Some photos of the progress being made at Ghost Developments have been uploaded to Flickr. I'm expecting to pick it up one day next week...

Gratuitous photo of the Rallye (briefly) back on the road. The Rallye is pretty much ready to go off to Ghost Developments this weekend. I topped up the oil and took it out for a spin tonight and the difference in the car is phenomenal - in the current setup it's about 100kgs lighter than... Continue Reading →

Not much to report on the Rallye side of things. I've zinc primed the footwells and the interior roof panel where they'd been scratched through to the bare steel. Looking at the wiring loom again today there are two wire's that I've missed in the big cull going to the back of the car and... Continue Reading →

Nearly finished the prep work in the scuttle it's all primed now, just needs a top coat and some lacquer. Also painted up the wiper mechanism. It's comprehensively galvanised and has stood up to a lot of use so far, but it was covered in overspray and I thought it'd just look neater to paint... Continue Reading →

Went to the local Engineers suppliers this morning only to find them closed. They always used to be open on a Saturday morning before noon, but it seems not any more. In the end I ordered everything I needed from Namrick who offer a really good mail order service for fastners. I've had to order... Continue Reading →

Single wiper motor wired in (the AX has the same plug as the 106 so it literally just plugs in) and test fitted. Just need to touch up the paintwork and secure the unit in place. I weighed the bag of wiring cut out so far and the weight saving is now 1.25kg. Not really... Continue Reading →

After several days of faffing, several weeks of planning and having had some parts for over a month, the washer jets are now being fed from a Peugeot 205 washer bottle mounted in the passenger side rear quarter. I had a complete nightmare with my 205 washer bottle! First of all when I filled it... Continue Reading →

Chopped another 10kg out of the interior of the Rallye. Still more to come, but it's going to need that spot weld drill to shed more weight in the form of steel brackets. A few challenges are to come in terms of sorting the plumbing and wiring for the relocated water bottle and fitting the... Continue Reading →

Earlier in the week, I had a play with the rivnut gun and have prepared the front doors on the Rallye for the new carbon door cards. I found some yellow rubbery plastic draw handles in B&Q last year so bought a pair for door pull closures. I ordered some titanium and alloy fastners from... Continue Reading →

Rallye is booked in with Ghost Developments for the end of May for some prep work and repairs... best get saving now then. 1. Weld in spreader plates and attachment points for Safety Devices 106 Cup Cage. 2. Weld in appropriate spreader plates and seat rails for driver and passenger seats. 3. Weld in front... Continue Reading →

Both the Sparco Revs were filthy and have been washed and have come up much better. The shoulder and seat sections had faded slightly particularly the sides that had been nearest the windows. Sprayed these withe some matt black acrylic paint and they've come up a treat. Very pleased with the end results.

The Sparco seats are filthy dirty so they're due for some TLC. The covers are removable off the Sparco Evo's, so they're going into the washing machine for a good clean. Alloy OMP side mounts for them are on the shopping list. The flocked steering column surround is back from Raj at Autoflock too. I've... Continue Reading →