.

we are going to update it soon. so will have to wait till then. but im sure i will be looking at over 1.5k on his name if i declare everything.

[106nick]

killer mate :D

at the moment its on my old mans, £140 a year... but that was when it was standard.

we are going to update it soon. so will have to wait till then. but im sure i will be looking at over 1.5k on his name if i declare everything.

Mines going to be pretty bad.

1.4 xsi (for some reason) are in insurance group 10!

what insurance company you going with?

[James.G]

adrian flux i expect mate, or elephant, ensligh?

[Dan C]

Im with Endsleigh, quite reasonable

[Dargs]

Awesome mate, uber clean! Keep up the good work ;)

[Jonnyh]

Just been looking through your thread mate, and wow your car is clean.
Keep up all the hard work mate your doing a great job of it!

[James.G]

cheers mate :) she coming on a treat now. hopefully done by the end of febuary.

im currently in the process of colour codeing my bumper strips as they werent done very good before. #

so if it all goes to plan i will post a guide up on that :)

[Tuscan]

IM doin the exact same thing m8 lol if u dont do the guide, i will ;)
Ive also got my Wing mirror re-spray guide to post up tooda filter renewal ;D

[James.G]

wicked, well its under way as we speak....

you do one for the 1.1 and ill do one for the GTI/Quicky... ;)

[Steve Saunders]

Holla G

You think thats clean..???? PAH..!!!!! Just wait till mines done fella..!!!! Haha

Good work though G... Bet you wish you had a nice big heated garage like me... ;) :D ;D :P

See you Thursday...

[Lacey]

ive said it before and i'll say it again.... cars are for driving guys, u need to get ur OCD's under control! lmao..... FCS James, im gonna get mine next to yours and get it all muddy! hehehe! oh and i officially don't have an excuse for a dirty car now, the hosepipe ban has been lifted, we must be getting the right kind of rain.......

post whore?! me???! sorry G!

[James.G]

hahaha you dare!!! i will rip your quicky apart on the strip!!

mine and steve OCDs are fine thank you!! :D

[Lacey]

i really think your OCD's are out of control. my car has only been waxed once in its life! bless it, although if i pay £50 i get a full valet and a free pizza.... dodgy dealers ya see! lmao!

anyway james, don't fight it, your car will get dirty, and you will lose the race! hehe!

[Raz]

Well I tryed it mate, with your work as a inspiration!

other day I wipped off a wheel and gave it a good clean!, wow how much shit is there! lol only done the near side arch but it feels good...... ;D

Raz :D

[Lacey]

no we're trying to discourage OCD's!!!!!!!!!!! Raz your as bad as James and Steve..... my car enjoys driving through puddles far too much!

[James.G]

haha Raz, you know its right, feels so much better when its all clean...

Lacey i feel for that quicky i really do!!! :D

[Lacey]

haha Raz, you know its right, feels so much better when its all clean...

Lacey i feel for that quicky i really do!!! :D


If you feel for little bertie that much James then i'll bring my car to wales and you can give him a good wash......? lol, its a fair trade, and whilst your washing mine i'll take yours for a spin in all that welsh mud! hehehehe!

[Raz]

Dude she said she will take yours for a spin.... ;D

Raz

[James.G]

haha... she can anytime she wants... and she knows it ;)

[Steve Saunders]

Im up for that too.... Aye Lacey... ;) Haha.. Lol..

Nothing wrong with a bit of OCD.... Gotta bring it out on the car once in a while.... 5 months with the 106 in the garage should be enough... Hahaha

[Marcs]

If they think G's car is clean your gonna have to wack some pics up steve:)
Good to see you on here by the way.
G your almost done on the cleaning now arnt you?
Whats next . . . your doing everything too fast hehe

[Fuzzy Orange]

Mate that is absolutely LUSH :o

I can only dream of ever seeing my car that clean!

[Lacey]

have i said something wrong here????! ur all being naughty i think. ;)

[chrischap2003]

god....Jamesy, you are mental! definately putting some graft into that!

[James.G]

cheers for the comments everyone.....

bit of a bad update mind!!!!!

i waxed up the underneither, fitted the black heat sheild, fitted the spoiler, fitted the quickshift, fitted my sub, re-spray on the rear bumper strips...

But then!!

i managed to take her down off the stands yesterday.. :-[

scared shes going to get dirty when it rains now. but shes basically spotless now underneither and in the arches. so sat her back down on four wheels and it look so good seeing her together again :D

will be going back up for a week or 2 in April i expect incased anything was missed, and to prepare her for the shows ;)

[Nick106]

Christ man, tht is 1 uber clean quikky, maybe u should start ur own businees at doing this, imagine the money! ;D

[Lacey]

crazy mo fo! ur off ya head!

[James.G]

Update!! photowhore...

Well i havnt really done much this month as it has been back on four wheels and havnt had much money. :rolleyes:

But after some banter off steve of me giving up and looking under the car when i was rasing the exhaust, i really didnt think it was THAT clean, and thats what matters.

so decided to not just clean it, but to give it a full lick of paint, at first i thourght i would come up minging with brush strokes, but its really hard to see them even if you are inches away!

so basically gave it a reall good clean and then painted it up. i think it looks a hunderd times better :)

let me know what you think.


Now these are the new cleaner pic ;) :)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF0880.jpg
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Thanks all.

[Luke]

Clean whore! Good work g!

[Steve Saunders]

Good work mate... Your gtting there..!!!! ;) ;D

[Dan]

Jesus dude, id LOVE mine to look like that.

Might be a little plan for me before summer. :)

[James]

attention to detail mate

now do mine :)

[Dargs]

awesome 8)

[James.G]

cheers for all the comments people. :)

[Daniel]

Thats very good mate, love threads like this.

[James.G]

little update...

sorry guys havnt posted on here much as i have ran out of things to do really because i dont have the funds to buy anything lol. and the things that have been happening arnt really worth and update.

only real things that has happened is fitting the GTi 22mm ARB and some powerflex bushes...

as you can see it is quite abit thicker..

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1065.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1067.jpg

and nicely fitted..

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1079.jpg

right im going to get my ass in gear over the easter holidays...
things on the list are..

GTi calipers
mintex discs
mintex pads
new plugs
new oil
new filter
green cotton filter
rear GTi ARB
new powerflex bushes
take rear beam off and paint

then there are some other things going on but they wont be happening just yet due to money...

oh and of corse over easter i will be learning to drive :D

cheers all..

G

[106nick]

When's the big day?

[James.G]

31st mate... next saturday wooop...

[106nick]

31st mate... next saturday wooop...:D:D
Got a lesson on the monday?
How long do you think it will be until it's on the road? you're gonna cry when it gets dirty!

[James.G]

seriously will be getting my clean on ready for Trax...

heres a few of the starter pics, but will update properly when its all done :)

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1395.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a338/griff785/DSCF1396.jpg

and have also been replacing the bolts around the whole car to zinc plated ones.. :)

[Marcs]

Love it!:D

No other words:p

[chrischap2003]

i stand by my choice to name you and steve the maddest concourse clean freaks around the 106 world :) love it!

[James.G]

haha cheers Lads!!!

yeah i think me and Steve are abit odd... :p

[KCM360]

Ahh Insurance :D £140 a month jeeezzz.
Im 17 too, my 106 xn 1.0 litre was £1,800 to insure with RAC lmao, So luckily mum agreed to be main driver and im just a named one, so now we can get quotes like £600 with sheelas wheels :D thats per year.
I dont care, saves me shit loads of money eh :D

[Luke]

Bloody hell!

Thats what you call attention to detail!

[Wizza]

This is looking cool... Keep it up!!!

[t16aem]

good work G....keep it up mate :)

[joe106gti]

looks tidy as anything this. spot on. inspired me to do a big clean underneath and stuff

[Steve Saunders]

Whore..!! Good work mate.. Keep it up.. :)

[pow]

hardcore!! nice to see someone passionate about the finer touch

[ZestDeux]

that is fucking gorgeous

how the hell do u keep it so clean!

[Steve Saunders]

Clean..?? Its his daily driver.. Its a dog.. ;) :p ;) :p

Jokes G.. ;) :p

[James.G]

Oi... watch it TC!!

[Steve Saunders]

Hahahaha.. Only kiddin bud... ;)

TC 4 Life..!!!

[James.G]

you know it....

i been opp cleaning again!!!

and rolling on GTi stoppers now ;)

[Marcs]

Got the breaks fitted then:D

Good work.

Cant wait to fit mine:D

[James.G]

yeah alot better mate, well worth it.

peice of piss to fit mate.

[Luke]

Any tips G?

Doing mine doing soon.

[danvilla2]

you are mad james!

Absoloutley spotless though

[James.G]

ermm...

not much you really need to look out for.

1. Jack up front end and stand on axel stands.
2. take off both wheels.
3. undo the two 3/4inch carrier bolts on the back of the caliper.
4. remove caliper.
5. undo discs pins and take off discs.
5b. fit new discs.
6. change brake lines, useing 11mm spanner to undo them. (either use mole grips or brake pipe grips.)
7. fit new calipers useing new shorter GTi bolts.
8. bleed them in!! :)

touch me :)

[James.G]

you are mad james!

Absoloutley spotless though


haha thanks mate :)

[Luke]

Thanks for that G.

Love you long time....

[drka-drka]

looks well tidy, decided im goin along the clean look with my gti thw quiky has kinda past bein worth gettin tht clean plus lots of dirty long tracks 2 get 2 most ov my mates houses so nt worth da effort. where u get zink platted bolts by da way???

[joe106gti]

i demand an update, show off the interior!

[James.G]

hahah... no can do mate! you know where to look if you want to see it ;)

[miles]

yeah nick!

[James.G]

yeah nick!

on your 10th post now you whore...