So since the last update my dad came up and we blitzed the car for a full day getting it 85% stripped, over the next couple of weeks I did the rest, taking it back to a bare shell. As the destination was the scrap yard I chopped out a few bits just in case... Continue Reading →

Not updated on here for a while but did some more digging and came to a reluctant conclusion. The shell is f***ed! I've found rust places I've never seen it before on a 106. Can't believe the MOT on this only expired in January last year. So I will buy a base model and transfer... Continue Reading →

Same rear arch, more adventures in crust. It's the car that keeps giving. Chased the rust and discovered moisture had risen between the rear panels from the seam edge and rotted from the inside out. End of the sill had gone too and the bottom corner of the arch. I cut one piece out to... Continue Reading →

So after last week and taking a good look at the car I realised that it was dirtier than a very dirty thing. So I put all the wheels back on and took it outside to meet Herr Kartcher. Germanic engineering aided the removal of about a tonne of mud. I swear it was sitting... Continue Reading →

So I decided to fit the new plastic arch extension to the drivers side wing. Unfortunately the wing fell off in the process and the side skirt also made a successful bid for freedom: I suspect that the reason for this is that Dr Frankenstein may have travelled from Mexico to work on this very... Continue Reading →

Managed to get hold of a few bits to start moving this forwards. As background the previous owner sold it to a mate recalling that at the point he sold it, the car was mint. His mate ran it (clearly into the ground) then offered to sell it back to him. He agreed, but when... Continue Reading →

So after two years since I sold my 8v rallye project I have been immensely bored of germanic diesel dullness. The A4 gets the motorway miles done, but it's no fun on the twisties. The project car is just that and even with it coming home I felt the urge for something with the potential... Continue Reading →