My Indigo Blue Throttle Bodied 106 Rallye
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i redid that and used a lot less. Not an expert on engine building!
Few more updates today - I managed to get some pics of all the bits i've been doing. Also feeling a bit pissed off as I seem to be finding leaks everywhere...bloody passenger driveshaft seal is leaking oil, I appear to have a leak on the caliper - or at least I noticed a drip of brake fluid on the bottom of one so wiped it clean to see if it appears again. I also saw another big drop of oil on the bottom of the gearbox, so I hope to god that's not leaking or it'll be back to pug1off for them to fix properly! As well as this, my sump is still leaking so the t
ts that welded it in the first place obviously didn't do it properly. And finally some of the brake lines inside the car appear to be leaking, or 'sweating' from the joins where the fittings go into the T piece on the back bench. These were meant to be fitted by an 'expert' so i'm not happy about that! If you want anything done properly you have to do it yourself. So as well as the exhaust, I have this long list of st to sort out....so I am feeling pissed off but never mind...
Anyway, rant over, here are the constructive pics of today. I had to remove the inner arches too as they were catching the tyres on full lock now it is lower. It's only by doing this that I noticed all these damn leaks!
Also got some more carbon bits, and another piece for where Bob removed the wiring from the rear.
Pics:
Before:
After:
No Wiring in the rear now:
Swapped the hose clamps with silver throughout:
Black Quickshift:
Carbon Speaker Hole Covers:
New Faulkner Springs and arch liners removed:
Big (Leaky ass) Brakes:
Interior:
That's all for now. I am feeling a bit gutted i've had so many bloody problems, it's like i'm jinxed. I'm going to go through the whole car myself I think and sort all the st out. Obviously Bob's work is all mint, this is all stuff that's out of our control....still, they send these things to test us right?
Few more updates today - I managed to get some pics of all the bits i've been doing. Also feeling a bit pissed off as I seem to be finding leaks everywhere...bloody passenger driveshaft seal is leaking oil, I appear to have a leak on the caliper - or at least I noticed a drip of brake fluid on the bottom of one so wiped it clean to see if it appears again. I also saw another big drop of oil on the bottom of the gearbox, so I hope to god that's not leaking or it'll be back to pug1off for them to fix properly! As well as this, my sump is still leaking so the t
ts that welded it in the first place obviously didn't do it properly. And finally some of the brake lines inside the car appear to be leaking, or 'sweating' from the joins where the fittings go into the T piece on the back bench. These were meant to be fitted by an 'expert' so i'm not happy about that! If you want anything done properly you have to do it yourself. So as well as the exhaust, I have this long list of st to sort out....so I am feeling pissed off but never mind...Anyway, rant over, here are the constructive pics of today. I had to remove the inner arches too as they were catching the tyres on full lock now it is lower. It's only by doing this that I noticed all these damn leaks!
Also got some more carbon bits, and another piece for where Bob removed the wiring from the rear.
Pics:
Before:
After:
No Wiring in the rear now:
Swapped the hose clamps with silver throughout:
Black Quickshift:
Carbon Speaker Hole Covers:
New Faulkner Springs and arch liners removed:
Big (Leaky ass) Brakes:
Interior:
That's all for now. I am feeling a bit gutted i've had so many bloody problems, it's like i'm jinxed. I'm going to go through the whole car myself I think and sort all the s
t out. Obviously Bob's work is all mint, this is all stuff that's out of our control....still, they send these things to test us right?
) your dash? Thinking of getting that done myself.
It'll be fine dude - these things will be sucking the paint off the scuttle! 
Few more updates today. Did a couple of small jobs and fitted my pug sport stud conversion on the rear, along with some 5mm Eibach spacers so it's matching the front in terms of track etc. I also ground off another little lip in the bay on the scuttle and painted it up. Did want to make a start re-doing the brake lines but I didn't get around to that. It's only leaking one side inside the cabin but probably just gonna redo the whole lot (internally) with Earls fittings just to be sure!
Here are the pics anyway.
Stud conversion:
'Tyre poke':
Some general engine and car snaps:
Removal of lip on scuttle - I still have to do the other one too. If I decide to use a wiper motor cover I have a cunning plan to avoid the requirement of this unsightly lip!
GONE and painted:
I also removed the pikey sticker off the wiper motor but didn't get any pics of that. The bay is starting to look really tidy now. She's getting there at last!
Thanks
Lewis
Few more updates today. Did a couple of small jobs and fitted my pug sport stud conversion on the rear, along with some 5mm Eibach spacers so it's matching the front in terms of track etc. I also ground off another little lip in the bay on the scuttle and painted it up. Did want to make a start re-doing the brake lines but I didn't get around to that. It's only leaking one side inside the cabin but probably just gonna redo the whole lot (internally) with Earls fittings just to be sure!
Here are the pics anyway.
Stud conversion:
'Tyre poke':
Some general engine and car snaps:
Removal of lip on scuttle - I still have to do the other one too. If I decide to use a wiper motor cover I have a cunning plan to avoid the requirement of this unsightly lip!
GONE and painted:
I also removed the pikey sticker off the wiper motor but didn't get any pics of that. The bay is starting to look really tidy now. She's getting there at last!
Thanks
Lewis
WEREWOLF said:
doubt it will actually be driven...
Why the 2 derogatory posts about the car not being driven yet? The man is clearly a perfectionist, and the car will be all the better for the time and effort he has put in. I'd much prefer to see a chap enjoy taking HIS project to completion, than some of the half arsed attempts that get done. If you think that the fact he's not driven the car yet is annoying, pop into Turbosport. There is an Escort Mk2 rally car, with an S2000 engine fitted, looked finished and perfectly acceptable to all that read the thread. However the owner has just had the car partially stripped to have more goodies fitted, including cutting out the old gearbox tunnel and fitting a new one. This is on a rally car that has had over +60k spent on it, and still manages to look show room perfect.
At the end of the day these cars are their projects and we are in the lucky situation of being able to take a peek at them.
Bosshogg76 said:
WEREWOLF said:
doubt it will actually be driven...
Why the 2 derogatory posts about the car not being driven yet? The man is clearly a perfectionist, and the car will be all the better for the time and effort he has put in. I'd much prefer to see a chap enjoy taking HIS project to completion, than some of the half arsed attempts that get done. If you think that the fact he's not driven the car yet is annoying, pop into Turbosport. There is an Escort Mk2 rally car, with an S2000 engine fitted, looked finished and perfectly acceptable to all that read the thread. However the owner has just had the car partially stripped to have more goodies fitted, including cutting out the old gearbox tunnel and fitting a new one. This is on a rally car that has had over +60k spent on it, and still manages to look show room perfect.
At the end of the day these cars are their projects and we are in the lucky situation of being able to take a peek at them.
That's not to say I'm not looking forward to seeing it move!
Brilliant posts, thanks very much and good luck with it!
H18 ENF said:
Bosshogg76 said:
WEREWOLF said:
doubt it will actually be driven...
Why the 2 derogatory posts about the car not being driven yet? The man is clearly a perfectionist, and the car will be all the better for the time and effort he has put in. I'd much prefer to see a chap enjoy taking HIS project to completion, than some of the half arsed attempts that get done. If you think that the fact he's not driven the car yet is annoying, pop into Turbosport. There is an Escort Mk2 rally car, with an S2000 engine fitted, looked finished and perfectly acceptable to all that read the thread. However the owner has just had the car partially stripped to have more goodies fitted, including cutting out the old gearbox tunnel and fitting a new one. This is on a rally car that has had over +60k spent on it, and still manages to look show room perfect.
At the end of the day these cars are their projects and we are in the lucky situation of being able to take a peek at them.
That's not to say I'm not looking forward to seeing it move!
Brilliant posts, thanks very much and good luck with it!
The chap has already said he is not driving it much due to certain circumstances so what is the problem? It is not your car is it?
Personally I think it is a great little project and nice to see someone doing this properly rather then just sticking a crap bodykit and a dustbin lid exhaust on something.
This is PH - cheer up FFS.
Thanks for the words of support lads!
Of course it will get driven, you have to give me a chance to finish the thing first. I have a full time job and many other commitments to attend to so I can only do so much to complete it in the time I have spare. Also money doesn't grow on trees otherwise it would be done a long time ago. I have a few niggley problems still to fix, so i'm doing little jobs at the same time to improve the car as a whole. Besides, I enjoy the build aspect of the project also. Faffing with cars is my forte!
Of course it will get driven, you have to give me a chance to finish the thing first. I have a full time job and many other commitments to attend to so I can only do so much to complete it in the time I have spare. Also money doesn't grow on trees otherwise it would be done a long time ago. I have a few niggley problems still to fix, so i'm doing little jobs at the same time to improve the car as a whole. Besides, I enjoy the build aspect of the project also. Faffing with cars is my forte!
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