106 Rallye rebuild
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So this is the start of the blog I started ages ago on the rallye register (hint as to what car it is ?) but I didn’t really keep on top of it, so there are some bulk uploads of pics and progress.
Anyways this was the first car I bought, and I did it to learn about fixing up a car, and thought why not just go big!
About the car, it’s a 106 Rallye and when I bought it, it was just a shell with a roll cage. Here’s what it looked like no the day I bought it.
My original plans were to fix it up a bit, and get it back on the road. But those changed, and I decided to strip it down and learn about rebuilding a car from the base up. Definitely bit off more than I could chew back then, so progress was slow. Word of warning for someone interested in doing the same thing.
so wheres how it looked once I got it home prior to the strip down of everything off the shell.
Anyways this was the first car I bought, and I did it to learn about fixing up a car, and thought why not just go big!
About the car, it’s a 106 Rallye and when I bought it, it was just a shell with a roll cage. Here’s what it looked like no the day I bought it.
My original plans were to fix it up a bit, and get it back on the road. But those changed, and I decided to strip it down and learn about rebuilding a car from the base up. Definitely bit off more than I could chew back then, so progress was slow. Word of warning for someone interested in doing the same thing.
so wheres how it looked once I got it home prior to the strip down of everything off the shell.
Edited by Jayman_smiles on Tuesday 24th April 12:42
So all, just as a note, there will be a few pics in this blog, as I cant remember all the bits i did as its going back a bit. Plus people only want to look at the pics right?
Back to the blog...
I started striping the car back to bare metal in order to sort out the bits of rust on the shell, which thankful there wasn't too much except one bad bit in the wheel arch (normal area for a 106).
Started on the interior...
Then whilst i was there, I wanted to fit bucket seats and harnesses at some point, so I fitted some spreader plates for the seat rails and pick up points for the harness' to bolt into.
Then the final result
Back to the blog...
I started striping the car back to bare metal in order to sort out the bits of rust on the shell, which thankful there wasn't too much except one bad bit in the wheel arch (normal area for a 106).
Started on the interior...
Then whilst i was there, I wanted to fit bucket seats and harnesses at some point, so I fitted some spreader plates for the seat rails and pick up points for the harness' to bolt into.
Then the final result
, but should have this one back on the road this summer fingers crossed.Khumbu-r2nhm said:
Wow, That's a hell of an effort!
What made you strip it down to bare metal when it didnt look too bad at all?
tbd I just bought it as a summer project to learn how to restore a car. Yeah it wasn't a completely rotten shell like a lot of 106's out there, but there was enough to fix that I could start to learn, and not be too put off by a huge amount of work.What made you strip it down to bare metal when it didnt look too bad at all?
So yeah what started out as a little summer project escalated very quickly, to a full strip down and rebuild. Have learnt loads along the way, so the next car I do will be loads better, if i ever get around to finishing this one haha
Nutty9000 said:
What a beauty! One of these with an ITBd 16v would be immense.
Yeah i did think of going down this route, but where do you stop? its already a money pit haha.The current plan is to get it back on the road this summer, with a standard engine just to enjoy it. Then either sell it or build up a ITB'd engine over the winter, but unsure at the moment.
Whilst i was sorting out the interior, I wanted to fix the rear mounting points for the cage, as the ones in the car when I bought it didn't look that safe. And if anyone has seen the NCAP crash tests of a Saxo (same car as a 106 underneath), I thought if i crash it I will def want a sturdy roll cage 
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So it went from this:
to this: I also added in an extra bar to reinforce between the two B-post hoops, just for added strength. I did weld it up after, just not done in this pic.
With the seta rails and cage now finished, the interior was prepped, ready for primer, so I then made a start on the engine bay, as the plan was to spray them both at the same time.
.So it went from this:
to this: I also added in an extra bar to reinforce between the two B-post hoops, just for added strength. I did weld it up after, just not done in this pic.
With the seta rails and cage now finished, the interior was prepped, ready for primer, so I then made a start on the engine bay, as the plan was to spray them both at the same time.
Engine bay
So once I had removed all the remaining bits from the engine bay, I was left with this:
by no means perfect, but I was pleasantly surprised, as I've seen a few 106's which can only be described as rot boxes
slightly crappy pictures, but meh you get the idea haha.
Then how it started to look once I made a start
Now I obviously made various mistake along the way, which meant I had to do several bits more than once etc. But my uncle came by every now and again to basically tell me what to do and to show me how to do certain things, as I was a complete noobie.
So once I had removed all the remaining bits from the engine bay, I was left with this:
by no means perfect, but I was pleasantly surprised, as I've seen a few 106's which can only be described as rot boxes
slightly crappy pictures, but meh you get the idea haha.
Then how it started to look once I made a start
Now I obviously made various mistake along the way, which meant I had to do several bits more than once etc. But my uncle came by every now and again to basically tell me what to do and to show me how to do certain things, as I was a complete noobie.
After what felt like an eternity of sanding now, and cleaning up the various rust patches in the engine bay, I finally got it to a point where I was happy, and applied a coat of primer just to keep it from the elements.
The car was kept in a garage, but just didn't want to leave it exposed. I also did the same to the interior.
As some of you eagle eyed people will notice I didn't go all the way down to the bottom section of the engine pay, as I quickly fell out of love lying on the floor to do that section, so I decided to tackle that bit once I started on the underside of the car.
So yeah, the next bit i started on was the underside, which turned out to be an absolute ballache! it took what felt like my entire life, and was defo the least rewarding bit of the rebuild to date, as after all, who would see it. But my uncle convinced me to preserve, as it would be worth it in the end, knowing that the shell would be as close to rust free you can get a shell without dipping it
A little preview as to what greeted me: (and yes the car is on its side. I bought some sponge mats off eBay to put the car on, and simply put it on its side. With hindsight making a spit may have been better as the car would have been a bit easier to work on, but this method worked).
Thats it for now, more to come when I get a spare 30 mins to add up the underside restore
The car was kept in a garage, but just didn't want to leave it exposed. I also did the same to the interior.
As some of you eagle eyed people will notice I didn't go all the way down to the bottom section of the engine pay, as I quickly fell out of love lying on the floor to do that section, so I decided to tackle that bit once I started on the underside of the car.
So yeah, the next bit i started on was the underside, which turned out to be an absolute ballache! it took what felt like my entire life, and was defo the least rewarding bit of the rebuild to date, as after all, who would see it. But my uncle convinced me to preserve, as it would be worth it in the end, knowing that the shell would be as close to rust free you can get a shell without dipping it
A little preview as to what greeted me: (and yes the car is on its side. I bought some sponge mats off eBay to put the car on, and simply put it on its side. With hindsight making a spit may have been better as the car would have been a bit easier to work on, but this method worked).
Thats it for now, more to come when I get a spare 30 mins to add up the underside restore
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