af1-gti
Post #1
Hi, I suppose i should start a project thread.Mostly so i can ask advice and also a reference for other people who may also run into the problems I will inevitably run into during my ownership.
This Rallye was bought in 2014 as a replacement for a 2006 BMW 330D SE. I fancied an older car and something with a bit of a cult status. Also the BMW was not at all me! modern new and refined. I did have the DPF removed and a AMD remap for 280bhp and I'm sure my BMW ownership time will come again in the future as it was a brilliant car.
Anyway...
I bought it off Ebay, I think a thread came up on here about it before I purchased it. Intergalactic mileage, and obviously has a smack but I'm a bit of an idiot and it suited me perfectly.
Had a great time getting the train to Wales and was confronted with this
Front bumper sprayed badly, whilst still on car and the wrong shade of white and the black grille? well its white.
The car had been polished and looked great regardless! despite there being polish all over the black rubber seals of the screen and on the mudguards and spoiler.
I took it home and what with it being a car and all that, I drove it!
trouble free motoring
Bit juicy on fuel and leaving a few spots on the driveway but bless it.. its a T reg car with 167000 miles, you wouldn't put your Nan down for leaking a bit would you.
I then took it to Pugfest and did a few Hill Climbs
I quite like the rear wheel in that picture, kind of looks like its on lions!
Anyway then it was MOT time
CARBULANCE to the rescue (no really)
who did a great job at fixing this hole and he did a little bit of welding on my Series 1 Rallye as well
He also sold me a Mig Welder so I am going to get practising and maybe get myself on a course so i can solve the rest of the rust.
I have also fitted new Lemforder Track rod ends for good measure..
The MOT tester missed a severely split N/S steering gaiter so i stuck a new one on for good measure! (I'm not sure how i feel about the MOT tester missing out on a fault! id rather a car failed for something dangerous as opposed to it being ignored.
I stuck 2 Toyo Proxes on the car too, i can't fault them as Tyres and have used them for years, good price and seem capable enough, much better then the Yokohama Prada Spec 2s that were on the front and supplied 0 grip in the wet (95% of the time in britain)
Im currently waiting on a OE exhaust to be delivered (2nd hand) to help with emissions and to reduce the irritating boom that comes with a Decat and missing middle box. I doubt that big exhausts do much to aid performance on a standard car anyway and at least i will be able to pass the emissions test!
I have found a couple of other holes in the wheel arch so will have to tickle them with a welder once i become competent.
The gearbox seems to be leaking from two places.
one of them is here.
can this part be removed once the oil is removed and sorted with a silicone gasket seal?
and here
Im pretty sure that there should be a dust boot here next to the bearing?
advice would be great.
the o/s driveshaft also has a slight split and is leaking a bit of grease, so for simples i may as well replace the whole driveshaft rather than replace boots seeing as the driveshaft is going to have to come out to sort the leak
Any comments or criticisms or compliments are welcome
Alan
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Rich E wrote:
With the 306 Rallye the goal wasn't to make a purer or more focussed car. It was to make a cheaper car, and then cynically use Peugeot's motorsport heritage to make it appeal to enthusiasts.
With the 306 Rallye the goal wasn't to make a purer or more focussed car. It was to make a cheaper car, and then cynically use Peugeot's motorsport heritage to make it appeal to enthusiasts.
Posted 2nd Aug 2014 at 21:06
I was polite to everyone I met and gave you a thumbsup out of my window.
