So this weekend was frustrating. I finished up the rear delrin bushings. Luckily the rear is a lot easier as you can press them out either direction. It’s even possible with the arms still on the car. I skipped the rear ball joints for now. They are in okay condition and I just wanted it…
This weekend I did suspension v2 on the front of the car Ridetech Delrin AF bushings AMT camber lockout kit AMT UCA stud conversion Strano front sway bar Whiteline adjustable endlinks Moog ball joints I’ve been avoiding this for ages, but this is the largest window I’ll have to work on the car before events…
Last night I finished up the turn one hp2 pump install. Removal isn’t too bad. Remove the accessory belt Remove the alternator (15mm and 13mm for the hot wire) Fully remove the belt Drain the PS fluid Take the lines off the PS reservoir Remove the PS reservoir upward off the bracket. It just snaps…
Today I put in new axles on both sides. This should fix the grease explosion I had in RR. Still a lot of grease on the suspension that I had to clean off. While I was in there, new diff seals as well. It’s a surprisingly easy job aside from just taking the suspension apart….
Last weekend I tackled the steering rack. What a PITA that was. I’d like to strangle the engineer who made me drop the subframe to get the rack out and only allow about 1/32nd of a turn on the PS lines from the pump. Extra fun was the new rack didn’t come centered. So when…
Busy weekend Friday was fluids- did the rear diff and transmission. The diff was a little sparkly. It was also super dirty, so who knows when it was last changed. Trans fluid looked pretty okay. Amsoil went back in. Saturday- Started the coilover install. I ended up going with the Viking Crusader dual adjustables. 600F/550R….
File this under dumb stuff I do… Also poured in some lucas stop leak. The fluid in there was pretty gross. Cross my fingers. Rented the steering wheel puller again. My wheel angle was off and the 1/2″ adapter didn’t get it where I needed. If you take the clock spring off you can get…
Never fixed a rack but they’re not difficult to remove. You might want to upgrade the rack mounting bushing while you’re in there, it’s cheap and easy. https://www.dougrippie.com/drm-steering-rack-bushings — nsogiba, Grassroots Motorsports forum, March 6, 2024 In reply to nsogiba : I hear it’s just a lot of work. I need to disassemble the front…
New discovery day. I finally got under the car. Springs are the base ones per the casting numbers 22146484/22146483 Sway bars appear to be c6 z51 models. 25.1mm rear 31mm front 10339124 Shocks look like they are stock c6 z06 shocks 10313647 While I was in there I nudged the front ride height up with…