Resurrection of my CQ20V

[Bowie69]

Or.... £13.60 if you go to autodoc:

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bilstein/8121922

[Bowie69]

love the shock spanner

Hah, yeah, not my finest work, but hey, it works!

I hadn't realised they had a specific tool to do these up, from Bilstein, of course I wasn't going to order one and wait for it to arrive.

Now I can't find one anyway, unless it is this:

https://www.racecareng.com/item/4787...17&brand=10640

Unless these work, though they appear to be coilover adjustment spanners, really:

https://www.bilstein-shocks.co.uk/pr...ein-c-spanners

Hard to do a torque setting with them!

Aha, I think I found it:

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bilstein-...-/223199767767

THAT makes more sense....

I'm sure it works, quite like mine compared to the £43(!)

[newsh]

Great stuff mate, love the shock spanner

[Bowie69]

Yes, very nice rubber

No external bump stops, the B6 dampers have them built in, so one less thing to fail

[John.]

Nice

Strut gaiters look posh !

[Bowie69]

Thanks jbrentd ! Lots of work, hopefully worth it in the long run.

Bit of an overdue update, things have been pushed back somewhat a certain German auto parts supplier taking 8 weeks to decide they are unable to deliver to the UK any more (or something like that), and they were holding on to monies until things got sorted.

Things are sorted now, and I have been able to re-order the stuff I was waiting on from elsewhere, UK based this time....


So... start for 10, without peeking, anyone guess what this is?

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No?

Another clue.....

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You must have it by now....

Yes, the dampers arrived (the rears so far), which I clearly forgot to even get a snap of, shame as the B6s come in a lovely shade of yellow!

Here is the tool in blurry action:

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These collars are done up to 95lbft, with this small extension I did them up a touch less. Given how lovely these collars are, I didn't feel like using stilsons on them like I normally would on the standard mild steel versions!

This is it on the torque wrench:

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Yes, it looks a bit scrappy, but it is literally that, I had a piece of plate with a hole already drilled in it, which even trying to avoid I managed to hit it and make the cut out look daft. That said, it worked brilliantly.

The end result is this:

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Ready to be bolted in, which I promptly did, and then immediately forgot to take a photo or two. Followed the struts with one of the driveshafts before school pick up called a halt to the end of the day's play.

Front dampers should be arriving this week, as well as potentially a clutch, which means the front of the car can start to go back together as well.

As for the steering rack debacle (detailed here: https://www.s2forum.com/forum/techni...53#post2099453) as I have a dry rack, albeit with the wrong hose connections, I think I am going to try that route and see if I can get there with minimal fuss. A second hand hose, and I will need to source a fitting to replace the one that was mistakenly removed from the good rack, that takes an internally threaded hole in the rack bellhousing, to a ball-style socket for the end of the new hose. Fingers crossed it will all work, off to order the hose now!

More updates soon, as want to get this on the road before the end of the month at the very latest.

[jbrentd]

Cleaned up parts are looking great, nice work! I'm glad I read through your thread and found an option for a beefier rear ARB. I'll be putting that on my wishlist for the future.

[Bowie69]

A couple of shots of today, ready to bolt in, I think.....

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[steve briance]

Ahhh! Well, Elring ought to know what they are doing so I'm sure all will be well

[Bowie69]

White bit slips over the crank when fitting, helps fitting, and prevents damage or flipping the seal

The weird bit I thought, was there apparently being no requirement for a gasket, and the seal being made by those rubber protrusions....

I'd even bought the gasket to fit it, which was a waste of money! Seal, even with the housing, wasn't expensive, <£20.

[steve briance]

What's going on with that seal? I can't quite work out the design, is the white bit just packaging or something? When I did mine, I re used the old housing and was supplied (in a bottom end gasket set) a new seal to press into it. I'm surprised you got a new housing with your seal, it's not as though the wear out!

[Bowie69]

Cheers, yes, one for the list is Dynax!

[Tractor Dave]

Nice work. Another Bilt fan here, as you know. Get some Dynax in the cavities

[Bowie69]

Rear subframe from blasting.... This then got a coat of Electrox, followed by Bilt Hamber epoxy primer in grey.


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Oh, and the front subframe, and associated paraphernalia seemed to want to come off the car as well:

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However, the blasters said it would be after Christmas for this one..... Couldn't wait for that, so out came the grinder with wire brush, and a it was given a good coat of Hydrate 80, then epoxy primer.

Then I spent a whole day, or more, with a grinder and a wire cup brush, and other methods of de-rusting stuff, essentially everything from the underside, struts, wishbones, anti roll bars, hub carriers, tie rods, driveshafts, hubs etc, before treating with hydrate 80:

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Then..... epoxy primer:

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Followed, on all of the bits, some 2K black paint:

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So.... that explains the escalation, mostly. Other little bits are as I had the struts out now, I am replacing the dampers with Bilstein B6s all round, new rear strut mounts (fronts are fairly new and fine), and one new wheel bearing, which was silent but completely rooted.

No bushes in need of replacement, as they are all poly already!

Other small jobs.... replaced the engine rear main seal, which was somewhat different to the original, but presume it is OK!

Old:

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New:

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Bolted up fine, and looks to be sitting correctly, guess time will tell.

Also refitted flywheel.

Now I just have a massive pile of bits waiting to go on once I get a couple of deliveries with some more shiny parts!

[Bowie69]

Appreciate I have been a bit quiet on this recently, however, that does not mean there hasn't been a lot of work going on in the background..... things may have escalated a bit.