Matts Onyx Rallye. 182.1bhp & 154.5ft/lb Wilwoods & axle arrived! Welding finished!

[silverzx]

Those wheels look the don.

[Matt-Rallye]

Which wheels?

[7057sam]

Can we have a update please

[Poodle]

Er, what do you think that was?

[silverzx]

Which wheels?

The don ones.

[Matt-Rallye]

Finally wheeled this out of the shed the other day and made a definite list of jobs that need doing.







Doubt the rallye will be sorted for spring action day but will definitely be doing FCS and pugfest

[Frosty]

I guess the list starts with a wash

[Matt-Rallye]

List starts with a wash, visit too the paintless dent removal guy then a full paint correction and detail. Cant afford a full respray this year and got too many other commitments so will have to work with what ive got.

Im welding it up this week as im sick of waiting for 'professionals' to do it who keep pissing around and letting me down.

Needs an axle and lowering all round then just gonna give the underside the underseal treatment.

Still need loads more on top but that should get it through an mot and get it looking somewhat tidy. Also gotta slap a timing belt on it and the mandatory water pump etc.

[7057sam]

FFS Matt chuck a bucket over it

You should definitely get the megane out on track at combe

[Matt-Rallye]

Pah it'll have a wash soon

Meggy will be at spring action day but not on track, its a daily and i cant afford to wreck it although i would love to really test it out at least once

[ozonehostile]

My ramps free whenever you need it dude


Also do what we discussed the other night about building the rallye Peugeot never bothered to

[Poodle]

Im welding it up this week as im sick of waiting for 'professionals' to do it who keep pissing around and letting me down.

Why is this a thing? I've yet to meet a welder that's capable of following through with a booking or not overshooting a deadline by anything less than two weeks...

Good to see this making a return to the fore, is she mot'd and taxed and ready to roll? Should stretch her legs down this way for pugrun next month.

[Matt-Rallye]

Unfortunately shes all out of legalness now chaps wont be long untill shes sorted just time and finances hindering progress currently

[Matt-Rallye]

Right then. Better get this sorted hadn't i.

Jobs to do:

Change axle
Sort dash bulbs
Abs sensor
Finish welding
Bleed brakes
MOT, tax & insure it...

It's gonna be an expensive month before pug run

[Poodle]

Good man!

[Orta]

Good man. I like a bit of dirt ;-)

[lolsteve]

Nice power results, any idea what it was at the wheels?

[Matt-Rallye]

Nice power results, any idea what it was at the wheels?

Cheers steve

She was showing 165bhp and 141ft/lb at the wheels which i was pleased with.

[Matt-Rallye]

Right then. Better get this sorted hadn't i.

Jobs to do:

Change axle
Sort dash bulbs - SORTED
Abs sensor - SORTED
Finish welding
Bleed brakes - SORTED
MOT, tax & insure it...

It's gonna be an expensive month before pug run

Also after seeing the state of zakks '6 i shall be pulling my sideskirts off and praying the sills are solid

[ozonehostile]

Worth a check for sure, hopefully the welding on yours won't stretch any further than the hole in the floor.

Although if my sill replacement works out I might be able to offer a service haha

[Matt-Rallye]

Well the skirt removing went really well...





Looks like i better get the welder out

[RetroPug]

Oh dear. I'm beginning to want to just leave mine on until my feet start getting wet.



Hope you get it sorted.

[Matt-Rallye]

Oh dear. I'm beginning to want to just leave mine on until my feet start getting wet.



Hope you get it sorted.

seriously take them off sooner rather than later, wish i had done this last year when it was probably solid as a rock

[mr_fish]

Reckon its something in the Herefordshire air

sucks though Matt. Good luck with the repairs though!

[Matt-Rallye]

Reckon its something in the Herefordshire air

sucks though Matt. Good luck with the repairs though!

Definitely something in the herefordshire air! or possibly the amount of salt they throw on the roads over winter

Cheers buddy, hopefully thats the worst of it and it can be sorted asap!

[ozonehostile]

I urge anyone with a 306 with original skirts to take them off for a look.

Me and Matt will be sill repair experts by the end of the month it seems

[adam b]

I urge anyone with a 306 with original skirts to take them off for a look.

Me and Matt will be sill repair experts by the end of the month it seems

I urge anyone to look at the area where the chassis legs meet the bulkhead, inside and outside the car. My strongbow-piss gti6 looked ok (well with a bit of welding on the main rails) until the carpet came out. 

[7057sam]

Yep

My astor looked relevantly mint until I started looking,mine was particularly bad on the chassis leg/jacking point.

[Matt-Rallye]

Been a busy few days..

from this: (how its been since october last year!)



To this:





Finally got my ass into gear, dragged it out the shed and after a brief blip up the road.. have a renewed ambition to get it to pugfest this year. so gave it a wash and polish. unfortunately the 'dry' (read: Damp & Humid) storage it has been in has wrecked the paintwork on the bonnet and drivers wing, luckily i have a spare onyx wing and ozone has a bonnet for me so it should be looking ok(ish) for pugfest, just need to change axle, weld the sills, change strut tops & replace all bulbs and she should be good for MOT. might need some better discs and pads up front, i still cant get used to a car now without brembos

[ozonehostile]

No reason why it shouldn't be ready now you've got a unit on the estate  

II'm sure a weekend on my ramp will sort most of it out, could tell you've found the enthusiasm for it again from the huge grin on your face when you came around the other day