After a bit of a pause in which not much happened on either car, some nice bits have arrived for the 16v which means that I can press on and get some bits finished off. I have to think ahead on a lot of different levels about how things will fit together and work once... Continue Reading →
Things have run into a snag on the EPAS. The background here is that I am putting a Vauxhall Corsa electric power steering (EPAS) unit into my Peugeot 106. The connection between the end of the EPAS and the pinion on the rack is tight for space (about 5"). I have tested things out by... Continue Reading →
White on clear TZ tapes came through for the Brother label writer so I was able to have a play around with some of the settings tonight to do some labels for the carbon panel. Worked out okay in the end.
The other little thing I have been working on is the bypass for the heater matrix coolant pipes. Prior to deciding to take out the heater setup I had bought a set of the Baker BM silicone hoses but they were now surplus to requirements with the new heater less setup. So they've been chopped... Continue Reading →
This is one of the projects I mentioned. I am not going to run the steering wheel stalks and I will need to be able to control the Race Technologies Dash2 so I have gone down the route of a steering wheel mounted button panel. Mocked it up in cardboard: Gave the design some thought... Continue Reading →
I haven't been sitting idle recently, I've just not had a lot of time for getting on with the chassis. New wire for the welder turned up end of last week after a bit of a wait (I am fussy about what I use): With it I was able to finish off the reinforcement of... Continue Reading →
Pretty much there in the fitting of the Corsa C EPAS. It has taken a lot of trial and error to get to this point. I have taken lots of pics for a fitting guide that will be made available via the 106 Rallye Register members' section. It is now a case of reinforcing the... Continue Reading →
Photo of the finished box in the scuttle for the wiper motor. Spent a bit of time cleaning up some of the recent welds. Here is the blanking plate over where the heater motor air inlet was. Next job is to modify the steering column support so that I can get the welding in this... Continue Reading →
Bit more progress today... Fabricated up a box for the scuttle. Test fitted Welded up Tacked in place after this it was ground down to fit. I thought that I'd taken some pictures of it all welded up, but seems not. Also put the bonnet back on to show the clearance...
With the Christmas festivities out of the way and with a few days before needing to be back to work, it has been an opportunity to press on with the project. Previously I had fitted a Citroen AX single wiper conversion to the car. The initial fitment had just made use of some of the... Continue Reading →
Well managed an hour tonight, looking forward to getting some quality time on this over the next few weeks. Seeing as I am going down the heated windscreen route and have stripped out the heater matrix and blower, there was another hole to fill in the bulkhead. Stitched the steering rack support whilst I was... Continue Reading →
Kept this plan low key so far, but will need to get the angle grinder out again soon as I've had a recent arrival. The container is here... Big metal box Nice details...
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