Time for a little update on this thread I think
After abit of persuasion, my dad has agreed to let me have the car back, so the si is now off the road for the winter, and this is the runabout for the next few months
Had started wandering all over the place on bumpy roads, so a couple of weeks back I replaced the front arms and track rod ends, and its fine again now. Instead of using 1.1 items though, I used rs turbo items as these are designed for a lower ride height as standard so the theory is they should last a bit longer than the last set!
Another benefit of using rs turbo items too is that they are a good 10mm longer than 1.1 items, so the front wheels now sit 10mm further out, so fill the arches very nicely indeed! Have spaced the rears out 5mm each side to compensate, so the car is looking pretty good and handling even better now too
Also fitted a new pattern part fuel tank, as the original was rusty as fook and about to start leaking out of the breather pipe
Also painted up a mk4 spare wheel carrier I had from my sisters old car and re-fitted the spare under the car (rather than in the boot). The original carrier off the car was rusty as fook
Finally, as a temporary fix over the winter, I sanded the front valence back and put some hammerite on it (same colour as the car) so it looks better for the time being. Will be welding a new front panel on in the spring. Looks loads better for now
Oh, and I also changed the oil which is always good
Pics:
RS turbo arm compared to 1.1 arm:
Front panel before and after:
Finished:
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) then the car kind of went in another direction!
