Right, been semi-lurking on here for a while now. Bought a few bits off people for my car but have yet to say hello properly so here goes.

Bought the car off a member end of June this year to replace a Fiesta that went to Germany and never made it back. Done a bit of digging and I believe it has been owned by a few members over the years, RolandRat was one of them for sure.

I chose this car for a few reasons. The first one was that despite it being hundreds of miles from me I knew the car and owner. Second that I had wanted a '6 far a few years and lastly because the price was right!

The car has a LOT of documented history, approx 2" thick and from that I know the car has been looked after pretty well. The rear was lowered 40mm by CG Cars and it has had Richard Longman cams fitted in the past. I don't think they are there anymore though because the head was rebuilt 4 years later, again by CG Cars

As I mentioned before I bought the car end of June, and since then I have put on more miles than it did in the previous 12 months. This is my only car and it will have to deal with 24,000 miles a year. With this in mind I have taken a few days off work to do the following:


Fit KW Innox V1's with top mounts and drop links (replacing the *COUGH* Raceland's on there already)
2x front wheel bearings
2x track rod ends
2x wishbones / bushes / ball joints
ARB bushes
New nuts / bolts / washers from Pug used
BakerBM top engine mounts
Properly sort the oil cooler pipe routing
Fit BMC CDA if it turns up in time
Refurb the wheels back to silver
Refit the exhaust so it doesn't foul the rear bumper


I think the thermostat will need replacing before the weather turns too as the water temp sticks at 70 on a run. Oh and I guess when I get to the engine mounts there may well be some welding needed. Attention will then turn to the rear end and a rebuilt beam may be in order.

There have ben quite a few Rallye's changing hands lately and this is just another one of them, but I have to say I love the way she goes and I am driven to get her back to an OEM+ standard.

It will take some time to sort all the mechanicals. I will be doing them first, followed by smartening up the exterior. All that really needs is a new front bumper.

Well that's it really. Hopefully the changes to the suspension / front end will sharpen up the handling a touch but it is really all about me not wanting to work on the car when it is cold outside

barrym has attached the following image:

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China D Turbo HDi daily charger
Black Rallye occassional toy

Thats a strange one i would of though the pedal must be bent, cause my cable had stretched i could not get full throttle but the pedal was the same height . So

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Old pugs don't die they just get faster

Welcome to Team Black Rallye my friend.

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CLUB BLACK RALLYE


||B8s||60-70mm drop||Black Partner Steels||P1 VTS Rack||Refurbed Beam||Hybrid ARB||VTS Torsion Bar||

I've seen this in the flesh if It's the one ash (Rolandrat) used to own.

It was easily the nicest black rallye I've seen and if It's still in similar condition you've got yourself one lovely rallye.

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Ryan

Hello and welcome Barry, your car looks great, good luck with it, always great to see another Rallye being well cared for - even if it is the wrong colour

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Bianca 306 Rallye.
Mondeo Titanium X.

Thanks for the welcome and kind comments guys, much appreciated.

The car is progressing well, all the suspension work is done but it will be another couple of days till I get to test it. Started the wheel refurb now so won't be driven till that's finished. Freed off a stuck compensator valve while I was at it too.

My BMC CDA turned up today. Thanks to pug_306 for the speedy delivery

That will be fitted tomorrow along with proper clamps and separators for the oil cooler pipes, doing away with a lot of cable ties.

I may have sourced a good front bumper, no cracks so hopefully good to go straight to paint if the deal comes off. It will be the only thing letting the car down externally once the wheels are done.

Roll on tomorrow!

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China D Turbo HDi daily charger
Black Rallye occassional toy

Hi mate, no it was on white cyclones when I got it. Going back to silver, though now I have done the colour coat it looks like it may be a dark-ish shade of silver. I will know for sure once the clear goes on!

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China D Turbo HDi daily charger
Black Rallye occassional toy

Nice to have a traceable history of club owners. It's strange to think as these are really enthusiast only cars that more haven't been thru here or the other clubs...

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CLUB BLACK RALLYE


||B8s||60-70mm drop||Black Partner Steels||P1 VTS Rack||Refurbed Beam||Hybrid ARB||VTS Torsion Bar||

Deffo had the shadow chrome cyclones on it too, it looked the f**king nuts with those wheels

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Almost standard 1999 Bianca Rallye
Hilux InvincibleX daily

306 No.13

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Bianca white 306 Rallye
Arctic blue Clio 182 FF
Alpine white 205 1.9 GTI

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Bianca white 306 Rallye
Arctic blue Clio 182 FF
Alpine white 205 1.9 GTI

That's a great photo Gwyn, and great to hear from a former owner too! The shadow chrome wheels really suit her, and my refurb wheels may inadvertently end up not too far away from that colour.

Perhaps you could clear something up for me. I have an invoice for Richard Longman 270 degree cams in the cars history. Were they replaced with the head rebuild? I'm gussing they were as the idle is rock solid but would be great to know for sure.

Anything else you can think of, throw up or just reminisce would be much appreciated too!

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China D Turbo HDi daily charger
Black Rallye occassional toy

Hi mate, Im not sure on the Longman cams to be honest. They were fitted prior to my ownership. When I had the head rebuilt by Carl Mech Repairs he rebuilt the original for me. So I can only assume they remained unless they were removed prior to my ownership? Either way, she did pull very well. But I was most pleased with the handling, the fresh OE shocks and eibach springs were a great combination for road use. I do know the rear beam was rebuilt by Huw Jones just before I bought it on 77k. I sold it on 113k two years later. Spent a small fortune on upkeep but she was my pride and joy!

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Bianca white 306 Rallye
Arctic blue Clio 182 FF
Alpine white 205 1.9 GTI