Saves me having to buy new tyres at least.
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Just paid for these babies, some Regas in 17x10...
Uhm, how long did you have to wait till they were dry and ready to go?
That's the factory finish matey.
I'm not doing the fronts, just Rears.
Pullers aren't an issue. Plenty of those I can borrow.
Rear Wheel bearings = What a day!
Snapped 2 1/2" extensions, and broke a 1/2" breaker bar within 5 minutes of owning it (Halfords Pro, when they going gets tough, they break).
So anyway, N/S/R hub nut is still on and tight. O/S/R freed off no worries, so I cracked on getting that all off...
Hub Assembly pulled off driveshaft.
Bearing puller & 32mm socket utilised in a nice controlled (LOL) rig.
Close up of it coming off.
Leaves me with the inner race stuck on, will have to get a garage to pull that off for me.
Exposed balls from the inner race being stuck on.
Snapped 2 1/2" extensions, and broke a 1/2" breaker bar within 5 minutes of owning it (Halfords Pro, when they going gets tough, they break).
So anyway, N/S/R hub nut is still on and tight. O/S/R freed off no worries, so I cracked on getting that all off...
Hub Assembly pulled off driveshaft.
Bearing puller & 32mm socket utilised in a nice controlled (LOL) rig.
Close up of it coming off.
Leaves me with the inner race stuck on, will have to get a garage to pull that off for me.
Exposed balls from the inner race being stuck on.
Got a few more tricks up my sleeve before it comes to using the air impact gun in Leeds, just need to sort this side out first.
Hub assembly is down at the local garage waiting to have the inner race removed and the new bearing pressed on. Guy said it might take them 30 minutes, I thought Christ, if I had the right gear I could do it in 5 minutes 
Anyway, started to resecure the CV boot, then as I cleaned it all up I noticed a crack in the outer casing. So driveshaft is off...
It's a good job I like this car, cost me about 30% of it's value now getting it back to how it was pre smash lol.
Anyway, started to resecure the CV boot, then as I cleaned it all up I noticed a crack in the outer casing. So driveshaft is off...
It's a good job I like this car, cost me about 30% of it's value now getting it back to how it was pre smash lol.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
LOL. That casing is f*cked!!
There's no wonder it sounded very rough, I just thought it was a lack of grease at first.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
LOL. Once you get it going mate, I'll have to have a nosey sometime. I'm heading up your way to see the ginger warrior that it Alex H in November.
LMAO @ Ginger Warrior. I'm best part of an hour away from him, but it's no big deal, can sort something out.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
I'm going to see him race at Croft mate.
I'm still an hour from Croft, but I'll pop up if it's my weekend off.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
And it's more than a pile of broken parts...
True true. It'll be reet, should be off to get a driveshaft tonight.
I wouldn't be jealous, it's nothing but more expense! Got a shaft and the hub assembly now, so will crack on in the morning.
Off side fixed. Had a test drive, can't hear any noise from the near side. Going to leave that one for now, and I'll use a windy gun to crack the hub nut off. Easier that way.
New bearing & driveshaft on (yes, the seal on the brake piston is fucked, not massively fussed as they'll get replaced before the MOT)
All built up, torqued up (did that with it on wheels) and split pin on.
Heatwrap from the downpipe, due to having spent a lot of time going into a friend's estate with speedbumps recently, the exhaust has been catching due to the mount sagging. SO it's torn the heatwrap off. Oh well, not wrapping it again.
New bearing & driveshaft on (yes, the seal on the brake piston is fucked, not massively fussed as they'll get replaced before the MOT)
All built up, torqued up (did that with it on wheels) and split pin on.
Heatwrap from the downpipe, due to having spent a lot of time going into a friend's estate with speedbumps recently, the exhaust has been catching due to the mount sagging. SO it's torn the heatwrap off. Oh well, not wrapping it again.
Getting sick of this car now.
Got it all aligned a week ago (another £120), been wonderful. Went out last night, and it started toeing left again. I thought maybe I've got a flat coming on, so I've checked the pressures, all OK. So Jacked it up, caster arms are the same length and so are the track rods. Have a quick look at the rear (no point measuring as the subframe isn't quite 100%) and nothing is loose. So **** knows, all I know is it's more money on alignment. Might have to find somewhere other than North Eastern, as it's getting a bit silly now.
What else is wrong with it... New thermostat 3 months ago - ****ed. I can give it a lick of right foot and the coolant temperature gauge creeps down to cold running temperatures, then creeps back up when going steady.
Exhaust - Still leaking, can't be bothered to start that as I fear the manifold to head flange isn't flat.
Basically, it's becoming a right heap. Wish I'd bought a better one to start with.
Got it all aligned a week ago (another £120), been wonderful. Went out last night, and it started toeing left again. I thought maybe I've got a flat coming on, so I've checked the pressures, all OK. So Jacked it up, caster arms are the same length and so are the track rods. Have a quick look at the rear (no point measuring as the subframe isn't quite 100%) and nothing is loose. So **** knows, all I know is it's more money on alignment. Might have to find somewhere other than North Eastern, as it's getting a bit silly now.
What else is wrong with it... New thermostat 3 months ago - ****ed. I can give it a lick of right foot and the coolant temperature gauge creeps down to cold running temperatures, then creeps back up when going steady.
Exhaust - Still leaking, can't be bothered to start that as I fear the manifold to head flange isn't flat.
Basically, it's becoming a right heap. Wish I'd bought a better one to start with.
I'll only replace it with another money pit mind!
Fiesta ST Stage 3
I'll only replace it with another money pit mind!
Get a 205gti. I'll Garrantee it'll be a money pit. Lol
FWD, French, Naturally Aspirated, Horse and Cart suspension. It will be a sad day if I have to buy a car of that combination
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
205 GTi's are epic. :dapprove:
Bad luck mate. Keep it up though, you'll have a new car soon, at this rate.
Bad luck mate. Keep it up though, you'll have a new car soon, at this rate.
I'd pay a fortune to find one that hasn't rotted away anyway. Then I'd curse every day I owned it due to it being made by socialist cheese eating fuckpigs.
I might just bite the bullet, get a loan and get one of the many other Jap cars on my list soon. Been a waste of money but hey, you're only young once.
I might just bite the bullet, get a loan and get one of the many other Jap cars on my list soon. Been a waste of money but hey, you're only young once.
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I've no doubt they're a fun car, plenty of people love them. Doesn't mean I want one though
Thing is, to me anyway, after owning a RWD driving FWD sucks. N/A tuning sucks compared to Forced Induction. And I don't think I'll ever own a French car if I can help it.
I've a decent list to go at of cars I could realistically own in the next 10 years or so;
Mazda FC/FD RX7, Mitsubishi Evo 3-6, Nissan R32 Skyline (Want a GTR and RB26, but also tempted RWD), Toyota Chaser JZX90/100, Toyota Supra (Manual), Nissan Silvia PS13 (basically an older version of mine), Toyota Celica GT-4, Vauxhall VXR-8/ Holden Monaro (Supercharged would be epic).
I've a decent list to go at of cars I could realistically own in the next 10 years or so;
Mazda FC/FD RX7, Mitsubishi Evo 3-6, Nissan R32 Skyline (Want a GTR and RB26, but also tempted RWD), Toyota Chaser JZX90/100, Toyota Supra (Manual), Nissan Silvia PS13 (basically an older version of mine), Toyota Celica GT-4, Vauxhall VXR-8/ Holden Monaro (Supercharged would be epic).
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
JZX100. Be a hero.
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
Toyota Chaser. 1JZ-engined drift barge. Hero chariots.
I can't get them out of my head!
This is a modified JZX100 (sat on R34 GTR rims) purely for illustrative purposes...
The whole importing lark confuses the f**k out of me though, looks so time consuming & expensive.
