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 →
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 →
Quick rack finished except for one finishing touch to follow shortly Next job - engine and gearbox back in to work out where to cut the scuttle...
Took 3 coats of paint but casing is ready. JB Weld epoxy has arrived, but I took a guess when I was at work on the size of the domed nut that would be needed to seal off the end of the pinion and was a size out. Replacement and suitably sized unit on the... Continue Reading →
Started work again in the 16v again recently. The steering rack is completely stripped down. It just needs cleaning up and degreasing and then I will get the alloy casing painted up. After that put it all back together with the Quaife innards. Well said I would do this about a month ago, but just... Continue Reading →
Came home tonight to find... ...Goodies! 28 Quaife quick rack and pinion kits that were ordered on behalf of a group of members from the 106 Rallye Register. Great bit of British engineering
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 →
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