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8th May 2015, 12:38
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New stuff waiting by the front door - woo hoo!
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8th May 2015, 15:47
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I´m sure that some of these mix n match ideas are not to everyones taste but
many new ideas could be created this way.
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It's alive!! and I'm going to call him the Z300 short wheelbase...
...but only because Bertini was already taken.
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8th May 2015, 17:16
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Important to have the before picture
And just because pictures can be deceptiver - measure things accurately
It is currently riding at 1 beer bottle spacing
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8th May 2015, 21:28
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Important to have the before picture
It is currently riding at 1 beer bottle spacing
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Mmmmm- Black Sheep Ale. Now that's one good decision you've made lately.
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9th May 2015, 06:22
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Ian, you have to trust me on this. If I had described the Z300S before it was built you would have said it would never work.
You saw it and you bought it.
My only real ability in life is to envisage things others cannot.
Having said that, I do occasionally get it wrong. The anchovies and Stilton sandwich I had last night after nine Duvals was not improved by adding caper berries.
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9th May 2015, 09:35
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... If I had described the Z300S before it was built you would have said it would never work.
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Having said that, I do occasionally get it wrong. The anchovies and Stilton sandwich I had last night after nine Duvals was not improved by adding caper berries.
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Yes, I am grateful to you for getting the idea off the drawing board, seeing was believing and Chris's pricing the icing on the cake.
Good luck with the conversion- I have to admit I have often thought about chopping a Ford Escort Mk1 and an HB Vauxhall Viva in half and conjoining the opposite halves...
Experimental recipes as well now...
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9th May 2015, 16:23
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Car lowering has commenced!
Well first I raised the front and stuck some concrete blocks under it so I could pop the wheels off to get to the struts.
Amazingly the first came off really easily. 3 bolts at the bottom, three at the top a slight tap with the persuading hammer and the rust welding broke free to release the strut. Clearly the new ones are shorter and smaller
Second side had bolts held in place by Gods own hand and even when I had all six bolts out it wouldn't come free. There is a little 'dimple' that helps locate the strut that seems to attract rust weld. Multiple hammers and a long persuading stick were employed.
Eventually the git was freed
Now I cannot get the sodding top off the old shock to transfer to the new shocks. they are staying like this tonight
And the car looks like this
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9th May 2015, 19:31
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You need to increase the rideheight from the lowest it is in now....
Probably about 2cm.....
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10th May 2015, 07:27
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The shocks are as they came with no compression in the spring. I will adjust once fitted.
I will start with 2cm as you suggest and see how it looks.
Just realised that as well as not having the right spanner for the top of the old shock, I don't have a hook spanner to adjust the new ones. Oh well, more tools to buy
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10th May 2015, 08:10
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They should be in the box..........
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10th May 2015, 08:21
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That's what I was expecting but they're not :-(
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10th May 2015, 10:26
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I've never before seen a scythe used to work on a motor car. Further posts eagerly awaited!
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10th May 2015, 10:54
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Multifunctional tool. One day you are part of an angry mob the next you are levering the shock off.
Standard equipment in BMW technicians toolbox I believe
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10th May 2015, 10:59
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Haha, very good
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10th May 2015, 11:12
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I suspect that what you see is WCA's complete toolkit: hammer, three sockets, jack, screwdriver and scythe!
It does explain why some of the carpentery work we have seen was lacking in finesse, but a testament to ingenuity to be able to build a whole kit car without spending half the build cost on tools.
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10th May 2015, 17:19
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That tool kit help me fashion the wooden axle stands you can see holding the car up!
Anyway. All nicely lowered and definitely lower than before
Okay, there was some slight wheel rub issues but I liked the stance
now how to keep the ride height the same but stop the wheel arches rubbing? Easy with an angle grinder, just remove the wheel arches
Problem solved!
Looks ike my trolley jack will be getting less use from now on
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10th May 2015, 17:38
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Good job. I should imagine a little more trimming of the splash guard will be needed to allow suspension travel. Talking of which, what's the ride quality like now?
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10th May 2015, 17:51
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Looks good! I have TaTechnix coilovers on my mx5 and they're really quite comfortable compared to the Eibachs I had on my Rx8!
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10th May 2015, 17:54
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The quick blast I went for first showed they rubbed but a rerun after the angle grinder showed a reasonable ride and no rubbing. I will stick it on the ramps in a few days and check everything is still tight and then have a proper play
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10th May 2015, 18:23
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it's a bill hook...
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