S1 106 rallye. Restoration time!

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So a few things have happened since its trip to Milton Keynes, the main event being that it broke haha

Few highlights:

266mm brakes and braided lines are a massive improvement over the original milk bottle tops



Took it to work on a rare dry day


It broke down at the petrol station


So it's back to the workshop. Again. Lol



It was the idle control valve that broke, the valve is a plunger on a threaded shaft with a spring to keep tension on the plunger. The thread on the shaft has somehow been damaged meaning it was stuck fully open, cue a nice 4000rpm idle lol.

Since its cold and shit outside at the moment, it's locked away waiting for the new seats to be fitted, possibly a simple roll cage, rust on the sill and boot floor to be addressed, inner wings painting as surface rust treatment and maybe some new bilstein b8s


Oh, and because I found it cheaper than a new idle control valve, I've got a Citroën c2 vts alloy inlet manifold and a clio 172 throttle body waiting to go on. Should see a few more horses eh :-D