Road Rally 205 GTi

[Arwel]

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Good job last night, enjoyed the proton?

Sorry for the delay, only now im seeing this.

Cheers , I did indeed. Damn good little car that is and it continued to impress me all night. Not sure the Pug would have coped with some of them whites.

[Arwel]

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Just a little update. Had a an hour or so free saturday evening after finishing getting the Proton ready for classic tracks so we finished the engine bay off and fitted the engine and gearbox. Entry has gone in for Nicky Grist stages on the 11th of July so we have a target to work towards.

[Arwel]

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New shell, aka Puggers , is taking shape now. Engine and box are in and the car is running, all the wiring is pretty much complete and the rad has been remounted with new mounts. We have decided to pull out of the Nicky Grist due to other commitments and not wanting to rush the final stages of finishing the car so it is done properly. Hoping to get it out on the road as soon as possible with the intention of doing the Mewla in August.

[Arwel]

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Its taken longer than expected but on Tuesday it left the garage for its MOT. It went through that no problem. Getting it there was the problem. We've had a long list of issues in getting it running right. We had an issue with some pipework on the fuel pump which didn't allow enough pressure in the system when putting it under load which resulted in it cutting out. We had a really annoying electrical issue aswel where it wouldnt provide a spark which we now believe we have cured.

A few small jobs to do and some cosmetic stuff and then we are all set for the Mewla Rally this weekend on Epynt. We're close to the back at car 92 but given all the troubles we have had and my first time back in this car since rolling it in February I will be more than happy to just get around and finish without any problems. Its also Helen' first time on pace notes so the plan is a nice steady run all day and gradually increase the pace as we settle back into it all.

[Arwel]

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Well its safe to say that it didn't go to plan on Sunday. I should have known it wasn't going to be our day when the car wouldn't start getting it off the trailer. 10 mins later and it started. Leaving MC1 to head towards the ranges we noticed the alternator wasn't charging at low revs. Quick stop in service on route to SS1 and it then refused to restart again. Bump started it and we were away with a fully charging alternator now.
2 miles into stage 1 and the stabilizing rod on the gear lever came off leaving us with only 3rd 4th and 5th gear for the rest of the stage and the 2 following stages. We managed to get back to service languishing 3rd from last in the results. Boys in service sorted the linkage out and we thought we could now plot a campaign to climb back up the table. That campaign lasted all of half a mile before the throttle mechanism on the throttle body broke and left us with no throttle. I did a quick bodged repair to get us going but it only lasted another mile or so before it came off again and we were then caught by the closing car so we retired and called it a day.

This was without doubt my worst day rallying. We'll address the issues and put the car through a serious testing schedule in an attempt to iron out all the flaws that come with a rebuild and then hopefully we will have a stronger car than ever....we shall see.

[Paul C]

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Its a cruel sport Arwel. Fair play to you for reshelling the car though. Don't underestimate how much work you have done on the car to get it to Epynt though. Keep going mate.

[Arwel]

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Thanks Paul. The main problem was the lack of mileage before the rally. It was put back together as it came from the old car and we expected it to work from the word go but obviously hasn't. We'll iron out the flaws and put it through its paces again. Peter Lloyd Rallying stages could be a good test in October funds allowing.

[Arwel]

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Today is a big day for us. We have submitted an entry for this years Network Q Wales Rally GB. It's going to be a busy few months making sure the car is 100% upto the challenge but now we have enough time to give it a thorough going over and lots of testing before WRGB in November.
We are currently seeking some sponsorship just to help us on our way so there will be regular updates soo.

[marchy]

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Gutted for you both mate...keep at it, will be worth it in the end :-)

See you at Pembrey

[Arwel]

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Thanks Lyndon, Got a full day planned for it tomorrow to hopefully eliminate all the niggles and then we can put it through its paces.

[Arwel]

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Entry for the Network Q Wales Rally GB has been submitted and accepted so its all systems go now.

It's been a busy last few weeks. The throttle body has now been fixed, turned out one bolt had abandoned ship and another was finger tight so that was a nice easy fix. The alternator has now been changed as the original had stopped charging the battery. Next on the list is to secure the stabilising rod that forms part of the gear linkage. Its started popping off its mount on the subframe for some reason so a drill and a split pin will sort that. Then it ll be time to put some mileage on it and see if its finally going to start behaving itself.

[Arwel]

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A few little jobs to finish off tonight and then we'll take it for a little run around on Friday evening. We have been seeded at car 18 for this Sundays Petel Lloyd Rallying stages at Pembrey so we'll be hoping that the niggles have been sorted and we can really put the car through its paces then.

[jonsey]

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I'm going down on Sunday so will get to see this going. My older brother is out in an mgzr, my younger brother in his genuine HS CHEVETTE and my nephew is out in his father's 2.0 xe mk2 escort. He only passed his test about 3 weeks ago

[jonsey]

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I'm going down on Sunday so will get to see this going. My older brother is out in an mgzr, my younger brother in his genuine HS CHEVETTE and my nephew is out in his father's 2.0 xe mk2 escort. He only passed his test about 3 weeks ago

[Arwel]

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I'm going down on Sunday so will get to see this going. My older brother is out in an mgzr, my younger brother in his genuine HS CHEVETTE and my nephew is out in his father's 2.0 xe mk2 escort. He only passed his test about 3 weeks ago

Awesome stuff. Proper rallying family you have there then haha. Weather is due to be dry so should be a good day down there.