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Zollo
28-09-2005, 16:12
After some (much appreciated :wink: ) words of wisdom, I've ordered the following from Renault...

Shocks (front and rear)
Wishbones (including ball joints)
Top mount kits
Track rods
Wheel bearings (front)
Anti-roll bar bushes (centre and end)

That lot came to £425, plus some springs I picked up for £40, so it had better be worth the improvements over my sloppy used stuff! Can't wait for Donington :twisted:

Next on the list is an uprated dog bone and the other two engine mounts...when my bank balance has recovered :oops:

Swervin_Mervin
28-09-2005, 16:26
Nothing for the rear?

Zollo
28-09-2005, 16:31
New shocks.

Apart from that, there's the bearings (that I'll be doing when they start making noises!). Anything else I can do?

northy
28-09-2005, 16:35
sounds like your going to be on form for the trackday mate :lol:

Swervin_Mervin
28-09-2005, 16:37
Umm. Dunno. What bearing's you going to change?

Zollo
28-09-2005, 16:39
How many are there?! I was thinking about the hub bearings that comes with the discs.

Don't know the workings of the torsion bar beam, are there any in there? Sounds expensive if there is :?

Zollo
28-09-2005, 16:43
sounds like your going to be on form for the trackday mate :lol:

He he. Took my old Williams for a drive yesterday and realised how much better it feels to my new one, handling wise, so thought I could do with sorting it out before the track day.

Swervin_Mervin
28-09-2005, 16:44
How many are there?! I was thinking about the hub bearings that comes with the discs.

Don't know the workings of the torsion bar beam, are there any in there? Sounds expensive if there is :?

I don't think there are y'know. Common thing to fail on PSA and VAG cars but it seems that it doesn't occur on these. Maybe it's a different setup. Dialogys doesn't list anything.

Zollo
28-09-2005, 16:51
Cool, that's a result then. If there's anything else that anyone knows of at the rear, let us know :)

dannyt
28-09-2005, 17:10
Zollo, what number williams have you bought?

And why have you bought another a new williams, as I thought your old one was nice enough?

Good effort on the susp though!

Danny

Zollo
28-09-2005, 18:06
I've bought another Williams 2 mate, so no number :( . I bought it because I'd seen it around before and always thought it was immaculate, so when it came up for sale I couldn't help myself!

I was going to do mine up, but it just worked out better to get the new one that had had all the work done already. My one is ok, and scrubs up nicely, but I wanted a perfect one, which would have meant spending a lot of money on it. I don't want to make it sound like a bad car, cos it's not, particular for the money I'd take for it!

Zollo
15-10-2005, 18:33
:shock: Transformed. And not by the £500+ worth of new suspension, but by £30 for a column weld.

Cheers Mr Bullcrusher :P

richy
15-10-2005, 18:40
:shock: Transformed. And not by the £500+ worth of new suspension, but by £30 for a column weld.

Cheers Mr Bullcrusher :P

lol great isnt it! it goes were u point it lol

2 live
15-10-2005, 22:25
£30 ................ :shock:

Lunner
15-10-2005, 22:54
Saw you comming, lol, its a 2 minute job, if that, couple of spots of weld

2 live
15-10-2005, 23:16
zollo..........if u want to pay anyone to work on ur car..........pay me lol...i could charge u 10 times the going rate for that job..and still be cheaper than that lol

Zollo
16-10-2005, 10:50
I think the petrol cost of coming up to you would kinda cancel out the money saved 2live, but cheers for the offer! I'm sure they'll be plenty more opportunities for you to work on my car anyway :oops: :wink:

Zollo
16-10-2005, 11:03
Saw you comming, lol, its a 2 minute job, if that, couple of spots of weld

2 mintue job :shock:

After watching him do five of them now, I'd say more like 30 minutes from start to finish, with everything back together ready to drive. If you can do that in under two minutes, I'll give you 50 quid just for the hell of it!


P.S. 30 quid is the going rate that a lot of people have paid Jim to weld em. Haven't heard of anyone do it any cheaper. If fact, I haven't heard of anyone else that would even do it around here...

2 live
16-10-2005, 11:19
sorry mate.....but for the amount of work involved...id b doin it for free............


and im a tite cunt lol

liitle tug on a rubber gaitor, earth the mig, quick spot, turn the lock 1/2 turn, another spot........job done



let me know wen u need a service.....lol.il even provide a courtesy car, while i rob u blind lol.... :lol:

dannyt
16-10-2005, 11:39
2live, how much to do mine big guy, at the last MOT they said it had some play in the steering but when the car was on it took the play out, think it might have got worse since then though!!!

Dan the man

2 live
16-10-2005, 14:54
il charge u 10x the going rate.....so a £10 er to u fella
:wink:

J o n
16-10-2005, 16:16
yeah to be fair 2 live can strip a car to component atoms stoned out of his mind and put them back blindfolded in circa 22 mins at last count... lol

dannyt
16-10-2005, 21:18
cheers mate, may as well make it £50!!! :wink:

When you free pal?

Martin
16-10-2005, 22:12
How about a group welding doo? :wink: Mines a bit vague around the straight ahead.. :?

2 live
17-10-2005, 01:30
£150 an il do 2......special offer......haha

2 live
17-10-2005, 01:31
cheap at 1/2 the price

dannyt
17-10-2005, 20:42
So it looks like a group trip over to 2lives love den, to rip some shells off a robin reliant and have some butties, oh don't forget to weld the steering column, all for a steel of a price at £150!!!

Zollo
17-10-2005, 21:00
Ha ha, losers. I got mine done for much less than that :P

Lunner
17-10-2005, 21:09
I'll get my mate to do it for a drink, lol

richy
17-10-2005, 22:08
mine was done for free :wink: