172 Race Car
Went in to see the hydralics pipe man on wednesday, he said he didnt have any gas to weld my pipe up and it might be a few days. Told him i wasnt in a rush but he rang me 4 hours later and said it was done! Legend tbh.
£31 to join the two bits of pipe and did a great job as before. Looked good untill I painted it, Lol
Got a few little bits done during the week.
track rod ends on and threads cleaned up ready for set up.
Sprayed the back of the passenger seat to tidy it up a bit. looks much better. Shame about the front. Gonna get my old dear to see if she can glue the cover back on or something for me.
Rain was forcast for today so wasnt sure how much would get done.
Yet again Dan (Shadowness) came over to lend a hand.
I fitted the newly made pas pipe.
And finished off the loom and relay for it.
Ran the wire through for the cooling fan overide and tested.
While I did that Dan stripped the front brakes down as I managed to get some discs this week.
I wanted to remove the ABS sensors but they were 'In there' so had to get medievil with them. Ended up cutting the hub carrier.
Stud conversion was fitted to the hubs.
And new disc on, again with the previosuly loved Greenstuff (*spits on the floor), brake pads
A year ago (Here) I rigged up my clutch ratchet to stop it auto adjusting. At the time it wasnt engaging the clutch properly when changing gear at high revs. You would just crash the gears. But with a new clucth im hoping this mod/bodge isnt needed anymore. So removed them for now so it can do its job. (kept them handy if needed)
We filled up and tested the pas system and found no leaks.
Fitted the induction piping
So we were making amazing progress, the sun was out and it was looking like it could go down on its wheels again. Bomber came over to pick up some tyres and gave an extra hand.
Front wheels went on
Ran some cable to the interior. Might change this later to some better stuff.
Almost finished the wiring for the cut out switch
Then down on its wheels for a quick run around the street, check the clutch and gearbox, pas, brakes etc.
Turned her around on the driveway for some rear end attention next weekend. shouldn't be far off an mot after that.
Bomber had a little spin in it around the street.
Im super happy with the way it looks sat on the drive right now, the rear ride height on the AST's looks so good. It may have to go down a little at the front tho. Front bumper looks good, needs a spliter, will keep an eye out for something cheap and suitable.
After todays acheivements, I have a big grin on my face tbh
£31 to join the two bits of pipe and did a great job as before. Looked good untill I painted it, Lol
Got a few little bits done during the week.
track rod ends on and threads cleaned up ready for set up.
Sprayed the back of the passenger seat to tidy it up a bit. looks much better. Shame about the front. Gonna get my old dear to see if she can glue the cover back on or something for me.
Rain was forcast for today so wasnt sure how much would get done.
Yet again Dan (Shadowness) came over to lend a hand.
I fitted the newly made pas pipe.
And finished off the loom and relay for it.
Ran the wire through for the cooling fan overide and tested.
While I did that Dan stripped the front brakes down as I managed to get some discs this week.
I wanted to remove the ABS sensors but they were 'In there' so had to get medievil with them. Ended up cutting the hub carrier.
Stud conversion was fitted to the hubs.
And new disc on, again with the previosuly loved Greenstuff (*spits on the floor), brake pads
A year ago (Here) I rigged up my clutch ratchet to stop it auto adjusting. At the time it wasnt engaging the clutch properly when changing gear at high revs. You would just crash the gears. But with a new clucth im hoping this mod/bodge isnt needed anymore. So removed them for now so it can do its job. (kept them handy if needed)
We filled up and tested the pas system and found no leaks.
Fitted the induction piping
So we were making amazing progress, the sun was out and it was looking like it could go down on its wheels again. Bomber came over to pick up some tyres and gave an extra hand.
Front wheels went on
Ran some cable to the interior. Might change this later to some better stuff.
Almost finished the wiring for the cut out switch
Then down on its wheels for a quick run around the street, check the clutch and gearbox, pas, brakes etc.
Turned her around on the driveway for some rear end attention next weekend. shouldn't be far off an mot after that.
Bomber had a little spin in it around the street.
Im super happy with the way it looks sat on the drive right now, the rear ride height on the AST's looks so good. It may have to go down a little at the front tho. Front bumper looks good, needs a spliter, will keep an eye out for something cheap and suitable.
After todays acheivements, I have a big grin on my face tbh
Loved the column drop!! much improved
