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i'd be removing the lot, sourcing good used replacements and replacing the full aux belt system. no idea whats happened there but with everything replaced for good used and new then should be sorted
looks lovely matey, enjoying the industrial decay setting of the pic too, took a pic of mine years back somewhere similar, if a few miles from you.....flol!
Great write up, enjoyed the read
If it's not had a full suspension and steering refresh yet then I'd recommend that to steer the car in the right direction..... Sorry!
So every bush and joint/bearing up front ideally would want replacing to restore the original feel of the car.
I run mine...
Cheers @James172C feel free pop over one weekend when it's light for a nosey if you like, she won't be on the road till April ish though.
@Chambers_RS I'll get a cover too! And yeah I'll probably do mallory again this year at some point!
7-1-2018 New Wheel
Purchased a sabelt wheel, 330mm instead of 350mm and flat rather than dished.
This means my arms sit better on the wheel from the seating position
Yet to drive the car with it but position definitely feels better.
Pics!
Old dished 350mm omp item
New sabelt held up in...
i'm in the slightly enviable position of owning both an RB and an Odyssey Phase 1, caught in a corner I have no idea which i'd say i'd keep as I love them both for completely different reasons.
I've had the RB for 6 years now nearly and the Odyssey for just under a year, along with a couple of...
no worries, be interested to see how this turns out and how clean the car is for the mileage. i'd expect it to be immaculate and rust free etc.
keep us posted!
test drive, you'll see it overrev when you drop clutch and let off the power to junctions etc
can sometime feel it as hesitancy when accelerating etc as well
ai mainly just check for rust, inside petrol filler cap too where the thing bolts in can be a sign. think you can just remove the speakers and pop phonecamera into sill to take a pic and see
sticky throttle can be cable or body itself
then its just normal clio mk2 stuff on top of that, belt...
whats wrong with the current gearbox? if you are going full standard restoration as well I would simply get the existing gearbox rebuilt
edit, ignore I didn't read the original post correctly. however again unless you are getting into serious competition something with 172 cup ratios would be...