Torsion Bar success!!!

[JJ!]

Done today (first time we had done one!!)

Ignore the rust and the height at the front - being sorted on friday!

Also, while we were at it we took the black stiky stuff off the pillers - hair dryers at the ready!!!!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/southmodified/Car%20Pics/46f25cc4.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/southmodified/Car%20Pics/0d911d68.jpg

 

[midge]

where do you live mate? fancy doing mine?

 

[Winston]

f**king well sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!! Its made loads of difference....good work

Run into any problems?

 

[JJ!]

South east coast!!!

Was a lot easier to do than i thought!!

 

[Final Maxim]

get low, lookin good mate!. hows the sticky sh*t comin off like?

 

[JJ!]

Winston - problem 1 was: used wrong size socket (not big enough) so torsion bar was not pulling out and we couldnt understand why! threaded one bolt so got a bigger socket and she came straight out!

Problem 2 - getting the bars back in!! was getting frustrated but in the end my mate kept knocking it gently while i wiggles the hub up and down a bit till it lined up!!!

final_maxim - hairdryer at full temp made the job really easy!!

 

[midge]

where on the south east coast?

 

[JJ!]

eastbourne!!

 

[Dan_mk1]

You got any other pics of the vinyl type stuff? debating whether to do this on mine or not...

 

[JJ!]

i will get some for you Dan - IMO it looks much better!!

 

[JJ!]

think it settles at a goo dheight - dont ask me what it is tho lol!!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y67/southmodified/Car%20Pics/f3a0a287.jpg

 

[Rich_16v]

Looks great and totally debadged

Have you got the pipercross fitted yet?

 

[JJ!]

cheers matey!

yep, its fitted and the cold air feed is where you had yours! i know there will be powerloss in the summer but i dont care as i love the noise lol!!

 

[DazRsi]

looks good mate

 

[Tom_16v]

Job well done mate!

 

[JJ!]

thanks people!! looks a bit odd at the moment as its too high at the front lol!

be sorted on friday

 

[JayR]

Looks alot better now mate!!!

 

[patty]

looks naked without the black sitcky stuff... think ill do that on mine

 

[diamond geezer]

dont forget to sort out your brake bias.

 

[JJ!]

well i read about that but it does not seemed to have made any difference, took it down my mates road to test at high and low speeds and corners and no difference that i could notice!!

 

[Jase16v]

Quote: Originally posted by Justy on 19 April 2005

well i read about that but it does not seemed to have made any difference, took it down my mates road to test at high and low speeds and corners and no difference that i could notice!!



This is what i thought until last week managed a nearly full 360 in the dry! Ok i was traveling at some (private road obviously) scared the sh*t out of me, been taking it steady until i can get under the car. I know mines braking alot harder on the rear as when ive cleaned it i have pad dust on the rear alloys and ive never had it before...

Good job well done matey, might have to copy the pillars as one of mine is starting to peel anyway

Looks sweet

 

[JJ!]

mine was peeling so i just helped it!! lol!!

took a while to do but was so much easier with a hair dryer!!

 

[patty]

^^

wot did u use with the hairdryer to get it off mate? paint scraper?

 

[JJ!]

Just peeled off with my fingers!!! then attacked the remaining glue with hot soapy water!!!

 

[dudelove]

Quote: Originally posted by patty on 22 April 2005
^^

wot did u use with the hairdryer to get it off mate? paint scraper?


use a wire brush, thatll shift it