306 GTI6 Track Car

[ST3Stew]

Hi everyone I am new to the site and thought I would pop up some pictures of my 306 GTI6 Track car I dont have alot of mechanical knowledge but I am giving it a go with some help for my frineds so be gentle.

This is just a brief over view of whats been going on so far.

306 Track Car build (Project Rat Racer)

Story so far

Well this is the first track car I have ever had let alone attempted to build from scratch so its a bit of a learning curve for me so be patient,

The car started life as a Peugeot 306 Style D at some point in time it has had a full GTI6 conversion, Brakes, Suspension, Engine 3rd Gen Front and Rear End and Interior, the car has been fully converted and the DVLA are aware as the previous MOT'S Show it as a 2L Petrol.

A good friend of mines bought it from ecosse they had it as a trade in with a running problem for £950, At First they thought it was the head gasket or cracked block as the car would start with a good jump and battery then over heat then cut out, so they dropped it off at his house and it has pretty much lay there for nearly a year as the time he did not have a license or time to fix it, been nagging him for a while to sell it to me and got a text a few nights ago saying it was mines for £600 after a bit or bargain hunting we agreed a price

Picked it up Saturday night and towed it up to a mates house on the way up cranked it over and it ran rough as hell losing compression, so got it in the garage and left it till Sunday.

I am not mechanically minded but i know enough to get me buy and I am always willing to learn and I have a good bunch of friends to help me through the build along with advise and full track set up going to be performed buy KR TUNING.

I will keep this as up to date as I can.

[u]Progress Since Collection[/u]

[u]Sunday [/u]

[list]Removed Seats [/list]
[list]Removed Door Cards[/list]
Re[list]moved Carpets[/list]
[list]Removed Sound Deadening[/list]
[list]Removed head Lining[/list]
[list]Removed Rear Window Motor[/list]
[list]Gave Good Scrub as been lying about[/list]
[list]Striped Front End[/list]
[list]Removed All other Components to get better access[/list]
[list]Removed head[/list]
[list]Checked Pistons[/list]

Have checked the gasket and it seam fine but will be replacing any way and skimming checked the pistons and there is play front to back enough to hear it click when you move them so think its fried so will replace rings head give good service build back up and see if she runs, Finger crossed.

Some Pic's





















Striped replaced the Piston Rings striped the head its been skimmed Before so new Head needed or new engine I am not sure what way to go yet some update pics are shown below.

Time To Get My Thinking Cap on.

[list]Striped Head[/list]
[list]Replaced Rings[/list]
[list]Removed Dash Board[/list]
[list]Removed Under Seal[/list]
[list]Removed Sound Thick Rubber Mat Behind Dash[/list]
[list]Re-Fitted Pistons to Bottom End[/list]
[list]Looked For New Head/Engine[/list]























So to keep you up to date I have managed to get the car built back up and on the track it lasted 40 laps then it snapped a lob of one of the cams lol so new engine needed this will be sourced and fitted over the next few weeks.

The Car also now has Luke racing harnesses and Impreza bucket seats

Stewart

Thanks for looking C+C Welcome

[Ralf Rockefeller]

Looks like a dedicated project- well done.

Get yourself a 2nd hand engine, get on track and enjoy yourself.

[WreckedGecko]

Good work mate, always nice to see a GTI-6 being used properly!