Stripped some more stuff out of the 'bay and took the front wings off today and did a few little jobs to tidy up odds and ends. The stuff I'd ordered in the week to start work on the engine bay bodywork didn't arrive in time for the weekend so I'm doing odd jobs. Engine... Continue Reading →
Few nice bits and pieces arrived over the last few days including the first part of some goodies from Streamline Carbon. I'll post some pics up of those at a later date. The race battery is now here and saves 5.5kg over the standard battery - more when the brackets and clamps that go with... Continue Reading →
Engine and box are now out. The engine bay needs a fair bit of tidying up to remove bits and pieces like hoses, gear linkages and lines but the big jobs are now done. I will do some asking around to see if I can find some recommendations for a good powder coater locally and... Continue Reading →
Dropped the rear beam off the car tonight: Means I can tidy up some of the underfloor area that has been hard to reach. Stripped off all the brake compensator and lines and brackets: The beam is now ready to ship to IMAxle so wil get on the case with that next week. I have... Continue Reading →
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...
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