#1: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build - For sale Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Wed May 22, 2013 2:16 pm ---- Hi Guys
New to Peugeots so thought I'd join up and get some advice and do a thread for my project car. My names Andy and I've spent the last 5 years racing a MK2 Golf GTI 16V on and off in the MK2 Golf GTI Championship and also Production GTI with some success. Both series are great cost effective racing, after 5 years though and looking around at other series I decided it was time to seek pastures new as I wanted to go abit faster.
Couple of pics of the Golf
So watching the CSCC races made me realise I needed an Integra DC5 to be near the front, sadly they were abit out of reach for budget. I looked around at other cars Clio's etc but I just liked the look of the 206 and also it was abit different as as I've only seen 1 other 206 racing in Tin Tops. Managed to pick one up local to me so here it is -
Yeh I know the rear lights are vile! Anyway started stripping it -
The engine builder was ready for the donor lump but I was far from ready, this was all happening back when the weather was Siberian like conditions so enter Eliot at EDM (EDMotorsport) who I use for all my racing needs over the last 5 years, he took the job at short notice and turned it around very quickly for me.
He also kindly took some pics for me to post up. Eliot also ran the car up on his dyno to find out what power the car was making to start with.
Ronseal this one!
Job jobbed! Last edited by AWK-53 on Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:04 pm; edited 1 time in total
#2: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: Timon2210, Location: PalestinePosted: Wed May 22, 2013 2:46 pm ---- Well welcome to ,you have got a very mint 206 there,nice color,and I will keep my eye on this project :),looks like a very interesting one
#3: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: 20Drift, Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 2:53 pm ---- Very nice! Definitely going to keep my eye on this one
#4: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Wed May 22, 2013 3:13 pm ---- Thanks for the welcome.
Got the car and engine back to mine and the garage was looking pretty rammed!
Stripped the engine to just a block and head ready to be taken away, got quite afew pics but I'll only put up a couple as they're abit boring but if you want to see anything specific on the lump let me know -
So engine taken away, time to carry on with prepping the shell -
Action shot!
Random Clutter!
That for now is more or less the inside done, just been cutting off studs and grinding flat etc so only small jobs left inside. Moving onto the underneath this weekend
#5: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: iainlovatt, Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 4:34 pm ---- wow a very interesting post..
Welcome to the forum!
#6: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: imjeeves, Location: Glasgow / WellingPosted: Wed May 22, 2013 5:37 pm ---- What are you getting done to the engine? Whos doing the work?
#8: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: Schumi, Location: Istanbul / TurkeyPosted: Thu May 23, 2013 12:45 am ---- Welcome Andy. Greate project. Please take more picture you can get. What will be final specs of your engine ? 12.5 CR + Head works + cams + ITB + Standalone ecu ? Or something more special ?
#9: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Thu May 23, 2013 4:51 am ---- Thanks for the welcomes guys
Well as said earlier in the post I'm new to Peugeots and not familar with any decent Peugeot tuners. However I've attended many race meetings and spoke to other Peugeot racers who they use for engine work and the name Sandy Brown cropped up alot.
I got in touch with Sandy and after talking over my budget and time scale as he's very busy I decided to use him. So I took the engine down to his workshop in Cornwall afew weeks back with a view to having it back August / September time. Sadly this means I won't get chance to race this year but hopefully get some testing in and then race in 2014.
The car is obviously being built to a rules guide line so no over boring bigger than 2000cc etc but a brief spec will be -
Sandy spec ITB'S
Sandy spec cam's
Sandy spec piston's
Cylinder head ported and converted to solid lifters with single piece valves
Lightweight flywheel
Race exhaust manifold
DTA ecu
Pace dry sump
Run in and setup on the engine dyno and ready to go
Sandy spec means its' Sandy's spec so is custom made and not available off the shelf. The crank will be cleaned up and balanced, a steel crank would've been nice but was another £2000
And before anyone asks, 1st rule of racing - never tell anyone how much power you've got lol
#10: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: RedHDI, Location: Northern IrelandPosted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:13 am ---- Welcome Andy. Great looking car can't wait to see the end product. Should of turned that metro into a track beast!!
#11: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:37 am ---- So it looks like we have another forklift truck engineer on here now
We are slowly taking over
#12: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Thu May 23, 2013 9:01 am ----
RedHDI wrote:
Welcome Andy. Great looking car can't wait to see the end product. Should of turned that metro into a track beast!!
lol how come everyone always notices the metro
#13: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Thu May 23, 2013 9:04 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
So it looks like we have another forklift truck engineer on here now
We are slowly taking over
That's correct been a Jungheinrich engineer since 2002, started off working on a site and then switched to field service covering Oxfordshire. Doing lots of overtime at the mo to pay for this car
#14: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: DanT, Location: Torbay, EnglandPosted: Fri May 24, 2013 6:17 pm ---- Not messing about are you! Looks good so far, loving the pictures too the more the better imo!
#15: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Sat May 25, 2013 11:58 am ---- love the progress so far, lol its taken me months to get close to stripped so far but time is not in my favour, looking very clean under the carpets
what have you removed wiring wise and gow did you loop the heater matrix pipes. this is going down the same route as my car
#16: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sat May 25, 2013 1:53 pm ---- I'd be interested in the wiring too. I believe Sandy didn't want to attempt such a job previously on a multiplexed car but with this being a race car I imagine most of the electrics can be changed back to a conventional system.
Great to see some cars getting taken apart anyway.
#17: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Sat May 25, 2013 2:03 pm ---- I should have more done to mine this week and the once it's empty I can clean it up with the angle grinder
#18: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Sat May 25, 2013 2:21 pm ---- Thanks DanT
usher wrote:
love the progress so far, lol its taken me months to get close to stripped so far but time is not in my favour, looking very clean under the carpets
what have you removed wiring wise and gow did you loop the heater matrix pipes. this is going down the same route as my car
Thanks, yes it's to me a surprisingly clean car, the only small area of surface rust I can find is where I think water comes through the bonnet vent and collects in there - nothing to worry about though.
Wiring wise I've ripped the lot out
Sandy is supplying the ecu and wiring loom for the engine only, a lightweight custom made loom will then be made up for all the other stuff which won't be much just lights, wipers etc. It's a race car so things can be kept to a minimum although I do intend to keep it road legal.
I've not yet decided on whether to keep the heater so couldn't comment on bypassing the pipes yet.
Crack on with yours matey, are you planning to race it or just track
#19: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Sat May 25, 2013 2:26 pm ----
Edward wrote:
I'd be interested in the wiring too. I believe Sandy didn't want to attempt such a job previously on a multiplexed car but with this being a race car I imagine most of the electrics can be changed back to a conventional system.
Great to see some cars getting taken apart anyway.
Yes Sandy will supply ecu and engine loom only, it's a race car so only needs bare essentials and it's easier to make up a new small loom than try and strip the stuff needed out of the orignal loom - at least thats the plan
I'm surprised more cars don't get stripped to be honest, they seem like great little cars and ideal for trackdays etc
#20: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Sat May 25, 2013 3:21 pm ---- Just track days for me unless I find a group without guidelines as mine us on the cheap within seats and harnesses etc I know nothing about race rules etc
Mine won'tbe on the road and i doubt it will be legal by the time I'm finished. Plan to get an electric heater to stop it steaming up and polycarbonate windows. Might cage it but they weigh nearly 50kg and I've only removed about 105 without heater matrix being weighed out or new seats added. Gottafinish stripping yet and make up subframe and harness mounts. New exhaust and wheels. I aim for 2015
#21: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Sat May 25, 2013 3:38 pm ---- If you had a proper spec cage, seat and harness you wouldn't be a million miles away from being able to race it but that's another story - trackdays are good fun though and you get far more track time for your money than racing. 1 Trackday normally equals 1 season of racing!
I'm not sure those electric heaters are man enough for demisting thats why I may keep the orignal heater but try and lose some weight from it.
Good luck with your build
#22: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: shell-vt, Location: durhamPosted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:37 am ---- Anymore progress updates to were its at now
#23: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: Bradders7uk, Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:19 pm ---- What series u joking mate??
#24: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: shell-vt, Location: durhamPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 7:06 am ---- How you going around the heater matrix as im deleating mine and need ideas on what i need,.
#25: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 3:17 pm ---- Hi Guys
Sorry things been really busy as I've been concentrating on selling my Golf race car, looks like that's going this weekend sadly. Still a weight off my mind as I'll have some extra space to work and some money to help cover all the costs.
The car is now completely stripped inside and I'm left doing the tedious jobs like cutting off studs and any brackets that aren't required. Had alook around underneath the car and still thinking about removing the underseal as there's hardly any! Removed the exhaust - boy is that heavy and also the heat shielding for it. Spoke to Sandy last week and he's made a start so the engines stripped and been rebored to suit the new pistons. He's got a couple more engines to get out and then hopes to get stuck into it so that's good.
Got some time booked off this month to complete the rest of what I can before the car heads to the workshops to be built back up - can't come soon enough, been off track way too long!
I will be racing the car in the French Trophy series which is run through the Track Attack club and also some CSCC Tin Tops races. French Trophy I hope is going to become a great series, mainly Clios in it at the mo so will be good to have something different on the grid.
Will probably just use a small electric motorsport type heater, not 100% sure yet tho as need to see what space there is with the cage in.
Cheers
#26: Re: 206 GTI 180 Race Car Build - For sale Author: AWK-53, Location: OxfordshirePosted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:06 pm ---- Sadly unfinished project now for sale - please see for sale ebay section of forum if interested in car or other parts.
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,you have got a very mint 206 there,nice color,and I will keep my eye on this project :),looks like a very interesting one 
