Ok, I gave my car a quick clean and polish on Sat afternoon








This is what I transformed it into:




Its still nice and smooth but its raining now, so no-one knows what itll be like tomorrow.

Oh yeah, I know I didnt do the tyres but I need to buy some new rear ones Vsoon anyway

ignore!

is your rear torsion bar set to the correct height ?

Quote from: Markis your rear torsion bar set to the correct height ?

Its a bar from a random 106. I really have to get a Rallye rear beam but they are rarer than rocking horse sh*te and when they do come up they are often miles away or close by and in poor condition.

The one I have on doesnt have a ARB appently, I think the ARB on a rally is 21mm iirc I think the XSi is 19mm

that car looks almost as bad as my old 106!

the back beam from a saxo will do

Quote from: Markthe back beam from a saxo will do

Spied one or 2 on fleabay locally

The Saxo beams are just as high, I want a rallye beam as they are lighter than the VTS or 106 GTi beam

Looks like itd be more suited to the roads of France, lots of shabby old pugs knocking about over here

Jaimz

Quote from: mr_roll

Quote from: Markthe back beam from a saxo will do

Spied one or 2 on fleabay locally

The Saxo beams are just as high, I want a rallye beam as they are lighter than the VTS or 106 GTi beam

AX stuff will do too but has 3-stud hubs so youll need to change those

Get a VTS saxo setup, drop it a nick and get coilovers for the front (Again from an AX or the like)

Yeah, When I have it to the right hight I might think about lowering it but I do have 15" wheels for it, so it might not be needed.

I was saving for tyres over the past several months for the 4 new wheels, sure its not a great deal of money £200 or so for a set and fitting etc but now either my drive shafts or CV joint is on its way out and I want to keep that dosh just incase I have to get those fixed. I dont want to be asking my garage for credit.

So I buy 4 tyres and hope the drive shafts dont fail epically. Or buy 2 tyres for the back bald-ish tyres and save a lot of cash.

Although Im thinking, do I really need to get some expensive tyres... I mainly just drive around town and a few motorway journeys. Rarely go for a drive now-a-days. hmm

:pondering:

put the rallye steels back on it, they look like any other barryd 106 without them

Quote from: Eddput the rallye steels back on it, they look like any other barryd 106 without them

I dont have them. I have 309Goodwood Speedline alloys. They are the 205 1.9GTi alloys but in dark green.

I might look to get the S2 steelies in the future, like next year as they are wider than the S1 steelies.

I also have a new bumper (front rallye S1 bumpers are hard to come by or miles away) and also plan getting the bonnet fixed or replaced and need a new slam panel and radiator too up front.

Quote from: mr_rollYeah, When I have it to the right hight I might think about lowering it but I do have 15" wheels for it, so it might not be needed.

I was saving for tyres over the past several months for the 4 new wheels, sure its not a great deal of money £200 or so for a set and fitting etc but now either my drive shafts or CV joint is on its way out and I want to keep that dosh just incase I have to get those fixed. I dont want to be asking my garage for credit.

So I buy 4 tyres and hope the drive shafts dont fail epically. Or buy 2 tyres for the back bald-ish tyres and save a lot of cash.

Although Im thinking, do I really need to get some expensive tyres... I mainly just drive around town and a few motorway journeys. Rarely go for a drive now-a-days. hmm

:pondering:

Is it clicking real bad round corners? I had an AX GT with 130hp that did that for months before I changed them.

Theyre the same as loads of other PSA cars - AX diesel, AX GT, most saxos

£40 each exchange for new ones

They take 30 mins to change.

andy I can give you a hand change them if you want ?  its a piece of cake