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Re: vin 814

Postby andyd » Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:39 pm

I love you Nicholas!! :clap:

Now to change the fuel filter, before refitting the CPR.

And fit some stainless fuel lines.

And investigate the slight petrol smell when it got hot in traffic on 21st October being loved by Joe Public

And get a new otterstat

And replace my coolant

And fit my new fusebox

Thats what winter is for, I suppose! Not sure if I will really use the car over winter, lets see how we get on...

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Re: vin 814

Postby Dan 6511 » Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:49 pm

andyd wrote:And investigate the slight petrol smell when it got hot in traffic


Think they all do that!
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Re: vin 814

Postby andyd » Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:57 pm

So this happened to my LCA:
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So I bought 2 of these:

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Entirely beautiful, but less so once greased up and fitted!

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Though it has to be said, having built this front end now 4 times, I was not looking foward to the usual palaver of compressing spring, mashing frame, splitting ball joints carefully to reuse them. getting the shock shimmed in the LCA correctly etc.

However, this weekend the gods smiled on me. Or rather, if you don't actually have to remove the spring and uncompress it, it's much less of a pain in the ass. And my horrible spring compressors, in fucking the top lip on the upper spring cup, actually helped me by holding the spring in place.

Slid the old LCA out, new one in (much easier with oem rubber than poly), the fit of the shock was perfect with the supplied washers, and rebuild as they say was reversal of the removal procedure.

This is pretty scary tho
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I think the crack started at the weld of the strengthening plate for the ball joint, then pop gated both ways. I had to drive the car about 1/4 a mile- very carefully! Fully expected to need the AA when it broke. I think it proposed about 2mm in t u is short distance. Lucky escape, if not for the wallet!!

Will get it all torqued etc thru the week then aligned (again!!).

Then finish the fuel system, maybe new lines?

Then new screw in otterstat and pipe.

And fuse box?

VOD? Not before Belfast!!

Thanks all who have helped out with this,

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Re: vin 814

Postby MikeWard » Sun Feb 07, 2016 10:32 pm

Nice work Andy, those new arms look great! Looks like you had a lucky escape with that old arm.
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Re: vin 814

Postby jerzybondov » Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:37 pm

Sheeesssshh! That's a lot of work you've done Andy! Are you going to clean up those LCAs once everything is installed so they look all pretty again? :D
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Re: vin 814

Postby Domi » Mon Feb 08, 2016 8:13 pm

Those new LCA are really beautiful, and a lot stronger!
Do you plan to install the support from Ed or do you think you don't need them with those?
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Re: vin 814

Postby andyd » Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:23 pm

Hi Domi,

Dave Swingle did not recommend using them with the ally arms. I think the risk is that the hard steel polybush inserts bear on the softer arm, and cause wear. Then maybe with the slightly worn arm, clearance is greater, and the bolt is no longer tight. Dave said that these arms really want the shock mount bolt to be tight... makes sense, given the material?

So for now, no, I will not use eds support arms.

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Re: vin 814

Postby Admin-bloke » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:02 pm

Keep up the good work Andy, you'll be glad once it's all sorted.
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Re: vin 814

Postby Domi » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:22 pm

andyd wrote:Hi Domi,

Dave Swingle did not recommend using them with the ally arms. I think the risk is that the hard steel polybush inserts bear on the softer arm, and cause wear. Then maybe with the slightly worn arm, clearance is greater, and the bolt is no longer tight. Dave said that these arms really want the shock mount bolt to be tight... makes sense, given the material?

So for now, no, I will not use eds support arms.

Cheers,

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All right, thank you for the information :thumbsup:
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Re: vin 814

Postby andyd » Mon Feb 08, 2016 11:27 pm

jerzybondov wrote:Are you going to clean up those LCAs once everything is installed so they look all pretty again? :D


Nope! That would be tempting fate! No action tonight, bar looking out split pins, sorting my grease gun and carefully removing the (newish dpnw) polys from the old lca's. I just couldn't be assed going out in the cold. Tomorrow!

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