Took the gearbox down to SWR Motorsport to get some work done. On the way, stopped off at PUG1OFF and picked up an alternator pulley wheel to go on the engine. To go with that, it's time for some weight loss, so the original cast alternator bracket is coming off. The alternator bracket is a... Continue Reading →
For the first time in 10 years, K16 PUG has an EW10J4S engine and Sadev ST75-14 gearbox in it. Feels like a milestone. Don't get too excited, lots needed to go from this mock up to a robust mounted solution. Getting the gearbox and engine in has allowed the rear engine mount to to be... Continue Reading →
Not long after I bought the car I chopped out the engine mount. This was a big deal because it had be fabricated as a one off by Harry Hockly to mount the EW engine. There were two reasons to tub the wheel arches and to allow a TU engine to be put back in... Continue Reading →
When the car had the proper 106 Maxi suspension fitted it extended the wheel base and meant that the front wheels no longer sat squarely within the wheel arches as they had with a standard suspension position and the Dimma body kit. This meant that at full suspension drop the tyre on the wheel made... Continue Reading →
Working on the engine bay, I noticed some black debris on the bulkhead seam lip underneath the steering rack. Investigation showed that it was bits or rubberised plastic from the boot on the steering rack. Whipped the rack off and sure enough the gaiter boot is toasted. This is literally the reality because the exhaust... Continue Reading →
Way back in 2011 I bought a pair of carbon floor trays from Magnum Motorsport over in St Helens. It was a good chance to meet Andy Knowles and at the time have a look at his C2 R2 Rally Cross car. Fitting them was a different challenge as the 106 floor plan is not... Continue Reading →
The fact that there was no simple way to keep the bonnet open was a nuisance. I had a think over a brew and then knocked this up from some bits out of the metal stock bin. Mounts on using one of the wing mounting points. The strut is some 10mm carbon rod tubing. It... Continue Reading →
When I scrapped the Silver GTI back in 2016, I chopped out the nearside wishbone mount as a whole assembly knowing that I would need it to repair the modification I made when the 1.6 engine and gearbox was fitted back in 2013. Wow 10 years ago. That time has gone quickly. Time has come... Continue Reading →
I imported a Polyvance plastic welder from the US - they do one with a European style plug which is fine as a I can use that with a European Style cable reel that I have. I bought it for doing a bumper repair on the Audi and as the wheel arch liners can't be... Continue Reading →
This cpost covers chopping out the seat rails that came in the shell, increasing the tunnel width and welding in new FIA-spec removable seat rails. The original fitment of the seat rails had retained the central tunnel support which meant that I couldn't mount the seats - there just wasn't enough width between the sill... Continue Reading →
To make it easier to do the work to replace the sill on the series 1 Rallye, I wanted to make a new chassis dollie to raise it up to a good working height, to bolt on to the suspension mounts and to have long-term value as a means of moving cars in the garage.... Continue Reading →
Headed down to Oulton Park and had some coaching in hooning around in the M4 Competition. Twin-turbo six-cylinder engine thumping out 503bhp and 650Nm of torque to the rear wheels via an eight-speed auto. Something a bit disconcerting about the weight shift of 1775kg when you're chucking it about but no where near finding the... Continue Reading →
Rallye Project 