the rattlebox

next up!! the demise of yet another peugeot part.. the floppy gear linkage!!!

this system was designed by a clever bloke down in cornwall called colin satchell initially for 205`s and modified slightly for 306`s.. and currently only fitted to 1 106.. so after a lot of asking to develop a kit for the wee pug he finally admintted he hasn`t got time and instead offered to help with some info and pics and leave the rest up to me...






and so................. it begins...............





also with the exact dimension unknown of the pivot on the main stick i made up an adjustable 1 so i can try diferent positions until i get it right..




thats about it so far...

Show off lol,looking good though,

Now that i would like to do to the Cento??? ive never had to do it but it looks hard enough to do?? but saying that i might be able to tackle it?if i had the right components?? not sure,

Keep up the good work,

Cheers Scuderia

had a bit of a nightmare doing the gear linkage today as the brass bush in the bottom of the stick decided it didn`t want to go back into sleeve once i`d welded it.. so i ran the ream back thru it to clean it out where it had shrunk and then it slopped about like dick in a dustbin.. not good!

so i decided to finish off mounting the rad as with the new slam panel i couldn`t (and didn`t want to) reuse the pug spring clips...

so.. i made use of a couple of brackets on the rad and made a plate up on the drivers side:




and on the passenger side there was a big stub thing so i pushed a bit of rubber hose over that then made a small stainless bracket to hold it to the slam panel:





just got off the www.mcgillmotorsports.co.uk website and i`m now 80 quid lighter... on the upside i should have all the rose joints/lock nuts/bevelled washers to finish the linkage...

looks like it will be a nice bit of kit, nice work on the rad mount too

Looking good as always,

When will it be getting fired up?? it sure would be good to hear it when it does with a little video footage

Cheers Scuderia

well after a lot of swearing... some haed scratching... we have...

another top job mate, definately worthy of a wahoooo!

well the shifter was refitted with some mods and works a treat:












then i remembered i didn`t have an exhaust so set about making 1...



gonna rework the pug sport back box so its centre exit:





little kink to clear the torsion bars:

Ill leave the nob jokes to scuderia but the only word needed here is HARDCORE!

got the hangers shaped and tacked into place..



and with the work underneath done for now i decided to drop the ol girl onto her feet for the first time in nearly 3 years and get some pics..

verry nice mate whats next on the list?

er...

fuel rail + FPR

rebuild driveshafts

engine + car looms (tdf)

strip and back on the spit

a couple of days welding.

blast/prep/paint

rebuild!!

not too much then

haha compared to what HAS been done its a short "to do" list....

a mate of mine also mocked up a photoshop for me...

davenport wrote:haha compared to what HAS been done its a short "to do" list....

a mate of mine also mocked up a photoshop for me...

Thats going to look sweet as fcuk i dont know what it is??? but white allways looks good on the inside

Looking bloody great!!! as always

If i put my car on the lawn my life wouldn't be worth living....doesn't even bare thinking about lol,

Your list of things to do isn't that bad its getting there,

Iam sure your well pleased so far?....i sure iam thats for sure,

How long have you been at this project now? just out of interest,

Cheers Scuderia

it`ll be 3 years next month....

yeah i`m very happy with it so far... as for the lawn.. meh.. its grass it`ll survive plus its mothers lawn and she`s always trying to spin the wheels on the mower... (she used to race many many years ago...)

davenport wrote:it`ll be 3 years next month....

yeah i`m very happy with it so far... as for the lawn.. meh.. its grass it`ll survive plus its mothers lawn and she`s always trying to spin the wheels on the mower... (she used to race many many years ago...)

I guess 3 years is good going for some?getting the time can be a pain and money can always slow things down but doing it the way you have been on here the last 6 Months or more its been good going,

Spinning the lawn mover lol...i like it.....

Cheers Scuderia

well.. its been a while since i put up any progress this is due to a few BIG purhases.. unfortunatly none of them for the rattlebox... however!

after driving a few "beginner cars" (1.0L 106: aka-the 3 stud assassin, and a 1.4 polo:aka- the PLOP!) the bird has built up a few years NCB it was time to introduce her to the world of overtaking, after looking at a few potentials i heard a friend of mine (matt@ TDF) had this for sale so after a quick test drive a deal was struck and the missus had this:





KWv2 coilies
whiteline rear ARB
TD pro race (something) alloys
v6 airbox
momo steering wheel
momo recliners
yozza stealth system and decat
camber bolts (wound all the feckin way in!)

some other bits-n-bobs lower engine mount.. hids.. and a recent RR figure of.. 168 bhp!!!!!

in an effort to get this a little more "everyday car" we had a drive down to hatfield to collect a full interior (leather and alcan)

so these got took out:



and a return to renault lovelyness!





a few suprises!!..

the rear cards that came with the car had some HUGE alpine 2ways strapped in so i dremel`d the new 3/4`s so they fitted nicely and wanged them in

the new 3/4 cards from Hatfield had some E-drive? alpine 2ways in there so they have migrated into the front doors

the bird did a good job of stripping the door cards off! she might even have a talent for this spanner lark!!


we then sat down and wrote a TO DO list:

*drivers side Apost trim needs securing
*resistor needs banging into the steering wheel airbag circuit to kill the SERVICE light
*needs a bonet stay clip for under the bonnet
*bumper lights seem inactive
*need an aerial adaptor for my old headunit
*drivers side skirt has popped out of the clips and is gaping away from sill
*a bit of flaked paint on the front bumper needs painting
*the hands free kit has left 3 screw holes in the dash that needs repairing
*theres a stereo stalk behind the steering wheel but i`m guessin i need a certain connector and headunit so that will have to wait
*personally i think the steering wheel is too small
*windscreen rubber trim has broke on 1 corner

and that is about it...

in time i might replace the TD`s with some std 172/OZ rims done in antracite but the more i look at it and drive it the more i like it.. the birds smitten with it so think all the trick bits may well stay..

Nice little mottah that, looks tidy you trying to butter her up for somthing, beats bloody flowers mate

haha nah not playing the bribe card just yet.. maybe when i do something wrong!!


certainly goes well.. and handles very very well..

Great Looking Clio.......Iam sure she'll have lots of fun in it.....or more to the point you will lol,

Happy Overtaking...... ha ha,

Cheers Scuderia

well... the clio!!

new section of loom made for fog lights
trim refitted
new alpine headunit + clio stalk adaptor
new pedal rubbers
new throttle cable
new screen surround
new bonnet stay clip
found a resisitor to fit the steering wheel airbag connection NO SERVIVE LIGHT woohoo!






so!! back to the proper car haaha

i`ve made this:



which fits here:



and results in this:




and then after a mate of mine kindly donated the corners of his spare S1 dash i was able to do something about the abyss either side of my dash!!



and after a bit of sanding:






this will probably be the last update of the year so thanks for reading my ramblings and all the kind comments.. hope everyone on the forum has a great xmas and new year..

catch ya all in 2011!!!

I like the towing strap...simple but very smart,

Dash is looking well too

Thanks for the best wishes,

Your input over the year has been....Brilliant,i look forward to more in 2011,the forum has been very slow to take off but i hope to get some members on-board when i do a few track events and even the odd auto test later next year so all going well we will get some more members on-board and even a few more projects on the go?,

Hope you have a Great Xmas and all the best for 2011

All the best Scuderia