Recent content by MAXRUNDOWN

Miserable day today so I've took the opportunity to restore the headlights, I'd machine polished them when I got the car but it never lasts, the only way to keep them nice is to clear them.. Scruffy yellow lights Cleaned and flatted off, masked up with a soft edge around the lens, set up in...

This was the resistor I used https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/chassis-mount-resistors/0159916 this has the correct female plug and pins for the male plug on the loom https://ebay.us/m/Pd6BPt

Got a little bit done today in-between rain showers Brake shims turned up so I've got the front pads in, and new stainless bleed nipples in the calipers These are apparently the replacement for mintex 1144 compound pads, so should be good for fast-ish road use. Got the coolant hoses and...

Decent progress made today, I've Torque checked fasteners for the subframe, all front suspension & engine mounts Fitted powerflex black top mount donuts Fitted the new driveshafts, uprights, discs, caliper carriers, calipers (just finger tight because I need new pad slider shims before I can...

Buy a used genuine set. They hold their money so you can sell them on whenever you're done with them

Got the engine in by myself this afternoon, it went in first time. it's on all of its mounts which just needs a torque check, got the exhaust manifold on and I've just called it a day because it's getting dark. Feels good to have it out of the garage, which needs a good tidy tomorrow. I'm...

The issue was the 'cup' for the seal in the OEM cat/dp is much deeper than the flare on the milltek. I even tried compressing the springs in the vice and wire locking them compressed to get an extra few mm. I've ordered a graphite seal without the wire mesh, and a random Klarius fitting kit that...

Got the starter fitted and loom on the engine yesterday, plan was to drop it in this morning. Ended up sleeping in so didn't get in the garage until 1030, I wanted to hang the exhaust and get the manifold bolted to the downpipe with the engine out. I pissed about for ages with this, the sealing...

I do this with videos and podcasts, either 1.25 or 1.5 depending on their natural pace of speech, I can't maintain attention with long form slower paced stuff otherwise. I'll often find myself watching two things at once too, something on the TV and something on my phone too.. probably not...

I hardly watch any UK car youtubers, anything that falls under the Auto Alex umbrella is turbo cringe, I can't wait for him to get outed as being mates with Andy Windsor and Diddy or something

Been watching a few of this guys videos this week, fairly decent content

If you wanted to refresh the front end in one go then you'd be best to drop the subframe off and do ARB bushes, rack bushes, bottom arm bushes and ball joints, tie rods and track rod ends in one go. If you're just looking for quick and easy stuff to do while you're fitting springs and dampers...

Got the engine off the stand onto the crane this morning, rear main seal in, flywheel and clutch on then got the gearbox bolted up. Need to torque the engine-box fasteners, fit the starter and give everything a final check over before dropping it in.. I could probably have it in tomorrow but...

Got the subframe in today, @Yarp dropped by to help manoeuvre it into place and get the bolts in which was massively appreciated. Feels like I've hit a big milestone starting to put the big bits back together. I'd love to have the engine in before I go back to work on Sunday, weather forecast...

Subframe built up ready to be fitted, weather looks good for tomorrow so I might try to get it in