Loads to do.
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From: To the valley men!
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Mostly today I got covered in crud again
.
I bit the bullet and bought some Whiteline Uprated ARB Mounts and whislt I was at it changed the fuel filler pipe over. With the ARB off and the wheel removed it's quite easy but **** me the pipe was in sh*t street
.


The drivers side ARB mount came off OK but the bolt snapped in the passenger side. I had to drill it out and re-tap the bolt hole


Plastic cover is now refitted over the filler pipe and looks the dogs!
Just need to put the ARB back on tomorrow and get the alignment done
.
.I bit the bullet and bought some Whiteline Uprated ARB Mounts and whislt I was at it changed the fuel filler pipe over. With the ARB off and the wheel removed it's quite easy but **** me the pipe was in sh*t street
.

The drivers side ARB mount came off OK but the bolt snapped in the passenger side. I had to drill it out and re-tap the bolt hole



Plastic cover is now refitted over the filler pipe and looks the dogs!
Just need to put the ARB back on tomorrow and get the alignment done
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Looks great mate
I'm gonna change all my bushes and get the trailing arms etc recoated! How much were they to get done? Text me if you like
Gonna change my ARBs and droplinks too!
Gonna change my ARBs and droplinks too!
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Bought the rear sub frame and lateral arms as a oner, £30 from the bay. Laterals and trailing arms cost £40 to get coated.
Bush kit was complete from Thor Racing.
http://www.superpro.com.au/find-supe...ton=Search+Now
Kit 135K
Bush kit was complete from Thor Racing.
http://www.superpro.com.au/find-supe...ton=Search+Now
Kit 135K
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Bought the rear sub frame and lateral arms as a oner, £30 from the bay. Laterals and trailing arms cost £40 to get coated.
Bush kit was complete from Thor Racing.
http://www.superpro.com.au/find-supe...ton=Search+Now
Kit 135K
Bush kit was complete from Thor Racing.
http://www.superpro.com.au/find-supe...ton=Search+Now
Kit 135K
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Bit the bullet and forked out on a decent socket set. Ended up buying a tap and die set as well
. The bolts are slowly getting replaced as you can see from the ARB mounting bolts. The rest will follow.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CRESCENT-195-P...-/180642706642
£20 cheaper than this
.
http://www.jitsbits.com/product/CRES...het_Set_JB1111
And this
£79 including VAT
.
. The bolts are slowly getting replaced as you can see from the ARB mounting bolts. The rest will follow.http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CRESCENT-195-P...-/180642706642
£20 cheaper than this
.http://www.jitsbits.com/product/CRES...het_Set_JB1111
And this

£79 including VAT
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The last of the bits are now here (They really are the last bits and I am not buying anymore, ever, ever, ever,ever, honest!).
STi Type R Quick Rack with new boots and TRE's.
Lower rad bar.
New fans with shrouds.
New Backing plates for the front hubs.
ALK kit.
HARD RACE engine and gearbox mounts.
Some supplementary bushes.
The only things left from the original list are now cosmetic, engine dress up bolts, red hoses and a few other bits. Ecept the new alloy arm's with poly bushes and the front engine sub frame.
One thing i have that I am not sure about are Red LED's for the dash pod
.
Not sure?
Just a good clean and then get going on the external paint work.
And that's it. REALLY.
STi Type R Quick Rack with new boots and TRE's.
Lower rad bar.
New fans with shrouds.
New Backing plates for the front hubs.
ALK kit.
HARD RACE engine and gearbox mounts.
Some supplementary bushes.
The only things left from the original list are now cosmetic, engine dress up bolts, red hoses and a few other bits. Ecept the new alloy arm's with poly bushes and the front engine sub frame.
One thing i have that I am not sure about are Red LED's for the dash pod
. Not sure?
Just a good clean and then get going on the external paint work.
And that's it. REALLY.
Last edited by The Trooper 1815; Jul 10, 2011 at 04:06 PM.
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I know I may be having a dilemma but I still have stuff to do.
So, I have been cracking on with stripping the door cards down. In a while they are getting re-trimmed and I have always had an idea to do the door handles as I was told it could not be done but I am having a go.
So, spare door cards out of the shed and time to remove the handles.
Drill out the silver pop rivet.


And this falls out, keep it.

Now using a 6mm wood bit drill out the plastic bits that have been melted over that hold the door handles on. Once you have done that remove the screws that you can see.



The handle should now snap out from the door card.
Once its off prise away the inside piece of the grab handle having undone the two screws.


You can now see the inside of the handle. I managed to pry away a small edge of the cover and it peeled away and left the soft touch foam still intact.



I'll be getting them covered soon and they will be reconnected to the door using trim screws with washers fitted and some top glue
.
More to follow soon.
So, I have been cracking on with stripping the door cards down. In a while they are getting re-trimmed and I have always had an idea to do the door handles as I was told it could not be done but I am having a go.
So, spare door cards out of the shed and time to remove the handles.
Drill out the silver pop rivet.


And this falls out, keep it.

Now using a 6mm wood bit drill out the plastic bits that have been melted over that hold the door handles on. Once you have done that remove the screws that you can see.



The handle should now snap out from the door card.
Once its off prise away the inside piece of the grab handle having undone the two screws.


You can now see the inside of the handle. I managed to pry away a small edge of the cover and it peeled away and left the soft touch foam still intact.



I'll be getting them covered soon and they will be reconnected to the door using trim screws with washers fitted and some top glue
More to follow soon.
Last edited by The Trooper 1815; Aug 21, 2011 at 02:24 PM.
Nice Slippers in the pics Ian, proper olde del-boy typo!!
Your feking mad , i take it the car is your only hobby??! i never seem to get the time to do the niggly things on my car that are doing my head in slowly!!!
Looking good mate coming on nicely!!
Your feking mad , i take it the car is your only hobby??! i never seem to get the time to do the niggly things on my car that are doing my head in slowly!!!
Looking good mate coming on nicely!!
Nice Slippers in the pics Ian, proper olde del-boy typo!!
better than the pink fluffy bunnie one's that you wear though
and don't pretend they are donna's either they are too big for her
better than the pink fluffy bunnie one's that you wear though
and don't pretend they are donna's either they are too big for her
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From: To the valley men!

My Dad bought it for me when I was 4 years old, it's quite old now
. I also have the steam roller and static engine soaked in WD40 in bags ready for the winter months
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Been busy lately moving house and work is manic.
The door cards will be done soon but the other bits where starting to pile up.
So the garage is sorted and I have started to get amongst the stuff left to fit. Knocked off early today and managed to swap the radiator fans/shrouds and bottom support bar.
Here's the old one's.


Bottom support bar and the new one. It's slightly different but works fits perfect.

And the new one's.


I was pleasently surprised on the condition of the coolant, still looking good after 14 months but fairly low mileage that included a trip to the Fatherland.
The door cards will be done soon but the other bits where starting to pile up.
So the garage is sorted and I have started to get amongst the stuff left to fit. Knocked off early today and managed to swap the radiator fans/shrouds and bottom support bar.
Here's the old one's.


Bottom support bar and the new one. It's slightly different but works fits perfect.

And the new one's.


I was pleasently surprised on the condition of the coolant, still looking good after 14 months but fairly low mileage that included a trip to the Fatherland.
nice one mate will be like a new one at this rate and i love a good project, you should name it operation change everything lol
Last edited by The Stitcher; Oct 27, 2011 at 06:21 PM. Reason: add text






Have to do some track days now to test the handleing goodies out
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