My new toy !!

[wh0s_the_daddy]

I picked up the rest of the rear arms from the chromer / poilsher yesterday and he's done a brilliant job on them.

Had some engine bits done too.

As soon as my polybushes arrive then the rear end will finally be put back together and the car put back on its wheels.

Here's some bits ready to be fitted....

Fuel rail.....



fuel filter bracket and fuel line....



SAS pipework...



Starter motor cover plate....



Standard power steering pot...



ABS distribution block brackets...



All the rear arms....















Its going to look great when its all back together, next job is to get the car back on its wheels and roll it out of the garage so i can fit my flocked dash which has been patiently waiting to go in for 6 months now !!!

I will, of course, put up some pics when the rear arms etc are assembled on the car in the hubs etc....

cheers

andy

[Big Mark]

That is a sh1tload of effort Andy. I'd be so worried about keeping it clean it'd have to stay in a car bubble and never get driven!

[Moff]

OCD, where !

Looks great though

[wh0s_the_daddy]

That is a sh1tload of effort Andy. I'd be so worried about keeping it clean it'd have to stay in a car bubble and never get driven!

Loads of effort, yes indeed and i'm loving every minute of it.

To help me keep it clean my wife is buying me some of THESE for my birthday and another set for xmas, so i'll have a set of 4 to make it easy to get under the car to clean it.

OCD, where !

Looks great though

True , very true.....

[dawsonr]

loads of effort put into the car, bet you cant wait to drive it thou i would be scared to either get dirt on it or scratch any part of it

[James]

Wow, spotless.

[Richf]

I like those ramps was tempted myself , used to have a pair in my old motorclub , really handy

[wh0s_the_daddy]

Diff is on.....

Rear beam looks pink in the pictures.... - BUT it's red....






Did a bit more assembly work today on the rear drivers side.

Put shock on to check everything, but it will be taken off again and repainted / refurbished.

Put rear hub and suspension arms back on and driveshaft (driveshaft will be rubbed down and painted soon).

















You can now get the idea how its going to look now, i've got a lot of cleaning to do to it all because of my grubby hand prints on everything....

BUT HAD A SETBACK TODAY AS WHEN I TIGHTENED UP THE DRIVESHAFT NUT AND TORQUED IT UP I FOUND A LOT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL BEARING.....

When i took the hub off last year the driveshaft was stuck solid in the wheel bearing shaft and NOTHING would shift it, so it had to be pressed out with a hydraulic press, it took 10 tons ( yes 10 tons ) of pressure to pop it out, so this has knackered the bearing...

I never noticed any play in it until it was tightened up so i had to take everything off again to get the bearing off - boy oh boy did i curse !!!!

Luckily my mate has one which he's given to me.....he's a great fella.

keeps me busy.

cheers

Andy.

[wh0s_the_daddy]

Another 9 hours in the garage today !!!!

Took the offending wheel bearing off and replaced it wil another, thanks a million Kev....

Then fitted the driveshafts again and rubbed them down and painted them gloss black.





Fitted the rear ARB and polybushes, just got to fit the droplinks - not sure whether to fit some from Neverneverman or to get the standard ones chromed...

Fitted all the handbrake assembly, took me ages to put it all together because i forgot how it was supposed to go together....

Then fitted the discs after i got my grinder out and cleaned them up and then painted them.... (masking wasn't the best but once i've applied the brakes a few times the paint on the disc will come off....)





Goodridge brake lines are on along with the rear calipers and pads, just need some Brembo decals now.
Put new banjo bolts in from Hel Performance, new nipples will go on as soon as they arrive.







Propshaft is back on and painted gloss black....



So this is the rear end nearly finished and its looking good so far....

[wh0s_the_daddy]

Put the rear wheels back on....







Removed the axle stands and put the car on the deck for the 1st time in over 8 months, so i'm dead chuffed because now i can put the dash in next week.....



Engine out soon and front end to get the wh0s_the_daddy treatment....

cheers

Andy

[skyliner9999]

Youre a nutter lol

Lookin great!

The first time you drive this when its all done you need to go straight to a show and shine or concours!!!

[Pupsy]

This isn't just a car. This is therapy for something that's happened in your life. It must be working.............

[wh0s_the_daddy]

Youre a nutter lol

Lookin great!

The first time you drive this when its all done you need to go straight to a show and shine or concours!!!

Definately mate, it won't be going anywhere if there is a cloud in the sky.....

This isn't just a car. This is therapy for something that's happened in your life. It must be working.............

Keeps me out of the pub and out of trouble....

[Bubble]

10 out of 10 for effort there Andy

I do think you are quite mad though but keep it up

[Andy W]

you need to buy a 4WD and a covered trailer