Helpimonfire
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I originally wasn't going to post anything about this car until I'd been through it and tidied it up, but it needs a lot more work than expected.
1998 Peugeot 306 XSI, 135bhp, just over 1000kg and set up for Targa rally, nav rally etc...
Story behind this one is that I owned this actual car from 2012 to 2014, I'd just come home off the back of a 6 week job away and the poor thing had run out of MOT, needed more work than I could do over that weekend so I sold it to a friend of my father in law's. He threw a bit of time and money at the car and it's been a reliable targa/nav/road rally car for the past 9 years, when I heard he was selling up I knew I had to buy it back.
So 1 poorly thought out plan later, I took ownership of my old 306 again! From a quick look over I've already made a list of jobs and parts needed, there's a lot of old man "engineering" (bodges).
Seat subframe - The current one is strips of mild steel with pigeon shit welds and held down with M6 bolts and repair washer.
Proper half cage - The half cage in it is a universal one and not suitable at all, I can't get the seats in the right place at all unless I use the scabby OMP one that's fitted, however that one is too small for my large bottom.
Front bumper as this one lost a fight with a badger and has been repaired with liberal use of self tappers and something resembling fibreglass/body filler.
General tidy up, get rid of the moss build up on the car, repair the boot latch and go through the brakes and suspension, stick it through an MOT and see what happens!
There's an event near me in March that I'd like to do so that's my aim, it's 12 separate events across a mix of tarmac, gravel and mud on MOD land so it should be pretty cool!
It's currently sat on the trailer still as the weather and lack of time/space has been against me, however the Christmas break will be ideal for this so it'll get a good going over. Of course it'll be used for a trackday or 2 because it'd be rude not to!
1998 Peugeot 306 XSI, 135bhp, just over 1000kg and set up for Targa rally, nav rally etc...
Story behind this one is that I owned this actual car from 2012 to 2014, I'd just come home off the back of a 6 week job away and the poor thing had run out of MOT, needed more work than I could do over that weekend so I sold it to a friend of my father in law's. He threw a bit of time and money at the car and it's been a reliable targa/nav/road rally car for the past 9 years, when I heard he was selling up I knew I had to buy it back.
So 1 poorly thought out plan later, I took ownership of my old 306 again! From a quick look over I've already made a list of jobs and parts needed, there's a lot of old man "engineering" (bodges).
Seat subframe - The current one is strips of mild steel with pigeon shit welds and held down with M6 bolts and repair washer.
Proper half cage - The half cage in it is a universal one and not suitable at all, I can't get the seats in the right place at all unless I use the scabby OMP one that's fitted, however that one is too small for my large bottom.
Front bumper as this one lost a fight with a badger and has been repaired with liberal use of self tappers and something resembling fibreglass/body filler.
General tidy up, get rid of the moss build up on the car, repair the boot latch and go through the brakes and suspension, stick it through an MOT and see what happens!
There's an event near me in March that I'd like to do so that's my aim, it's 12 separate events across a mix of tarmac, gravel and mud on MOD land so it should be pretty cool!
It's currently sat on the trailer still as the weather and lack of time/space has been against me, however the Christmas break will be ideal for this so it'll get a good going over. Of course it'll be used for a trackday or 2 because it'd be rude not to!
