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I would like to attend French Car Show and Trax, but depends on my mate as I don't know many guys that are really into car shows, especially when they are several hours drive away. Would love to have a car to take too, but if I'm skint I'll just have to take my Berlingo!

Yeah I'm still in touch with him! I was working with him a little bit up untill October, he is currently driving (working on) his golf, which I believe he is converting to a 1.8 20v turbo? Excuse dodgy camera pic.

And may I ask why an engine from a 306?! Are you considering the GTi-6 engine?

Webmasters taking holidays? What a chuffing liberty.

Hmmm unlikely that they would be able to make up a decent manifold I would have thought. I don't know much about the 406, do you know the engine code of your 2.2?

4" is way overkill. 2.5" is suitable for a boosted application but personally I'd stick with 2"! I would go for an off the shelf system, but the choice for a 406 will be very limited. A company such a Powerflow (franchised) with make one up to your spec and advise you whats best.

I got stuck behind a 206 race car on a trailer on the M25, was caged and I think fibreglassed body with those paint on lights, hehe. But I remember being stuck in traffic with Nick (faze9327492) when he was driving his birds BMW Mini Cooper and he was harrassing some dude in a Ferrari! No...

As a general rule, if you run your nail across the scratches and it catches on the paintwork then you will be unable to polish it out. To reduce/remove light scratches you should use a polish (like Autoglym SRP by hand, or ask someone to machine polish it for you), to fill remaining 3mark you...

Where abouts do you live? I always wear mine, but normally I reverse out of the drive before I get it on. I did manage to get quite a way down the road before I remembered mine the other day, this never usually happens though. I have friends who's parents still don't really wear them, and I...

"AmericanM5", an 18 year old who has just acquired an M5, signs up to the forum and asks for advice ... http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=111454 A day later, AmericanM5 (Josh) puts his name down to do a 30-150mph run off on an airstrip in Florida ...

Haha, good one Wayne.

Being the ever helpful community member that I am, I am offering to help people Photoshop images of their car with possible mods that they might intend on doing in the future. Obviously I can only do this when I have free time but feel free to post requests here or PM me. Heres an example...

GSF will be able to tell you the brand of the clutch you want, most likely Valeo on a Pug. Can't help with the deglazing issue though! Do you cruise in neutral much? I've heard this can affect the clutch..

That isn't a bad price for the parts, but try a local motor factors like GSF if you have one near you, it was under £100 for my OE Valeo clutch in the end.

You need to upload them to a server. Create a photobucket.com account (it takes a couple of minutes, then copy the 'IMG code' it gives you for the image into a post here.

I replaced driveshaft oil seals when I did mine too, would recommend this as they can become quite corroded.

Yeah, I agree, TU engines should definitely stay NA. Can quite easily get a reliable engine with 160/170 BHP, after this then you have to deal with an engine which spits valves and chews gearbox's! Whack up some pics of your GTi if you have any? Did you sell it on to a club member?

I love 106's (almost as much as I love Saxo's and AX's), but for me, the 205 was the most ground breaking of the lot.. The T16 Rally car really was up there with the other Grp B cars from the likes of Audi. The more common GTi's are cool as fcuk too!

Remember that two seperate maps also means two mapping sessions and there likely to be twice the cost every time you feel like a change or modify the car enough to require a new map.

I used Kumho Ecsta's on my Saxo which cost me around £47 a corner all in. I thought these were okay. I bought some Bridgestone Potenza RE720's from the internet, they cost £45 each delivered, then £10 fitting charge, and these tyres were so, so much better! Worth buying online if you can find a...

You are welcome, I know you will enjoy these breaks, they make a huge difference over the standard 247mm items, I loved them on my Saxo!

That is probably one of the most stupid and selfish things I have heard in a long time..

I think that generally if you are hit by an uninsured driver your insurance company will pay out for 2/3 of repair costs; then you take the sucker to court and get the rest in $10 weekly payments for the rest of your life ;)

I think BHP takes the spotlight, only because this is where the bragging rights lie.

Okay, well then I would suggest an upgrade to 266mm disks, these will fit under standard 14" steel wheels. There are three types, you will need the calipers, carriers and disks, though most will bold straight on, some may require a small amount of modification (a small part needs to be grinded...

1.1 or 1.4 Saxo/106, no doubt about it. Welcome to the site.

Look okay but flocked interiors rock my socks.

Google.. www.pug306.net www.club-306.com www.306gti6.com performance306.co.uk

By the way, what spec brakes do you have on the front?

I'm pretty sure that it is easiest to change the whole rear beam. Anything from Saxo/106 higher spec models, unsure, but possibly 206 and 306 too.

Hey man, looking at those photo's in the second article was crazy, I forgot how good I was once! I sold off all of my tools when I sold the Sax. Taking cleaning your car that seriously really takes so much time, effort and money. Future projects will be more performance based! Great...

Yes we truly de-railed that sucker! I was a bit confused when i logged on - 'I don't remember making that thread!' So based on my last post, do you think that the UK have something right? Without high insurance costs to stop young drivers getting powerful cars, would we be safe on the roads...

Re: Car Insurance for modified cars - tips and a guide I got quite used to it in the Sax, at least when I kept my foot down I knew it would hold and hold, this boat is all over the show! Still better than the Berlingo which is sitting at home, rotting and waiting for my return! Was thinking...

Re: my kad mini True, although I'm inside most days all day so see very little of it! Is nice to be able to pop to the beach on days off though :) I think theres a shining good reason no one has already done this!

Re: my kad mini CAD Landscape design, keep seeing programmes on Sky where they build cars and bikes and wishing I'd gone into something automotive/fabrication! Ah well, can't help it if I love plants and gardens too!

Re: my kad mini I'm in N.Z but I still have access to the internet! Working from home so lots of coffee breaks on my own - plently of time to time on car forums ;)

Budget? Are we talking hand or machine work?

Quinn Direct have always been very cheap for me, however I have no experience with their ability at dealing with a claim - you must consider this when looking for the cheapest insurance available.

Re: Car Insurance for modified cars - tips and a guide Not a scratch on the Saxo! :( Rear end is a bit light too, but fast still, even for an.. an.. an auto.. :(

Yes, as a technique you have the order correct, however, finishing touches such as tyre gel and any black plastics can make alllllllll the difference.