106 Rallye Progress thread

[Mark]

yep, old and french, therefore it will outlive period jap crap by about 20 years.

[Serious]

To do:
Replace ball joints
Replace front discs and pads
Stop hand brake cable from sticking.
New OS rear wheel arch trim
Fix crack in bumper, or get a new one
Fix Bonnet (get a body shop to beat the bonnet back into shape)
Wash and Polish
Headlight bracket (scrappy)
New Decals
New speakers in front

Done: (May 06 to 12/07/06)
New Vacum pipe
Replaces NS rear wheel bearing
Replaced backbox
Fix rear window heater
Secured bumper
Connected up rear 6x9s
Secured radio with the cage.
Filled up brake fluid
Filled up engine oil
Washed car.
Fixed door as it was lying ~5mm to low and when it closed it would make a horrid noise. (used a jack to jack it up and let it bend it back into shape)
Pushed bonnet down, reshaped it as much as possible
Connected up bonnet leaver cable to latch.

Alternative: Scrap it and buy a decent one

[Binary Shadow]

yep, old and french, therefore it will outlive period jap crap by about 20 years.

rubbish i had a C reg nissan micra that was great and my mate had a G reg 205 that had more rot than steel

[mr_roll]

Theres actually a place up from me that has a lot of these types of Citreons in spankingly good condition



Theyre expensive like. But their work looks mint!

[Mark]

yep, old and french, therefore it will outlive period jap crap by about 20 years.

rubbish i had a C reg nissan micra that was great and my mate had a G reg 205 that had more rot than steel

From what I see on the roads, there are a lot more old french cars than old jap cars on the road.

Must have been a badly looked after 205, as the body is galvanised, as is the case with just about every PSA since about 1979.

[Mark]

Theres actually a place up from me that has a lot of these types of Citreons in spankingly good condition

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Theyre expensive like. But their work looks mint!

Thats the car that gave hydropneumatic the bad name - as they chose the wrong sort of rubber for the seals. Was corrected back in the 50s but its stuck - bit like VW and the whole reliability thing that has stuck since the 80s but doesnt ring true any more.

[Binary Shadow]

bit like VW and the whole reliability thing that has stuck since the 80s but doesnt ring true any more.

the broken down 06 plate VW passat at work the other day says otherwise

and you dont see many old jap cars about cos jap cars werent popular back then

[Mark]

Thats what i mean about VWs they arent all that any more.

Jap cars rusted away like crazy and were generally horrible back then - the name datsun still brings back memories of paper thin steel that rotted if you looked at it

[Binary Shadow]

yet theres about 4 F reg mazda 323s still bombing about in great condition local

[Mark]

Thats only 1988 though is it not?

We service a load of old 205s still from 1984, and the odd 505 from about 1980 all in cracking shape - diesel ones last forever

[Serious]

Thats what i mean about VWs they arent all that any more.

Jap cars rusted away like crazy and were generally horrible back then - the name datsun still brings back memories of paper thin steel that rotted if you looked at it

The early Datsun Sunnys used to almost rust before your eyes

[Poison_UK]

my pug 205 is still great. Bodywork is fine, tho a bit of rust on the light housing but a new wing is easy to do...

Shame we couldnt do the breaks tonight...

[mr_roll]

True

But anyway its off the road today I cant get it MOTd unless anyone wants to MOT it for me? Of course Id pay you back!

[mr_roll]

MOT time on Tuesday

Replacing front pads + discs today.

[knighty]

hwo you getting the wheelnuts off ?
(the problem we had last time)

wan;t my proper spanner thingie ?