Wheels are off the GTI. The whole thing is up on axle stands whilst I investigate why the ABS warning light is on. I unplugged the looms and used a multimeter to check the resistance from each of the sensors in turn at the socket. Of course it was the last one that I tested,... Continue Reading →
Finally picked up a head lining for the GTI on Saturday and after cleaning it and working out a way to mount it without the standard clips, it's in. Nice to have a finished interior at last! I started work on the paintwork today. I'm not sure I've seen a flatter paint job for a... Continue Reading →
So after many years of happy ownership, a few speeding tickets, quite a bit of fettling (like that time the ignition key was stuck in the rear book lock at a 24hr mountain bike race) and some great driving, I've decided it's time to sell the Rallye. New job, more disposable income, I fancy an... Continue Reading →
Turns out that the Rallye is a great vehicle for getting to the Mountain Bike races. Over the years it's done it's duties getting various buddies to the race venues around the country. This weekend just gone it was the SAAB Salomon Mountain Mayhem at Eastnor Castle in the Malverns.
The M62 out of Manchester claimed the stock exhaust today. The back box dropped off at 70mph on the inside lane. The car without it is rather loud. Time for a stainless steel Peugeot Sport exhaust.
So six months after our encounter with a ditch a train ride home and a lift to the garage the following day reunited me with the Rallye. It'd taken a while to save up £1,500 to refurbish it. New body panels, paintwork, time on a chassis jig. The block was okay, but as new second... Continue Reading →
The idea was nip down to Norfolk for the weekend with a mate from the bike shop, race mountain bikes around Thetford Forest and be back to work on Monday. All went well until about 10 miles from our destination where it turned out the road surface out of a series of 90 degree bends... Continue Reading →
For many years I have been driving around in a Peugeot 205 Lacoste - a 1.4 carburettor based motor with some special cams. The car has been pretty reliable but the bodywork is far from perfect and whilst luxuries like the electric windows and sunroof have been plus points, it's also had it's more negative... Continue Reading →
Rallye Project 