Body off....what would you change??
Body off....what would you change??
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neal1980

Original Poster:

2,585 posts

269 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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Im guessing next Winter I will be lifting the body so what annoys you that you could change when its ripped apart...

Im thinking of the 100amp fuse, routing this inside the car or engine bay.

Moving the battery in the boot to increase passenger legroom.

Any other idears welcome

RedCabbage

3,606 posts

262 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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Top diff bush. wink

Al 450

1,390 posts

251 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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The annoying bunch of relays and gubbins in the footwell, get the engine ecu mounted properly. Obviously, sorting the chassis out with some rust protection. Change all the stuff that's hard to get to, fuel pipes, heater hoses etc.

spend

12,581 posts

281 months

Thursday 20th December 2007
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My eyes are lot happier since I put carbon filters (cooker) in the inner wings.

I'm not sure there is anything specific to do while the body is off?? Diff bushes, electrical re-routing... cant see any of it requires the body to be removed. Ensuring the chassis is good, and nobody has mentioned doing any work on the tub are the main things. I would clean the bottom of the tub & give it a good coat of POR15 to keep the water away.

Dave

Symonab

128 posts

243 months

Friday 21st December 2007
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Over the last 11 months I have had my body off and below are a list of some of the things I replaced - back to front.

All suspension hardware
Rear ARB bushes
Rose joint ARB links
All fuel lines to pipe as flexi was perished
Fuel pump & wiring
Outriggers & runners
Complete shotblast & 2 pack paint - baked on.
All hardware (stainless) holding tubs to chassis
Fron ARB bushes
Rose joint ARB links
Braided brake hoses
New pads
New Discs

Other things whilst body was off
Engine fully cleaned
Rear crankshaft oil seal
New clutch & related compnents
Resealed sump
New gaskets
Polished Pelenum
Shorted trumpets
Insulated Pelenum
Silicon air intake pipes
New engine mounts
Removed precats
Otter switch over ride - from dash lights switch
Stainless LVT dash
All new ignition
Re-cored rad
All the undertub repainted in satin stone chip
New heat shields in the engine bay

Tracking & wheel alignment

I think thats about it



Edited by Symonab on Friday 21st December 10:34

andy-w

1,987 posts

256 months

Friday 21st December 2007
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Symonab said:
Over the last 11 months I have had my body off and below are a list of some of the things I replaced - back to front.

All suspension hardware
Rear ARB bushes
Rose joint ARB links
All fuel lines to pipe as flexi was perished
Fuel pump & wiring
Outriggers & runners
Complete shotblast & 2 pack paint - baked on.
All hardware (stainless) holding tubs to chassis
Fron ARB bushes
Rose joint ARB links
Braided brake hoses
New pads
New Discs

Other things whilst body was off
Engine fully cleaned
Rear crankshaft oil seal
New clutch & related compnents
Resealed sump
New gaskets
Polished Pelenum
Shorted trumpets
Insulated Pelenum
Silicon air intake pipes
New engine mounts
Removed precats
Otter switch over ride - from dash lights switch
Stainless LVT dash
All new ignition
Re-cored rad
All the undertub repainted in satin stone chip
New heat shields in the engine bay

Tracking & wheel alignment

I think thats about it



Edited by Symonab on Friday 21st December 10:34
that list sounds very familiar.... hehe

Why not just lose the 100amp fuse???
One less thing to go wrong...

I also replaced the handbrake cable...like spend said earlier, everything else is easy to get to...