JonMc's Winter 2013 Re-work
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So today's efforts simply involved tightening up all of the nuts and bolts at the rear which in the main was straight forward except for one locking nut each side on the lateral arms - there's not enough room to get the 27mm spanner in so I'll need to get a cheap spanner and modify it
Also decided to replace the springs and fittings for the handbrake shoes but ended up using the old rusty retaining springs as the new ones where twice as long and just wouldn't compress enough for me to fit the snap washer over the pin
Also fitted the new CDF rear droplinks with a set of stainless nuts and bolts rather than the suppled mild steel stuff
Just need to get the handbrake cable retaining clips and I can drop it back down and go for a spin prior to getting the wheel alignment done
And yes I know - it needs a clean
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The handbrake cable retaining clips are inbound so when they arrive all I need to do is fit them, clean the underside while the car is up and swap the front droplinks for the CDF ones and it will go - needs a wheel alignment and I can talk through the engine work with Rich when he does the alignment (assuming he can fit it in)
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Back on all four wheels although it still needs the front droplinks sorting and a 4-wheel alignment
This is how she sits...
That's after jacking the car up and raising it another 5mm all around - I think another slight height adjustment might be in order as the rears have yet to settle
And although it could do with a good clean, the sun brings out the best of it...
Had a slight disaster with the front chocks though as the front mudflaps swept them up when I pulled the car forward un-wedge them
And that's the flaps on the higher of the two settings that the rally tech flaps come with - on the lower setting they dragged along the ground
The bolts is an M8 if you're curious
This is how she sits...
That's after jacking the car up and raising it another 5mm all around - I think another slight height adjustment might be in order as the rears have yet to settle
And although it could do with a good clean, the sun brings out the best of it...
Had a slight disaster with the front chocks though as the front mudflaps swept them up when I pulled the car forward un-wedge them
And that's the flaps on the higher of the two settings that the rally tech flaps come with - on the lower setting they dragged along the ground
The bolts is an M8 if you're curious
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Not quite, it was before ther first tweek and will need to come a touch more.
Half and inch maybe but not a couple of inches, that would look like a tractor
It has the roll centre kit fitted so can handle take a big drop.
It has the roll centre kit fitted so can handle take a big drop.
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Bonnet vent to fit next I think but I must resist buying a prodrive bumper (for now at least; I need to finish the jobs I've got lined up)
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I know - I've seen them varying from £300 - £600 which is mad. I need to clear my backlog though before I send my bumpers off for painting as you can't get them off the shelf in DBM with a special pearl lacquer
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Must resist for now
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Suspension now set to the ride height I'm happier with - slammed looked good but it's no trailer queen...
Splitter has been removed for wheel alignment and will be refitted after that's done
Then I think I'll fit my bonnet vent - just waiting for my alternator to come back after some rework but it appear that the couriers have lost it - that would've looked good through the hole in the bonnet
Splitter has been removed for wheel alignment and will be refitted after that's done
Then I think I'll fit my bonnet vent - just waiting for my alternator to come back after some rework but it appear that the couriers have lost it - that would've looked good through the hole in the bonnet