Battery Solved

Some good news, the weather over the Easter weekend was fantastic, and it’s still going!! I also decided against the Varley or Odyssey batteries because of always wondering whether the car would start or not. Anette has a small Peugeot 206 and the size of that battery is quite small, less powerful than the original 318 battery but better than the Varley 25, so bought one of those instead (half the price). It meant I had to remove the washer bottle so the battery could be moved over to give enough space to squeeze the air filter in.

That wasn’t an easy task because the MAF and rubber ducting between the MAF and intake take up a lot of space. The MAF can't be modified so it left only the ducting. I was a bit reluctant at first but cut off about 3 or 4cm on the MAF side and sanded down the ribbing so the clamp would go back on.

I'll add a washer bag to the side panel just in front of the lower left corner of the battery. 

Fredrik on his first driving lesson, I know what you're thinking "He trusts him driving his pride and joy?"

I’m really pleased with the solution but of course it’s not good when it comes to air getting to the engine. As a long term solution I’ll add the scoop and make a hole directly above the air filter. For the moment though it works fine.

Another problem is the ignition is not working sometimes. Dashboard is completely dead and it needs a tap on the steering wheel to get it working. I intend to take out the ignition switch and replace if need be. I hope that's all it is.

Trouble is weather is fantastic and I hate to have the car garaged on beautiful sunny days!