My other red rallye resto......

[Ben_w]

OK, probably the last update to this project......its pretty much finished, at least with me.

Took the engine out of my other Rallye yesterday in less than an hour. Then stuffed it back into this one. By5pm last night, the engine and driveshafts were back in, fuel lines connected, electricals connected...

Just a few more to finish this morning and then turned the key...fired straight up. Ran for a second or two then i turned it off. Awesome. Then got onto reconnecting the exhaust, fitting the rad and fans, then filling with coolant, refilling the power steering fluid and gearbox oil. Started up again and let it idle and get warm. Bled the coolant system, got hot air in the cabin, cycled the power steering, then drove her off the ramp.

Clutch felt nice and light, engine smooth and quiet. Actually drives better than before I think.

So now the hard part....time to sell her. Become very attached to this one, not sure why but it was never my plan to keep it.....needs to go though.

So, project done. Done quite a lot in a short time and pleased with how much I've learnt and how far I've come working in the 306. Best get my other one done now then....