3b s2 coupe resurrection

[bikerjim]

drill hole through strong angle iron (slightly angled so it doesnt hit other studs when revolving ), slide over broken stud and weld to it stud , this will give you direct purchase to turn it rather than relying on a nut which you have to attach socket so on
Good luck

I like that idea, its amazing how many little tips you can pick up from a forum. I would be tempted to use a little heat at the same time too

[K Simmonds]

I like that idea, its amazing how many little tips you can pick up from a forum. I would be tempted to use a little heat at the same time too

I use this method often at work, the heat from the weld should be more than enough.

[newsh]

I broke 2 on the K26 on my ur, flush with the surface, I drilled them out and tapped them, came out perfectly, the studs are a lot softer than the casting. I do have reasonable metalworking skills, a degree of patience and didn't at any point attempt to use a dremel I have access to a decent pillar drill.

[andy10v]

I got another k26, this time with a 50mm exducer, beleived to be porsche, possibly a 944



Tag


Hotside


And the hotside on the volvo turbo





If the compressor is the limiting factor in this hybrid it doesn't seem to make sense to install a larger exhaust wheel for more flow, might as well get fast spool.

This hotside also has a snapped stud so I will be copying Newsh, and avoiding a dremel Seems like a good excuse to get a pillar drill.

I installed a 710N I have had lying about for a while, left it as an atmoshperic dump for about half an hour, its funny for about that long, makes a lot of noise but runs like crap at part throttle/low revs, really anytime there is vacum. Would need to mount the MAF pressure side to run it like that, and it is not very stealthy.

[andy10v]

Decided to sort the wishbone bush this evening;

Wishbone off;


And the shot bush, came apart in my hands;


Slot the press fit part


Chisel/drift out


Start pressing in new bush, old bush can be used;


And something to support the wishbone to allow the bush to come through;


Might as well do the other bush at the same time, I didn't have anything to burn the bushes with, so drilled a few holes and forced the centre out;


Grab with molegrips and twist out;


I tore the balljoint boot, so stole one off a spare wishbone and cleaned it up (thanks Acidburn/Peter)


All assembled;


And tighten with the suspension at loaded ride height;


Got a new front subframe, front wishbones, and a front anti roll bar/droplinks/wishbones for a front anti roll bar on the rear set-up ala error404


I am going to strip/clean/stitch weld/paint the new subframes/wishbones and re bush them as I collect the parts, then fit the lot in one go and get an alignment.

Still deciding between

OE
Meyle HD
Poly
Alloy

Also got to take the a pillar trim off, and try re sealing it to see if that sorts the water ingress.

[Error404]

coolio - whats size arb are you going with mate? I'm running a 22m rear bar ATM - its a nice match for the RS2 front bar and turn in is sharp and understeer is negligible, you tend to 4 wheel drift instead which is sweet. Together with the TORsen rear diff these are the two best mods I have done in terms of the cars behavior towards the limits of grip
I will probably downsize my rear bar once I have finished building my coilovers as I will run stiffer rear springs to try and improve the independence of the rear end

I can recommend poly - stiffer than rubber but doesn't transmit as much road noise as ally, a nice compromise

[newsh]

Nice one Andy. I think Poly all round will be my next project

Good plan to collect a complete set of parts and build up a pair of subframes ready for the swap.

[newsh]

You got pics in that post? They're not loading for me.

[Jamo]

Pics are fine must be an isp issue Newsh

[andy10v]

coolio - whats size arb are you going with mate? I'm running a 22m rear bar ATM - its a nice match for the RS2 front bar and turn in is sharp and understeer is negligible, you tend to 4 wheel drift instead which is sweet. Together with the TORsen rear diff these are the two best mods I have done in terms of the cars behavior towards the limits of grip
I will probably downsize my rear bar once I have finished building my coilovers as I will run stiffer rear springs to try and improve the independence of the rear end

I can recommend poly - stiffer than rubber but doesn't transmit as much road noise as ally, a nice compromise

Dunno, whatever size Peter sent me, it came from a fwd car, I will measure it tomorrow. Your setup is a bit of an inspiration for me, lots of DIY improvements.

I like the handling with the torsen diff on the throttle, the car balances beautifully, I would just like the car to be a bit more neutral at other times which I hope this will give me. As you say the bigger arb are making the suspension less independent, but a compromise between ride and handling has to be reached.

If I like the stiffer rear end when I get my custom springs made up I may get stiffer (or stiffer relative to stock fr/rr ratio) rears than fronts and drop the arb rates.

So you dont find the poly crashy? I dont want to lose compliance that results in traction loss, ie a car that is fast on a smooth track and useless on a b road which is what this car is for.

[andy10v]

You got pics in that post? They're not loading for me.

Yup, the are hosted elsewhere and then embedded.

Getting spare bits means i can take my time and fit nicely painted stuff to last a few more years, and also not get an alignment after fitting each part.

Also by buying the parts over time I can bury my head in the sand wit regard to how much I am going to spend re bushing

[andy10v]

You see these newsh?

[newsh]

[QUOTE=andy10v;591759]You see these newsh?

Yes, I see those, the other ones I could see if I used Safari instead of Firefox and clicked the blue ? mark and open the image in a new window

[Error404]

So you dont find the poly crashy? I dont want to lose compliance that results in traction loss, ie a car that is fast on a smooth track and useless on a b road which is what this car is for.

Nope, poly is a nice compromise just makes the car feel loads tighter without any added harshness. Mine gets properly abused on B-roads

[andy10v]

[QUOTE=newsh;591787]

You see these newsh?

Yes, I see those, the other ones I could see if I used Safari instead of Firefox and clicked the blue ? mark and open the image in a new window

Weird, I am using Firefox.