been a busy week getting the car respectable for adi, despite this being the cars last outing before being garaged and rebuilt.
as you may know i've had trouble with rear toe in and its eaten 4 sets of tyres over the last 18months or so, and because im a ****** i put off putting the trailing arm bushes in, so i did that on the drive the other day:
not a hard job, just have to be careful. i snapped a brake line the first time i tried it, hence putting it off.
the effects of too much toe in:
outer tyre wear.
whilst i changed these bushes i took out the adjusters on the rear coils, lowered it a good 8mm, which tb h it needed.
today my AEB head arrived.
needs a skim tho:
slight dents in all 4 corners, has a little lip on it.
will give the head a quick clean, totally strip it. and clean thoroughly.
i have a BAM head in the garage aswell, which will be my practice head for porting and polishing, just thought id try it, why not eh. il be asking andrew for some tips.
then if im ok at it, il smooth the AEB head out, give it a little tickle here and there, just for the hell of it.
il rebuild the head with new valve stem seals, just for insurance.
also gave the car a wash the other day. its been raining tho so theres already a bit of grime
had new rear tyres fitted yesterday.
and alignment checked this morning, toe in is improved, but still present. My mate told me it shouldnt cause too much trouoble as it is now. time will tell.
after lowering the rear, i raised the front too. did have a little bit of positive rake but now its dead level.
ride heights from floor to arches are:
F: 622mm 622mm
R: 635mm 635mm
so nice and even. yes i am that ocd, had a tape measure out and everything.
cant wait for the track