Preparation for work begins..
November 23rd, 2012
The first step in reviving the 106 was to sand blast the shell so we could see the extent of the work involved fully. Having had several owners impose their own ideas on the car there was plenty of tidying up to do.
Assessing the work ahead
November 23rd, 2012
After blasting we could really see the 106 had been through it, a lot of rallys completed, a few knocks and some slightly less professional work all needed sorting out.
November 23rd, 2012
The clean up begins
November 23rd, 2012
The first thing to do was to start cutting out everything that we needed to either upgrade or re-manufacture. The bulkhead and inner wings were the first in line for the plasma cutter!
Filling in the blanks
November 23rd, 2012
As you can see the chassis rails were full of unnecessary holes, it took an awful lot of time to fill these throughout the car.
Fabrication of new components begins
November 23rd, 2012
The first new part to be made and fitted was the inner wings. They had to be of suitable size to house the suitably large 17" wheels that this car will be fitted with.
Panel mock up
November 23rd, 2012
Once the inner wings were fitted we could fit the new wing rails removed from a donor shell. We used a new front panel to help and briefly mocked up the body panels to ensure the wing/door gaps were correct.
New bulk head is fitted
November 23rd, 2012
Here you can see our new bulkhead. We made a stronger version of the standard one as this one would be partly used to mount the electric power steering unit which exerts a lot of twisting force.
Adding the Maxi details
November 23rd, 2012
One of the most notable things you see under the bonnets of the 106 Maxi's is the strengthening tubes linking the suspension housing, chassis and bottom arm mounting points, giving significant strength and rigidity. Here we recreated the same set up.
Pedal box fitment
November 23rd, 2012
It took a while but the mounting of the pedal box was completed. Utilizing the cage as a basis for the mounting bracket to avoid any bulkhead flexing was necessary as the old bulk head and flexed considerably. It meant we needed to fit an entirely different Tilton pedal set up.
