My first track day and it was a really good experience. I think Mallory is a great circuit to learn on because it's short and simple. Only had one minor scare when going into Gerards and I had to hit the brakes a lot harder than expected to let a CRX in that was alongside... Continue Reading →
Had an ace day at the Practical Performance Car Show and the track session was a good bit of fun. Great to put a few faces to names from the 106 Rallye Register and see some of the cars in the metal. We had the largest owners' club stand as far as I could make... Continue Reading →
Off to Mallory Park this weekend for the Practical Performance Car Rally in the Park event. Seems like I'll have the only White S2 on the 106 Rallye Register stand and will be there along with a lot of the rest of the gang. If I'm not on the stand, then there's a good chance... Continue Reading →
The GTI is gone, but has stayed within the community of the 106 Rallye Register... That's the end of the project then and 14 months of ownership. Time to focus on the Rallye.
Dropped the oil, removed the oil cooler, filled it up again with Silkolene Pro S. Fitted the new fan and wired it in. Refitted the bumper and it's back on the road. Took it out for a blast today and came home to find out it had thrown the alternator belt. I'll need to fit... Continue Reading →
So the brief intermission has lasted longer than expected as I managed to destroy my Dremel. It stopped working unless you hit it and then the motor started making an electrical burning smell complete with smoke. It was still going round but at erratic speeds and I didn't fancy electocuting myself or having it catch... Continue Reading →
It's taxed and tested and looking for a new home. Took a load of photos of the GTI prior to putting it up on the web for sale. Full set posted up on Flickr...
So the initial plan was to put the car all back together for the weekend, but then things panned out in a different direction which bought me some more time. I've used it to take the slam panel off and I'm midway through repainting it now having POR15'd any areas that were showing rust. In... Continue Reading →
All the parts I'd been waiting for turned up yesterday, so last night started taking the car apart (even more). It's already sitting on axle stands with no front wheels or arch liners, but fairly quickly it had no front bumper and shortly afterwards no radiator or coolant pipes. Getting the exhaust manifold off didn't... Continue Reading →
Part arrival of parts. Waiting for a few more bits and pieces to come in the post and then the Rallye will be back on the road. Pads turned up for the HiSpec callipers, I'll try some M1144s for the road and look at getting some M1166s for track. Pads are much cheaper in this... Continue Reading →
Marc Boni and Alex Robinson from the Rallye Register organised a group buy on some Hi Specs brakes. Marc's an engineer and has worked hard to develop a brake kit to fit under small wheels. They fit under raptors and 14" rallye steelies as well as some 13" alloys. The Ultralite 4 pot calipers, custom... Continue Reading →
A combination of the weather, a busy time of the year and a long 6 weeks since the last payday with not much free cash has meant progress had pretty much stopped over recent weeks. That said I have made some progress on the GTI project, which will be up for sale soon. Still a... Continue Reading →
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