Did a bit more assembly work today on the rear drivers side.

Put shock on to check everything, but it will be taken off again and repainted / refurbished.

Put rear hub and suspension arms back on and driveshaft (driveshaft will be rubbed down and painted soon).

















You can now get the idea how its going to look now, i've got a lot of cleaning to do to it all because of my grubby hand prints on everything....

BUT HAD A SETBACK TODAY AS WHEN I TIGHTENED UP THE DRIVESHAFT NUT AND TORQUED IT UP I FOUND A LOT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL BEARING.....

When i took the hub off last year the driveshaft was stuck solid in the wheel bearing shaft and NOTHING would shift it, so it had to be pressed out with a hydraulic press, it took 10 tons ( yes 10 tons ) of pressure to pop it out, so this has knackered the bearing...

I never noticed any play in it until it was tightened up so i had to take everything off again to get the bearing off - boy oh boy did i curse !!!!

So i need to get hold of a drivers side rear wheel bearing now.


Another 9 hours in the garage !!!!

Took the offending wheel bearing off and replaced it wil another, thanks a million Kev.... :happy:

Then fitted the driveshafts again and rubbed them down and painted them gloss black.





Fitted the rear ARB and polybushes, just got to fit the droplinks - not sure whether to fit some from uprated ones or to get the standard ones chromed...

Fitted all the handbrake assembly, took me ages to put it all together because i forgot how it was supposed to go together.... :sprint:

Then fitted the discs after i got my grinder out and cleaned them up and then painted them.... (masking wasn't the best but once i've applied the brakes a few times the paint on the disc will come off....)





Goodridge brake lines are on along with the rear calipers and pads, just need some Brembo decals now.
Put new banjo bolts in from Hel Performance, new nipples will go on as soon as they arrive.







Propshaft is back on and painted gloss black....



So this is the rear end nearly finished and its looking good so far....





Put the rear wheels back on....







Removed the axle stands and put the car on the deck for the 1st time in over 8 months, so i'm dead chuffed because now i can put the dash in next week.....



Engine out soon and front end to get the wh0s_the_daddy treatment....