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Old 22-10-14, 08:21 PM   #1
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nice work sneekyparrot
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Old 23-10-14, 04:00 PM   #2
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Thanks Paul, yep, they are all over ebay USA!!!



one thing I have noticed of concern, is they all claim "LCA's help reduce the amount of camber when lowering your vehicle's suspension" which indicated that these arms are shorter than the ZS/civic ones.



Have you checked them dimensionally?



Would it be asking too much for you to post up a few pics with a measure between bolt holes to find out if they're the same dimensions?



If they are, it could be worth a group buy to get the postage costs right down.

No worries will check it again this weekend but I'm sure they are the same length as I was concerned with losing camber, I want more not less [emoji106]

Will post some pics.

Guess my only concern is will they stand up to the rigours of the British weather / **** poor road surfaces ??
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Can I just in passing say this is ******* brilliant? Just cos it is tbh!
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Can I just in passing say this is ******* brilliant? Just cos it is tbh!

Cheers bud,

Wait till the motors in and it's all hooked up, should look the part but still have those who think its a rover lol.
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Cheers bud,

Wait till the motors in and it's all hooked up, should look the part but still have those who think its a rover lol.
that was always such a grin...i remember chasing down an old ferrari 328 at combe , my mate had a 348 at the time and he was always biggin it up, he didnt say much in response to my video evidence. lol
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A Small update :-)

I have the head back from ALD Developments and its looking brand new. Uprated valves, ported and flowed :-))

No pics yet as i dropped the head straight over to Andy Cowen (C&C Engineering) he is making me up a Phenolic Intake Gasket.


I could not buy the bushes i wanted for the engine mounts so thought i would have a crack at making my own, i mean how hard can it be

The LR discovery rear arm bushes fit the Metro LHS mount, well with a bit of work! I wanted the hardness rating to be 70
Not to hard but stiffer than rubber, but the ones i managed to get hold of very very soft.

Used a plastic tub , some resin plaster and giving the existing bushes a good coat of release agent.





the finished moulds needed a bit of work to iron out the imperfections.

When i mixed up the poly i found i had been sent the wrong pigment
I asked for a solid yellow colour but the stuff they sent just turned the poly transparent yellow!



I coated the mould with release agent but the fecking thing was solid when i tried to remove them! the spray release stuff they sent was kak tbh, i recon the resin plaster just soaked it up so i would of been better of covering them in Vaseline but hey you live and learn.

Wish they were both the same colour as G/Box mount but i'm not making another mould so will have to do. G/box all went well till the rear mould started to leak about half way thru pouring the poly, made a right mess but managed to clear up most of it while it was curing.



AN fittings have arrived to make up the power steering pipes / clutch pipe. Found some local guys who are doing the lot for me at a very good price, they even delivered them to my door as he lives round the corner and was passing on his way home



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I emailed one of the companies in the US about length, they said they are the same dimensions as std one, so ...
I think they are trying to say the camber deflection will not be so great as the arms have some form of polybush in them, sadly, there is no spherical option, so it would be another retro-fit job!!!

I need to get some expert advise on the strength of the parts, one thing I have noticed is
"Unique only to the Omni-Power product line, our light weight front lower control arms (FLCA’s) are forged with certified T6-2014 aluminum (100% stronger than 6061-T6)"

So, need to find out if T6061 is up to the job...

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I did look into what they were made of before buying , the 2000 range is mostly used but the aircraft industry and is stronger than 6000 range but my needs are different to others as I won't be using the car everyday.
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Old 23-10-14, 05:23 PM   #9
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2025T6 we commonly use, and 7074 which has a higher nickel content, it's stronger than 2025 but more brittle.
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