My S2 coupe

[JP]

Straight fuel lines eho cares so long they don't leak

[TimE-J]

Hopefully they'll be fine, going to pressurise them up in the next few weeks to make sure before I re under seal the underside.

Finished painting the gearbox, mounts and spacer plate this evening.



Also cleaned the old grease out of the CV joints but found that 1 is worn and turns out that its the same inner joint that goes with the shaft that is rotten so I'm on the look out for a complete O/S/R shaft now!

[PRY4SNO]

Just read thru from page one, stellar effort on refurbishing your S2.

I appreciate the attention to detail and, of course, all the photos. Keep the updates coming!

[BorisShakhov]

Hopefully they'll be fine, going to pressurise them up in the next few weeks to make sure before I re under seal the underside.

Finished painting the gearbox, mounts and spacer plate this evening.



Also cleaned the old grease out of the CV joints but found that 1 is worn and turns out that its the same inner joint that goes with the shaft that is rotten so I'm on the look out for a complete O/S/R shaft now!

Done nicely

I`am planing to do the same on the next week.

Can I remove the gearbox without the engine removing?

Can an engine fall down when a gearbox removed? How should I hold it on its place?

[TimE-J]

I'm sure you can remove the gearbox without removing the engine but tbh I have never done it so I couldn't confirm that.

Haven't done much over the long weekend due to the weather and a local event that meant the normal 20 minute drive to my unit actually took over 2 hours so only went when the traffic was minimal.

Started off by painting a few more bits like the rear diff mounts and steering assembly




Started to paint the rear diff too, will try and finish this off over the next few nights.


Also built up the front steering arms with the adjuster kit and derlin bushes supplied by Bambridge!!



Its a shame about the pitting on one of the arms but the rust was bad before I gave it to the powder coaters.

[TimE-J]

Finished off painting the diff this evening and while I was waiting for that to dry enough so it could be moved I decided to remove the rack and give it a paint as well.



Not long now until I can start bolting things back together.!!

[Error404]

If I was you mate, I'd take those apart and grease them up or they'll seize up pretty quick

Looking good dude, looking forward to seeing it all come together now, you must be pretty excited about driving it again!

[TimE-J]

Thanks for the heads up, I'll hopefully grease EVERYTHING before it goes back together its just I cant help but put stuff together to see what it will look like. Plus it stops me loosing things in boxes and bags. I have honestly forgotten what its like to drive but I'm sure its better than driving the mk3 golf I have at the moment!

[marathontom]

Looking great!

Before building up my trackrods I got an old bike inner tube and cut a section out n slid it down the track rod, built up the ball joint with greased up adjusters and slid the inner tube back over the adjusters and zip tied either end kinda like a cv boot, done a couple of winters and I've not had any trouble with them seizing

Just out of interest, what paint are you using on your gerarbox n rack? Looks a nice finish

[TimE-J]

The silver paint is this BBQ paint.

http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/paint/specialist-paints/spray_paints/Rust-Oleum-400ml-Stove-and-BBQ-Silver-11117618

Although it is cheaper to get off ebay.

The black paint on the box is left over engine enamel.

[Greg_S]

Looking great!

Before building up my trackrods I got an old bike inner tube and cut a section out n slid it down the track rod, built up the ball joint with greased up adjusters and slid the inner tube back over the adjusters and zip tied either end kinda like a cv boot, done a couple of winters and I've not had any trouble with them seizing

Just out of interest, what paint are you using on your gerarbox n rack? Looks a nice finish

I will be doing that on mine next time the tracking needs doing as they always seize up no matter how well greased they are

[TimE-J]

More parts arrived and fitted!

Firstly a massive thank you too quattrostyle for sending out my new Meyle HD top mounts so quickly!


Finished painting the rack and fitted the new rack gaiter from TPS. When trying to refit the banjo bolts one bolt with the one way valve cracked around the tread so I'll be having to order a new pair of bolts from TPS tomorrow.



Started to assemble the rear diff. I decided not to change the seals in the end, I made sure the breather was unblocked and that everything was clean and in good order. If the diff seals do leak then I will remove the diff again and change the seals along with a TORSEN if I can find one at the time.



More to come.

[AndyP]

If I was you mate, I'd take those apart and grease them up or they'll seize up pretty quick

Looking good dude, looking forward to seeing it all come together now, you must be pretty excited about driving it again!

Once you've got the tracking set, wrap up the adjusters with this stuff

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DENSO-TAPE...item5d2a9a2eab

It works brilliantly, keeps out all the water and salt off the roads so the adjusters are like new when you come to use them again.

[quattrostyle]

Looking good Tim

[Error404]

Good tip Andy, I've just ordered some