180 Track Car Build

[Lukeus101]

+1....

[Mark S]

how much extra was the rod from gaz? i have 2 or 3 rusting away!!! luckily out of the working zone.

[Skillen]

Originally Posted by Mark S

how much extra was the rod from gaz? i have 2 or 3 rusting away!!! luckily out of the working zone.

£36.50 unit price +vat so actually pretty reasonable.
I needed two.

[Skillen]

Awesome work Phil!
We're the bushes easy to do? Mine want doing as the harder suspension has exposed so much knocking and banging going on all round but I don't have access to a vice :/

Good to see that even though it's now a track slag that so much work is going into it and it's probably getting more love than if I'd sold it locally.

[ZS Phil]

Cheers
Yeh, its having plenty of time and effort spent on it so no chance of it being neglected.

To be honest, the bushes are really easy to fit although a vice does make life 10 times easier. Thinking about it, its the tool I use most without a shadow of a doubt, certainly worth you investing in one.

The tricky bit (or the bit which CAN be tricky) is getting all the components off without shearing seized / rusty bolts. I soaked everything in Plus Gas at least 3 times and drove it for about 2 weeks before even attempting it... seemed to work.
The other part that took a bit of time was getting the old bushes out, obviously if you have a bearing press its not an issue but the "burn and cut" method worked fine for me... again, you need a vice though really.

But yeh, its all "doable".

[stamford]

Coming along nicely there Phil. It's very pleasing when everything gets stripped, cleaned, painted and fitted with new parts. I've a few more bits to play with myself yet, just leaving it until my dodgy arm tendons heal. Are you replacing the brakes hoses? I would if I were you, HEL ones are priced very well and good quality, added bling too

[Dan1971]

Great work ....

[Mark S]

what shore rating are those yellow bushes?

its like looking into a pack of bertie's allsorts, - all those colours!!!

Nice work

[sneekyparrot]

Originally Posted by Mark S

what shore rating are those yellow bushes?

its like looking into a pack of bertie's allsorts, - all those colours!!!

Nice work

agree superb work, your putting me to shame

yellows will be 90sha
red will be 80sha

P.

[ZS Phil]

As always, thanks for the comments .

Originally Posted by stamford

Coming along nicely there Phil. It's very pleasing when everything gets stripped, cleaned, painted and fitted with new parts. I've a few more bits to play with myself yet, just leaving it until my dodgy arm tendons heal. Are you replacing the brakes hoses? I would if I were you, HEL ones are priced very well and good quality, added bling too

Cheers, yeh its always a nice feeling when it all just fits together "like so".
The brake hoses will be changed however I need to decide on my set up first because I will obviously get the hoses to match. At the moment I think the most likely candidates are the twin pots from the accord type r with 300mm discs. Heard nothing but good things about them.

Originally Posted by Mark S

what shore rating are those yellow bushes?

its like looking into a pack of bertie's allsorts, - all those colours!!!

Nice work

Yeh, the colour scheme is a bit of an "acquired taste"haha.

As sneakyparrot confirmed, the yellow bushes are the stiffer 90sha ones.
Went with genuine Rover trailing arm bushes though... like you said, some complex movements going on there so stiffening up the pivot is probably not a wise move (that is the only bush not polybushed though)

Originally Posted by sneekyparrot

agree superb work, your putting me to shame

I'm really not mate, your build is part of the inspiration for this truth be told.

Once a few of us have finished these projects, we should really organise a site track day.