thanks lads, you dont need skills to do this lol, its like a big jigsaw puzzle, and its just time and patience with most things

tezmanian devil, will see you tomorrow mate

 

got the rear roll bar fitted today, easier than i though tbh

all new bushes, links and bolts used aswell

 

lookin gd

 

Looking great Rich

Just read the whole thread mate, you have put in a lot of time and effort.

Steve

 

Mint stuff again fella

 

just ordered my rear strut brace, allot diff mount and rear shims, so will update when i get these

may come to a holt for a bit as im booking my bike test this week and thats Ł600

 

looking good

 

things are moving on quite nicely mate, great progress looks the nutz

 

little update, nothing much just rear wheel bearings and hubs fitted, and to show how i did them without a press lol

the new bearings





hubs with old bearing in





old bearings removed



new shim ready to fit into place



using old shim on top to tap down until new shim goes in evenly



can see the gap, this is where a press machine comes in handy



so , i had a spare front diff flange and the old shim fits prefectly over it



everything in vice



and new shim is pressed in





wheel bearing in, but packed with grease to get it round all roller bearings first then slotted in



dust seal



tapped in using old shim again



drive flange all cleaned up after getting the baked on grease off from being heated up from powdercoaters and fitted





repeat for other hub and loosely fitted to arms as im waiting on shims

 

very very nice mate!

 

anymore updates since i saw it?

 

should be some tomorrow, im just waiting on my driveshafts to be done, then i just have to roder brakes and shocks and the rear end is finished, so can work on the engine loom and fuel system next

that intercooler fitted yet

 

nah not yet mate, still havnt got the car yet lol, waiting on a letter from paypal to verifie my account so i can withdraw the Ł1000 i got sitting in there, then i can pay off the last 600 on the car and get it picked up, so annoying knowing im so close to having it, but still, never mind, in due time eh.

what brake's you gettiing then? big setup, or just standard for time being?

 

looking good Rich, i have got a pair of shims you can borrow untill yours come, if it holding you up?

 

thanks mate, nah im waiting on diff mount, strut brace and shims, ill order the rest of bits soon, just booke dmy bike test so thats Ł600 i have to find lol

tez

brakes will be std rear with 300mm discs until i get 4 pots, front will be 6 pots but unsure what size discs yet, depends on wheels

 

little bit more, still waiting on bits though

got my new tags, driveshaft washers, and diff mount plate off monster



diff holders fitted



also got couple of trim bits and wheel arch liners, these 3 parts ive bene looking ages for, so temp fitted them to get them out the way







arch liners



cleaned



and painted to look new again, came out better than i thought



also got my driveshafts with all new joints fitted, the joints are bigger than std internally, also the gaitors dont require clips as there air tight ones





all greased up



half shaft fitted



all bolted up to diff





just waiting on my diff mount and shims now, so i can put the hubs back on when i get the shims, rear end is almost finished, brakes and suspension and its done

 

Rich, looking well mate, what did you paint your liners with?

 

halfords black plastic bumper spray

im trying to change the date on the thread but i carnt, fuking shit thing

 

Nice work, wish I was making that much progress.

 

mate, said it once and i'll say it again! looking awesome!

more more more!

keep the updates coming chap

Dunc

 

well done mate.

 

Very nice work its coming along very well. What rear diff mount are you using?

 

proper buff mate, very nice indeed.

 

will be using one of those blue alloy ones with the poly inserts, should be here next week

havnt done anything at the mo, been waiting from my block to sell and still waiting on my wheels to get back from refurb as i need to get these gone to get some more bits

also decided im going with gaz gold coilovers aswell as these are what ive been recommened to go for

 

any more news on this yet dude?

 

nope still waiting on my bits

should be here in the next few days though i hope, then it may come to a stop as i need to save for my bike test, so fate rthe test ill crack on with it

 

Nice thread Rich, cant believe I missed it so far

Car is coming on great man, I'm sooo tempted to go the same route as you have with my new one, powdercoating all the bits etc....

PM me what you want the title changing to aswell mate and I'll do it

Steve

 

Awesome work dude!

Are you going to drive it? Don't know if i could bring myself to drive a car thats so mint underneath!

 

thanks lads

the car will driven, though im only going this far on it so i know everything is cleaned and has been refurbished or is new, so it should last a good few years anyhow

 

well worth doing for the peace of mind

 

Looking Good Rich

 

oi you havent got time to work on ur car, you have a shonky saph to put back together

 

look at the dates since i last put pics up

but i done a little bit, i fitted my screenwash bottle, only to realise i have to take it back out again as i want to repaint the slam panel

 

rite

little update, ive been waiting a while for my diff mount to turn up and when it did it didnt lol

postman had signed it and it never got delivered this was a epcial delivery item, this is whats been holding me up as it had my shims aswell lol

but it finally turned up saturday with a sticker on it saying delivered in error to somewhere else so all is good

so alls ive done is got my diff mount on with the new plate monster made for me as you will see in the pics how close the roll bar is and fitted the hubs and some new clips

diff mount all fitted



how close things are



rear shims



few bolts for shit guards for the front, abs sensor clips, hub nuts and abss sensors bolts









abs sensor clips fitted, so much better than the old ones which are always loose lol



shims fitted and hubs on





and abs bolts fitted in place, just need sensors



so to finish the back end i need sensors, discs and calipers and a handbrake cable now

but again things have come to a stop as im moving in the next couple of weeks so getting the new place sorted first

though i may get some things ordered aswell will have to wait and see

 

Good work dude, give me a shout if you need a hand moving.

 

when the time comes i think ill be getting everyone round

 

looking good man

 

about time you did some work on your own car, lol

what rear strut brace have you ordered Rich?

 

sorry, thats here aswell lol, got a sparco djustable one off mike rainbird

though need to have it powdercoated black

 

On much the same track myself mate, dunno how I missed your thread?

Nice work!

Here's mine last weekend





and the 300 Godspeed conversion on loosly