Project '96 Refurb

[willg54]

Good point noted! I love the advice on this forum!

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[sidrick]

Just read this from start to finish. Great work!

[willg54]

Just read this from start to finish. Great work!

Thanks! I was looking back the other day and it's crazy how much it's changed!

[bilko0795]

Also just read this from start to finish, now that,s dedication and an eye for detail keep up the good work .

[willg54]

Just dropped her off down the exhaust fabs...feel's like ive left a child at the nursery for for the first time

3" turbo back, sports cat and single (offset ) box being installed! It feels like xmas is on its way!!

now off to make a tool so i can rebuild the rear calipers

[S2 EDS]

Whats up with the rear calipers?

[Error404]

mate, I've done it and next time I would just exchange for reconned units. Getting the internal spring cage to seat correctly while you insert the circlip is enraging to say the least. Quite a few times i was close to throwing the ****ing thing through the window! Its a massive PITA and by the time you have spent hours wire brushing the rust off, stripped them, cleaned up the handbrake lever pin, bought a new seal kit and rebuilt them and painted them you will wish you had just exchanged for £70 each!
I have some of the odd long nosed 90deg circlip pliers you will need if you want to borrow them

[willg54]

mate, I've done it and next time I would just exchange for reconned units. Getting the internal spring cage to seat correctly while you insert the circlip is enraging to say the least. Quite a few times i was close to throwing the ****ing thing through the window! Its a massive PITA and by the time you have spent hours wire brushing the rust off, stripped them, cleaned up the handbrake lever pin, bought a new seal kit and rebuilt them and painted them you will wish you had just exchanged for £70 each!
I have some of the odd long nosed 90deg circlip pliers you will need if you want to borrow them

I thought it was going to be alot of effort but always up for the challenge. never done calipers before!

Ive had them blasted and professionally painted. Today i've made a tool to compress the spring down so putting in the circlip should be a doddle...but we'll see! I've got a special method for getting to these circlips that i'll reveal soon or later!

I thought £30 for the seal kits would be better than £140...especially after the bill for the exhaust! I love my car

[4WheelDrifter]

Good work Will. It's nice to see it coming together.

mate, I've done it and next time I would just exchange for reconned units. Getting the internal spring cage to seat correctly while you insert the circlip is enraging to say the least. Quite a few times i was close to throwing the ****ing thing through the window! Its a massive PITA and by the time you have spent hours wire brushing the rust off, stripped them, cleaned up the handbrake lever pin, bought a new seal kit and rebuilt them and painted them you will wish you had just exchanged for £70 each!
I have some of the odd long nosed 90deg circlip pliers you will need if you want to borrow them

I totally agree. I brought one of my brother's Cabrio rear calipers back from the dead, as the handbrake wasn't working at all. One, because I ran out of time to do the other.

Later his local mechanic took a look at the other before an MOT, and fitted two new calipers anyway.

[1781cc]

YouTube video for exhaust please!

[willg54]

we'll see about the rear calipers. The idea for the long term is to upgrade so i didnt really want to buy 2 new rear calipers...upgrade may come sooner that later!

And dont worry, there will be videos of the exhaust! I'm getting it back on tuesday now, it's taking a little longer to make than planned. it's looking really good though, this guy is a complete perfectionist!

[andyg plym]

will is there anyway you would loan/sell me your make shift crank locking tool?

[willg54]

will is there anyway you would loan/sell me your make shift crank locking tool?

I can happily send it to you but it's looking a bit used its not a tool for hundreds of uses! bit twisted... but with a pair of stilsons like i used it should do the job!

pm me your details and i'll send it out.

[willg54]

Got my car back!!! Exhaust looks spot on and sounds amazing.

Pics and video will have to wait till next weekend, I had to rush back to work.

Sorry Andy, forgot to post the tool out. I'll try to get my dad to post it.

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[1781cc]

horray! well done mate, that was quick... ttt for pics/vids when you can