My Indigo Blue Throttle Bodied 106 Rallye - Manifold Update Last Page!

[moxy89]

your a whore



the car is awesome mate... good work i could only ever dream that i would have the cash to do that to my saxo

[S8TTG]

Car is perfect!

[willsy]

Cant compete with that, Its sheer perfection

[AlexR]

The problem was caused because photobucket dropped their limit for free users, i was over double the new limit so had to delete a load of pics
Solution? Register a 2nd album lol

[benwh555]

Totally awesome mate. I cant believe the amount of detail that has gone into this. Then again i read your black saxo thread and that was amazing as well.

[Lewisimo]

thanks boys! Now gone 'pro' on photobucket so the pics should work again now...

[Lewisimo]

Right lots of updates today. I fitted my AP's (total arse of a job) achieved with the help of 5mm spacers and a little grinding. Also installed my fuel lines in the bay, replaced my bonnet lifters as they were creaking, and removed my rear caliper as it was leaking like fuck (only realised when I pushed the car out of the garage and saw the stain on the floor from brake fluid, so that will need to be replaced at some point. Also perfected my throttle cable as it was a bit gammy before, and took a pic of my group N wishbones fitted too. Also fitted my carbon number plates, as the old one's were a little haggard! I will let the pics do the talking anyways.

Good morning little Rallye:



Old Bonnet Lifters removed:



New OE ones from Peugeot:



Linkage was fouling my fuel line fitting so i ground it down a little bit with a dremmel (such a handy tool!)

Before:



After (tiny corner ground off for clearance):



Throttle cable sorted:



Throttle cable secured to bulkhead:



AP's brakes ground down a little (still need to touch them up):



Pads in (very easy) At this point the caliper was upside down so I swapped it after - doh!):



Tight like a tiger!!:





All fitted:

[Lewisimo]

Mint new Earls Black fittings:



Fuel lines and filter installed (using hole already present in the bay, didn't have to drill anything!):





Return Line:



Group N wishbone:



New Carbon plates off Bic @ Streamline Carbon (thanks again!):



Leaking Caliper (Now removed):



New coilpack badge (there is a piece of paper on it here but you get the idea!)



Bay as it stands now:

[Liam_]

Awesome mate, just awesome! Bet you can't wait to drive it!

[D4N91]

i love this car looks the mutts nutts buddy

[jdizzy]

very nice mate, and soooo clean

[benkelsall]

This car is a work of art! Gets better and better every day

Brakes are fooking close tho ay!

[AlexR]

Your engine bay is worthy of manjuice excretion

Keep it coming

[jpsaxo]

Your getting there Lewis, just need to save up for that exhaust and loom now

[Lewisimo]

Lol cheers lads! Yes she is definitely coming on - it's like a big lego set, I love it!

A few more bits I want to do are as follows:

Lower the front more, which in turn means new springs etc, another fuck about. Get an alternator, get Rallye decals. New scuttle cover and wiper motor cover as the current one is a bit tatty (very noticeable when the bay is freshly painted!). Perhaps get lower profile tyres but thats on the long finger just now. Need the new exhaust and loom sorting primarily! These little jobs just crop up as you go along. Also need to deal with the holes that have been drilled by spank that I won't need anymore. I feel some carbon covers coming on!

More updates today anyway. I have done a hard days graft today again on the Rallye. Hank must have driven on a road that was recently resurfaced (in fact he told me he did) as the front wheels were literally COVERED in black tar spots and they wouldn't come off for shit, so i had to buy some 'muc off' tar remover from halfords to clean them up. It wasn't much good, and I had to spend an hour (per wheel) painstakingly cleaning each wheel and scraping the spots off with my finger nail...my hands are now killing me, but the wheels are like new again! I also P clipped in my clutch cable so as to allow room for my return fuel line to run along side without the risk of chaffing it etc. I also put a threaded insert in the back of the P clip fixing the fuel filter for ease of removal if i ever need to, as it was fiddly as hell with a nut a bolt. I also fitted a black bolt to it too, looks better now!

Some pics of the updates, and random shots too. The wheels look like they protrude loads in the pics but it's just the camera!

Engine bay:



Brakes (prior to wheel clean I might add!):





Overall snap:



Clutch cable P clipped in (bitch to do with engine in place - enter the dremmel again!)





Filter:

[TU-Tuning]

Wow. Was stunning when Hank had it, its unreal now. Love it, as everyone else on here is Im green with envy haha. That engine is simply amazing. And the box is porn. Really like the wheels too.

Ive gotta ask though, and this isnt a dig, as amazing as this car is in both its spec and attention to detail, do you not ever get bored of throwing money at it especially on things like hose fitments theyre crazy for what they are, and never getting to drive it? One day youll run out of shiny things to buy lol, again this isn't meant in an offensive way but are you more into building stunning examples of cars than actually driving them to their limit?

I cant imagine this careering down the B roads or a track it would thrive on so intently, simply because things would get dirty after 5 minutes and youd need to buy new ones

[JamieB]

just had a quick read through mate, sounds amazing and the car looks stunning!

look forward to seeing the finished article!!

[RichRap]

Fanatstic project, real credit to you

The engine install looks great,

How about a proper pedal box and master cylinder setup to make the most of the brakes and would fantastic in the 'bay

[jimbo06]

It gets better and better and better

Its by far in a way my most favourite car/project at this present moment in time, its class mate!

[rushy_23]

That bay is unreal.

Lewismofo you rock.