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M
mini-valver
They're standard you thick c**t!
Thank you Adam! It's still rough, but it's getting there
They're standard you thick c**t!
Thank you Adam! It's still rough, but it's getting there
pmsl
its still wonky though i bet haha
M
mini-valver
PMSL! I'll let you know nearer the time lad, Clio dependant I reckon unless this looks spangly by then!
Selk bag has my name on it TBH. Need monies
Selk bag has my name on it TBH. Need monies
wait and see ;)
sorry dave thought they had bin stuck on lol... anyway cars looking good mate keep it up
They're standard you thick c**t!
Thank you Adam! It's still rough, but it's getting there
We fixed it all up today actually! Since you didn't have any tools at your gaff lol
Put original plastic raises in and it sits perfectly now
PMSL! I'll let you know nearer the time lad, Clio dependant I reckon unless this looks spangly by then!
Selk bag has my name on it TBH. Need monies
Will see what I can do sir... My Surprise
M
mini-valver
Been pretty busy over the last few days after Matt told me I could come to Donny for his Fast Car shoot and have a mooch on track. So, the new axle was on but as it was a standard height the car looked gay with the H+R springs 30mm's on the front. I'd put off lowering the torsion bar as I know it is a ballache at the best of times. Cracked on with it today, they more or less fell out, lol. Piece of piss! Few pics of them.....
Anti-roll bar plat off and the ARB spun round to get acces to the end of the torsion bar-
Both of them out in under 10 minutes!
Original height of the stub axle to body was 225mm, I wanted to lower it 45mm so I jacked the arm upto 175mm (Leaving 5mm for the beam to sag back down again under its own weight once the jack is moved) and whacked the bars back in both sides with some copper grease on the splines..
Bolted all the torsion bars back in, ARB plates back on and double checked everything. Put the wheel back on and voila!
I bought some VTR wheels abit ago with shagged tyres and a fair bit of corrosion on the wheels themself. So I give them a quick rub down and primer before the gloss black coat..
Then a coat of gloss black. Not a very good picture but it'll do...
The wheels now have new tyres on but I need to source some wheel bolts before tommorrow, lol. Get some pics of the whole car at Donny tommorrow with them fitted. Not a brilliant refurb but for 3 hours work, I'm not particulaly bothered! I'll give them a 2000 wet and dry and polish but thats for when I have some spare time!
Anti-roll bar plat off and the ARB spun round to get acces to the end of the torsion bar-
Both of them out in under 10 minutes!
Original height of the stub axle to body was 225mm, I wanted to lower it 45mm so I jacked the arm upto 175mm (Leaving 5mm for the beam to sag back down again under its own weight once the jack is moved) and whacked the bars back in both sides with some copper grease on the splines..
Bolted all the torsion bars back in, ARB plates back on and double checked everything. Put the wheel back on and voila!
I bought some VTR wheels abit ago with shagged tyres and a fair bit of corrosion on the wheels themself. So I give them a quick rub down and primer before the gloss black coat..
Then a coat of gloss black. Not a very good picture but it'll do...
The wheels now have new tyres on but I need to source some wheel bolts before tommorrow, lol. Get some pics of the whole car at Donny tommorrow with them fitted. Not a brilliant refurb but for 3 hours work, I'm not particulaly bothered! I'll give them a 2000 wet and dry and polish but thats for when I have some spare time!
M
mini-valver
Mark, thats why I didnt grind the edges
Took about 2 hours to sand them all and get the corrosion off as they were knackered TBH. Then about an 15 minutes to primer, 15 minutes to paint, then half hour to rub down and lacquer. Left the primer about 6 hours and the paint overnight. Its dusty as feck in the shed too so they were never going to be mint. Not bad though, the "flecks" of dust that the lacquer has picked up will come out so will be pretty good once Ive give em a wet sanding!
Bloor, go nuts, lol!
Not mint by a long way Gaz. About a million times closer than when I picked it up though! Honestly, torsion bars are SO easy. Dont hit em out, I used a socket and long 8mm bolt to wind them out, saves twatting the shite out of the end....
Took about 2 hours to sand them all and get the corrosion off as they were knackered TBH. Then about an 15 minutes to primer, 15 minutes to paint, then half hour to rub down and lacquer. Left the primer about 6 hours and the paint overnight. Its dusty as feck in the shed too so they were never going to be mint. Not bad though, the "flecks" of dust that the lacquer has picked up will come out so will be pretty good once Ive give em a wet sanding!
Bloor, go nuts, lol!
Not mint by a long way Gaz. About a million times closer than when I picked it up though! Honestly, torsion bars are SO easy. Dont hit em out, I used a socket and long 8mm bolt to wind them out, saves twatting the shite out of the end....
Chocolate Bar™
Mark, thats why I didnt grind the edges
Took about 2 hours to sand them all and get the corrosion off as they were knackered TBH. Then about an 15 minutes to primer, 15 minutes to paint, then half hour to rub down and lacquer. Left the primer about 6 hours and the paint overnight. Its dusty as feck in the shed too so they were never going to be mint. Not bad though, the "flecks" of dust that the lacquer has picked up will come out so will be pretty good once Ive give em a wet sanding!
Bloor, go nuts, lol!
Not mint by a long way Gaz. About a million times closer than when I picked it up though! Honestly, torsion bars are SO easy. Dont hit em out, I used a socket and long 8mm bolt to wind them out, saves tw*tting the s**te out of the end....
whos wet sanding? didnt think you owned a PC dave
106 GTi
Hell no - s**t tyres choices for 14's means it needs 15's - which then means the 4x4 stance will look worse so it needs lowering first!
Ordering a stainless exhaust in the next few week now the 182 has sold and I have some money !
Cams and re-map next year as I need a to be able to pass Clio's not just stay with them ! lol
106 GTi
Bloody hell, i had you down as a O.E man!!!! It still wont pass a clio
I normally am, not modified a car since the late 90's ! lol
Bodies aswell it is then
Bloody hell, i had you down as a O.E man!!!! It still wont pass a clio
I normally am, not modified a car since the late 90's ! lol
Bodies aswell it is then
Lol...i used to drool over jakki degg in max power in the 5th year commen room n get told off by the girls lol..
M
mini-valver
I was just starting high school in 99, lol!
The torsion bars were an absolute peice of piss Rich, I even tapped it back in to make sure it was moving not then bolt just spinning, literally that loose....
Wheel bolts tommorrow and I can pit the wheels on and finish some other jobs (The car wont lock or unlock with the plip now, it has new batteries and the central locking stikl operates when you push down the door pins) and get some panel clips from Citroen. Then Mark will PC it again after I've attacked it with a touch up pen
The torsion bars were an absolute peice of piss Rich, I even tapped it back in to make sure it was moving not then bolt just spinning, literally that loose....
Wheel bolts tommorrow and I can pit the wheels on and finish some other jobs (The car wont lock or unlock with the plip now, it has new batteries and the central locking stikl operates when you push down the door pins) and get some panel clips from Citroen. Then Mark will PC it again after I've attacked it with a touch up pen
M
mini-valver
I left in 2004, fresh....
Check for play in the trailing arms first,Mines "just" started and this is the second beam FFS! First one had mega negative camber!
Check for play in the trailing arms first,Mines "just" started and this is the second beam FFS! First one had mega negative camber!
Minta!!!! My gf's vtr needs lowering
Payment in kind can be arranged.... ifyaknowwhatimsaying.
Edit : by her, not you!! phew!
M
mini-valver
LOL! Agreed Steve
The washers came out really easy yeah, knoicked them out with a screwdriver and hammer then used some long nose pliers. Straight out, lol. It must be my technique
The washers came out really easy yeah, knoicked them out with a screwdriver and hammer then used some long nose pliers. Straight out, lol. It must be my technique
LOL! Agreed Steve
The washers came out really easy yeah, knoicked them out with a screwdriver and hammer then used some long nose pliers. Straight out, lol. It must be my technique
You can do the vtr? i will reap the reward! Deal!!:evil:
M
mini-valver
Lol, sly!
M
mini-valver
Another little update!
Had some new tyres fitted last week and went to get some new wheels bolts (VTR ones have to be flat heads) and put the wheels on, I bled all the brakes while each one was off aswell as they were never brilliant. Pedal feel is much better now, alot more solid! Anyway, this is what it looked like before I started.....
Then with the wheels on. IMO, looks a different car! Thousand times better, Although, I need to take them off again as they're not balanced properly, I watched them do it aswell. The car hates me.
Had some new tyres fitted last week and went to get some new wheels bolts (VTR ones have to be flat heads) and put the wheels on, I bled all the brakes while each one was off aswell as they were never brilliant. Pedal feel is much better now, alot more solid! Anyway, this is what it looked like before I started.....
Then with the wheels on. IMO, looks a different car! Thousand times better, Although, I need to take them off again as they're not balanced properly, I watched them do it aswell. The car hates me.
ITB'd MK1
that looks nails. Hope my rear beam is as easy (lol yeah right)
