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[big-jay]

quality!

Cheers ben !

[Steve220]

Jay,

That steering column bracket looks the nuts! Where is it from?

Still a fantastic effort by the way, properly built not bought!

[big-jay]

Jay,
That steering column bracket looks the nuts! Where is it from?
Still a fantastic effort by the way, properly built not bought!

Cheers Steve,

I got the steering bracket from here -

http://www.kiddspeed.bigcartel.com

He's also in the traders sections on here.

Jay.

[Chris1992]

this is an epic build!

 

loving the wheels, and all the stainless stuff is to die for!

 

keep an it man 

[big-jay]

Update,

Well today didn't go as planned unfortunately. I jacked the car up and removed the passenger side wheel only to find the new cv boot fitted a couple of weeks ago had a small split in it -



Now, I'm not sure whether this happen'd when I was fitting it or if it was already there. Luckily though I had a brand new spare one.

So, ended up having to remove the whole hub assembly until I was left with this -



Wrestled the cv joint off the drive shaft and replaced the rubber boot -



And refitted the cv joint -



I also noticed I didn't fit the white platic dust shield over the oil seal on the back of the hub, so I dug that out and fitted it -



So with the hub back on, we started on the job I originally intended to do, fitting the brake assembly. Screwed the drive flange to the disk -



Placed that assembly onto the shaft and torqued it up using the flat washer tool from minispares, here it is -



Took that back off and put the hub nut split washer on, then torqued that up and put the split pin through the whole and bent it around -



Fitted the caliper and the braided hose -



And then put the wheel back on, took a picture through the headlamp hole, looks the nuts -



Started getting dark so we didn't have time to do the other side, but I did fit my bonnet catch assembly with the stainless bracket from Smiffy's -



That's all for today, but I may get the drivers side done tomorrow, weather permitting of course !

Edited by big-jay, 07 December 2014 - 06:26 PM.

[big-jay]

this is an epic build!
 
loving the wheels, and all the stainless stuff is to die for!
 
keep an it man 

Cheers buddy !

[Jared Mk3]

Those brakes look so good on there!

[big-jay]

Those brakes look so good on there!

Thanks Jared,

I have to agree, i think they look amazing !

[ToM 2012]

Looks fantastic! Well done mate keep up the good work cheers Tom

[big-jay]

Looks fantastic! Well done mate keep up the good work cheers Tom

Thanks Tom !

[mark-stranraer]

just sat for the last 2 hours and read threw the whole thread.

 

Mint!! top job keep up the work

[big-jay]

just sat for the last 2 hours and read threw the whole thread.
 
Mint!! top job keep up the work

Cheers buddy !

[mark-stranraer]

 

just sat for the last 2 hours and read threw the whole thread.
 
Mint!! top job keep up the work

Cheers buddy !

 

did you powder coat front hubs or is it hammerite or what ?

 

looks mint

[big-jay]

just sat for the last 2 hours and read threw the whole thread.
 
Mint!! top job keep up the work

Cheers buddy !

did you powder coat front hubs or is it hammerite or what ?
 
looks mint

Cheers pal,

Ive had all of my running gear powder coated.

Edited by big-jay, 11 December 2014 - 12:05 AM.

[José Cardoso]

Fantastic job

The front brake discs are assembled in the wrong side, you have to change the disc from left to the right, and the disc from right to the left.