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    Thread: 406 HUBS
Post: RE: 406 HUBS

Thread lift! I've been working on this mod for a while and here are my findings: 406 knuckles will widen the track about 7mm 406 knuckles have about one degree smaller angle between the wheel mou...
Janne L Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 45 9,733 30-11-2016, 09:13 AM
    Thread: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: Picture heavy*
Post: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: ...

Accidentally ordered a set of TD pro race 1.2 16x7" rims [emoji1]
Janne L 306 Projects 142 40,562 11-03-2016, 07:58 AM
    Thread: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: Picture heavy*
Post: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: ...

I dont like winter, the garage gets too cold! Since i parked her in September absolutely nothing has happened, It failed the exhaust test due to a broken catalytic converter so i only got to drive it...
Janne L 306 Projects 142 40,562 01-03-2016, 02:18 PM
    Thread: 307 parts that fit the 306
Post: 307 parts that fit the 306

Wheels will probably need spacers, the 307 has a much higher E/T. I've seen people use 307 front hubs on track cars, together with other mods due to different track rod configurations. Rear brake c...
Janne L XUD Section 12 2,315 16-12-2015, 06:03 AM
    Thread: Suspension and brakes for track car??
Post: Suspension and brakes for track car??

Will you be driving it as a daily? My receipt. Rear: 25,5mm torsion bars Hybrid arb K-sport (same as d2) track racing dampers with adjustable rebound. Solid beam mounts Original discs/calipers w...
Janne L Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 30 2,782 18-11-2015, 01:35 PM
    Thread: 306 steel wheels.
Post: RE: 306 steel wheels.

Redordead89 Wrote: (17-11-2015, 09:47 AM) -- Janne L Wrote: (17-11-2015, 09:36 AM) -- Been looking through servicebox during the morning, there does not seem to exist a 16" 7j et20 steel rim, all et...
Janne L The Couch 26 7,401 17-11-2015, 09:54 AM
    Thread: 306 steel wheels.
Post: 306 steel wheels.

Been looking through servicebox during the morning, there does not seem to exist a 16" 7j et20 steel rim, all et20 I found are 6,5j. What I did find was a 16x7 et32 rim from the 3008 that would fit wi...
Janne L The Couch 26 7,401 17-11-2015, 09:36 AM
    Thread: gearbox changing
Post: gearbox changing

Is it a xsara vts? AFAIK there is no xsara gti, it's called vts. If the answer to my question is yes, then the clutch will be identical.
Janne L Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 7 1,351 09-11-2015, 06:58 PM
    Thread: gearbox changing
Post: gearbox changing

Yes you can.
Janne L Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 7 1,351 09-11-2015, 02:47 PM
    Thread: Alternator mount options?
Post: Alternator mount options?

That sounds ridiculously simple.. I'll look into it! :-)
Janne L XU Petrol Engines 4 1,670 08-11-2015, 09:58 PM
    Thread: Alternator mount options?
Post: Alternator mount options?

A while back I bought a bunch of parts of a guy and when rummaging around the pile I found an S16 upper right engine mount, the part that bolts to the engine block, picture below. I'd like to use t...
Janne L XU Petrol Engines 4 1,670 08-11-2015, 07:21 PM
    Thread: Engine mods for gti6 track car
Post: Engine mods for gti6 track car

Here here! My best upgrade was a new seat so that I didn't have to hold on so much and could concentrate on driving instead :-)
Janne L XU Petrol Engines 19 3,354 22-10-2015, 07:32 AM
    Thread: GTI6 cylinder head
Post: GTI6 cylinder head

Just use a thicker head gasket, no need to scrap the head. Cometic makes gaskets made to order in whichever thickness you need.
Janne L XU Petrol Engines 9 2,141 17-10-2015, 06:20 AM
    Thread: 306 rallye trackday project
Post: RE: 306 rallye trackday project

twangy Wrote: (10-10-2015, 04:12 PM) -- alternator already fitted  , just  cut of mounting bracket of old  aux mounting , job done -- Alternator mount from the donor engine? Danged it, I only have th...
Janne L 306 Projects 383 178,620 11-10-2015, 12:46 PM
    Thread: 306 rallye trackday project
Post: 306 rallye trackday project

Interested in seeing what you'll do with the alternator :-)
Janne L 306 Projects 383 178,620 10-10-2015, 09:37 AM
    Thread: XU10J4R(S) Project !
Post: XU10J4R(S) Project !

Nice looking engine, always nice to see another painted lump :-) Here's mine: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/05/d43e3be32402f59baee9ac648b1b7910.jpg
Janne L 306 Projects 46 15,765 05-10-2015, 07:35 AM
    Thread: tràck tyre choice?
Post: RE: tràck tyre choice?

miles Wrote: (30-09-2015, 10:38 PM) -- RSR's are shit, no way around it, Dunlop's are good, michelin are good as well if expensive, 888's are Yoko's are OK, the 48's from what my Evo mate said as lik...
Janne L Suspension, Transmission, Handling & Braking 27 2,668 01-10-2015, 06:02 PM
    Thread: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: Picture heavy*
Post: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: ...

Video from the last outing :-) https://youtu.be/o816Ho58yh8
Janne L 306 Projects 142 40,562 17-09-2015, 03:02 PM
    Thread: Strange starting/running fault.
Post: Strange starting/running fault.

I'd also suspect a fuel issue, either bad injector(s) or maybe an issue with the fpr?
Janne L XU Petrol Engines 10 1,525 13-09-2015, 06:20 PM
    Thread: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: Picture heavy*
Post: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: ...

Saving money for my spouse's 30th, and our upcoming wedding in May [emoji14] So anything that's cheap, I still have the sound insulation behind the dash to take out and I'll probably clean up the el...
Janne L 306 Projects 142 40,562 12-09-2015, 08:21 PM
    Thread: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: Picture heavy*
Post: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: ...

My racing season is now officially over, managed a 1:23,09 at the same place as the above list came from. A new personal best from a previous 1:23,43 that I managed last year. Car felt good on the tr...
Janne L 306 Projects 142 40,562 12-09-2015, 07:39 PM
    Thread: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: Picture heavy*
Post: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: ...

He cheats! it's tuned, has a set of coilies, same brakes as I'm using and 30+extra bhp. Also, I forgot to bleed one corner, had the wrong tire pressure and set the castor angles wrong! ^_^
Janne L 306 Projects 142 40,562 10-09-2015, 07:50 PM
    Thread: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: Picture heavy*
Post: The toy, 306GTI trackday racer. *Dial-up warning: ...

I very often get the question as to why I chose to buy a 306, why not something "better" ? I think this chart shows that I made a good choice : 1:17,70 Lars Lindqvist Opel Speedster  1:21,98 Anders...
Janne L 306 Projects 142 40,562 10-09-2015, 12:39 PM
    Thread: The photography thread - Post your own work!
Post: RE: The photography thread - Post your own work!

Redordead89 Wrote: (30-08-2015, 11:04 PM) -- Janne L Wrote: (30-08-2015, 06:40 PM) -- Looking at these photos i start longing for that Scotland revisit I've had on the bucket list since I was there ...
Janne L The Couch 345 111,045 01-09-2015, 07:14 AM
    Thread: The photography thread - Post your own work!
Post: The photography thread - Post your own work!

Looking at these photos i start longing for that Scotland revisit I've had on the bucket list since I was there for a naval exercise in 2002! Pic from today: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/30/b...
Janne L The Couch 345 111,045 30-08-2015, 06:40 PM