Looks good Pete,
You thinking about selling?
Re-assembled the front bits today.
Brakes need a good seeing to and I think I'll swap out the diesel front springs for petrol ones.
Needs a good wash too
Hmmm, still room for 2 more
Pete
79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
7? MK1 Caddy
79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
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Looks good Pete,
You thinking about selling?
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Golf GTI 1980
Golf GLS 1979
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79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
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hahaha tin foil indicators. shocker.
Had to move a few cars around the other day.
The trailer was pretty grubby as we'd been sanding the passat up on it. Ziggy needed a wash too so we loaded up Ziggy and presure washed car and trailer together.
Pete
79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
7? MK1 Caddy
79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
12 Amarok
Got stuck in to the front suspension today.
Work completed.
- Replace both front wheel bearings
- Replace both front struts
- Swap GLD springs for GLS springs
- Replace bump stops and boots
- Replace 1 outer CV boot
- Replace 1 tie rod.
It's going to need a set of pads too, I just found some cheap on e-bay
Hubs and struts out.
New bearings in
This was caused by a loose axle nut! Now it's junk, luckily I had a spare.
New bearing.
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79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
7? MK1 Caddy
79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
12 Amarok
Torn outer boot.
New boot!
I used a couple of shocks recovered from a wreck, these were only a year old and still working fine.
All back together again.
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79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
7? MK1 Caddy
79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
12 Amarok
Always tinkering around Pete.
It never seems to stop.
Do you put alittle bit of tranny/atf fluid eg. 50mm - 100mm in the shocker tubes at all?
This helps keep the shocker cool & also helps with transferring shocker heat through the oil & onto the outer tubes & can also prevent shocker seizure in extreme conditions.
Yep, although I just use engine oil. I just pour a bit in and dip the shock into it to see how far up the shock it comes. I keep adding oil untilit's about an inch from the top.
I had one once which had been assembled dry what a PITA to extract that!. The rust grabbed it big time!
Even 2 tonne wouldn't shift it!
Pete
79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
7? MK1 Caddy
79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
12 Amarok
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