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Forums › Tuning, Modification & Legal › Project Cars › Dans Aegean Blue GTi 180 - Another update!! 15/03/14 |
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 Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:05 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Posts: 540
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Torbay, England
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Just bought this on tuesday after selling my beloved Saxo Vts a few weeks before, had some lexus lights on it which were swiftly removed. Its got a cheap induction kit which i plan to get rid of once i've checked everything over and a stainless powerflow system which strangley seems well made if a little bit loud for me. There is a little tiny dent in the boot (can just see it in the picture) which i'm looking to sort out in the next week or so, otherwise the bodywork is very clean and tidy! Not sure what the plans are at the moment apart from get the bodywork up to scratch, wheel refurb, lower it and give it a good service! Any comments welcome, also put a couple of pictures of the Saxo up if any body is interested in that!
Thanks, Dan 
Also made a start on cleaning the underside/arches etc
And heres the Saxo for those interested (If any lol)
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Last edited by DanT on Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:05 pm; edited 18 times in total
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 12:43 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 3262
Trade Rating: +18
Location: Plymouth
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Nice 180 you got there mate and saxo  i too had a vts before the 206. You've def chose the right colour 180!
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:16 pm |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Posts: 4014
Trade Rating: +2
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Agean Blue is the fastest colour, true story.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 4:48 pm |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011
Posts: 1588
Trade Rating: +15
Location: West Midlands
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Wahey welcome to the 180 club, picked the best colour
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:35 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1493
Trade Rating: +8
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I do like my 180 but I miss my VTS big time!
Nice VTS & 180 bud,
I never got it when I was younger, why people went back to VTS's from 180's/182's ect but I do now, they are just so much fun & cheap to fix if they go wrong. I miss the raw urgency, handling and rasp of my VTS  Hard to find good'ns.
Enjoy the 180 mate! They're good bang for buck now days!
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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:47 am |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Posts: 540
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Torbay, England
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Thanks for the comments guys! Planning to keep the car for a fair while if all goes to plan so should have a few updates over time! Any opinions are welcome of course!
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I do like my 180 but I miss my VTS big time!
Nice VTS & 180 bud,
I never got it when I was younger, why people went back to VTS's from 180's/182's ect but I do now, they are just so much fun & cheap to fix if they go wrong. I miss the raw urgency, handling and rasp of my VTS Hard to find good'ns.
Enjoy the 180 mate! They're good bang for buck now days! |
I do know what you're saying, i loved the way my Vts drove, the power delivery, the handling, how clean it was. Really had some good times in that car! But i'd got to the stage where i'd owned it for a while, and to get the spec i'd have really wanted out of it would have cost another 3-4k. Couldn't justify that so decided to get something a bit newer etc, and here it is. Thanks for the comment
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:43 am |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Posts: 540
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Torbay, England
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:20 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 7045
Trade Rating: +5
Location: In the garage
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See where the ABS cable comes through the front wheel arch? That seam behind the arch liner is a favourite to rust these days it seems so get some waxoyl or something on it.
Rear disc shields look better if cleaned and painted silver too.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:09 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Posts: 540
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Torbay, England
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| Edward wrote: |
See where the ABS cable comes through the front wheel arch? That seam behind the arch liner is a favourite to rust these days it seems so get some waxoyl or something on it.
Rear disc shields look better if cleaned and painted silver too. |
Cheers much appreciated. Did the same sort of thing to the Saxo when i got it. They like to rust in similar places if left too. About the shields, you're completely right, planning to paint them when i overhaul the brakes. Thanks again!
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:27 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 852
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Tamworth
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Welcome to the blue crew!
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:13 am |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Posts: 540
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Torbay, England
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Got the car back from the bodyshop today, the boot has been sorted, can't see it in the pictures because of the number plate, but the holes/any imperfections have been sorted ready for my plates to go on next month. Also been giving the engine bay a bit of a scrub, need to polish the inlet manifold next i think!
Some pics...
Boot done. Need to give the whole car a good polish next!
Starting on the bay.
Pics don't do justice really, its starting to look a lot fresher now!
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 1:54 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Posts: 540
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Torbay, England
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Been fairly busy on my days off, got round to sorting my knackered original discs/pads.
I have replaced with the following
Brembo OE replacement discs
Ferodo Premier pads
Exact brake lines all round.
Fresh fluid.
Everything painted
A couple of pics of how they look now
What they looked like before i started
Also took the exhaust off to give it a polish/paint up the bits where the stainless isnt polished and get it sitting right.
Had the rear arms painted too.
Also made a start on paint correction, still a way to go but have managed to remove 95% of swirls, got a few slightly deeper scratches to attend to next!
A couple of pictures after....
Also managed to fit my cupra splitter, may be able to see it in a couple of the pictures, but im sure you all know what they look like! Oh and painted my engine cover because i hated the silver...
Sorry for such a long post, any comments welcome, thanks
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:40 pm |
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Joined: Nov 18, 2011
Posts: 71
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Bristol
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Looks a nice example
Nick
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| Nick
Peugeot 206 GTI 180
Currently breaking a 2001 206 GTI - please contact for details/parts | |
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:26 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2012
Posts: 540
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Torbay, England
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Been fairly busy at work so not had much time to work on the car, however i have managed to sort my sp grills, swap my number plate over, fit my coilovers/rear shocks and a couple of smaller bits and bobs. Waiting for my trailing arm bearings to arrive at Peugeot then i will be lowering the rear, hopefully everything will have settled in by then.
Decided to go for AP coilovers in the end, i don't need an expensive track set up for the use the car will be getting, and after reading lot's of reviews these seemed to be a good compromise between a good ride and price. So far i'm happy, in all honesty they are barely and bumpier/crashy than the standard shocks & springs, and the roads round here are terrible!
Anyway, some pictures....as always comments welcomed
Before the coilovers, grills and plate fitted.
Parts i replaced
How they look fitted and the height currently
And finally how the car sits at the moment
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:00 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 7045
Trade Rating: +5
Location: In the garage
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Should have done the disc vents and hibs in silver...makes them stand out more through the wheel.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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