End of an era today as this car finally left my ownership after many years and has gone to a fellow 106 Rallye Register owner up in North Wales. I know he has big plans for it as a race car so that it will undoubtedly be seen again within the club in future. A... Continue Reading →
Have spent a bit of free time over the last few weeks painting and prepping the car for reassembly. As part of finishing up this thread from my perspective, here are some pics of the Corsa C EPAS conversion for future reference. Bit of reinforcement
One of the things that I had on the to do list was chopping out the standard rear towing eye and repairing the rear member is is attached to. In my first rounds of work on the car it was evident that the panel was rotten, but I didn't have the expertise to tackle it.... Continue Reading →
Previously when I modified the scuttle for the AX wiper setup it was pointed out that this might create a drainage issue as it would just leave the wiper motor sitting in water. Of course first time I washed the car this point was proven. Now modified with drainage positioned so that it clears the... Continue Reading →
Last weekend I pulled the 16v project car out of the garage on it's trolley for the first time in over two years. It was given a good dusting down and a full exterior wash. I've been giving it an interior clean up too and had a few little jobs to do on it, such... Continue Reading →
With this lot having been collected today there is no going back. All brakes and suspension now are now sold. I have a day off on Tuesday to drop of some bits and put down a deposit on what's coming next all being well.
The 16v Rallye Project car is being sold and the 8v will be up for sale too once I finish the current repairs after which it in for an MOT. Many of the project car parts have been sold or are in the process of being sold. Funds are being accumulated for the next phase... Continue Reading →
Finally finished the setup of the bias valve and hydraulic handbrake unit. various issues with getting sent the wrong parts or waiting for parts to come into stock. Just need to modify the braided lines prior to plumbing this in.
Following on from the end of the week, I fabricated up a wedge plate for the rear of the hydaulic handbrake mounting: Levelling wedge plate mocked up This is now welded in and in primer. Photos to follow at some point. The initial location for the brake bias valve which was to suit the braided... Continue Reading →
Managed a bit of progress towards getting the handbrake sorted. I have the same setup as jools is using on his car, which modifies the existing handbrake to drive the piston in the cylinder. First a bit of fabrication to create the pivot point from a bit of 1.6mm zintec sheet. Two halves welded together.... Continue Reading →
Well over the last week or so I have found bits of time to work on the dash, managing to reduce the weight by chopping out unnecessary bits, removing double skinned sections and hole sawing here and there. No where as near as Dean's attempts, but I do want it to look standard from the... Continue Reading →
Been up to my eyeballs in work for the last month or so and getting very little time to work on the car. In fact haven't been down to the garage for more than a few hours in all that time. Managed a few hours this afternoon which was a welcome relief. In the mean... Continue Reading →
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