When I bought the Audi S3 back in 2005, I wasn't offered a very good price for the Rallye as a trade in so I gifted it to my sister. She owned it from May 2005 to about March 2008 when it was back in Norfolk in the Norwich area. It was a bit tired... Continue Reading →
After recently announcing that it was returning to the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb with nine-tine WRC champion Sebastien Loeb, Peugeot has just recently three teaser images of its upcoming ‘Unlimited’ class hillclimber. Dubbed the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak, the racer will feature a central driving position. Full carbon fibre body looks great. No performance... Continue Reading →
The 16v Rallye Project car is being sold and the 8v will be up for sale too once I finish the current repairs after which it in for an MOT. Many of the project car parts have been sold or are in the process of being sold. Funds are being accumulated for the next phase... Continue Reading →
When I was bleeding the offside brake calliper I noticed a patch in the front wheel arch that didn't look too wonderful so I scraped off the underseal to find it looking a little rotten underneath. So this weekend finally managed to find time to break out the tools and tidy it up! Chopped it... Continue Reading →
Due to my rock star lifestyle I've done naff all for ages. I did manage to get to Halfords before closing on Sunday and now have enough brake fluid to bleed the lines. That's the aim for this week. The only other progress in recent time had been putting a rivnut in to replace a... Continue Reading →
This is why I'm replacing the brakelines to the rear... Looking pretty ropey in the recess where the fuel filter lives. New lines made up out of cunifer: All fitted tonight, just need to bleed them and get the car back on the deck...
In the middle of finishing off the repairs and waiting for brake pipe at the moment. Found the Home Made Tools website today - it's worth a look if you're into that sort of thing. Over the weekend had the car outside, washed it and then spent a hour or so jacking up each side... Continue Reading →
Welding complete - I just need to dress the welds and prep for paint now. The photo's not so good but you get the idea.
My wife's a star and arranged for the in-laws to come around this afternoon to buy me some garage time. I didn't waste a second. Used the cardbaord template made yesterday to outline the repair piece and then cut it from Zintec. Started marking up for spot weld drillings and sections to form. Drilled first... Continue Reading →
So this is where I am up to with the repairs. To keep the panels in the right place when welding on the next section, it was time to crack out the cleco pins. They're a great bit of kit. Next job is the final repair panel. This is a tricky one but I'm going... Continue Reading →
Made some bits and welded them in: Haven't had much time available and phone's been playing up affecting photos - not sure how it is going from 40% battery to completely flat in two hours doing nothing but there we go. It probably didn't like the cold. The condensation has caused icycles to form under... Continue Reading →
As predicted more chopping out was needed, making the hole bigger! This is going to make me think carefully when I have to fabricate a repair section: The boot floor on this side is in A1 condition. I chopped a couple of sections from the seam that had started to pit and started the repairs... Continue Reading →
Rallye Project 