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1998 106 gti

jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 22:22:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	After that I gave the wings some love on the inside and around the body kit fixing holes as they love to go ginger too......however as the plan was never to go this far on the build I drew the line at touching any of the bodywork or paint. I want it useable not parked in a field to drool over and never drive!! Then I made some bumper brackets as when I tried to order a pair they wanted £160 for two pressed out bits of steel......no thank you, so time to TIG up some alloy ones...... Then it was time to see if it all still fits together...... Result, it looks like a 106 again!!


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 22:28:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So now time to continue putting things back together. I treated her to braided brake lines throughout and removed the ABS in favour of a bias valve and a sensitive foot. Then painted the slam panel and hoped it all still fitted....


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 22:34:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Time for an engine to go back to its home and turn an expensive rust free skip into a car... While pottering around with the engine I thought about plans for the interior and decided against a caged up track look and thought I’d go for bucket seats but with road manners and comfort......which led to carpeting the back out and putting a carpet back on the front. After removing all sound deadening of course.


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 22:43:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	After all this I thought I’d treat myself to a brand new set of wheels and made an intake pipe to put the air filter down near the hole which once had a fog light in the hope it’ll get more cold air in until I (possibly) put some trumpets on it. Then remembered I hadn’t put any cavity wax in, so piled in the dintrol which goes everywhere.......this build is filled with hindsight! Notice the standard exhaust looking a little out of place but that was an MOT issue which has been swapped for the moment to a non cat.......at some point I will TIG a sports cat into the system but for now I’m enjoying the raspy note and pops. Looking like a car again bit by bit.


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stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 14,962 Club RR Member Number: 174	1998 106 gti stealthstylz @stealthstylz Club Retro Rides Member 174
	Nov 14, 2019 22:45:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ace work, good to see one welded up properly.


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07lilredwagon Posted a lot Posts: 2,051	1998 106 gti 07lilredwagon @07lilredwagon
	Nov 14, 2019 22:46:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Super impressive work!...the car is looking great! JP
	I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!

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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 22:51:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Next begins the tale of a well thought out (expensive....I’m my opinion) birthday present that was a fox picture ball ache and required so much modification and work that if anyone asked I would never recommend MORETTE to anyone! How they started....... Try to ignore one of my lazy spaniels who doesn’t seem impressed by them, he must’ve looked at them closer than me! So they were just awful, no effort in finishing them properly with extra holes drilled in and cracks in the plastic......but refusing to be beaten and because the “replacement set” they sent were even worse we cracked on and did our best.... came out looking pretty good in the end if I do say so myself......I did almost throw my toys out of my pram when trying to wire them in but luckily dad stepped in and checked out the wiring....(I hate electrics) and they’d actually wired up the relay plug back to front, no way I’d have ever spotted that so thanks pop!!!


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kent24v Part of things Posts: 38	1998 106 gti kent24v @kent24v
	Nov 14, 2019 22:52:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Wow good effort 👍 have a real soft spot for a 106. Love the carpeted boot, might have to do that on mine. What did you use?


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 22:53:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 14, 2019 22:45:00 GMT stealthstylz said: Ace work, good to see one welded up properly. Thank you very much, one day I’ll get maybe halfway to the standard of tonybmw and grumpy northerner.....or maybe not haha!!


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 22:54:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 14, 2019 22:46:57 GMT 07lilredwagon said: Super impressive work!...the car is looking great! JP Thank you very much, means a lot as I know people on this site know what they’re looking at so thank you.


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 22:57:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 14, 2019 22:52:11 GMT kent24v said: Wow good effort 👍 have a real soft spot for a 106. Love the carpeted boot, might have to do that on mine. What did you use? Thank you very much, me too something about the tiny hot hatches of old that just make me smile. Especially when you park it next to something new and see how huge a fiesta or the like is now!! Its actually just van lining carpet that I brought off of eBay by the roll, I can find the original purchase/seller if it helps? That and some contact adhesive worked wonders.


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 23:05:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well I was gonna do this over a couple of days but it’s quite addictive when you’re on a roll....... So after the lights etc it was time to put it back on the ground and see how she sits. Oh fox picture, it was meant to be fast road but fast off-road.....looks like the second hand springs aren’t quite what the seller listed them as, serves me right for always bargain hunting on eBay! So back off they come for assessment. Ahh so after taking them off and realising that; A they’re the highest spring rating ever and could take the weight of a tank B they’re also far too long and look like they’ve been chopped at either end. So new springs were ordered and fitted.... Sitting much better now.....that’s front and back I’m measuring not side to side incase anyone is wondering. Also ignore the standard failed door strap dent, I promise it will get sorted once I’ve recovered from surgery!!


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 23:10:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So after getting to a point where I was kinda happy to start using it I took it for its first MOT in a while.... Shock horror it passed and with no advisories, I did have to adjust the brake bias as they said the rear brakes weren’t up to standard but a little tweak on the bias valve and jobs a goodun!!


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skinnylew Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 5,719 Club RR Member Number: 11	1998 106 gti skinnylew @skinnylew Club Retro Rides Member 11
	Nov 14, 2019 23:12:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	lovely work there. I have a 106 Quiky i bought for parts (£150) and it is rotten as a pear along the back. Comparitively my 106 Zest cost £200 and is mint! neither have been on the road for a few years mind you, just a case of stripping the Quicky and eventually putting the parts on the zest.......
	Ax GTi Turbo retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=94086&page=1 aka skinny-Gabe ;D

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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 23:17:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	After having driven it to the MOT station I noticed that my supposed genius idea of cutting away the standard seats and using the frame to mount the bucket seat on was so high I couldn’t see the speedo so they were cut off and I made some new subframes that sit much lower and allow me to see when I’m doing speeds greater than 30mph!! Sorry no photo of it fitted but I have a photo from behind and you can see how much lower the seats are. Also if you’re looking at the rear light change I had the MR lights kicking about and the seal had gone on the standard offside light letting water soak the circuit board......I wasn’t sure to start with but they’re growing on me......although the same can be said for fungus!


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 23:23:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 14, 2019 23:12:53 GMT skinnylew said: lovely work there. I have a 106 Quiky i bought for parts (£150) and it is rotten as a pear along the back. Comparitively my 106 Zest cost £200 and is mint! neither have been on the road for a few years mind you, just a case of stripping the Quicky and eventually putting the parts on the zest....... Thank you very much means a lot. Yeah it’s shocking how bad they rot considering they’re galvanised from the factory but luckily it’s just tin and we can pop some more metal into the little french bean cans. sounds like a fun project and definitely get it swapped over as it’ll be great to see another one saved. I actually saw a quicksilver parked outside my doctors surgery today with an older lady driving it. I had to go over like some sort of creepy car weirdo and tell her how cool it was she was driving it and if she wanted to sell it let me know if you need any spares let me know as I have a lot including a gti engine if you wanna give the ole girl a bit more poke


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 23:28:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Then I started messing about making a few bits to go on when I’m mobile again.... Battery tray.... Possibly a catch tank but undecided if I’ll use it.... Windscreen washer tank that I have now decided I probably won’t use as it’s heavier than the kit car washer bag (colostomy style bag by the looks of it) ......and as pop says every gram counts haha


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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 14, 2019 23:33:01 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That brings me to now where I tucked her up in the garage to stay while I disappeared off to hospital for a bit. Now I can’t wait to recover fully and get back to tinkering or maybe start a new project as I fancy a pick up to take my spaniels around and not get dog hairs in the 106!! Thank you very much for reading and hopefully I’ve contributed towards keeping someone else sane by staring at cars for a while. Next time I’ll plan to do this and take better progress pictures as I go.


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kent24v Part of things Posts: 38	1998 106 gti kent24v @kent24v
	Nov 15, 2019 0:07:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 14, 2019 22:57:47 GMT jakebmx said: Nov 14, 2019 22:52:11 GMT kent24v said: Wow good effort 👍 have a real soft spot for a 106. Love the carpeted boot, might have to do that on mine. What did you use? Thank you very much, me too something about the tiny hot hatches of old that just make me smile. Especially when you park it next to something new and see how huge a fiesta or the like is now!! Its actually just van lining carpet that I brought off of eBay by the roll, I can find the original purchase/seller if it helps? That and some contact adhesive worked wonders. Yeah, have a 1.4D s1 3dr myself. In the middle of sorting rust between boot floor and inner arch along with the jacking points too for mot. Previous owner repair covered with bathroom sealant trapped moisture and didn't help on the Jack points 😏 Loving the updates too, makes the progress look easy. Looks a cracking fun little car to drive now. Not helping my gti itch. I'm sure I'll find similar material knocking about, should help with road noise too
	Last Edit: Nov 15, 2019 0:08:06 GMT by kent24v

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jakebmx Part of things Posts: 72	1998 106 gti jakebmx @jakebmx
	Nov 15, 2019 8:43:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nov 15, 2019 0:07:10 GMT kent24v said: Nov 14, 2019 22:57:47 GMT jakebmx said: Thank you very much, me too something about the tiny hot hatches of old that just make me smile. Especially when you park it next to something new and see how huge a fiesta or the like is now!! Its actually just van lining carpet that I brought off of eBay by the roll, I can find the original purchase/seller if it helps? That and some contact adhesive worked wonders. Yeah, have a 1.4D s1 3dr myself. In the middle of sorting rust between boot floor and inner arch along with the jacking points too for mot. Previous owner repair covered with bathroom sealant trapped moisture and didn't help on the Jack points 😏 Loving the updates too, makes the progress look easy. Looks a cracking fun little car to drive now. Not helping my gti itch. I'm sure I'll find similar material knocking about, should help with road noise too Ah awesome I love a s1, really would like another xsi or rallye to bring back to life. Sounds about right, the never ending quest to destroy and remove ginger from the french rot boxes.....well good luck bud and it’ll be great to see another one saved. Typical another bodged repair causing more problems than if they just left it, hopefully it hasn’t caused you too many issues. Thank you very much, it’s taken a bit of hard work to get it to this point.....the main thing I find is after I do something I think of or find (on here more often than not) a better way of doing it.....should’ve named it the hindsight project haha! it’s lots of fun and the quick rack, lack of power steering and ABS make all the difference. Haha go for it, the S1 for economy and daily duties then the gti for summer b-road blasting 👍.


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