My Rally Project

Lopéz said:
I'll check on the corroded parts this afternoon, and if they are sufficiently clean, reassembly can begin
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Good plan, lure the unsuspecting in with a nice easy start then hit them with the impossible job of reattaching all those springs later when they're least expecting it. Spent hours just trying to get 2 springs back in on the Cinq.

Oh and your hub nuts look far too easy to undo. On the MR2 the end of the shaft is all exposed with only the centre cap of the wheel to protect it from the elements. Last time I tried to undo one I had the car on the ground and still couldn't stop the wheel turning.
 
You're right, your garage is pretty narrow. New plan on mine is to spray the roof and back panel in one go which I can do inside, mask that off on the body lines and do each side seperately with the car rolled over to one side in the garage. Bonus being I will have space, see what I'm doing and it doesn't need to be light for me to do it.
 
Lopez, your guide only works if the drum cover is not seized on...I had that problem, even after busting a hum removal tool it wouldn't budge. It eventually got cut off with a blowtorch, but some bits still wouldn't budge..eventually sorted it and replaced with a new wheel hub. :)

InvG
 
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PS You may find the drum cover is seized to the backing plate.

Hit it very very very hard indeed a lot of times and it should eventually come off.

If not you may need to cut slots in it with a grinder, as I have in the past, to relieve pressure, then hit it some more.

;)
 
I've been reading along with this thread but I have no real car knowledge, so forgive me for the crappy questions..

http://ukrm.org/lopez/car/182.jpg
You say these are the fuel lines, are they usually inside the car like that? Or have you put them there because it's likely that they could be damaged .under the car (where I assume they are normally fitted??).

http://ukrm.org/lopez/car/185.jpg
What does that valve do?
I understand you have 2 handbrakes, and I see that valve seems to be connected to the hydraulic(?) one, but don't see what it's for (or why you'd need to turn it on and off)

Again sorry for the possibly stupid questions! (and thanks to whoever replies :))
 
KingAdora said:
I've been reading along with this thread but I have no real car knowledge, so forgive me for the crappy questions..

http://ukrm.org/lopez/car/182.jpg
You say these are the fuel lines, are they usually inside the car like that? Or have you put them there because it's likely that they could be damaged .under the car (where I assume they are normally fitted??).

http://ukrm.org/lopez/car/185.jpg
What does that valve do?
I understand you have 2 handbrakes, and I see that valve seems to be connected to the hydraulic(?) one, but don't see what it's for (or why you'd need to turn it on and off)

Again sorry for the possibly stupid questions! (and thanks to whoever replies :))
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I would assume that lopez has routed the fuel lines internall for exactly that reason.

The valve is a brake bias valve, not part of the handbrake system as such. It allows you to change the amount of braking that is done by the front or rear brakes, and send more "stopping power" either way accordingly.

For example you could set the brakes up 60% front, 40% rear, or 50% front 50% rear, etc etc.
 
KingAdora said:
http://ukrm.org/lopez/car/182.jpg
You say these are the fuel lines, are they usually inside the car like that? Or have you put them there because it's likely that they could be damaged .under the car (where I assume they are normally fitted??).
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This I'm not 100% on, but I am guessing it is as you are thinking, due to the car being done up for rallies you don't want to knacker the fuel lines, and inside the car is safest in that respect. Yes normally the fuel line runs along underneath the car.

KingAdora said:
http://ukrm.org/lopez/car/185.jpg
What does that valve do?
I understand you have 2 handbrakes, and I see that valve seems to be connected to the hydraulic(?) one, but don't see what it's for (or why you'd need to turn it on and off)
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If I'm right it means he can adjust the pressure that the handbrake applies when he pulls on it, setting it up to be really sensitive or not at all. The other option that it could be is that it changes the bias on the handbrake, so he can put more braking into the rear when it's pulled on, or more into the front.

EDIT: Beaten to it by paradigm...and he's explained it better. :p

InvG
 
KingAdora said:
I've been reading along with this thread but I have no real car knowledge, so forgive me for the crappy questions..

http://ukrm.org/lopez/car/182.jpg
You say these are the fuel lines, are they usually inside the car like that? Or have you put them there because it's likely that they could be damaged .under the car (where I assume they are normally fitted??).

http://ukrm.org/lopez/car/185.jpg
What does that valve do?
I understand you have 2 handbrakes, and I see that valve seems to be connected to the hydraulic(?) one, but don't see what it's for (or why you'd need to turn it on and off)

Again sorry for the possibly stupid questions! (and thanks to whoever replies :))
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Not stupid questions at all! The only way you learn anything is by questioning :)

1) Fuel lines on the 205 GTI are usually solid metal, and clipped under the car - like brake lines usually are. You are quite right, I have routed them inside the car to prevent damage and future corrosion (the steel ones rust badly)

2) The valve is a bias proportioning valve. It reduces the effectiveness of the rear brakes so that they don't lock under normal braking. Normally the 1.6 205 GTI has a compensator valve (non adjustable) built in, fitted in the engine bay. They are a git to get to, and they sieze up and go rusty. Of course, without one you have too much rear braking effort, so the bias valve does the same job, it just has the benefit of being adjustable as well.
 
volospian said:
Although surely the handbrake would only operate on the rear anyway?
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Depends on the way it's set up, I'm sure it's possible to do front/rear bias on it...although I may well be thinking peddle brake and not handbrake as I know it can be done for that certainly. :) (As a general view, not just on Lopez's 205)

InvG
 
InvaderGIR said:
Depends on the way it's set up, I'm sure it's possible to do front/rear bias on it...although I may well be thinking peddle brake and not handbrake as I know it can be done for that certainly. :) (As a general view, not just on Lopez's 205)

InvG
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You can change the bias on the footbrake as that (usually) brakes on all 4 wheels, but I think, generally, the HB only affects the rear, hence handbrake turns and so on (although you may be right on modern "electronic park brake" style systems).
 
volospian said:
You can change the bias on the footbrake as that (usually) brakes on all 4 wheels, but I think, generally, the HB only affects the rear, hence handbrake turns and so on (although you may be right on modern "electronic park brake" style systems).
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Yeah, I realised after I posted that I was thinking of the foot and not hand. :)

InvG
 
Thanks for the replies guys, learnt something new today at least :) And well done with the car lopez, wish I was man enough to attempt such a thing!
 
Rear brake lines DONE

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Note 8mm spanner reminding me to tighten that bracket :p

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All in place.

Bumper is also here, nice shiny bits to play with!
 
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Yeah it's fine, it's where my hand has been holding it when I was sliding under the car every 5 minutes :p

Plus it's a gas damper ;)
 
Awesome mate, I'm loving this thread.

You wouldn't happen to have any of the front lower driving lights spare would you? Even just the glass / surround.... :)
 
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