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Post by Bilbo on Aug 24, 2018 23:48:59 GMT
Yeah I'd rather not haha, they're not light man!
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Post by FFS Corders on Aug 25, 2018 7:47:47 GMT
So much excite
You better be going to brekkie
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 25, 2018 8:26:15 GMT
Depends on one issue I potentially have, which is clearance. If we're all good then I'll be there. I'll know by this afternoon.
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Post by FFS Corders on Aug 25, 2018 13:05:07 GMT
Can get a grinder for £25 from b&q  |
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Post by Aaron on Aug 25, 2018 14:25:46 GMT
Paco Motorsport springs too mind  |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 26, 2018 10:13:12 GMT
Lol  Lifted MX-5 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Rubbing a bit, heat gun and a mallet needed. However rain has stopped play for now, boo. This is without a lift kit, just mk2 shocks, a mate is getting me some 10mm top mount spacers made up which will raise it more. May get a lift kit if I fancy even more height after that. Probably about 8-9 inches sump clearance at the moment. Can't wait to drive it, but needs some "massaging" with a mallet first. |
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Post by Horney on Aug 26, 2018 10:21:21 GMT
WTF! This is awesome.
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 26, 2018 10:33:04 GMT
Haha thanks, it will be when it's done! Lips need rolling near the sill. Rear bumper cut, FPM rear bash bar, light bar and sump guard on front, cut down front wings (which are insanely rusty by the way!). Then maybe repaint it some industrial colour. It's stupid but it'll be a laugh when it's actually driveable. |
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Post by wannabe on Aug 26, 2018 11:39:53 GMT
LOL
That is crazy! 
I could have done with that after grounding out while exploring some local byway the other day lol
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Post by FFS Corders on Aug 26, 2018 16:06:38 GMT
Thus is coming to 5fest 2019. No excuses
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Post by Aaron on Aug 26, 2018 20:00:04 GMT
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 26, 2018 22:05:36 GMT
No idea on bump steer, only test driven a few hundred metres. Rears catch on the sill part of the arch lips on compression up hills and under turning load, so it's grinder time tomorrow! Steering feels weirdly light though!
Hmmm 5 Fest is a long way on very loud all terrains hahaha.
Yeah seen his and chatted to him a bit. He used a lift kit whereas I haven't. His sits higher than mine, but I think with the top mount spacers I'll be happy without a lift kit and then I can still use the anti roll bars without having to super strain the droplinks or get custom ones.
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Post by atlex on Aug 26, 2018 22:42:09 GMT
Love to see how the suspension looks from underneath |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 26, 2018 22:46:31 GMT
Love to see how the suspension looks from underneath You don't want to see the underneath of my car haha. It's just mk2 suspension mate, nothing fancy at all. It sits the arms at a bit more of an angle than standard mk1 suspension but nothing mental. |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 27, 2018 23:23:37 GMT
Another angle here:  IMG_20180827_162315 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr I've cut, I've banged (giggidy), I've taken an angle grinder to it, a Dremel, a mallet, a heat gun. It's getting closer, it's driveable if you're careful but still getting some scrub. Need the 10mm spacers 100%, then a bit more cutting and fettling and it'll clear everything. Initial impressions from my slowish drive home from my parent's place: gearing feels different, longer. It seems to handle fine. The tyres sound like howling wind at 30mph onwards. It doesn't feel wrong, but I've not pushed it at all yet, but it seems to drive how you would expect. It's way comfier over bumps and on uneven roads. I'm going to miss the 13s and HSDs but this is a new direction that has its own benefits. Currently 8 1/2 inches clearance to sump, and 7 1/2 on the rear at the rear brace area. Not bad for just mk2 shocks. Once the spacers are on that'll rise to 9 inches and 8 inches which will be awesome. |
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