Few hours spent stripping the car yesterday namely... Wheel arch liners out. Bumper off. Slam panel off. Coolant drained and radiator removed. Exhaust removed. Exhaust manifold removed. Driveshafts removed. Front calipers removed and Master cylinder drained. Wishbones removed. Alternator removed. As it was left: Today, i managed to get the ARB off, took the wheel... Continue Reading →
I don't think that I mentioned that I wasn't too impressed to find that the droplinks which were fitted less than 1,000 miles ago are fooked. Both lower joint gaters have split. They were the First Line ones from 106parts. Not sure whether to try some more or stump up and try and get some... Continue Reading →
Progress at last. Car went up on my home made ramps yesterday as I need to strip all the suspension of it. I knew how the night was going to go when I couldn't get the gear box drain plug out and sure enough about half an hour later I called defeat for the night:... Continue Reading →
Started working out the loom today. This is the full vehicle loom that came with the new engine. It's a full GTI engine and interior loom, including an alarm/immobiliser. Not shown is the OMEX engine loom that I have test fitted to the engine in the engine stand. There isn't much in this picture that... Continue Reading →
A couple of photos from the 106 Rallye Register North West section drive out into the Peak District... James Hilton's very tidy white S1 Chris Hoyle's Bora(t)... very niiiiice.
Wheels are shod with Eagle F1s and fitted. I know wheel choice and colour is a very personal thing, but I am really pleased with these. They'll go very nicely with the Bank Holiday weekend surprise that's coming at the end of the month. The metal flake in the powdercoat on the wheels means they... Continue Reading →
Right been a while without any updates due to holidays and other things. Tyres are being fitted to the Ultraleggeras on saturday morning. Some bits have arrived to including Anodised P clips for the coolant hoses. Brake master cylinder blanking plug with crush washer from Speedflow. M10 x 1mm stainless steel niceness. I need this... Continue Reading →
Ultraleggeras are back from powdercoating and refurb at The Wheel Specialist. Now looking rather amazing in Anthracite... I'll hopefully get some tyres on them next month...
Some interesting bits turned up on Friday. I've picked up a set of OZ Ultraleggeras. These will be replacing the Speedline Chronos that are on the car. They're off getting refurbished right now. Also the baffled sump from Constella which I bought as part of the Rallye Register group buy is here and will be... Continue Reading →
Months ago I bought a second hand 23mm Master Cylinder off a Peugeot 406. With the 4 pot calipers that are to go on it should give a nice firm pedal feel. It came in a jiffy bag that was soaked with brake fluid and the brake lines had just been crudely snipped off. So... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I decided I'd fit the reflocked dash surround. In the process of removing the steering wheel , I gave it a wriggle to loosen it on the splines and as this was happening one of the 6 countersunk bolts holding the steering wheel to the boss sheered. The head of the bolt just pinged... Continue Reading →
Few bits have turned up recently. Gearbox Oil Seals Hub Nuts Also I sent my steering column surround back to Raj at Autoflock.co.uk who's done a top job of reflocking it. I wasn't happy with it first time around.
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