So bit of progress in the last month... moving further back under the car I didn't like the look of this: So chopped it out... Then decided that the bottom of the box section also needed to be repaired, so chopped that and welded in a repair section. Finally finished the welding off tonight. Getting... Continue Reading →
A little bit of tidying up to make things symmetrical. The section chopped out to make way for the fuel cell was cannabalised to provide the patch piece. Most difficult thing was getting the measurements right! Welded in Having removed the rear section and main hoopd, the roll cage is now fully out so I... Continue Reading →
Wanted to press on with things, so back at it again today. After load of measurements, I fabricated up these supports for the fuel cell container. Capped off the ends to give a nicer finish - you'll never see it, but it's all about satisfaction about knowing it's been nicely done. Welded in the supports.... Continue Reading →
Two more bottles of argon mix and we're ready to crack on again. Over the last week I've started working out the runs for the braided lines through the car. So Master cylinder and servo are temporarily back on, bulkhead has been drilled and the rear line run along the tunnel. I've started to fab... Continue Reading →
Handbrake Reinforcement: Trying to repair the mess on the parts of the tunnel I mentioned last time just left me chasing holes in the affected sections. So despite getting it looking pretty good, it was full of thin metal sections and pin holes. The underside told the true story - things were not good. Only... Continue Reading →
The problem with working on the exhaust tunnel is that you need to be able to get to both sides of it and the underside is a pain to work on. It would make sense to have a facility to be able to turn the car on its side but that's not an option. So... Continue Reading →
After a lot of hours I have the majority of the engine bay in POR15 primer. I've left the lowest sections of the bay in a rough state because there still some work to do to bring the shell back to bare metal and treat it properly with POR15. The next job will be to... Continue Reading →
After a bit of a pause in which not much happened on either car, some nice bits have arrived for the 16v which means that I can press on and get some bits finished off. I have to think ahead on a lot of different levels about how things will fit together and work once... Continue Reading →
I haven't been sitting idle recently, I've just not had a lot of time for getting on with the chassis. New wire for the welder turned up end of last week after a bit of a wait (I am fussy about what I use): With it I was able to finish off the reinforcement of... Continue Reading →
Photo of the finished box in the scuttle for the wiper motor. Spent a bit of time cleaning up some of the recent welds. Here is the blanking plate over where the heater motor air inlet was. Next job is to modify the steering column support so that I can get the welding in this... Continue Reading →
Bit more progress today... Fabricated up a box for the scuttle. Test fitted Welded up Tacked in place after this it was ground down to fit. I thought that I'd taken some pictures of it all welded up, but seems not. Also put the bonnet back on to show the clearance...
With the Christmas festivities out of the way and with a few days before needing to be back to work, it has been an opportunity to press on with the project. Previously I had fitted a Citroen AX single wiper conversion to the car. The initial fitment had just made use of some of the... Continue Reading →
Rallye Project 