It's all been a bit quiet, but finally parts are starting to arrive! Colin Satchell and Sandy Brown long 16v inlet manifold: Colin Satchell alternator pulley wheels: Colin Satchell modified wheel spacers, coloured red and blue for nearside and offside. Everything anodised by Colour Anodising, if you have to ask how much you probably can't... Continue Reading →
I've now been driving for 15 years in which time I've: Owned 6 cars Picked up 6 points and had then expunged Crashed twice Run out of petrol once Taken a skid-pan course Driven a rally car Experienced a trackday Test-driven the car of my dreams Never lost the desire to drive nice cars
Okay, not much action happening but plenty of other things. I am convinced that I passed my driving test before January 1997, but wasn't on the UK mainland when I took the test (I was offshore on Guernsey) and can't remember the exact date. My Guernsey driving licence had to be traded in with the... Continue Reading →
Yesterday before creating a dust storm in the garage I sanded the POR15 Chassis Coat Black topcoat of the gearbox mounting bracket down and repainted it as I wasn't happy with the finish. Covered it up with a big tuppaware plastic box and left it to dry. I'm satisfied with the outcome - not bad... Continue Reading →
Cracked on tonight and starting to find the problems I knew were lurking! I had found some problem rot in the offside wheel arch that I knew would need attention, but tonight I uncovered the extent of the problem. At least I am getting rid of all the black crappy paint that had been coated... Continue Reading →
Finally made it out to the garage to do some proper work on the car for the first time in two weeks. It was baltic out there and too cold for painting, so it was time to get the weapons of mass destruction fired up. I've had these two sections marked out for the chop... Continue Reading →
I've ordered a K&N panel filter so that I can construct a carbon air box in the scuttle for the Throttle Bodies. It's the same one that's used in the Mercedes V12 SL600. After a bit of research I've also gone for some Motul RBF 660 brake fluid for when the brakes go back on.
Here's the weaponry for when I get back onto the body work... Some of the parts I've been waiting for have turned up: The alloy bolts are replacements for steel bolts in non-stress areas like these M8 bolts that clamp the Jenveys to the inlet manifold. The weight saving on individual bolts is never very... Continue Reading →
This is the standard speed sensor and mounting bolt on the gearbox. I didn't like the rusty bolt so I've upgraded it to a titanium one It's a M7 bolt with a 1.00 thread pitch with a length of 16mm. It's also a cap head rather than a normal bolt head like some of the... Continue Reading →
Pressing on with bits. I am currently working on the brake servo, brake servo mounting, gearbox mount and wishbones. Not very exciting stuff but here are some progress pictures on the wishbones. Finished these last night with a coat POR15 Chassis Coat Black. This is a top coat applied over the POR15 rust prevention coating... Continue Reading →
Spent a few hours today working on things. I degreased the gearbox mounting bracket, brake servo and servo mounting bracket. They were all filthy. Once all the gunk was taken off the parts, one of the brake linkage arms actually turned out to be made of brass. Also cleaned the Wishbones. The wishbones were only... Continue Reading →
Gearbox finished tonight and reassembled with all new seals on the driveshafts and input shaft as well as the 5th gear gasket. At the weekend I may flat down some of the black coated sections and apply a new top coat. There are also a couple of spots I missed with the enamel, but in... Continue Reading →
Rallye Project 