Suspension : Steering :Blog

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:07 pm

Well got them home and after an overwhelming responce I decided to go with the orange.

tommorow I will fit the ball joints bushes etc ready to start putting things back on the car*

*if I remember how

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:55 am

Bits left over are a good thing, part of the ongoing lightening program* The Porsche is at least a kilo lighter after I put the propshaft and gearbox back in. Washers are always so fiddly...

*However leaving some bits out will mean you crash within 10 secs of setting off...

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:10 am

I dunno when I took the engine out the clio and stripped the gearbox I had lot's left over including a M16 bolt

and nothings fell out it and that was 2-3 years ago

I actually think I won't have enough bit's. I may have already lost some luckily I am doing 1 side at a time so I can just look at how it goes together.

I have also been thinking about nylon washers instead of steel as these don't corrode or add to electrolylic corrosion, but I'm not sure if they will cope (I also have 1 1/2m of Nylatron left)

r055 · Post by **r055** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:20 am

BiggestNizzy wrote:Well got them home and after an overwhelming responce....

should have went with red!

good luck in getting her back on the road. I should hopefully have mine back around the same time - if not sooner!

feels like its been off the road the whole summer!!

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:45 am

r055 wrote: good luck in getting her back on the road. I should hopefully have mine back around the same time - if not sooner!

feels like its been off the road the whole summer!!

Cool, know how you feel we have had some nice weather (by scottish standards) and I have missed it

hopefully the after October the carnage that was ayrshire run will be behind us all.

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:36 pm

I would stick with steel washers TBH. I don't think they are really going to be much of a problem.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:29 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:I would stick with steel washers TBH. I don't think they are really going to be much of a problem.

titanium ? and how does it react with aluminium and steel from a corrosion point of view ?

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:13 pm

Basically the only way to stop it is to use the same material, they all have slightly different electricwatchamcallits so will all react to some degree.

Durallac it,or stick with BZP steel. It's much easier.

Are you bored perchance?

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:27 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote: Are you bored perchance?

a bit, so I'm thinking out loud.

going with plastics was my original thought but I have thought about carbon fibre as well you can buy* it in pre hardened sheets then you could make washers/shims with it. I have duralac on order and it should arrive tommorow.

*I don't like this word, i'm a tight 4rs3

r055 · Post by **r055** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 4:05 pm

you guys are so well matched!

woody · Post by **woody** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:32 pm

BiggestNizzy wrote:
RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:I would stick with steel washers TBH. I don't think they are really going to be much of a problem.
titanium ? and how does it react with aluminium and steel from a corrosion point of view ?

You think I've a titanium tree out the back?

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:44 pm

woody wrote:
BiggestNizzy wrote:
RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:I would stick with steel washers TBH. I don't think they are really going to be much of a problem.
titanium ? and how does it react with aluminium and steel from a corrosion point of view ?
You think I've a titanium tree out the back?

oh that will be the titanium bottom end idea out the window

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:38 pm

Build up starts tommorow, well I finished off building the steering rack back up todayand got it all nice and lovely. molycoted some of the parts that where left and hadn't been painted/coated in anything else and picked up the wheel bearing.

I think I will replace most if not all the bolts just as a matter of course. does anyone know the grade and if Cap Head screws might cause a problem ?

As for the grade of bolt will it make any difference if I use stronger bolts ?
I am prone to going a wee bit OTT with thread locker and I have been thinking about how that will react to the duralac any idea's ?

Oh and the clio is now up and running woo hoo

:D:D:D:D:D

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:50 pm

I would use normal 8.8 bolts because if something is hitting the car hard enough to bend or break a bolt you want the bolt the break first...

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:47 am

I only have 12.9's does that mean I will have to go shopping ?