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that the main think mate how much you learn but dam good work to

Suspension has been a right Grrr of a job to do.

After 4 hours of trying to get the old arm out, I had to take the strut out to get a ball joint remover in.

I bought some new bushes for the arms, but I couldn't get the old ones out of the bracket, so I've had to order another one already fitted in the bracket.

Bought some new smaller clamps for the exhaust and fixed it as high as possible and in as many places as possible using stainless ty-wraps.

Also painted the last remaining door handle, wired the mirror indicators and fitted the old headlights back in, just got to wire them up.

Royal Mail are fookin crap.

Still waiting for a bush I order 3 days ago and paid extra for recorded delivery.

It won't be MOT'd and taxed for tomorrows meet anyway

The old headlights are now wired up, I had to solder wires to the connectors because I cut them too short not thinking about if I ever had to wire my old headlights back up

Indicators are also wired up, but they seen to have an intermittent fault.

Once this bush comes in the post, the new lower arm can be fitted and then it's ready to be re-MOT'd

Good Luck with Royal mail.
Its not lost for 10 days or something in there eyes.

After all the pain Joe i'm sure it will be worth it

4 days and it still hasn't arrived

14 months later....

















It's back on the road

Done 65 miles in it tonight, just enjoying being able to drive again.

It's a bit lower than I wanted at the back, its that low its scraping the rust off the arches everytime I go over a bump lol.

The work hasn't even start on it yet though. Still got a big list of things to do.

I'm hoping to get the angel eyes and HIDs back in if I can turn the insides round somehow, if not, I might have to buy another set.

Tints might go on this weekend, also I'll try and get the welding done to the boot and I'm also going to try and get the tracker/text alert wired up too.

great pic



lookin good mate

So you passed your MOT?

GReat to see it on the road

So pleased for you mate, your hard work has paid off.

fantastic mate u must be so proud xxxx

Nice one mate, glad to see all your toil and sweat has paid off!

woooo!!

Cheers everyone

And yeah Mark, it passed

nice one joe, the place i got my angel eyes from does them for yours too

good work mate glad it back on road great pics looks stunning