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Old 04-02-2006, 02:30 PM
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Old 04-02-2006, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by DAN P
nice one kev looking minty mint now is your car in a big ass barn ? if so lucky man i hate working on a wet drive
Yeah m8,big cow shed!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant place for it,wouldn't get nowt done otherwise through winter

Old 05-02-2006, 07:29 PM
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Nice, very minty
Old 05-02-2006, 10:57 PM
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Not looked on here for a while ,great progress there
Old 08-02-2006, 03:54 PM
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Beam mounting bushes have arrived now,hopefully have beam back on at the weekend

Old 09-02-2006, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
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Beam mounting bushes have arrived now,hopefully have beam back on at the weekend

have fun gettin them in if your doin it yourself kev
Old 09-02-2006, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by twitchyrear
have fun gettin them in if your doin it yourself kev
How did you do yours m8???????

Got a m8 that runs a garage with a big press if I 'm stuck

Old 09-02-2006, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by twitchyrear
have fun gettin them in if your doin it yourself kev
How did you do yours m8???????

Got a m8 that runs a garage with a big press if I 'm stuck

havent done mine yet was going to post a thread asking peeps how they have got theres in without a press
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Originally Posted by twitchyrear
havent done mine yet was going to post a thread asking peeps how they have got theres in without a press
Bloke that did my old 4x4 saph ones used a metal plate on both sides with a threaded bar through the middle of the bush,tightened it up and it pulled bush into beam,then hit it with hammer to get the final piece through once it was level with plate
Old 12-02-2006, 08:24 PM
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Fitted my AP's today

Gone for silver/red,to match my suspension and be a bit different from the normal AP colours





Fitted my bushes into rear beam and fitted trailing arms to beam,Painted diff.

Old 12-02-2006, 08:50 PM
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quality kev,them brakes look almost as good as mine
any pics of the diff&beam??
keep up the good work
Old 12-02-2006, 08:56 PM
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good work mate
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Very nice
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Had a good few hours on it today,everything went spot on









Goodridge brake hoses to go on,diff,driveshafts,300mm rear brakes ,
petrol tank and the rear end will be finished

Old 13-02-2006, 04:10 PM
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Lots of progress made there ,well done
Old 13-02-2006, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Twins
Lots of progress made there ,well done
Cheers
Hard work putting beam up on your own with one trolley jack!
Got there though
Old 13-02-2006, 05:20 PM
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Looks good mate! Loving the front Caliper colour choice!

You got a new petrol tank?
Old 13-02-2006, 05:53 PM
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thats looking good m8 top job

what did you paint the under side with .?
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Originally Posted by NOSRSt
Looks good mate! Loving the front Caliper colour choice!

You got a new petrol tank?
Fitted a new one last winter,just dropped it to paint floor/chassis behind it

Why you ask m8????
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Originally Posted by All4it
thats looking good m8 top job

what did you paint the under side with .?
Treated all surface rust with kurust after wire brushing,coat of red-oxide primer,good coat of white stone-chip,then two coats of household non-drip gloss
Goes on a treat,with no drips!!!!

Old 13-02-2006, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by All4it
thats looking good m8 top job

what did you paint the under side with .?
Treated all surface rust with kurust after wire brushing,coat of red-oxide primer,good coat of white stone-chip,then two coats of household non-drip gloss
Goes on a treat,with no drips!!!!

thanks for the info m8 did take all the under seal off or leve it on..... as i am thinking of leveing it on when i do mine >?
Old 13-02-2006, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by All4it
thanks for the info m8 did take all the under seal off or leve it on..... as i am thinking of leveing it on when i do mine >?
Took it all off m8,was hiding quite alot of surface rust too

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Cause im in the process of replacing mine!
Old 13-02-2006, 09:06 PM
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well done kev looks minty fresh under there
Old 13-02-2006, 09:28 PM
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looking very nice.

like it when someone pays attention to detail
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Thanks every1

Now pull your finger out Asa and get yours done!!!!!

Originally Posted by NOSRSt
Cause im in the process of replacing mine!
Got mine from a place called fuel tanks direct,Ł49.99 delivered to the door
Will dig the invoice out for part number/phone number if you need it????

Ford tanks are near the Ł200 mark
Old 14-02-2006, 12:23 AM
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clean undersides always look top notch, well done and those red/silver calipers
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Looking good Kev
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Thanks every1

Old 16-02-2006, 06:52 PM
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Looks mint mate


Really want to do mine next year. Scared of what I might find though
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Originally Posted by BILLY
Looks mint mate


Really want to do mine next year. Scared of what I might find though
Better to catch it early though m8 if you've got some rust

Its one of those jobs thats goes from a small freshen up to a full on major resto once you start
Well worth it though when you see finished results

Will get hubs/brakes etc on at weekend and update pics
Old 17-02-2006, 06:57 PM
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looking mint kev front brakes look so good keep pics coming
Old 17-02-2006, 08:14 PM
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looks mint start mine in a few weeks.hope it looks half as goos asyours
Old 19-02-2006, 08:02 PM
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Small update,diff fitted,hubs complete with new bearings,new handbrake cable,up-rated diff mount
Just put a disc on to see what its going to look like







Old 19-02-2006, 08:03 PM
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Just wondering wots the benifits of fitting adjustable track control arms
Old 19-02-2006, 08:18 PM
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looking better everytime kev
that rear dics conversion the one from north yorks rs breaker??
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Old 19-02-2006, 08:29 PM
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Looking good.

Hopefully mine won't take too long to get like that.

Chris
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Originally Posted by twitchyrear
looking better everytime kev
that rear dics conversion the one from north yorks rs breaker??
Same kit,yeah m8
Bought it before Paul started selling them though

rob741
Adjustable TCA's make the camber adjustable,to stop tyre wear/set up camber for handling etc

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Originally Posted by Chris and Dawn
Looking good.

Hopefully mine won't take too long to get like that.

Chris
Be a lot easier looking at how clean the underside of yours is allready



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