Matts rallye project. operation derust

[1616six]

its done about 20 miles, it actually is alive

   

Bluffing or naughty.

Pics or you're shitting us!

[Matt]

well its currently sat on private land

ill get some pictures and a video after work. i finish at 3

[bashbarnard]

Yaaah another raylle on the road.

[Matt]

Not quite but almost

[Matt]

Right so today I've got seatbelts!!

And a new battery. A lot stronger starting. But does have a sticky starter.

Had abit of a puddle in the car which made me sad, but now been dryd and have rice in the footwell now!

[Toms306]

Rice in the footwell? Wonder if Dum has thought of trying that....

[Matt]

oh and it had a clean

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[Dum-Dum]

OMG its not GREEN anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!1111!!!!1!!111!

[ginge191]

Who's responsible for this... c'mon

[Matt]

Hno longer green it's finally been cleaned!

Although it now shows all the scrapes, it's got a nasty one on the rear bumper, which definatley wasn't me. And someone has sprayed bianca paint directly on it with no prep with has run down the bumper. Think someone has hit it with a red car (evidence as red paint on bumper aswell) and then tried to cover it up. Which has happened at one of the 3 locations it's been at in the last 2 years!
So now on the hunt for a front and rear bumper for it


Update: had to change the brake switch today as the bloody thing was just staying on all the time!
Definatley never doing that again, ended up elbow deep in the dash. Right pita

Also tried adjust the exhaust as I have a massive blow between the cat and midsection but I can't get it right, will be buying some exhaust paste and sealing the fucker with it. That should do it.

Also ordered a new fan switch for the rad, as that is the reason they do not come on.
And need to get a new starter as mine is far too sticky.


And I noticed today that if I turn the dash on and wiggle the gearstick my lights go mental. I'm presuming it's the gearbox earth so will give that a clean and tighten when Its not pissing it down.


So list of things to be doing for the mot

New fan switch so I can get it to not overheat while it's being mot'd
Change front wishbones
Order and fit new rear discs (as mine disappeared either before or during the fronts getting fitted at pugperformace)
Rip out the rear seats again. Take all the scrap out
Attend to the rust underneath and hope it's just surface rust
Then mot


Plans for this is to get it road worthy, then sort out all the niggly bits I know of and any I might find so far I need to
Replace passenger window bits (clip doesn't hold window in/doesn't run smoothly)
New rear beam as I think it's cambering
Source new front and rear bumper
Fit black masks
Source a rallye interior (long term)
Fit the shocks and springs I have
Replace wingmirrors
Fit a new lift up reverse gearstick (or find a way of fitting a new collar)
Find a full set of interior trims(black b+c pillars +boot plastics)
Find a way of attacking mounts for doorcards again
Fit rallye doorcards
Sound deadening
New gear knob

Basically make this mint again

[Piggy]

Good lad

Now go get busy!

[ginge191]

YES!! Can't wait to see this alive and kicking!

Again, any more help, holla!

[Matt]

Cheers man! Appreciate the help so far! The starter seems to be loosening up. But might just be my imagination aha!
Will be taking the leaking doors first. Think I found why I had a puddle, someone tried to break in, bent the door back a little, obviously failed. So put my knees on the rear and pulled it back. Can no longer see into the car through the closed door

[Matt]

   

Small list of things for the mot. 
Nice and easy things, got the front shocks and drop links changed this evening.
Going to sort all the nice easy things tomorrow after work. 
Saturday I don't start till 4.30 so going to crack on with the wishbones (after I make sure I bought the right ones haha)

Also have a new rear beam being picked up tomorrow morning so should be here early next week

[Niall]

 ended up elbow deep in the dash.

Is this a statement of what you did to fix your car or have you spelt a word wrong and its in fact a statement of your other activities

[Matt]

definatley the gash

[Matt]

Right so update,

These past two weeks I've replaced
Both front shocks, springs, top mounts
Both front drop links
O/s cv boot
Rear beam
The horn
Brake switch
Rear abs sensors

Just got to replace the fan switch and wishbones and she should be ready for the mot.

Had a right pain with the rear beam unions, ended up cutting the hard lines and putting some cooper pipe in between with some fresh unions! They don't leak, so hope they are safe haha
Had a pita with a rear caliper! The only one with a cover and it's sheared off as soon as the spanner went on, so need a new caliper, but has been bled using the "line out method" until new caliper arrives

If all goes to plan I should hopefully have it mot'd this week/early next week

Exciting times.
Watch this space

[Matt]

So,
Cambelt water pump pullies
Radiator
Discs and pads all round
New wishbones
New cv boot
Front shocks, springs and new top mounts
2 brand new droplinks
New rear beam
Re fabricated rear brake lines
Full service
New cat X2
4 new spark plugs
Fuel pump relay
New battery x2
Windscreen wipers
New window clip and winder
2 seatbelts
2 front seats
A steering wheel
Rear water pipe replaced
Engine required
New (second hand) exhaust heat shield
Second hand mid pipe and back box
Manual wiring for fan switch
Full break fluid flush and change
Full coolant flush and change


I think that covers all the work that I have done. Apart from cambelt and radiator I've done it all myself or with the helping hands of my mate dan to bolt things while i did the heavy lifting (beam)

But now I'm super happy, for the first time in 2 years she 100% running.
100% legal.

Plans now are to get on with cleaning the engine bay and returning everything to standard and making a fine example of it.
Lower the rear beam to match the front
Install all the plastic trim again and start the long hunt for a rallye interior

[Eeyore]

Awesome work! Not sure I like the lairy coloured wheels though.

[Matt]

They will end up silver again soon, or I might get another set in silver and keep these as spares
It's going 100% standard bar some lows

[ginge191]

YESSSSSS!!!

can we go for a bash round the back roads now?!!?

[Matt]

Once I've sorted the lows out, the rear end feels dead twitchy as its standard and the front is low haha

[7057sam]

Well done matt

Can't believe I couldn't give my rallye seats away,ended up putting them back when sold it.

Do you need fronts and rears ?

[Matt]

Yep needs front and rears. I'm gutted, never should have removed them!

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Right so update time.

I've been working hard these last two weeks to sort parts and an interior. I now have a fresh interior. Albeit not a rallye interior and its not matching but it now has an interior.
Recent work undertaken:
Sourced and fitted black abc pillars
Sorted the sound deadening in the rear archs
Re carpeted the rear aches
Fitted a centre console with handbrake surround
Fitted steering column surround
Tracked down and got some front seat belts for cheap

I've also tackled the engine bay recently. It was looking like an absolute state. Plasti dip all over the rocker cover etc the manifold was chipped to f*ck. Battery box was gross and clamp was rusty.
Also the mini brace over the top mount was rusty so have that a temporary paint.













Fitted black masks and removed the hids that I had fitted.has standard bikes in again and looks so much better

Front bumper still needs to be sorted out. Saggs majorly so will sort out in due course.

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Few Shots from the other night







New beam turned up for it



And the disgusting ride height



Fresh paint I have an immaculate to replace when I return to standard



Strut brace strip down




Brace hast been painted up in silver.
Manifold will be getting stripped down to be painted silver also

I'm on the look out for a standard air box if anyone has one?

[Fozzy]

Really good to see you have this back on the road.

I may follow at some point and revive mine.

[Matt]

Cheers man, I've put so much money/time/effort/blood/rage into this within he last 3months to get it back. Now it's back it doesn't feel right haha.

Now it's a case of getting it all up to a clean/standard spec

Do it mate, the sound of induction alone makes me smile

[Niall]

Glad to see this is finally back on the road and looking good!

Oh and you're welcome for the free engine change

[Eeyore]

keep going! its looking better all the time.

[Nathan1305]

Looking awesome it's giving me inspiration to get my '6 started

[Grant]

How long ago was it we were all shacked up in your caravan in the pouring rain, with this on a trailer, behind a flatbed truck, in a field that may as well have been a pond?

Good memories!