My latest project is a 1987 Peugeot 305 Estate Gld
I bought the car last year from a lad in Gloucester. Heres a picture from the day. My mate took me down in his ZX
As you can see from the pictures it had been lowered substantially but mechanically everything was original. The engine had covered 194k miles and was still sweet as a nut.
To lower the car, the C15 style horizontal rear axle had its springs cut in half so it was sat on the bumpstops and it had peugeot 306 lowering springs up front which also had some coils removed.
It stayed like this for a few months until we decided we wanted to do a european roadtrip. With 4 lads and a load of gear on board i decided that a bit more poke might be necessary.
I was offered a Citroen Xantia 1.9 td for £130 so i couldnt really turn it down!
It was cheap as the body was rotten and the guy selling said it was down on power. I guessed a blown boost pipe and was right, the pipe coming off the top of the turbo was split. The engine and box were spot on and made an ideal donor for the 305.
Engine out of the xantia
And ready to go in the 305
And fitted!
I now had a few issues!
1. Intercooler. Could have used a 306 top mount setup but was tight for space. So decided to go for a front mount intercooler
2. Xantia inlet manifold fouling on the brake master cylinder.
Had to shorten the manifold and have it rewelded
The inlet manifold now fitted! And i could pipe up the front mount intercooler
A lot of the xantia pipework was reused but i had to make up a bit from some ali pipe and silicone connectors.
For the trip round europe I had to raise the car. I fitted 206 coilovers to the front of the car and a 2002 citroen C15 rear axle at the back. I also got a set of roof bars, a roof rack and a roof box! And a set of 306 alloys
Bye bye xantia!
Fuel for the trip
And my mates BX which also joined in on the fun around europe
Couple of pics on the road
Both cars made the 3500 mile trip with no major faults!!!
Now the car is back i wanted it low again, so i decided to lower the car a little more professionally than before.
The c15 axle was modified first by removing two metal collars which space the spring mount within the axle. This meant the spring was less compressed. I also trimmed 3/4 of a coil for the spring until I was happy with ride height and it was not sat on the bump stops! New brake pipes and handbrake cables also fitted.
Up front the 206 coilovers were lowered as low as possible but it still wasnt low enough so i have removed the helper springs and wound them right down.
The front end has also been treated to new arb bushes, wheel bearings, bottom ball joints, rear wishbone bushes, top mount bearings, bottom engine mount, 206 front calipers, new discs and pads.
The car now looks like this
The perfect height in my opinion! And ride comfort is still OK!
The rallye steels are soon to be changed for some 14" 7j wide weller steels
So the specifications as it stands at the moment!
1987 Peugeot 305 Gld Estate
1.9 td DHX XUD9TE engine from Xantia
9mm Bosch Fuel Pump which has been gov modded and has a ground LDA pin
GT15 Turbo with large Ali Front Mount Intercooler
12" Slimline Fan
New Radiator
Group N Gear linkages
Debackboxed with side exit pipe
Aftermarket Air Filter
206 Pro-sport front coilovers, Modified C15 Rear Axle
Peugeot 206 calipers, with 305 266mm discs
306 22mm master cylinder with 406 resevoir to clear pipework
Interior - Standard except for a few extra gauges
Wheels - Set of S2 rallye steels with 165/65/14, and a set of 14" 7J Weller Race Steels with 165/65/14 tyres
Next even on the calendar is French car Show next weekend where I will be with the 306oc.co.uk forum
