Nice progress H. Some tasty bits there.
Still can't believe the previous owner thought that was even remotely acceptable work.
Keen to see and hear it in action again
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Nice progress H. Some tasty bits there.
Still can't believe the previous owner thought that was even remotely acceptable work.
Keen to see and hear it in action again
Opted to spend some coin on new suspension with more appropriate spring rates and damper adjustability. Has ended up being a bit of a cockshow.
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Bought BC racing coilovers (local stock)
Didn’t realise that the rear height adjustment was just different sized plates/spacers so fixed height of max low, 6mm raised, 12mm raised or 18mm raised
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The even bigger issue, is that the damper adjuster sits so close to the body that it’s impossible to adjust damper with the wheels on. Can’t be flipped because it hits the shock mount and the strut can’t be inverted because of different sized bolts/bushing ID’s.
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can you drill a hole in the body in that spot as an access port?
Might have to be the go if a return can’t be negotiated.Quote:
Originally Posted by sambb
The issue with drilling the hole is that, that metal there is like a box section, so is ~80mm thick.
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How goods your run with cars lately H!
Red mk3 did a heater core today too :pQuote:
Originally Posted by dylan8
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could maybe run a long drill bit through the box section from inside to outside (oversized) and then insert a pipe section to bridge between the two skins of the box section. Tack it on at either side. If you can find remote adjusters you could feed them down the pipe onto the head of the adjuster.
The rear beaver panel is ~150mm from the other side of the box section, so would need to try attack from both sides, was initially thinking 1.5”~ hole saw should be doable.Quote:
Originally Posted by sambb
Just annoyed that I’ll likely have to cut holes in what looks to be fairly structural metal for the sake of being able to turn a tiny knob, that with a little more hindsight could have been avoided in design initially.
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So one of the more involved modifications got finished up yesterday.
26mm brake master cylinder from a commodore.
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Required a little tinkering but all in all not a hard process, dry test went ok. Will have to wait till I have wheels to see how well it goes with fluid.
Fitted some EBC red rear brake pads I got with a car I purchased, while I had the calipers off I painted them black to match the fronts.
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I also sikaflex/filled the remaining diff bushings.
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After 3.5 months, wheels finally turned up and thankfully clear without spacers! YAY
17x8 ET30 Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2’s
While not the lightest wheel around, they are the only ones that will clear without massive spacers I’ve been able to find.
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I’ve been plodding along doing bits and pieces when I can.
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Dashboard out to remove all of the airbag and rear speaker wiring.
Removing seam sealer so when it comes time to put the cage in. I can go along and stitch weld the seams through the car.
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Sneak peek of header clearance through the small hole. Had to trim down the steering rack housing. Other alternative is to dent the header.
And the whole piece!
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Put adjustable end links on the front.
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Heat protection on the intake manifold and intake pipe.
Gathering parts to make a new exhaust. 4” exit tips, and a 3” in twin 2.5 out muffler,
will also be putting in a 18” resonator.
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Neuspeed crank pulley on that I’ve had lying around for a long time.
And a little preventative maintenance while it’s easy to change.
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Driveshaft coupler/bushing/giubo
I also went a bit crazy with a hole saw. Main goal was to try get a bit more air flow into the radiator, that then escalated
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Also finally got around to hacking up the factory 3 pipe bracket thing for the auxiliary radiator and power steering hose
Started something like this
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Finished like this
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