Slowly getting there, spent today on the car
both my wings are painted now
Aaaaannnnnd! COILOVERS ARRIVED!!!!! woop!!! they look frickin awesome!! so dam happy with them, fitted new top mounts, wheel bearings and hubs, i wanted to get the calipers refurbed but didnt have enough dosh, so got some used g40 calipers that i can send off when i get paid
inner wing all cleaned, treated and waxoyled
eventually the rust will be ground back and resprayed when time and money allow
got the box built back up and back in
which was a ball ache!!!! i put it in with the new gearbox mount only to realise i need the subframe in
ergh. so i then un bolted it all and rested the subframe in, bolted it all up, to then realise i couldnt get the frame on the mounts! off AGAIN!!
well with the sorted. i came back later only to find there is sooo much play in my diff bearings its causing the driveshaft flanges to leak. bleurgh! seem to be taking 1 step forward and two back
now for the most time consuming and annoying bit. changing crank and camshaft seals. this was such a pain!! pete saved the day after a quick phone call
as i was getting really stressed
i tried to stop the pulley turning by wedging a a 12mm spanner between allen bolt and engine mount, didnt end well. luckily i bought a spare. in the end i had to drop the sump and wedge some plastic chopping board inbetween the crank webbing and engine block wall, worked a treat
i didnt get any before pics, sorry, wish i did as again it was well and truly gunged up, so is all nice and clean now, and hopefully leak free
new filter
all is nice and clean now though
i put the crank plate in the oven for half hour and the seal popped straight out and used the blue glue to seal the seals in when fitting, the stuff pete supplies with glader seals. so no more leaks
also used some loctite aerosol instant gasket jezza recommended me, seems like top stuff!!
keep watching, more updates tomorrow
i would write more but pictures say way more
thanks for reading, and thanks for the help Pete