Chimaera chassis tidy up
Discussion
Thanks for the links guys...
I think i will pay the money for a bolt kit. Dont have the time / inclination to learn how imperial bolt sizes work. and knowing my luck will spend just as much as the bolt kit on random nuts and bolts... all of the wrong materiel.
I am also warming to the idea of a body lift. Does anyone know how much the body weighs once separated from the car? I can probably create a lift / harnis to keep it on the ceiling of the garage if it is not too heavy.
I think i will pay the money for a bolt kit. Dont have the time / inclination to learn how imperial bolt sizes work. and knowing my luck will spend just as much as the bolt kit on random nuts and bolts... all of the wrong materiel.
I am also warming to the idea of a body lift. Does anyone know how much the body weighs once separated from the car? I can probably create a lift / harnis to keep it on the ceiling of the garage if it is not too heavy.
Dont tell the missus, but i have been spending some money!
Big brake upgrade 283 x 24 with 4 pot TVR engraved calipers
New wishbones front and rear
New bolts front and rear
In progress - new springs and dampers all round.
Still need to get some rear pads though... Any ideas on how to avoid the TVR tax on these?
Hopefully make a start on the work next weekend. i guess i should probably service it too.
Big brake upgrade 283 x 24 with 4 pot TVR engraved calipers
New wishbones front and rear
New bolts front and rear
In progress - new springs and dampers all round.
Still need to get some rear pads though... Any ideas on how to avoid the TVR tax on these?
Hopefully make a start on the work next weekend. i guess i should probably service it too.
Well, not a huge amount of interest from this thread, though i'm sure it has been done to death so not completely unsurprising.
Few piccys of the refurbish. now on the road, complete geometry setup and new brakes bedding in nicely. Just new rear tyres to fit.
Spraying up the rear wishbones after sanding, preparing.
Rusty ARB is no longer rusty
Refirbed top hub assembly, caster shims, camber adjustment and ball joint.
Brakes, disks, nuts, bolts, outriggers. Everything, etc...
Wheels got a refirb too
Some body work needed fixing, few chips in the clearcoat. Still could do with a better paint match.
Put a few hundred miles on her now, not a lot though.
Money shot. Should i polish up the exhaust too?
Few piccys of the refurbish. now on the road, complete geometry setup and new brakes bedding in nicely. Just new rear tyres to fit.
Spraying up the rear wishbones after sanding, preparing.
Rusty ARB is no longer rusty
Refirbed top hub assembly, caster shims, camber adjustment and ball joint.
Brakes, disks, nuts, bolts, outriggers. Everything, etc...
Wheels got a refirb too
Some body work needed fixing, few chips in the clearcoat. Still could do with a better paint match.
Put a few hundred miles on her now, not a lot though.
Money shot. Should i polish up the exhaust too?
Looks really good. Did you sort your rear pads out? If not, some info here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
I didn't find out how much the body weighs. Only did a partial lift and fortunately have a car lift in the garage.
Rear pads sorted. Euro car parts had them listed.
Much more work was done than in the pictures. New fuel lines and polishing up the old copper parts of the system spring to mind as something that took longer than it should.
Rear pads sorted. Euro car parts had them listed.
Much more work was done than in the pictures. New fuel lines and polishing up the old copper parts of the system spring to mind as something that took longer than it should.
Its great after you finish it and you also get to know all the bits under the car as you go along.
I will be lifting my car up again this winter but this time it will be just to give the chassis a wipe and a clean instead of all that work. For the rest of the time it will be in the air, I plan putting the battery in the boot, fit a/c and I am tempted to put a Imprezza steering rack and electric pump on it.
I will be lifting my car up again this winter but this time it will be just to give the chassis a wipe and a clean instead of all that work. For the rest of the time it will be in the air, I plan putting the battery in the boot, fit a/c and I am tempted to put a Imprezza steering rack and electric pump on it.
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