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something is very wrong there. If the springs dont have one end with a larger "hole" than the other, they're not meant to be used with adjuster platforms. standard type springs have the same size at each end, as do normal lowering springs
i think what you're refering to is that it's not like a front spring where the end of the spring has it's own indent to sit in. What you've taken a picture of is correct.
it's about an hour (give or take) just to remove the inlet manifold. while you've got it that far apart you should replace the whole set of rubber gaskets. A leaking rocker cover can cause a vacuum leak that leads to crap running. Quite a strange top end setup on the D4F
the dephaser pulley is on the end of the inlet camshaft. Changing it is a case of a full cambelt change plus a new pulley. There's no extra labour involved in changing the pulley as part of a cambelt change. Latest price on the dephaser is £171 so add that to a belt change (£240 on a cup from me)
you more than likely need a new gasket kit for between the manifold and downpipe. They're not one piece, there's a flexible joint right where the downpipe goes under the tunnel and over the subframe
Dave, there's a shitload of ITB'd mk1s heading to surrey rolling road on the 27th. Several of them are dailys, mine included. Pop down, i think there's even spaces to run if you wanted