Back in July i bought.....
#251
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shoulda hired spanners Nott Rich haha
its never happened to me before and given this cars...
history... you never quite know
but lets just whisper that its been more reliable than my decade younger BM and move on
its never happened to me before and given this cars...
history... you never quite know
but lets just whisper that its been more reliable than my decade younger BM and move on
#252
after pondering wheels and not seeing anything i liked at a price i liked i got a cheap refurb from the powder coater who sorted the wheels off the BM (which i sold)
he has done a brilliant job, they were quite tatty.. i went for racing bronze to continue the ce20 fakes approach
140 squid.. bargain. plus 12 quid for a missing centre cap, the others polished up with headlight restorer, and 20 quid for new, black, wheel nuts
he has done a brilliant job, they were quite tatty.. i went for racing bronze to continue the ce20 fakes approach
140 squid.. bargain. plus 12 quid for a missing centre cap, the others polished up with headlight restorer, and 20 quid for new, black, wheel nuts
#253
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rears are 255/40 and fronts 235 i think
arches were rolled when i bought it, it was very low then though (see pic on transporter on this thread)
#254
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right.. the Nitrons are the next project
having only ever fitted lowering springs before i dont have experience of tinkering with this stuff
the front nitron has a shock length adjuster, its screwed in but has the bracket for the brake line blocking the last bit of adjustment - this is just from when i cleaned these up as i bought used off here
then you can adjust the spring perch to also change height
my initial tweaking was to get it the same length as the BCs i was removing
however i read here
Coilovers & What You've Gotten Wrong
that it's perhaps a bad idea. I've nudged Nitron but no response yet. i DO have time on my side though
the Nitron manual is here but fairly sparse
https://www.nitron.co.uk/files/nitro...ive_manual.pdf
basically i have a few options - lower using that length adjuster, lower by having minimal pre load (as the spring is longer in the above pic) or a combo..
or i could swap to the brutal springs from the BCs but i think i'll get more road grip with a softer spring
also watched a vid here
https://boostedmedia.net/automotive/...ght-right-way/
which is really good and shows how to set the shock length for correct bump travel - effectively making sure you dont hit your wheels on the car body under load
will try that and see where i get..
having only ever fitted lowering springs before i dont have experience of tinkering with this stuff
the front nitron has a shock length adjuster, its screwed in but has the bracket for the brake line blocking the last bit of adjustment - this is just from when i cleaned these up as i bought used off here
then you can adjust the spring perch to also change height
my initial tweaking was to get it the same length as the BCs i was removing
however i read here
Coilovers & What You've Gotten Wrong
that it's perhaps a bad idea. I've nudged Nitron but no response yet. i DO have time on my side though
the Nitron manual is here but fairly sparse
https://www.nitron.co.uk/files/nitro...ive_manual.pdf
basically i have a few options - lower using that length adjuster, lower by having minimal pre load (as the spring is longer in the above pic) or a combo..
or i could swap to the brutal springs from the BCs but i think i'll get more road grip with a softer spring
also watched a vid here
https://boostedmedia.net/automotive/...ght-right-way/
which is really good and shows how to set the shock length for correct bump travel - effectively making sure you dont hit your wheels on the car body under load
will try that and see where i get..
#255
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still waiting on a few things from Nitron before i decide whether to continue the fit or go back to BC
so in the meantime i swallowed a brave pill and cut holes in my bumper
now need some.glue - these are for brake vents which i will bond to the rear
and some rust treatment for a few bits i spotted on headlight supports etc
so in the meantime i swallowed a brave pill and cut holes in my bumper
now need some.glue - these are for brake vents which i will bond to the rear
and some rust treatment for a few bits i spotted on headlight supports etc
#256
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i have one side fitted
not set up, that is way too low for roads round here but i thought start low and work up
both ends easy enough if you can get drop link off rear (mine had aftermarket with hex on the balljoint making it easy, the honda ones have a little allen socket in the end of the rod and i have never got one of those off intact
now to torque it all, set a bit of height and turn it round (cant get to the other side due to bikes
not set up, that is way too low for roads round here but i thought start low and work up
both ends easy enough if you can get drop link off rear (mine had aftermarket with hex on the balljoint making it easy, the honda ones have a little allen socket in the end of the rod and i have never got one of those off intact
now to torque it all, set a bit of height and turn it round (cant get to the other side due to bikes
#257
That's low Will it even make it over the drop out of the garage? Best get someone skinny to move it lol
#258
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Heh.. as much as i like the slammed look, all my Gran Turismo cars looked like that in the day, it used to hit my garage door seal 15mm higher than that!
so i raised it a bit, ready to turn it round and do the p side
not sure my fat ass lowers it much but you have given me a lockdown idea
so i raised it a bit, ready to turn it round and do the p side
not sure my fat ass lowers it much but you have given me a lockdown idea
#259
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still waiting on the glue so cleaned and waxed the bumper... turned the car round to do passenger side.. gets in and out of the garage but eats my door seal thing
#260
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still waiting for that ****ing glue
in the meantime i attacked the rear passenger side. It's a bit of a ballache as you have to remove the fuel filler and i dropped both top mount nuts into the crevice of the body around the shock head, you need pincer fingers with 48 joints to retrieve them, my ham fists caused much bad language
anyway, another side, another minor issue
the hid leveller thingy is bust so ordered a new one off fleabay
arch solid but some minor rust so will tidy that
just put a bit of dinitrol on it for now as i think i'll get it done professionally when lockdown is over before the winter (lets hope eh?)
so.. not quite done, waiting on more bits
in the meantime i attacked the rear passenger side. It's a bit of a ballache as you have to remove the fuel filler and i dropped both top mount nuts into the crevice of the body around the shock head, you need pincer fingers with 48 joints to retrieve them, my ham fists caused much bad language
anyway, another side, another minor issue
the hid leveller thingy is bust so ordered a new one off fleabay
arch solid but some minor rust so will tidy that
just put a bit of dinitrol on it for now as i think i'll get it done professionally when lockdown is over before the winter (lets hope eh?)
so.. not quite done, waiting on more bits