All the donor parts will need a good refurb, their are many different finishes available, such as powder coat, hammerite, or Por-15 chassis paint. I have basically striped all my running gear down and given a good wire brush, then a quick coat of hammerite to stop any damage/rot. I intend prior to the chassis to strip all the hammerite off again and get the bits powder coated, however I’ll probably be waiting till I pick up the chassis, as the back wishbone's and drive shafts have to be shorted. Below is some of the front suspension set-up, stripped down to component form. It is important to remember the amount of shims removed from the upper ball joints, this is essential to set up the suspension correctly to eliminate bump steer.
The driveshafts (below) i'll just leave like i got them as they will be exchanged with AK for some shorter one's along with the rear wish bone's.
The driveshafts (below) i'll just leave like i got them as they will be exchanged with AK for some shorter one's along with the rear wish bone's.
In order to strip the donor parts down to component form, you will need to remove the universal joints.... some of them are easy, some i found a total arse! the UJ's are held in place by circlips, i did have some circlip pliers however they were gash, so with the help of some little screwdrivers and my trusty hammer the UJ's were soon knocked out, ready for replacement.
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