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After a bit of a break I am back and will need some input from folks for the next stage on this project as I embark on sill replacement
I'll post up where this one is up to. I've had this car for about 5 years.
Background is I have done several Peugeot 106 projects over the years both Rallye and GTI models. Currently I have a 106 Rallye series 1 project on the go. I had a Bianca White S1 as my second car, this one is a Cherry Red version.
I bought it for a fair price, but it is a definite do-er upper. It is a well-known car in the 106 Rallye community and has had some work done in the past, notably having had a bolt in roll cage fitted and the sunroof roof panel replaced with a non-sunroof one. I did not know that conversion had been done at the time and I'll come back to that later
All 106s of this age have rust issues, I am familiar with the normal rust spots, but sunroof models are problematic because they drain into the sills and the sill drain holes get blocked. We'll get to that in a minute.
So quick summary of the work at the outset:
Boot floor seams are a known weak point. Not helped by cars being lowered or generally abused. You might judge from the non-planar state of the boot floor surfaces that some abuse was had.
The repair here - welding angle iron to rejoin the floor to the inner arch - is not treating the problem which is moisture creeping up between three layers of steel and rusting from the inside out. Given the state of the boot floor this could be fun.
If you think that the paintwork looks a bit rough, it is. Brush painted.
I'll post up where this one is up to. I've had this car for about 5 years.
Background is I have done several Peugeot 106 projects over the years both Rallye and GTI models. Currently I have a 106 Rallye series 1 project on the go. I had a Bianca White S1 as my second car, this one is a Cherry Red version.
I bought it for a fair price, but it is a definite do-er upper. It is a well-known car in the 106 Rallye community and has had some work done in the past, notably having had a bolt in roll cage fitted and the sunroof roof panel replaced with a non-sunroof one. I did not know that conversion had been done at the time and I'll come back to that later
All 106s of this age have rust issues, I am familiar with the normal rust spots, but sunroof models are problematic because they drain into the sills and the sill drain holes get blocked. We'll get to that in a minute.
So quick summary of the work at the outset:
Boot floor seams are a known weak point. Not helped by cars being lowered or generally abused. You might judge from the non-planar state of the boot floor surfaces that some abuse was had.
The repair here - welding angle iron to rejoin the floor to the inner arch - is not treating the problem which is moisture creeping up between three layers of steel and rusting from the inside out. Given the state of the boot floor this could be fun.
If you think that the paintwork looks a bit rough, it is. Brush painted.
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