Finished the offside repair tonight by welding in the gusset repair section. Tricky section to fabricate, but luckily I had carefully removed the original damaged gusset so could use that as a guide. Then ground down the welds. For reference swaging the holes is important for getting the plugs to fit in correctly... Over the... Continue Reading →
No updates for a few days. but that doesn't mean no progress. Decided yesterday that a bit more needed chopping out: Cleaned it up with a wire wheel and etch primed it. Started making a chassis rail repair section. Utter PITA having to go under the car everytime and adjustment was made to make sure... Continue Reading →
With the 16v shell laid up, it's time to tackle the work on the 8v road car - so first job! Tackle those two chassis rail gussets that are goosed. Off side gets the treatment first. So here the progress so far. Car's now up on axle stands... Initial Inspection: Pick off the loose underseal:... Continue Reading →
I popped over to Magnum Motorsport recently and had a really good chat with Andy Knowles. Top guy and really interesting to see his C2 Rally Cross car. It has given me some great inspiration. My reason for the trip was to pick up a pair of Peugeot Sport France pattern carbon foot trays. Previously... Continue Reading →
All finished today on the chassis rig. It needs a coat of paint at some point, but I've put it straight into service. It ain't pretty Shell went on with out any major problems just needed to slightly adjust the position on the mounting holes for the front supports where they tie onto the wishbone... Continue Reading →
Rig is almost done. Just need to cut the beam mountings to the right length and add a few more welds here and there. Should get the shell mounted on it on Saturday. May try and get some better pics outside. Bit of triangulation
Made a bit of progress on the rig tonight but not as much as I had hoped as I ended up getting side-tracked.
I need to move the Rallye in the garage and it's currently sitting on axle stands across both bays in the double garage. I'm not ready to put the suspension, steering and wheels back on so I thought I'd make up a rig. I had a hunt around tonight and managed to find all the... Continue Reading →
The N/S inner wing is now in primer and seam sealer which is a massive relief. I laid down two coats last night and also did the lower half of the bulkhead. Not a pretty photo, but shows the progress made. The primer will protect the metal whilst other work takes place. The white stuff... Continue Reading →
I've been cheesed off with not having a nice run around whilst the work is being done on the project car, so I've been on the look out for a run around. I considered all sorts including an Audi A4 Quattro Sport, but in the end decided to keep with something that will be cheaper... Continue Reading →
Update time! Well with holidays and a bit off a lengthy spell battling the N/S inner wing, there's finally some progress to report. First of all though I managed to pick up a S2 Rallye Gearbox Pinion and Crownwheel that is already prepped and ready for fitting to a Quaife ATB limited slip differential. This... Continue Reading →
Finally getting towards the end of the near side repairs. The final repair panel is now being welded onto the wheel arch side of the inner wing.
Rallye Project 