Right so, been a hectic and stressful weekend working on this bloody thing,

had the mot today which it passed with advisories being a tyre close to limit on one side and rear wheel bearings having slight play which was a relief

due to the hassle I've had

so put a a full new lowering kit on, rears being a doddle only took me about an hour and half

then we have the fronts, nightmare

first of all offside trackrod, decided to start spinning as i was undoing it from the strut so had to disconnect it from steering rack, managed to get it off

ordered the new part and two days of getting the wrong part from a s**t local supplier had to put it back on anyway, the new one i got secondly had the track rod end upside down and as it being crimped in and a bend in the arm, well i need say no more, so that will be taken back haa!

then undoing and taking out the shocks was fun, had to get some heat on them and some big grips

and the shocks were well stuck in so they took some hammering to get out

thats the easy part, then comes the anti roll bar blocks.. wowww! i became very pissed off haa, wouldnt line up properly on the nearside, so stressful and it took forever trying to do it by myself so had to get the father to lend a hand! ohh and put my stainless manifold back on,

so after the essay heres some pictures :)

so first the rears

set them 60mm may go lower once theyve settled

new vs old

strut housing, not bad really

fitted

now the pesky track rod end

ended up grinding a slit in the top to hold it with a screwdriver

so front shocks and springs with new top mounts

this was nearside, remains of the top mount

had no photos of getting the old struts out, just forgot but new ones fitted here

near side fitted :)

offside built up

feeling sorry for itself on my drive

offside on

offering up arb

new blocks and fitted after an eternity of stressing

so thats all for now photo wise

i have a suspicious feeling the near side chassis leg may be out of line slightly :/ maybe why the blocks were so hard to fit

as i tighting up the struts while it was jacked up top mount didnt seat properly so top capped were knocking, so undid them again while it was sat down and moved the strut about as muched as i could, tightened them back up and all is well

the rest of g40 door cards will be fitted when i can and the car will be machine polished and mirror stalks sprayed satin black

Thanks for reading my essay :)

So decided i'd sort my exhaust out as id only quickly got it on for mot and was rattling and doing my head in

so had it all off cleaned all the old putty off the joins and re-lined it up, gave the back box and tail pipe a clean as well

needs a polish too

as it was while working on it and the chrome strip in the back bumper :)

Things to do: hopefully within the next couple of months and long term plans

few little bits of painting to be finished on wing mirrors, got to put one more door card in, and slam panel to be done

Re-seal rocker cover to start
6n strut top caps
new wheel bearings all round
complete new steering arms,
refurb steering rack
steam clean engine bay
Camber shims on rear
Refurb ATS classics and get them back on
Heat shield above the exhaust
Shot blast powder coat and fit g40 callipers, get discs and green stuff pads for them, braided hoses as well? (Recommendations on hoses?)
stealth shelf not sure how I'm going about it yet,
G40 boot carpet instead of the poverty spec one
washer bottle moved to boot
perhaps single wiper conversion
new rear screen and new windscreen seal

In the long run:
Gt conversion, i will completely strip rebuild the engine when i get my hands on one and when I've got the money, cams ported polished gas flowed head and inlet lightened balanced flywheel and crank
and coilovers, and being really ambitious air ride
want recaros re-trimmed as well, bentley cross hatch centres, when i win the lottery haa!

so there alot of work to do yet

Thanks

Edited 29 December, 201312 yr by Sircar09

Just a small update

couple of snaps of the car, not had chance to get any real decent ones

looks well in sunlight :)

this little gem came yesterday, festoon LED interior light bulb defnitely a good buy for only £3 really bright too

then these bits came today, the 6n strut top caps, chrome as well and just some autosol to sort the classics and glass polish for when i take the stickers off, so got this done this afternoon

heres a comparison, why they sit so high when mk3's are lowered

now they sit nice and flush with the turret

pretty much all stickers removed but it would be rude not to keep the shocker sticker there

then gave it a wash and polished all the glass, came out well

:)

get those mirror brackets painted up nice :p and that leather blacked up and it would be perfect

Those are getting painted asap :) yeh needs a good treating, thanks man :)

small update

currently have one wheel looking like this, still not finished need to rub it down more and polish again so gonna be a while before there on :(

and got these few bits, hella clear indicators, new parcel shelf with straps which isnt broke G40 boot carpet and the boot cover which i need some clips for if anyone knows where i can get some

Edited 14 May, 201313 yr by Sircar09

Done a few little bits and something terrible has happened! not happy

well firstly, this is a little annoying

foam in the seat is knackered, so stripped my old genesis rears

need to get a photo of them back in but they look alot better, got rid of the headrests too as i dont like the look of them

next up hella clear indicator lenses, after a good soak and a clean

comparing to the depo ones which leak

got the chrome strip put on the front bumper finally

and hella clear lenses in

then some prick at work has done this too my door, chipped and dented right on the swage line, whole door is going to have to be sprayed again,

worst of all someone has done it and moved their car and not owed up to it so still trying to find the culprit as they will be paying for it.

Nice project mate, shame about the door just touch it in for now don't keep looking at it and get them classics on!!!

So when are you bringing it me back to paint the door again :) hope you find who it was!!!

yeh so do i, theyll be seeing a big bill for being such a nob! well if you can do it this weekend tell will his van can wait

so got the front two wheels looking like this

and new rubber on one, but think ill get a new one for the other as well while I'm at it, although it has got plenty of tread on still

nankang toursport 165/55 pretty decent tyre to be fair, apparently quite soft to so should be sticky :p

done a few little thigns recently, been washing her every few days with this good weather, going to have the door sorted and whole car flattened and polished next week while I'm away.

so after A clean lol

Exhaust manifold gasket decided it would disintergrate and it was blowing like a bitch

so new one fitted

this is currently how the bay is looking, bit messy need to tidy up some wiring, maybe 6n cover but not too keen on them really

Bit of rust where air filter was rubbing so sanded it down

down to bear metal then just primered around it for now, gonna have the bay painted when i eventually convert it, hopefully end of this month!

Cleaned the filter, needs cleaning properly with the k and n cleaner and oil

i stuck a foam sticky pad underneath it to stop it from rubbing again!

then moved my cold air feed so it was actually doing something again

fronts in the sun all polished

then on monday i picked up these beauties, pretty much brand new 8j classics for the rear just a slight mark on one

ordered the tyres today to be fitted monday, will be running nankangs all round, word of advice, if you like to save money on fuel dont buy nankangs haha! there second highest for fuel consumption, not a great move really but as they say! YOLO :p

about time i updated, so got the new tyres, fitted the wheels, then some daft b**ch on my road reversed into my car, didnt even look as i was already in the middle of the road, made a mess of the door and had to get a new door

shes paying for it, which is good but pain in the arse, Women shouldnt be allowed to drive!

so few photos :)

they poke a bit :p

and the door :( photo doesnt do it justice, right on the crease line and squashed around the brace bars

Edited 8 July, 201313 yr by Sircar09

So got the door sorted, although could only get a door from an older model so no brace bar in :s

got some new mats, sick of the carpet getting flithy

after picking up after the door had been done, was flattened and polished, took 2 days work as well, some serious flatting going on! also mirrors were finshed off need a pic of those yet

the paint was as smooth as a babies bum as they say!

after a wax and all cleaned for all dubs!

then a shot from all dubs, brother has more :)

next thing coming is hopefully gt conversion and to sort the g40 callipers and get them on, and some braided hoses :) should have more soon!

Looking good love the look of the ats classics

my lil brother got a pic of this at all dubs

Looks great man, I'm running classics and there hard to pull off, I'm 70mm at front and need more haha!

Thanks guys :) I'm only 80 down on front, was 90 but i cant hack that as a daily

couple more from all dubs :)

Need some camber on the back

Looking good dude, still cant believe its the same car i rocked around in about 4 years ago

You still got the super strong bonnet struts?

Niiiiiiiice :) how people cant see a silver car is beyond me!!

Niiiiiiiice :) how people cant see a silver car is beyond me!!

thanks :) what do you mean by that

Looking good dude, still cant believe its the same car i rocked around in about 4 years ago

You still got the super strong bonnet struts?

yeh the ones that make the bonnet take off nearly, yeh haa! still there!

Looking good dude, still cant believe its the same car i rocked around in about 4 years ago

You still got the super strong bonnet struts?

yeh the ones that make the bonnet take off nearly, yeh haa! still there!

306 boot lid struts they are

so bout time i did an update, not really done too much down to funds and time, only a couple of little bits

finally put my 6x9's in the parcel shelf rather than them being in the boot, got some camber shims to fit and got some new chrome number plate holders :)

so putting in the speakers, made easy with the use of my dads jig saw

Sound quality is so much better now i can actually hear them, and plate holders and camber shims, just need to get round to fitting them, would like to get a unit to store the car over winter really

and just a night shot :)

Hopefully more soon :)

Edited 23 October, 201312 yr by Sircar09