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Thanks S2Mick & Bercilac, all the best to you too.
Done a bit on the rear end today, checking alignment of Sourhways refurbed trailing arms and removed first of the old brackets that were a complete bodge job with an unbelievable amount of weld on them, took hours to grind off. 1st of the new brackets nearly ready for tacking up.
Nice to see the shocks I refurbed on the car, hope they are okay, might have been a waste of time.
Done a bit on the rear end today, checking alignment of Sourhways refurbed trailing arms and removed first of the old brackets that were a complete bodge job with an unbelievable amount of weld on them, took hours to grind off. 1st of the new brackets nearly ready for tacking up.
Nice to see the shocks I refurbed on the car, hope they are okay, might have been a waste of time.
magpies said:
I like what you are doing there 
I wish I had bought something that didn’t need quite so much fabrication / welding work doing (especially as it’s my 1st ever project). Not started on the gearbox, engine, or the body/interior yet. Still a long way off as they are equally as bad as the running gear and chassis have been. But it’s not particularly difficult and really enjoying doing it, and that’s what’s important. Every step completed gives the satisfaction buzz.
88S1 said:
magpies said:
I like what you are doing there
I wish I had bought something that didn’t need quite so much fabrication / welding work doing (especially as it’s my 1st ever project). Not started on the gearbox, engine, or the body/interior yet. Still a long way off as they are equally as bad as the running gear and chassis have been. But it’s not particularly difficult and really enjoying doing it, and that’s what’s important. Every step completed gives the satisfaction buzz.
Similar to my S1, the interior was trash so I pulled everything out including the carpets. I cut the stitched joints in the carpets and then used them where I could as templates for new. I managed to obtain a very cheap (free) end roll of new carpet so used that as the base colour for the interior. The seats were sold and better Lotus Elise seats purchased, again quite cheap as they did not come with bases. We modified Corsa bases to match the seat mounting points. I left the dash but hated it for 5 years. Last year I modified the dash at the same time as fitting the Jag engine and box, basically rewired the car and fitting a different heater and system.
magpies said:
88S1 said:
magpies said:
I like what you are doing there
I wish I had bought something that didn’t need quite so much fabrication / welding work doing (especially as it’s my 1st ever project). Not started on the gearbox, engine, or the body/interior yet. Still a long way off as they are equally as bad as the running gear and chassis have been. But it’s not particularly difficult and really enjoying doing it, and that’s what’s important. Every step completed gives the satisfaction buzz.
Similar to my S1, the interior was trash so I pulled everything out including the carpets. I cut the stitched joints in the carpets and then used them where I could as templates for new. I managed to obtain a very cheap (free) end roll of new carpet so used that as the base colour for the interior. The seats were sold and better Lotus Elise seats purchased, again quite cheap as they did not come with bases. We modified Corsa bases to match the seat mounting points. I left the dash but hated it for 5 years. Last year I modified the dash at the same time as fitting the Jag engine and box, basically rewired the car and fitting a different heater and system.
Mine was a mid life crisis panic buy, that I didn’t even go see due to work commitments (how bad can a TVR be I thought to myself). Silly me. I’ve no doubt this would be at the breakers if I hadn’t bought it, maybe not even that as absolute everything needs attention as you’ve probably seen in the posts over the last year.
I’ll be posting for some time yet. Support on here has been brilliant.
Talking about panic buys, my eldest just bought his first car after four years driving the 16v Pug 206 I bought him in which to learn. Something sensible maybe?
Perhaps a diesel car for going to Uni and back? No, a 2002 BMW E39 540i with a 4.4 litre petrol V8, world renowned for eating its plastic timing chain guides and ruinously expensive vanos nonsense.
Better yet its a broken one needing a PAS pump (at least). The nice man with the trailer is going to deposit it on my drive in the next two hours, snow permitting.
Perhaps a diesel car for going to Uni and back? No, a 2002 BMW E39 540i with a 4.4 litre petrol V8, world renowned for eating its plastic timing chain guides and ruinously expensive vanos nonsense.
Better yet its a broken one needing a PAS pump (at least). The nice man with the trailer is going to deposit it on my drive in the next two hours, snow permitting.
Bercilac said:
Talking about panic buys, my eldest just bought his first car after four years driving the 16v Pug 206 I bought him in which to learn. Something sensible maybe?
Perhaps a diesel car for going to Uni and back? No, a 2002 BMW E39 540i with a 4.4 litre petrol V8, world renowned for eating its plastic timing chain guides and ruinously expensive vanos nonsense.
Better yet its a broken one needing a PAS pump (at least). The nice man with the trailer is going to deposit it on my drive in the next two hours, snow permitting.
The neighbours are going to love you. Perhaps a diesel car for going to Uni and back? No, a 2002 BMW E39 540i with a 4.4 litre petrol V8, world renowned for eating its plastic timing chain guides and ruinously expensive vanos nonsense.
Better yet its a broken one needing a PAS pump (at least). The nice man with the trailer is going to deposit it on my drive in the next two hours, snow permitting.
Re - rear trailing arm bushes...
Having owned (and worked on) cars with trailing arms such as Viva HB & HC, Cortinas mk3,4,5
I would say it's pretty well convention to assemble the suspension with the bush bolts no more than hand tight, then sit the car back on its own weight, normal ride height etc. Then tighten & torque the bolts down. Therefore the bush inner sleeve will be now pinched rigid. And the rubber will do it's job equally both for up & down suspension travel.
It's what I have done, past, and presently.
Having owned (and worked on) cars with trailing arms such as Viva HB & HC, Cortinas mk3,4,5
I would say it's pretty well convention to assemble the suspension with the bush bolts no more than hand tight, then sit the car back on its own weight, normal ride height etc. Then tighten & torque the bolts down. Therefore the bush inner sleeve will be now pinched rigid. And the rubber will do it's job equally both for up & down suspension travel.
It's what I have done, past, and presently.
Blue 30 said:
Re - rear trailing arm bushes...
Having owned (and worked on) cars with trailing arms such as Viva HB & HC, Cortinas mk3,4,5
I would say it's pretty well convention to assemble the suspension with the bush bolts no more than hand tight, then sit the car back on its own weight, normal ride height etc. Then tighten & torque the bolts down. Therefore the bush inner sleeve will be now pinched rigid. And the rubber will do it's job equally both for up & down suspension travel.
It's what I have done, past, and presently.
basically as I said - great minds think alike or fools never differ - Having owned (and worked on) cars with trailing arms such as Viva HB & HC, Cortinas mk3,4,5
I would say it's pretty well convention to assemble the suspension with the bush bolts no more than hand tight, then sit the car back on its own weight, normal ride height etc. Then tighten & torque the bolts down. Therefore the bush inner sleeve will be now pinched rigid. And the rubber will do it's job equally both for up & down suspension travel.
It's what I have done, past, and presently.
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