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New arb bushes and clutch have arrived and the hubs are back together with new bearings being fitted at the garage. Paid for the hubs with beer and the clutch was a on amazon at £25. Ever the sceptic I ordered 2. It didn't take long before the seller emailed me but to my surprise they said only...
Honestly mate that deox bath is amazing. I put them back in after that and they came out even better. I was going to buy new flanges but don't need to now.
Time for an update.
It's getting worse😂. I got fed up being stabbed by bits of wire brush so any parts that would fit went in a bucket of deox-c for rust removal. F me that's impressive stuff! The hubs came out 99% rust free which I really didn't expect.
I've since blathered them in hammerite...
You can't beat an organised workbench. I'm a fucker for everything in its place but nuts and bolts and screws at home are stashed in all sorts of boxes and finding the one that fits takes ages. I think I need a trip to homebase and an afternoon sorting my s**t out!
Welcome. 182's are great cars and good ones are getting harder and more expensive. A loud colour adds to the price too these days! The mk3 197/200 was reviewed as a step back from the 182 because the extra weight dulled the meagre power increase, however they handle that tiny bit better. They...
I watched that yesterday. Not bad for 50 year old tackle but I don't really see the point when a cnc with a high feed cutter will remove that material much faster.
There were a few reviews that said the sport chassis was better on road than the stiffer Cup set up. Power wise I wouldn't worry either, a remap is only a few £££ away. I test drove 280 and thrphy both cup packed and pace wise they were both far too fast compared to my 182😂.
He means that disgusting looking thing that @Sunglasses_Ron had the other day. Pie mash and liquor. Expect the lowest csf attendance ever if that s**t is on the menu! 🤣