Ivan's coupe: bodywork is done

[Mux213]

hehe,

well that does teach you guys to better diagnose an engine before swapping

awell look at the bright side, now you know how to do this

Seriously though, very cool, I don't think there are many guys (relatively speaking that is) on this board who'd do what you just did, swap out a (different) engine with little to no previous experience and get it up and running within a day

[Ivan141]

I didnt bring a camera...it would only have slowed us down. We worked 12 hours with only 2 coffee breaks to get it finished on time.
About wether or not I worry too much... Yes I do. It's a fact
But I could never be sure y'know... and I couldnt resist installing a 7-rib engine that ran smooth as butter.

[Mux213]

yeah in the long run, this will definately proof to be the better solution I'm sure

[EE80Liftback]

Keep up the good work Ivan! Are you planning to do the body work soon ?

[Ivan141]

Still need to get the rear panels.. then need to find someone that has the time to help me with it.

[Ivan141]

Guys, need some help....
My car is going for it's APK (MOT) this friday, and I have something that is bugging me.

I started to notice a slight rumbling noise from my left rear wheel in corners to the right. I thought a bearing had gone bad so I took the half-axle in question out (this one is so loose i can pull it by hand) for inspection.
On closer look the bearing feels good as new, but the whole half-axle can move in and out half a millimeter when mounted.
I couldnt get the bearing to move when it was out of the car though.
What can be causing this? maybe the retainer moved a bit?

Also my right rear brake caliper is bad... it always sticka a little and the piston is really hard to turn back in...anyone have a spare somewhere?
This one has been like this since I bought the car so it's not bad enough to fail APK, but still...would like to fix it.

[Mux213]

Haha, I'm going for MOT tomorow, also with axle problems, we're in for it now Ivan

[oldskull]

damn scary
I am going to the first owner of the car for MOT this year, this will be somewhere in october.

[Ivan141]

Little update:

Failed the MOT yet again (4 years in a row now...going strong!).
No surprises though.. they failed me for having non-captive springs in front..
For those who dont know those springs make the car higher than stock
Maybe they sagged a bit since last year they just passed.

The other thing was a torn steering knuckle dustcover.. knew that a week ago but forgot it when I was fixing up the rest.

I think I'm going to give the crappy lowering springs a shot again in combination with some yellow or red koni's..

[Mux213]

Ivan,

Weird thing is, when the MOT my car they didn't even check my springs..

Sorry to hear she failed man, must be MOT failure week...