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Post by russhowell on Apr 15, 2019 9:11:48 GMT
Thanks Garman....
OK, so Energy Suspension Bushes have arrived, so starting to re-assemble. They are a pleasure to put together, but suggest you request more grease as they only come with a small pot.
Tidied up some bolts, and remember the Camber Washers\adjusters go back on facing upwards as per picture
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Post by russhowell on May 1, 2019 9:30:37 GMT
Been a bit quiet as not to many jobs to do until body arrives which I have heard is now ready for collection. Wishbones on and new calipers all round just arrived so that is next job.
What is the easiest way to get rear hubs on to the splines of the rear drive shafts. Nervous about banging on with a hammer incase I damage the bearings in the rear uprights
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Post by hammy3601 on May 6, 2019 6:41:13 GMT
looking at your pics looks like you've sorted the hubs Russ?
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Post by russhowell on May 6, 2019 8:31:12 GMT
Hi Hammy,
Yes took off the uprights and used a press to squeeze hubs into bearings in the uprights... then the shafts pushed through easily when refitting the uprights... brakes are all on, so wheels going on this weekend ready for body collection this week i hope..
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Post by russhowell on May 8, 2019 20:25:08 GMT
Please can I have some clarification regarding ABS/non Abs cylinders and servo. I bought a non abs master cylinder to swap out my abs type but the section of the cylinder that mates to the servo/booster is a different diameter.
Does this matter. Does it need to make an air tight seal? The bolts will hold it on....
Instead of buying bits that don’t match , can I buy a non abs servo and master cylinder together but say from a 1.6 1999 car? Or do just need to search for a non abs master cylinder with correct diameter section for mating to the servo?
Thanks for reading
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Post by hammy3601 on May 9, 2019 6:06:15 GMT
I just bought the the complete non ABS unit from any mk1 or mk2 . Speak to Andrew at Mazdadudes, he has loads and his prices are very very good
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Post by russhowell on May 9, 2019 6:23:29 GMT
I think this is the way forward to ensure both parts are compatible Cheers
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Post by russhowell on May 13, 2019 8:22:01 GMT
Been messing about with the loom and removing sections that I think cant possibly be needed! Going to stop before I go to far and check engine still starts, then take a bit more out. I collect the body tomorrow, so will then be able to really get cracking. Painted the pedal assembly as well...
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Post by russhowell on May 13, 2019 12:27:07 GMT
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Post by russhowell on May 15, 2019 12:02:03 GMT
Visited MEV yesterday to pick up the body and chatted to Julie and Stuart. All good and the powdercoat survived the trip. Need to move it before the brownie points wear off...
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Post by hammy3601 on May 15, 2019 12:41:32 GMT
I saw a pic from Stu of it in the lounge! Classic :-)
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Post by kev80 on May 15, 2019 22:36:25 GMT
Looking really good Russ!
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Post by russhowell on May 28, 2019 8:06:55 GMT
Fit the floor today. I wanted to rivnut it, but some of the rivnuts started to spin when inserting bolts, so riveted instead with a layer of rubber between as didn’t want the mess of Tiger PU, and also wanted to allow fluids to drain out not pool. Primed and sprayed Plasticoat to underside just to dampen the ‘ting’ of stones hitting. It makes a rubbery coating like you find on some laptop cases etc. Thanks to Paul, I was informed that I only need to run one fuel line as return not required, more on this later when I document what to do with hoses\connections. Therefore drilled a line of rivnut holes and fitted 8mm and 15mm pclips into each hole (will find better picture).
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Post by russhowell on May 28, 2019 8:07:50 GMT
Quite frustrated today, mainly with the order of build in the MEV build Guide. It doesn’t matter how often you read through the guide or forum, you will forget things or not understand their importance. Therefor you see I had buttoned up my wishbones, hubs and brakes, only to find that when fitting wheel arch brackets you need to: Front: use original 3 holes that the dust shields used. During the mess of disassembling its easy to forget this and if you have a stuck bolt to just grind it off. Luckily I only had one ground off which meant drilling and tapping. Bit awkward as hub spindle in the way and does not allow rotation of the tap for rethreading. Rear: Probably like me you will need to grind a bit of the ABS nubbin to create a flat spot that is in line with the top calliper bolt fixing. This is bloody wonderful to realise that you have to cut into your nice powder coat, and wondering how much you need to disassemble. Well, after covering all paint work I attacked with grinder and did a half good job, and only had to remove drop links to then angle a drill to bore an 8mm hole. Personally I think the rear wheel arch instruction should feature nearer the front of the build guide. You don’t have to have wait to see how it might line up as the top calliper bolt is used and your new hole can be drilled prior to paint\powder coat whilst in an easier position to handle.
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Post by russhowell on May 28, 2019 8:08:54 GMT
Suspended the body over the PPF today, so it can be lowered and raised for correct hole drilling for pclips for the fuel, brake and hand brake cables.
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