Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 10:55 pm, by: Dan McColl(Hoon)
I got some more done tonight. All after work. I got all the rear suspension out and ready to be re bushed, While pressing the first bush out of the l/h upper rear control arm I was taking up the press and as I was applying pressure waiting for it to move *BANG* my first major up f**k. The bush kinked on an angle and cracked the control arm. Sorry about the pics, they're off my phone.
So now to find another one or if I have to, get it welded. I now have the special tools made up for pressing in the rear bushes. Some pipe and 15 minutes with an angle grinder, Priceless. I got the other 3 arms bushed and re installed back in the car. Now some string for a rough wheel alignment. I have the special valves and inflator coming so that I can recharge my active struts with nitrogen. Then to re fit the struts and fit the front control arms. I have one front and half a rear strut with Andrew Vlamos at the moment to see if he can do the strut mounting bushes. The new rack end is waiting at brighton toyota for me to pick up, and waiting on a few other bits from here and there. Slow progress but it's slowly coming together. Then some trim, some paintwork where the clear coat is flaking off (I'll leave this to the pro's, I think) and it should be lovely, Then to finally drive this bloody thing (I havent even driven it yet) Some progress pics, Its a dentist, so we cant show you its face. P.S. can some one tell me how to thumbnail, I couldn't work out what the 'full url' is.
