Ruairi83
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Any pictures of springs fitted?
What Did You Do To Your Car Today?
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Any pictures of springs fitted?
Not yet mate .. Will send you a quick one later as I know you are waiting patiently ... PM me your number
collyirwin11
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To continue on from this......over 2weeks after starting, it is finally back on the road. Replaced the disc and pads all round, replaced two flexi brake lines, one copper brake line, a wheel bearing, an abs unit and about 1000litres of brake fluid, finally got it sorted. Lots of swearing and vowing never to work on any car ever again in those two weeks. Now to wash it.
Ruairi83
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So was it the abs
Pump bud?
collyirwin11
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Yes, it seems to have been the issue. Think the abs block on the existing unit had some closed solenoid or blockage, as fitted the new abs unit yday, bled each of the brakes this morning and got fluid no problem to the passenger side rear, and took it run and all seems good, caliper is working etc.
Just a nightmare because I assumed any abs issue would have thrown up an abs light. Never been so glad to get it back on the road, and thankfully havent lost any love for it. Lol
Ruairi83
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Glad you got sorted bud. Nightmare at times. I swear off them all the time.. Then I go at it again and say never again lol
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AIRFORCE1
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Tidy wee set of seats those. Enjoy.
I now have the chevette completely down to a bare shell except 2 windows left to remove for its ground up restoration and do properly this time. Next stop the soda blasters.
Really?! Fair play bud. Plenty work done there. Is the plan you told me being kept secret?
AIRFORCE1
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Really?! Fair play bud. Plenty work done there. Is the plan you told me being kept secret?
Not really like. Too many people come and go here to keep anything under wraps
AIRFORCE1
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It's the only cure for a vauxhall. Strip to bare shell and dispose of everything vauxhall related
AIRFORCE1
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Yeah only way to do it. Definitely be interesting to see it completed
Have the boss looking for new cars here aswell so Im winning with getting her to give up the 8 as a donor to save me hunting through all the rotboxes out there for a decent one
Don't bother your hole breaking that motor!
I can't see her letting you do that to it tbh anyway lolAIRFORCE1
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Don't bother your hole breaking that motor!
Dunno says if I get her another fd2 or championship FN2 I can break away.
That's a shame Jonny! Lol btw I'll get you to smoke test these pipes before i go to mapping again.
Blackie
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I stole the wife's Audi TT comp wheels from her Golf and fitted them to my Golf (she said I could lol)
WELL, The Range Rover. Seems to test my patience in between loving it.
Well I forgot to update with what I did on Saturday, so will do that and then move onto today's problem. FML
Well I got the new shock on Friday, went to fit it and figure out why there breaking. I think I found the problem.
When I fitted the new bushes I refitted all the bolts and nuts the same way there were when I removed them. But it seems whoever had the trailing arm unbolted from the axle before I did put the bolt the wrong way round.
Here's how it was
The nut is on the shock side and the thread actually appears to hit the shock when the axle moved a little, as you can seen it is brutally close.
Here's how it is now and I think this is the way it's meant to be as the bolt head is so shallow.
Bit more space now, but it has caused a problem on the shock that did break
It has bent the stud coming out of the bottom.
Also noticed a hairline crack in what I hope is just the paint
Hard to see, but it's where the stud meets the body of the shock.
So that was Saturday, changed them bolts around and fitted the new shock.
So onto today. Came home from work, went and had dinner and a shower, went out to go somewhere and notice an oily residue splatter over the back of the Range Rover, rolled it forward and there was a pool of oily stuff under it.
Was in a rush so thought feck it, and took another car.
Came back home and put it up on the ramp, and discovered this
That hairline crack wasn't just in the paint, must of bust on the way home from work.
Soo, another week another shock.
Feel quilty since I got 2 free replacements and I don't think it was a problem with a shocks but with the bolt hitting them, so I'm going to buy this one.
On another note, anybody want a Range Rover?
Well I forgot to update with what I did on Saturday, so will do that and then move onto today's problem. FML
Well I got the new shock on Friday, went to fit it and figure out why there breaking. I think I found the problem.
When I fitted the new bushes I refitted all the bolts and nuts the same way there were when I removed them. But it seems whoever had the trailing arm unbolted from the axle before I did put the bolt the wrong way round.
Here's how it was
The nut is on the shock side and the thread actually appears to hit the shock when the axle moved a little, as you can seen it is brutally close.
Here's how it is now and I think this is the way it's meant to be as the bolt head is so shallow.
Bit more space now, but it has caused a problem on the shock that did break
It has bent the stud coming out of the bottom.
Also noticed a hairline crack in what I hope is just the paint
Hard to see, but it's where the stud meets the body of the shock.
So that was Saturday, changed them bolts around and fitted the new shock.
So onto today. Came home from work, went and had dinner and a shower, went out to go somewhere and notice an oily residue splatter over the back of the Range Rover, rolled it forward and there was a pool of oily stuff under it.
Was in a rush so thought feck it, and took another car.
Came back home and put it up on the ramp, and discovered this
That hairline crack wasn't just in the paint, must of bust on the way home from work.
Soo, another week another shock.
Feel quilty since I got 2 free replacements and I don't think it was a problem with a shocks but with the bolt hitting them, so I'm going to buy this one.
On another note, anybody want a Range Rover?
Jordy
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Taxed it, so all legal and ready to go., dropping it off later to be detailed inside & out then I'll get a members car thread up......
Can't wait to get it out a blast over the weekend.
Can't wait to get it out a blast over the weekend.
Ruairi83
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Hit 1000 miles today. (That's 3 weeks ownership)
Nicky
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No, but she does. Hit me with the details please...
Ruairi83
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