Coilovers are nearly finished, but as I have some work to do I chucked the standard shocks off the GTI on. So this is what I am working with - a very dirty 106 Rallye! I've done some repainting of the door shuts and around the rear quarter windows transforming them from this: To this:... Continue Reading →
So the car's gone nowhere since arriving home as it had no springs on the front struts and the steering rack/column needed sorting. I bought a set of Bilstein B8s about the same time as the GTI which were sat in a box, so I thought that I'd convert the struts to coilovers. Dunc Conway... Continue Reading →
This is the new project car, it is well known in the 106 Rallye Register forum community having been around since at least 2009 as far as I can tell. I bought as a rolling shell from Andrew Mathias. So the history of my second S1, L958KBW, is as below as far as I can... Continue Reading →
End of an era today as this car finally left my ownership after many years and has gone to a fellow 106 Rallye Register owner up in North Wales. I know he has big plans for it as a race car so that it will undoubtedly be seen again within the club in future. A... Continue Reading →
One of the things that I had on the to do list was chopping out the standard rear towing eye and repairing the rear member is is attached to. In my first rounds of work on the car it was evident that the panel was rotten, but I didn't have the expertise to tackle it.... Continue Reading →
Polishing finished... A bunch of photos Rear oblique view Side profile Turned out quite well in the end A few more photos Quite like the lighting in this one The other side! Interior Beading...
Previously when I modified the scuttle for the AX wiper setup it was pointed out that this might create a drainage issue as it would just leave the wiper motor sitting in water. Of course first time I washed the car this point was proven. Now modified with drainage positioned so that it clears the... Continue Reading →
Last weekend I pulled the 16v project car out of the garage on it's trolley for the first time in over two years. It was given a good dusting down and a full exterior wash. I've been giving it an interior clean up too and had a few little jobs to do on it, such... Continue Reading →
With this lot having been collected today there is no going back. All brakes and suspension now are now sold. I have a day off on Tuesday to drop of some bits and put down a deposit on what's coming next all being well.
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 →
Following on from the end of the week, I fabricated up a wedge plate for the rear of the hydaulic handbrake mounting: Levelling wedge plate mocked up This is now welded in and in primer. Photos to follow at some point. The initial location for the brake bias valve which was to suit the braided... Continue Reading →
Managed a bit of progress towards getting the handbrake sorted. I have the same setup as jools is using on his car, which modifies the existing handbrake to drive the piston in the cylinder. First a bit of fabrication to create the pivot point from a bit of 1.6mm zintec sheet. Two halves welded together.... Continue Reading →
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