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Feb 16, 2006 23:55:41 GMT
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And to why not Senny a\ monza axles, double a arm front suspension, and stiff rearaxle.. Too much work to modify i think, but i don't know.. Errr - I'm not so sure you can't use the wheel carriers for the front - it's certainly not double arm front suspension All the bits for the front and the rear are posted up here I can get senny rearaxle with LSD pretty cheap Problem is finding the damned Commo front stuff I'd be seriously looking as Senny A Well, seems i can get a commo rearaxle pretty cheap, and the senny diff fits in it. And its plug and play on the rekord, so i`ll probably go with that. And there`s no way i`m converting double a`s to McPherson, thats like a downgrade ;D
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Feb 18, 2006 20:26:48 GMT
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Wow! looking good, great read too. What power do you reckon the new, shineh engine will pump out? (apologies if I missed it in the original posts)...
I have a growing fondness for these - especially that white auto one that was on the 'bay recently..
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Wow! looking good, great read too. What power do you reckon the new, shineh engine will pump out? (apologies if I missed it in the original posts)... Aiming for 250 bhp - Rolling road session booked for 8th April - so working hard to get it sorted for then - it'll be running hybrid map unless I get it running sooner than planned - plan is to replace the restrictive Air Flow Meter with a hot wire type - can turn up the wick on fuel then but I don't think it will be ready by April I have a growing fondness for these - especially that white auto one that was on the 'bay recently.. I had an auto before but the manuals use the getrag 265 box
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Tonight I've been mainly getting very warmTools required - black and decker heat gun - Wallpaper scraper - Elbow grease - Monza part number - liquid refreshments Rear deck striped of sound deadening on Sunday Rear seat mounting area - stripped Typically I get half way into a job and then I think - jolly pain in the backside why didn't I take photos' first Well I have known about the water leak for a while :roll: Passenger side not so bad I was starting to run out of buckets Thats the third one!!!! Tommorrow I'll be mainly using a zip wheel!!!
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Surprising how much weight can be lost by removing sound deadening, insulation and underseal. I always remove it from all my competition cars. Are you putting the carpets back in or you leaving it noisy
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Surprising how much weight can be lost by removing sound deadening, insulation and underseal. I always remove it from all my competition cars. I estimated about 10 Kg before I started but it's quite a lot more than that - maybe as much as 15 kg Some of the pads are thicker and much heavier than others I'd already removed the really heavy foam backed underlay and the front carpets a while back - that really was heavy but being full of water probably didn't help Are you putting the carpets back in or you leaving it noisy I think I'll be leaving it noisy ;D Might put the carpets in for Le Mans Trip tho - might be a bit of a drag for 500 miles of mainly motorway work!!!
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Feb 26, 2006 10:24:09 GMT
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Highs and lows of a Monza rebuild HighsIt's a 22 year old car so I should expect sourcing parts to be a problem but I got half a result last week my local motor factor had one rear wheel bearing on the shelf - that would replace the one that fell apart but I really wanted to do both just for good measure - I bought that one for £30 - I knew that was cheap but he'd had it on the shelf for 10 years ;D He rang round a few supplier to be told none avaliable I emailed SKF who put me in contact with the East Anglia Distributors - yes they had one in stock not a kit just the bearing £117 plus VAT WTF!!!! I asked on here if anyone could ask their local motor factors for one - must still be the odd one on the shelf somewhere in the UK Well I was amazed onlyrwd said he would check with someone he new who bought up a load of surplus stock from a motor factors and was flogging it bit by bit on ebay Wooo Hoo - he had one make an offer he said £30 plus post I offered as that was what I paid for the other one £30 inc post was agreed on ;D Posted friday arrived Sat morning and best bit was it was a matching SKF one - Now thats a result!!! LowsWhy is it when you trust someone else to do something they let you down on the timelines!!! Rear swing arms are off being welded and were supposed to be ready Friday....... They weren't!!! They were shot blasted obviously before being passed on to the welder but no welding had been done The powder coaters are waiting for them before they shot blast and powder coat the rest of the bits So I have no - Brake calipers to refurb (got all new seals and stuff ready and waiting) - Swing arms to re-assemble (got all new bearings, brake shoes, poly bushes etc) - Can't put the crossmember and diff back in without swing arms Result is I don't get to do diddly to the Monza instead I'm doing DIY for the whole weekend A rse!!!
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back on track - pictures to follow (probably Wednesday at the earliest) PS Guess what I picked up today - refurbed trailing arms - sexy sexy sexy...... Gonna have to post several pics of them cos they are bloody lovely :lol: 8) Original Swing arms from the GSE - bit rotten with shot to bits spring seats - Kinda Free (came on the car) - Full strip down - Free but with tools made up from work - Shotblasted - £15 - Welded up and new spring seats fabricated - £50 (mates rate I didn't think it was too bad) - Powder coated £25 - New Bearings £60 Dah Dah Also got back 8) - bearing hubs (SB & PC Black) so bearings hopfully will be pressed in today - Rear Calipers (SB & PC Red) - Rear hubs (SB & PC Black) - Seat runners (SB & PC Black) Roll bar and brackets plus brake back plates etc etc all still there will be done soon My rear discs came back from drilling - cosmetic more than anything else I wanted them to match the fronts Right Wednesday night I can start putting stuff together again!!!
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Feb 28, 2006 18:22:32 GMT
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And to top it all these arrived today Bargain £53 for four brand new 16" alloys - OK postage was £38 but still a bargain!!! Got a love ebay sometimes
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Feb 28, 2006 22:42:13 GMT
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STOP IT!!!!! It's making me want another Monza!! Sticking with Mantas at the moment, bought 5 since september last year... I keep an eye on ones for sale but I realy do like them.... The old Series 1 I had was ok but I had no money to repair it so sold it onto a Manta owner who wanted the 12 Valve for it, never fitted it, still sat in his garage... Must say though, that'll be too good for a track day car underneath, but atleast you know its right when you're blatting about on the track.. BTW, Thanks for the Credit on the 'Monza Highs' post
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Feb 28, 2006 23:41:25 GMT
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STOP IT!!!!! It's making me want another Monza!! Sticking with Mantas at the moment, bought 5 since september last year... I keep an eye on ones for sale but I realy do like them.... I like Manta's too - would love a late 2.0 GTE coupe in white - nearly bought one once but I was a tightarse and he wouldn't move far enough for me on price!!! The old Series 1 I had was ok but I had no money to repair it so sold it onto a Manta owner who wanted the 12 Valve for it, never fitted it, still sat in his garage... The engine will still be fine ;D Must say though, that'll be too good for a track day car underneath, but atleast you know its right when you're blatting about on the track.. I think thats the main idea - I only like to do things once!!! BTW, Thanks for the Credit on the 'Monza Highs' post That sir was a pleasure and well deserved - the thanks are all mine- should have the bearings pressed into the housings tommorrow and then it's put it all together time!!
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What to do in a 30 min lunch break - when you have access to a 50T press and two new bearings that need pressing in :wink: Housing Housing and bearing Creeeaaak All Done
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Mar 15, 2006 18:04:26 GMT
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At last......................... The other pair has arrived - Superflex bushes airmailed from Oz!!!! And a question/teaser What on earth would I have had to have these made for And I don't know if it will even work yet!!!!
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Mar 15, 2006 18:29:13 GMT
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dunno, but they're very shiney ;D
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Mar 15, 2006 19:27:24 GMT
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dunno, but they're very shiney ;D Yeah for raw mild steel - more clues - they won't be staying on the car but are needed for assembly
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Mar 15, 2006 22:57:47 GMT
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Right progress tonight and off course the answer to where the washers were needed ;D Rear trailing arm bushes - photos of just the one - don't want you all being bored :lol: Clean the housing Grease the housing (Rubber grease) Line it up and using a suitable tool Wind it in Once the bush is in repeat with the sleeve Wind it in - remove tool and jobs done :lol: Repeat with the other three!!! Now those washers Got to pull the axle shaft through the bearing In position Add a washer Pull it up Add change thickness of the washers Pull it up some more Add change thickness of the washers again and pull it up till it's home On the other side I'm putting the handbrake shoes in first :roll: Even my cat Elsie is bored with this :lol: Discs ready
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I meant to ask are you rebuilding the diff or you happy with its condition?
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I meant to ask are you rebuilding the diff or you happy with its condition? I have a spare anyway but thats not the point - it's a slipper that still works fine and is very progressive unlike the Carlton Senator ones so I thought best leave well alone
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For the next installment I need to apply some heat to the flange that the drive shaft bolts to so that it can be pushed over the splines in the axle. It's been powder coated so local application with a blow torch isn't gonna cut it...... Question is can I get "her" out of the way so I can use the "Oven" for a couple of hours to get some heat into them and then drop em on? ? Or Do I ask her?
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Mar 16, 2006 10:02:09 GMT
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if you ask, she'll say no. Just do it, so when she freaks, you won't care, coz i'll be done.
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