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Cheers, it’s got me back on the tig again at least. Haven’t picked up a torch for 4 years so out of practice.Neat job on the exhaust
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Had the rear end parts blasted and now painted up.
Stripped wings off to find a small patch needed.
I have worded up the ar he’s now but now pics of that.
Had the rear end parts blasted and now painted up.
Stripped wings off to find a small patch needed.
I have worded up the ar he’s now but now pics of that.
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Something happened today.
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Haha did t take too long to wrestle out, only broke two bits
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Finally got the arcdroid sussed out. Mockup caliper bracket that intend to weld out on. Few mods to make to drawing before I cut from thick plate. I’m reckoning 1/4” thick should be ok, or…?
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Mk3 version.
Just with locator points for drilling out holes this time. I managed to adjust the drawing in the actual arcdroid for these hut now have it on the drawing. Clearance for the caliper piston and larger diameter to slot over the axle tube. This could be bolted on with suitable spacing. We will see
Just with locator points for drilling out holes this time. I managed to adjust the drawing in the actual arcdroid for these hut now have it on the drawing. Clearance for the caliper piston and larger diameter to slot over the axle tube. This could be bolted on with suitable spacing. We will see
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Small but import at update to me, wheel centre caps painted, I will be doing the ‘blitz’ light king bolt in silver.
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This is tedious lol. Getting there though. 5 know wheels later and a few cups I had lyi by around.
Found a cheap as chips bmw e30 rack, looks like it will do the job.
Found a cheap as chips bmw e30 rack, looks like it will do the job.
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Glad I am stopping it back as it exposing a few repairs that need doing and whilst there small, a couple more years and they would be a bigger task. It’s worth the effort to preserve the car, so rare.
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Nothing like having the right tool for the job.
Steering wheel puller out again. I’ve used this sealey kit so many times over the years now it’s paid for itself. So much better than yanking. And hammering at the wheel in the vain hope it will come off!
Anyway, this allowed me to crack on with sorting the EPAS column. Completly butchered a corsa D setup. Cheap as chips atmo and fairly compact.
Managed to get it cut down and modified a Frankensteins esque colum of pure Opel and GM. Had to use some old manta column bits too achieve this. Lots of measuring and trimming, welding, lathe work even the mill too.
The brake pedal box still fits. Just need to sort a hydraulic clutch system out now. It had one cobbled together that nerve quite fitted tight and fouled the dash and had a hardline passing through the trans tunnel.
Proper bodge!
Crappy pics sorry and not much to explain what I did but was too engrossed in having 6 hours flat out on it.
Steering wheel puller out again. I’ve used this sealey kit so many times over the years now it’s paid for itself. So much better than yanking. And hammering at the wheel in the vain hope it will come off!
Anyway, this allowed me to crack on with sorting the EPAS column. Completly butchered a corsa D setup. Cheap as chips atmo and fairly compact.
Managed to get it cut down and modified a Frankensteins esque colum of pure Opel and GM. Had to use some old manta column bits too achieve this. Lots of measuring and trimming, welding, lathe work even the mill too.
The brake pedal box still fits. Just need to sort a hydraulic clutch system out now. It had one cobbled together that nerve quite fitted tight and fouled the dash and had a hardline passing through the trans tunnel.
Proper bodge!
Crappy pics sorry and not much to explain what I did but was too engrossed in having 6 hours flat out on it.
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Not much done of late.
But still messing about with front suspension.
I ******** up trying to press the bottom ball join into one arm. I guess the blasting has thinned the metal making it less robust. So decided to turn up a collate to weld in and beef up the arm.
Coolers over finally mounted too. Had to make up a long kinda ‘top hat’ as the top of the shock fouled against the inside of sub frame as there is a mounting block inside for the top arm bolts .
Alll clears now but it now make the shock longer than I wanted, so I will have to mount its bottom mount lower on the arm accordingly. Hope that makes sense lol.
But still messing about with front suspension.
I ******** up trying to press the bottom ball join into one arm. I guess the blasting has thinned the metal making it less robust. So decided to turn up a collate to weld in and beef up the arm.
Coolers over finally mounted too. Had to make up a long kinda ‘top hat’ as the top of the shock fouled against the inside of sub frame as there is a mounting block inside for the top arm bolts .
Alll clears now but it now make the shock longer than I wanted, so I will have to mount its bottom mount lower on the arm accordingly. Hope that makes sense lol.
We know someone on this forum that makes/ modifies the ecu's for those pas racks don't we...
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Sadly slow going atmo on this, work and life is so busy.
Done more stari by at the suspension that actually doing anything.
Made some CAD templates for bottom arms to trace up on the arcdroid for plasma cutting. And some bushes for the shock lower mounts
Done more stari by at the suspension that actually doing anything.
Made some CAD templates for bottom arms to trace up on the arcdroid for plasma cutting. And some bushes for the shock lower mounts
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Well I got to it and fired up the arcdroid. Come out ok. Still working on geometry for the rack and pinion position but slowly getting bits done. One strengthened bottom arm nearly done. Just the mounting for shock bottom bush. Still undecided on how I’m going to do it, as I’ve ordered the shocks too long really for what I want to do but I will make them work
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Progress is progress no matter how slow, mines stopped while we do outsidey stuff 
Going back to the ball joints a lot of the RWD Opel designed stuff of this period could only have one ball joint change and then you were meant to replace the arm!
the replacement ball joint had a notch in the base so you could tell if it was on its second
Going back to the ball joints a lot of the RWD Opel designed stuff of this period could only have one ball joint change and then you were meant to replace the arm!
the replacement ball joint had a notch in the base so you could tell if it was on its second
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Arms for these things are £200+ shipping taxes etc. so this seems the best thing to do given I’ve got to bastardize them anywayProgress is progress no matter how slow, mines stopped while we do outsidey stuff
Going back to the ball joints a lot of the RWD Opel designed stuff of this period could only have one ball joint change and then you were meant to replace the arm!
the replacement ball joint had a notch in the base so you could tell if it was on its second
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I’ve done that myself lol
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Nothing done lately but had some stuff played for front suspension, tie bars, brackets bolts etc
