Managed another couple of hours tonight. Time was mostly spent getting things lined up with the clecos and fitting together. Need to spend some more time on making things fit properly then it'll be time to drill for plug welds and start putting it all back together.
After some use I have to say that the Tungsten Carbide die cutters are amazing. Even just used in the Dremel I'm not sure how I'd missed out on them this far but they have transformed my metal working. They're also going to save me a fortune in Dremel attachments. Jed was right with his... Continue Reading →
Needed a few bits and pieces to crack on with the car. First up some tungsten carbide die grinder bits to grind down welds in trickier to reach areas. Also picked up some Clecos. These are a product derived from the aerospace industry where they are used to hold sheet metal skins on wings prior... Continue Reading →
Well today was the day I belatedly headed north to near Whitby to do some rally car driving with Chris Birkbecks rally school outfit. Chris has quite strong links with Peugeot - His early success as a team operator came while running the Simmonite sisters, Stephanie and co-driver Rachel for Peugeot. Although the Simmonites real... Continue Reading →
Following on from yesterday, I made the patch panel for the upper part of the bulkhead seam repair panel. Then prepared both faces of the joint with zinc etch primer. Once it was dry, marked the sections for the spotwelds and ground off the primer in the appropriate areas: Cleaned up the surrounding metal work... Continue Reading →
Managed to grind down the welds on the repair patch that I'd fittedm but not finished off on the last bit of work. Then the next tassk was making good the lower bulkhead lip that had been distorted by drilling the spotwelds and removing the rotten sections. Then the next sections to tackle were the... Continue Reading →
Finally managed to get the steering column and rack disconnected last night. Very easy in the end, it was just a job I'd been putting off. The rack unbolted without any drama and pedal box came out simply too. Fair bit of gunk and some algae lurking behind there so spend the rest of the... Continue Reading →
Rallye Project 