a rallye you may remember, cherry red itb content

[Cup_Phil]

Wow - no rubber seals just a load of instant gasket?

I wonder if the "tuner" is the one I think it is

 

[leeds_182]

I thought joe had fitted the bodies himself but I could be mistaken.

 

[bendee]

I'd been lead to believe it was a company that fitted it all? I wasn't sure hence me not naming names it certainly seems abit pikey but also on the other hand when it's done right it'll just mean a little bit more power

 

[leeds_182]

I'd been lead to believe it was a company that fitted it all? I wasn't sure hence me not naming names it certainly seems abit pikey but also on the other hand when it's done right it'll just mean a little bit more power

I'm sure he told me he had fettled it but I could be wrong.

Who was the company? Pm me if you want.

 

[bendee]

loool quality work. ill pm you i may well have the wrong end of the stick lol.

 

[Gouldy]

That sealant is shocking.

Good progress! I'm looking forward to the new engine going in

 

[bendee]

little update, my strut top plates came

the other day i removed the rear beam, leaving just the tank.

bit more stripped from the bay

inside slowly getting bits removed

and previously i said id bought a jp4 engine to go in well i got that and then the week after i ended up buying a high comp lump with wossner pistons ph4 newman cams and some headwork, so with that id hope for 170-180 brake maybe even more?
im also still waiting for bits from 106parts, i ordered them ages ago and ive since emailed them but not heard anything.

 

[leeds_182]

I love that sachshift!

 

[bendee]

it feels incredible mate, you need one in yours just makes the car feel 'proper'

 

[bendee]

bit of an update again more purchases....


just to keep things fresh

more bushes

wishbone bushes

some manky looking arb bushes

vibra technic wishbone mounts

some hi specs

test fitted my brake line, may need some angled banjos or would these be ok?

i stripped the steering rack down, assembled

started by pulling the rubber bush off and taking the circlip out

then the bolt that needed abit of a bodge tool to remove, fairly straight forward and doing abit of reading this is what adjusts the feel of the rack so marked the rack so i know where it bolts back up to.

then i pulled the 3 pressed bits out and knocked this metal ring down to reveal a metal ring that keeps the rack secure and pulled that off, a little tricky.

after that its a case of carefully knocking the pinion out, here it all is seperated.

some shots of the old and new rack,

after this lot it was onto the shell, firstly i needed to remove the tank but it was half full so needed the petrol out (vpower of course) of the tank and into the new gti daily. i got this contraption from my mate.

got the tank out, nice and easy as id done it at christmas.

checking the shell out underneath and it should be fairly straight forward, i just need to get another engine stand and ill use them for a spit so i can get the shell rotated so i can do a decent job.

i got the shifter sorted and out the engine bay, also got the pedal box off so thats everything from the inside.

engine bay is now ready for some sanding back and welding, this ill get it seam welded whilst im putting the strut top reinforcement plates on.

and thats as far as ive got. going to get the fuel system sorted next ive been saying that for months tho.

 

[leeds_182]

Some serious wonga going into this mate. Love it.

 

[JackJack]

That a quick rack going in?

 

[Fletcher]

Great project

 

[bendee]

It is indeed a quick rack should make a nice improvement over standard.

 

[Gouldy]

Hero brakes

 

[Jimbo_M]

Love this, looks like your putting some money into it too .

I'll look forward to some more updates.

 

[bendee]

My account is certainly feeling the strain but hopefully soon enought it'll be a case of putting it back together and not spending too much money

 

[bendee]

just done some adding up, the fuel system ill be putting in is going to cost around 500 quid so i guess ive got another 1500 to spend. i may just end my life soon

 

[leeds_182]

just done some adding up, the fuel system ill be putting in is going to cost around 500 quid so i guess ive got another 1500 to spend. i may just end my life soon

Big money but worth it if it stops that cutting out malarkey.

 

[bendee]

yesterday i went and picked another engine stand up went for the more expensive 550kg stand this time. maybe not my wisest choice as its slightly taller but i should be able to get round the problem.

i also picked some box section steel up and got the two bits bolted to the shell.

bolted to the rear. now this is what others have done but it doesn't seem very stiff? well obviously not as stiff as the front. i guess it'll be ok when on the stand tho

 

[tricky nicky]

great project you've got going on here, like how it keeps getting better and better.

sorry for the pictures but was the easiest way to help explain (not mine but i doubt the owner will mind) how he fixed his jig at the rear of the car to make it more secure and solid,
as we started before

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after the hole being opened up with a belt sander to reveal the inside of the rear chassis leg

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a close up of eveything ready to weld

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job done, nothing pretty to look at but does the job we want!!

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a nut was tacked inside the new tube before welding to the jig,
so that the metal tube is tight inside the chassis leg,
using existing factory holes in the rear leg the nut and bolt work well

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[Cup_Phil]

I think you'll be fine the way you've bolted it - the back of the the 106 without anything on it weighs nothing. I've picked a back half up and put it on the back of a trailer on my own before lol

 

[bendee]

thanks for the pics mate thats a good idea. i think itll be fit when its on it just flexed a little when i tried putting it on myself. yeah it weights nothing lol it now rocks on the axle stands haha.

 

[bendee]

i got the car on the spit yesterday, hard work getting it right but its up and on. i had to take the wheels off the front of the front stand and stick a couple slabs under the rear to level it out.

quite low to the ground. cleared some stones out so theres plenty of room now.

the underside was very tidy it had been undersealed before so there was no real rust to take back

very tiring and filthy work

the light started to go so stuck some etch primer on to keep the rust away

i had also previously found some tasty rust on the rear arch. shouldn't be a problem for the guy i have doing my welding as he works with old vw's daily.
it was hidden by aload of filler

id also had some parts turn up yesterday, a battery terminal for the bulkhead.

some brembo disks

 

[bendee]

and finally my swirl pot with dash 6 fittings and a dash 8 for the outlet to external fuel pump.

ive ordered the fueling set up so that should be here next week. spent about 530 all in madness.

 

[bendee]

yesterday i finally managed to get the middle part of the underside etch primered and then undersealed. 2 days of sanding grinding bleading and swearing just for 20 mins of the fun stuff painting.

still lots more to do.


and today the fancy stuff arrived my sytec filter with dash 6 fittings

bosch 044 external fuel pump with dash 8 in and dash 6 out

the torques fittings 9 dash 6 straight, 3 dash 6 90 degree, 2 dash 8, 2 bulkhead fittings.

all the bits

swirl pot with fitting on

filter with fittings on

bulkhead fittings with the 4 dash 6 fittings attached

all the bits together, including the one meter of dash 8 teflon lined braided fuel line.

sorry for all the pics, im a little excited.

 

[Jon.G]

Man those fittings look awesome. I love new parts like that.

 

[leeds_182]

It's a high level build!

 

[bendee]

Tbh I regret buying the car as a whole I should of got a mint shell and gone from there. I've pretty much replaced everything now it would of only of been a few hundred more spent.

 

[leeds_182]

Tbh I regret buying the car as a whole I should of got a mint shell and gone from there. I've pretty much replaced everything now it would of only of been a few hundred more spent.

It's all part of the enjoyment though......

 

[bendee]

Yeah your right but I'm too anal about some stuff and it drives
me mad I won't be happy until I start with a brand new shell and that won't happen

 

[bendee]

As my housemate was away on holiday it meant i couldn't flip the car over to continue with the underside so today on my day off i started on the engine bay, didn't get too long just a few hours but it was enough to find plenty of rust more filler and fiberglass


i wanted to do something different with the gearbox mount so gave it a trim as it was pretty ugly i plan to stick a sheet of metal with the same holes etc over whats left and weld round it.

heres the rust found inside the arch

in the engine bay

heres how it ended up obviously left it with some etch primer on

had some more fuel line turn up, goodrich stuff teflon lined.

also broke my grinder is it wrong that im excited to buy a new one?

 

[bendee]

did some more grinding sanding fileing back today, my ears are ringing i purchased a new grinder and enjoyed using it a little too much.


made a start on the underside of the arch. should be straight forward sorting the rust in these areas. finished it off with some etch primer again.

started on the top half of the bulkhead nice and easy.

and again finished off with primer

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Love the anodised bits

 

[Hixle]

Awesome build! Well done mate, look forward to seeing the result.

 

[bendee]

me too lol, long way off yet.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Superb, love seeing projects being done properly.

I cant wait to piss off my missus with mine!

 

[bendee]

started the more serious side of the body work today, cutting welding and replacing rusty panels.
it started slowly and seemed to stay that way but these things where never going to fly by especially making panels from scratch.
i hated the inner wings too many holes and uneven surfaces. so they had to go.
marked out what we wanted rid of and made the panels up before cutting it out.

panels made up

section cut out, more was taken out to allow the panel to properly fit

the made up panel before fitting.

the panel fitted, theres still more welding required on this but we got it on and stuck some primer on to keep it rust free overnight.

so far that had taken us 4 hours i had started to tidy the drivers side of the engine bay up ready for the other panel... more to come tomorrow.

 

[leeds_182]

You're like edd china.

 

[bendee]

lol how so?