Oh hai

People like Chris_429 and Jonny-r will recognise me from 106owners - hoping to get some more track action under my belt this year so thought I'd join up over here and possibly get involved.

For those who don't know, I'm responsible for this shed -





And will be at FCS this sunday provided it doesn't pack up on the way. It's a nice little car but has a few niggly aspects I'll be attacking over the summer.

Mike

Welcome over...

Whats the car running under the bonnet?

Always wanted MO's for my old 3 stud

Still a stock 1.1 with a K&N chav filter, but that will change over summer, insurance permitting of course.

Planning some old-school 8v powaa, and almost have all the parts for it, just need the last few pieces and a man in a suit not wanting too much of my money.

Might post a current spec if I can dig it out.

Welcome to the club!

What up! Good to see you on here man.

For those that don't know, this man has 3 stud 266mm brakes - legend!

Haha cheers Chris

Found my full spec I have ready for FCS

Engine

1.1 SPi 60bhp Standard
K&N Chav-filter

Suspension

Standard-Fit Front & Rear ARB
AX 1.5D Suspension Legs & Hubs
APEX Sport Front & Rear dampers
SPAX -50mm Front Springs
Torsion Bar Lowered -40mm
Full Hub Stud & Nut Conversion

Brakes

206 GTi Calipers
Re-Drilled 266mm Mintex Brake Discs
Custom Hub Bore Spacers
Mintex Brake Pads & Shoes
eXact Braided Brake Lines
20mm Master Cylinder

Wheels/Tyres

Compomotive MO 15” Alloys
Full refurb in BMW White
Custom Black Compomotive Decals
Smoothed Gloss Black Centre Caps
195/45/15 Kumho KU31 Tyres
3mm Rear Spacers

Exterior

Debadged Bonnet & Tailgate
Smoothed Front Foglight Covers
Sidestrip Recess Smoothed
Colour-Coded Bumpstrips & Door Handles
Gloss Black Mirror Baseplates, Sunroof Surround & Trim
GTi Spoiler
Door Locks Removed
Full Respray in Cobalt Blue
[More bodywork booked for 26/6/10]

Interior

GTi Leather Interior
Quiksilver Doorcards
Leather Steering Wheel
Custom Boot Popper Dash Button
Tweeters mounted in Mirror Covers
Plastics sprayed Ford Graphite Grey
In-Dash USB Charger

In-Car Entertainment

Pioneer DEH-3000MP Headunit
JBL GTO75.4 Amplifier
SPL Dynamics 5.2 Components @ 107WRMS
JBL GT5-12 Subwoofer @ 284WRMS
Fully Carpeted Boot Build

So not an out-and-out track weapon, I'm keeping the sounds and the interior as it's still my daily driver until I'm old and boring and buy a Alfa 159.

welcome mate mate, you don't need to stip a car out for it to be good on track just gota learn to drive it properly

Welcome over mate! Nice to see your car on here, it's really cool.

Welcome over Mikol.

Always liked your car.

Welcome mate

Hi Mikol.

If you've not been out on track before but you want to give it a go, get yourself down for Summer Performance Car Action Day at Castle Combe (here).

Welcome along!

Feel free to pop over at fcs, and park on our stand

Hahaha, sorry gotta stick with the 106oc, I've organised a convoy from my local region so would look more than a bit odd if I snuck off in the other direction as soon as we arrive!

Combe is almost 2 and a half hours from me I'm afraid, and I'm not sure where I'll be that week - may have just moved into my new house so might not have the time to spare

Progress blog link now in my sig if anyone is interested. Will keep it updated over there as I'm FAR too lazy to maintain 2 blogs but it's viewable to any and everyone if people do fancy a nosey.

[Or at least it should be... Think it's taking a few minutes to update my preferences. In any case the link is HERE]

Where abouts you based?

And you only have to say Hi, the parking your car is optional

Loving the Compomotive MO 15” Alloys... after a some for my saxo.

need the 3 stud but thanks.

Ah excellent - so I'm not the only pov-spec owner on here

The MO's are pretty - the only complaint I have about them is they're bloody heavy!

I really want some 14" steels for track and winter, it's just too bad you can only get them on the continent...

Apparently the stock 13" ones are actually very lightweight, just I maybe might've fitted brakes that the stock wheels don't fit over *ahem*

I think a summer road trip to see the French may be in order.

Can you get 14" 3 stud steel wheels?
Do you know how much your MO's weigh? I thought they were supposed to be quite light!

Technically yes, they're discontinued, continental AX mk1 GT's and mk1 AX SPORT's had them to clear their 258mm brakes before the switchover to 247mm Bendix calipers like 4 stud 1.1 106's. But the mk1 was sold between 1987 and mid 1991 IIRC so it's bloody hard to find a set considering they've bene out of production for 20 years... And they're in France.

Sport steels were 5.5j (aka S1 Rallye steels, but 3 stud) and the GT steels were a measlier 5j

So far after extensive searching I've found one GT steel brand new in Germany lol.

They look porn with SPORT centre caps though

GT steels, homosensual caps can be removed -



Sexy Sport steels - EDIT: Better pics

I think the centre caps in the first pic are awesome, they've got alot of character.

You have a fair point. They're very old school Citroen, and suit the boxy mk1 AX for sure.

On the curvier S2 106 IMO I don't think they'd look good, especially with all the tarty 'schmoothing' mine seems to have going on.

It really sucks the continentals get all the good stuff, although if my French speaking is up to scratch I may have just procured a set

Cheers for that Mikol. Some 14" 3 stud steels from the AX SPORT would be sexy! Powdercoat gloss black and add some coilovers and go super low would suit me..

What wheels might you have secured? Where from?

Don't want to count my eggs just yet haha - I'll have to catch you on Sunday - will you be hanging around the B4T stand much?

Think the 106owners track session is 11:45 - 12:00 but other than then my car (and most likely me with it) will be on the 106owners stand

I'll be revising inbetween exams are barely sleeping. There needs to be a violin playing emoticon. lol.

LML.

LOL amateur - I've got an exam on Monday almost as soon as I get back to the bubble.

MAN UP!

Well it turns out I've found a nice man in France who has a set of 14"ers, but he's going to check if they're 5.5j or 5j ones tomorrow and e-mail me. Could possibly be win-tacular but don't want to shout too much about them until they're on my doorstep.

Not sure if they come with caps either :/

I've got one on the Saturday, then Monday. Then the 4 after that

That's pretty awesome about the steels, surely it's not too hard to track a set down if you start putting feelers up for them on as many French French car forums as you can find!
Would you drive over or get them delivered?

EDIT: Gloss black sports steels with blue centre caps would be too cool

Mikol wrote:

Think the 106owners track session is 11:45 - 12:00 but other than then my car (and most likely me with it) will be on the 106owners stand

I'll see you out there

So long as your rear view mirror works you'll be seeing me all day.

1124cc and zero track experience means I won't exactly be Jensen Button out there

Jonny that's a interesting idea but I think if they do come through I'll end up being boring and sticking with the same scheme as my wheels - Glossy white with gloss black centre caps. IMO steelies look best when you give them a motorsport kinda look.

Hopefully he'll deliver, if not then I *may* have to go and fetch, but mega MEGA cba with that.