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dkrevs
02-03-2012, 17:45
Hello everybody!

I haven't been reading a forum for quite a while now anyway, hopefully I'll do an update quite soon on what's been done in the mean time. :)

Cheers

David

PS: Northy please give me access to [Members only] forums, I paid my subscription yesterday.
LEIGH-ANNE
02-03-2012, 17:49
Hello!! :D
dkrevs
03-03-2012, 12:49
:D Hi!
dkrevs
27-03-2012, 16:58
Ok, finnaly got round doing an update! :oops:
Did some work on my car lately. Replaced front shocks and top mount bearings I also add Clio V6 washers to cure the knocking along with Eibach camber bolts to compensate neg camber. Few pics:
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/6341/p1010575i.jpg
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3200/p1010576p.jpg
Also did an upgrade on my dogbone mount. It had too much play in it so I cut out the rubber on the bigger end and used a "wishbone bush" instead. Aluminium spacer had to be made and both things pressed together. Here are the pics of spacer/bush not pressed in enough yet, but you get the idea of final product.
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6259/p1010577o.jpg
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/1531/p1010578ia.jpg
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/3747/p1010579m.jpg
It feels much more solid but not too much hardcore for daily use, just what I wanted. I just hope it will last as I'm already feeling some play compared to when I first drove with it, but it's not that much, still miles better than stock. :)
I'll update the engine build thread soon! :P
Wobba
27-03-2012, 22:04
Coool :D
chip
28-03-2012, 08:49
Nice work with the wishbone bush.

Although TBH a set of powerflex bushes would have been just as effective and a lot easier to do, lol
dkrevs
28-03-2012, 13:47
Nice work with the wishbone bush.

Although TBH a set of powerflex bushes would have been just as effective and a lot easier to do, lol
They may have been easier but certainly not so cheap. I also heard a lot of bad things about power flex bushes so that turned me off.
2 live
28-03-2012, 21:20
aye good thinking with the wishbone bush. would have thought theyd be more substantial than oe dogbone mounts. but as chip said, the powerflex bushes do a good job. had mine fitted for ....quite a few years now. still no play. and theyve not had an easy life.

welcome back btw ;)