My S2 coupe

[TimE-J]

Bit more progress.

First off another thank you to Will @ VRS for sorting me out with a rear drive shaft in immaculate condition!



Started off tonight by stripping, cleaning and rebuilding the inner CV joints. After cleaning the surface rust off the outside edges I gave them a few coats of paint.


While waiting between coats of paint to dry, I stripped my old struts and build up my KW's with new top mounts.


As people asked before what the suspension was before I can confirm that the shocks were Koni adjustable's. I still cant confirm what the springs were as they are far too corroded to recognise. On the plus side I can't wait to feel how the car handles with all this new suspension as 3 out of the 4 old dampers had leaked out and into the strut housing!!



Once all the castle strut nut's were removed from the old struts I fitted the new top mounts onto the KW's

[Error404]

snap!

Those Konis might not have been leaking its good practice to put a bit of oil or some anti-freeze in the strut tube when fitting them
If those springs were once blue they look like they are probably H&Rs

[TimE-J]

Could be but there was an awful lot of green almost hydraulic type oil in the strut. The dampers felt fine on the car and still feel tight when moving them by hand so could well be still of use.

[TimE-J]

Another big thank you to another forum member. Thanks again to Error404 for sending me some rack banjo bolts so finish off the rack.

Luckily my digital torque wrench back from calibration and repair so took the opportunity last night to test it out on the rack banjo bolts.


With the shot blaster back in operation in work, I sorted out most of the items I wanted blasting and took them to work today.


After only managing to get half of that box done today I brought the important bits to my workshop to finish painting.



Also managed to get a few other bits and bobs painted.


Then just before calling it a night I decided to quickly press in the wheel bearings that I picked up today.
The ball joints were supposed to have turned up today but got let down by my supplier.


Hopefully the plan for this weekend it to underseal the car and finish painting the flanges so I can build the rest of the hubs and rebuild the rear driveshafts or all of them if I can get a new front CV joint.

[Error404]

Looking good mate. Happy to help
There is nothing like amassing a collection of shiny refurbed parts to refit, all the hard work is worth it the car will drive brilliantly

[BorisShakhov]

hehe
Lovely paintings and suspension, mate

[TimE-J]

Not as much done as I wanted to but with it being fathers day today I didn't get a chance to go up to my unit.

Anyway Saturdays progress went like this:

First off gave the drive flanges and other bits I painted the other night another lick of paint. They are now ready to be assembled and pressed into the hubs.

Then painted the disc backing plates after shot blasting, after a few coats they looked like this.


Carried on painting other engine bits and bobs.


I then started the messy job of cleaning the underneath of the car and re-sealing it.
Only managed to get the rear wheel arches and under the boot floor done last night so hopefully I'll get the rest done in the next few days.


I know the rear brakes are hanging in this picture but I still haven't removed the rear calipers and hoses yet.

[TimE-J]

Tonight I managed to assemble the rear control arms, (greased this time )
Again these have been fitted with bambridge bushes!



Built up the rear shafts, still need to crimp the boot clips but forgot my crimping pliers in work.



I've painted one front CV joint and both front shafts, just waiting for a new CV joint then I can continue to build the fronts.

Fitted the backing plates to the hubs then pressed in the flanges.




To finish off tonights activities I carried on under sealing the floor pan. What a messy job it is but looks great when finished!

[TimE-J]

More progress from the weekend.

Started off by giving the prop a quick freshen up.


Finally finished building all the driveshafts after waiting for a new front outer joint to arrive.
The parts pile is starting to grow.


Next mission after the suspension bits and bobs was to strip the inlet manifold and fuel rail for cleaning.
After sending the manifold off to be soda blasted I though the injectors and rail could do with a freshen up.



Then rebuilt!



Gave the cam cover a quick paint after cleaning but think I may change the colour later on.


Finished off the underneath by refitting the heat shields after a quick clean.



Cleaned and touched up bits in the engine bay where there was some paint missing and just general dirt and grime. A few more parts have been either painted or cleaned after this photo.


Lastly I've been on the hunt for a pair of red wings as mine were in VERY poor condition, so after a few months searching I've finally collected 2 wings. They're both far from perfect but much better than what I had. The only problem I'm really concerned about at the moment is that the N/S wing looks like a very poor colour match and looks orange compared to the rest of the cars paint.
I'll have to wait till I can get it in the day light to see how bad the colour match is.



Still I don't know which is worse, the wrong colour or the rust...

[Greg_S]

Are you replacing the wings or fixing those up? Excellent work so far

[marathontom]

Looking great bro!

Out of interest where did you get the cv's from?

[TimE-J]

Those wings on the floor are the ones off my s2, the other picture shows the replacement thats a different colour. the O/S looks like a good match so I could well be after another N/S wing.

The CV's I got from a local motor factors (CES). Make sure if your shafts are the same as an S2 then they may well list the rear CV's as front CV's like they did with mine.

[TimE-J]

Just to add, the CV's are all original apart from one outer which was new due to damage on the old one! I just stripped them down a shot blasted them in work. amazing what a lick of paint can do.

[TimE-J]

Started to put together the rear subframe this evening.
I dont know if you can make it out in the picture or not but does anybody know if the mounts are the right way? I can for the life of me remember and the only photo I have is too poor to make out.



I couldn't resist test fitting aronmatic's carbon coil cover.

[Error404]

they look wrong to me mate, should mount from under the frame brackets I think. cam cover looks sweet