Lucinda

[bbbmmm55]

Feels alot less boat like when attacking roundabouts now.

 

[bbbmmm55]

I seems to be losing the ability to post pictures the right way up? Cam anybody give me some pointers lol.

 

[britrb]

Right click on the picture in your PC and select rotate -whichever way- till its the right way up.

 

[britrb]

 

[britrb]

While the picture is in the folder, right click on it and in the menu select rotate..

 

[bbbmmm55]

Thanks britrb

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Where did you get the bits from mate?, and lets have some pics of you welding :thumbs

 

[bbbmmm55]

For the uprated spacers and rod ends they came from mcgillmotorsport.com

 

[bbbmmm55]

These spacers were very nicely machined.

 

[bbbmmm55]

The bolts I actually picked up from Bunnings. M12 shanked with 1.75 pitch 60 mm long and some full thread 50mm to go through the rod end into the arb.
The actual bushes I ordered through ebay but have no idea of their quality so time will tell.
I found a little bottle jack really helpful when fitting as once you get the bolts and bushes in place theres very little or no thread showing for the rod end to be wound on.
Also I have no idea if using 50mm bolts is correct for the joint to arb but any shorter then I would not have got tge arb back on. Unless theres a special technique to fitting it. Handels so much nicer on the road now.
Also I can take credit for the parts list as i stole it from Banshee. ::augie

Now my welding is another matter. I have been practicing on scrap and not the car yet. Using an old sip autoplus 130. Im stuck at the moment though as been havinv trouble getting my wire feed/ tension correct. Then I ordered a 5 kg of wire to realise it only seems to take 1kg reels. Gonna try and sort an adaptor so I can carry on practicing. Will post some pics when im next in the garage.

 

[bbbmmm55]

Nice conditions for an oil change with these appearing under the car.

 

[Blocky10]

Is that ice or were you excited:lol:lol

 

[Banshee]

Is that ice or were you excited:lol:lol

You are grim!!! :nono

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Is that ice or were you excited:lol:lol

Ahhh c'mon man

 

[britrb]

ROFL!!

 

[Banshee]

The bolts I actually picked up from Bunnings. M12 shanked with 1.75 pitch 60 mm long and some full thread 50mm to go through the rod end into the arb.
The actual bushes I ordered through ebay but have no idea of their quality so time will tell.
I found a little bottle jack really helpful when fitting as once you get the bolts and bushes in place theres very little or no thread showing for the rod end to be wound on.
Also I have no idea if using 50mm bolts is correct for the joint to arb but any shorter then I would not have got tge arb back on. Unless theres a special technique to fitting it. Handels so much nicer on the road now.
Also I can take credit for the parts list as i stole it from Banshee. ::augie

Now my welding is another matter. I have been practicing on scrap and not the car yet. Using an old sip autoplus 130. Im stuck at the moment though as been havinv trouble getting my wire feed/ tension correct. Then I ordered a 5 kg of wire to realise it only seems to take 1kg reels. Gonna try and sort an adaptor so I can carry on practicing. Will post some pics when im next in the garage.

You're welcome for the parts list mate :thumb2 it's nice to know people have read things and it's been useful to them

 

[bbbmmm55]

Is that ice or were you excited:lol:lol

Nothing more exciting than laying on a rubber matt in the elements lol

 

[bbbmmm55]

Had a small damp patch in the boot so set off to whip the carpets out after reading numerous threads on where the leak could be. Came to the seatbelt retaining bolts and I bet you cant guess what happened when I went to remove them?s

First on started working the bolt back and forward then crunch! Not a nice sound. Seems the stone chip in the arch was hiding this.

 

[bbbmmm55]

Round to the other side lifted the carpet and was greeted with this. The mount is only held on with stone chip and a bit of luck.

 

[bbbmmm55]

Heres the insides.