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ChrisBoom

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28th Oct 07 at 01:34

Oh aye, still the astra yet.

Not a vauxhall?!?

Get out of my thread

ShEp

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28th Oct 07 at 01:44

even worse chris

its ford

but its cosworth

corsasriboy

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28th Oct 07 at 09:42

looking good mate! when i did the track rod ends a lower ball joints on mine i found the ball joints the difficult ones! i found if you put a ratchet strap round the track rod and then round the wishbone it stops the track rod end bolt from spinning to you can do it up.dont tighten it up too much otherwise you will bend the track rod.lol.keep up the good work mate!

ChrisBoom

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28th Oct 07 at 23:54

Got the front seats from the GSI finally, poor thing is totally stripped, nothing left on it now

Car is packed full of shite, need to get all the interior fitted asap.

Need to order some bolts for the crossmember from autovaux, then make up some brake lines for the front. Then its just a case of hoses, calipers & pads, then the front wheels can go back on.

Should be getting my gsi kit back tomorrow, so will pull off all the arches, cut em down, and bond the skirts on. Need to fabricate some bracketry for the GSI bumper, as one of the side mountings has snapped. Then I need to wire in the fogs, taking a few wires off the rear fogs, saves fucking about with relays etc.

Then its just the rear, take off my rear beam, brake lines etc, do the welding. Then fit the new brake lines & hoses, and then the GSI beam.

Almost done

ChrisBoom

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1st Nov 07 at 23:26

Front brake lines, hoses, disks & pads are all fixed, front end is now finished. Just need to wire in the fogs now, will do that at the weekend.

Rear beam is off, just need to weld & replace.

And of course, GSI front is "almost" fitted, need to sort a bracket, and fix the passenger wing first

ChrisBoom

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4th Nov 07 at 18:12

Major update

Starting from the front.

GSI Bumper is fully fitted now, and looking ace.

Fogs are wired in, don't know if they work yet, as my battery is at my brothers work

Front brakes are on:

Welding is totally finished

GSI Interior is all in, looks ace compared to the "swing" interior

Just need to do the brake lines, hoses, & re-fit the rear beam. Bleed the brakes, then coat the bastard in waxoil, stop any future owners having problems

Nearly finished, I got my provisional through, which must be a good sign

Shall hold of on posting any pictures untill its back on the wheels & the skirts fitted

Ste L

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4th Nov 07 at 18:18

nice work fella, looking good now

marklawton

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4th Nov 07 at 18:25

looking good, finish line is sight?

ChrisBoom

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4th Nov 07 at 18:28

Aye, if we get the rear brakes done tomorrow, it can be MOT'd Tuesday

ChrisBoom

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5th Nov 07 at 19:04

Off to to the brakes, and its extremely wet, cold & windy.

Yay.

ChrisBoom

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5th Nov 07 at 22:52

Got the copper lines on, then discovered my brake hoses are wrong, so getting the right ones tomorrow.

ChrisBoom

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7th Nov 07 at 22:39

Hoses on.
Rear beam on.
Handbrake cable on.

All rear brakes finished, bled, as are the fronts, so its back on wheels now

Still need to wax-oil it before it goes off for the MOT, and Ill put my sideskirts on at the weekend

ChrisBoom

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11th Nov 07 at 21:15

Rear arches have been undersealed/waxoiled, its not rusting there for the next 20 years

Havent done much apart from that tbh, been to wet & cold to do much. But really, just need to get a compressor and spray waxoil on the rest of it, then bond the arches & skirts on, then its MOT time

Few wee jobs to do after the MOT, new timing belt, just in case, few other things, not long till I can drive it now

ChrisBoom

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12th Nov 07 at 21:17

Back on all fours now, took it a wee run to see what its like. Tracking seems not bad, but defo needs adjusted. Not needed for the MOT, so will be done after

Still need to waxoil it, hopefully do it at the weekend.

Then just need to bond the arches & skirts on, then its MOT & tax time.

So close, 3 weeks saturday till I can legally drive it

ShEp

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12th Nov 07 at 21:18

GET IN!!

some work you done to it mate, should be proud

ChrisBoom

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12th Nov 07 at 21:35

Im not proud of it yet, I will be once its MOT'd, then I will be

flybikeslee

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12th Nov 07 at 22:21

after all you've done to it, it should fly through....there is always one little thing though isnt there

good luck

ChrisBoom

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12th Nov 07 at 22:27

quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
after all you've done to it, it should fly through....there is always one little thing though isnt there good luck

Aye, I cant think of anything it will fail on, everything is spot on

Think ill book it for a week today, should be wax-oiled by then

ash87

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13th Nov 07 at 00:16

you've done a great job on her Chris fair play to ya

ShEp

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13th Nov 07 at 00:27

defo, ill keep ma fingers crossed for ya

and once your on the road if there's anythin u need a hand with you know where i am

T21SVJ

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14th Nov 07 at 16:23

great work cant wait to see it finished. make sure all your lights and that work.

people always forget about that when M.O.T is due

ChrisBoom

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14th Nov 07 at 18:13

quote:
Originally posted by t8ssjsport
great work cant wait to see it finished. make sure all your lights and that work.

people always forget about that when M.O.T is due

Yup, all the lights are fine.

Bonded my arches on last night, might do the skirts tonight. Still looking for a compressor to spray on the waxoil though

May of sourced some depos, MHW's & a sebring backbox