DIY: Hopeless project.

[Rascal21]

Thanks a lot for the offer Totta, I have inverted inserts though.

Thanks a lot for the reassurance on the diameter speculation

My top mounts are 5/8" ID, so I eventually found out they should fit, though IF the inserts have bigger top shaft diameter I can probably drill out the bearings.

The ones I ordered are 300/70 long, the springs I mentioned are probably a bit harder than that, so it shouldnt bottom out, I`ll be reporting on this later

My old inserts are definitely short stroke, and on closer inspection they did not seem to be leaking, but they have definitely seen better days, either way, I have no welding device capable of doing good job on cast metal, would also have to fab up a jig to do the job, have no time for that ATM so I`ll leave the old inserts alone for now, and see what can be done later on, in that case I can get new universal 40mm bilstein struts.

I was considering TRD inserts and TE71 spindles, and see if the 3-piece brake setup up front would fit on the TE71 spindle along with the brake caliper brackets.

The rear are definitely Escort coilovers with some fabbed up brackets on the axle and strut tower tubes with pitches in the wheel housings, for height adjustment I presume..

At the moment I also need new brake discs up front, they are probably 257x25,1 (Not to sure about the original thickness right this moment), and CP2270 calipers, but the brake pads are only allowing for 21mm discs, so I will simply get the same kind of discs I have in the rear (257x21) and mill the pads flat (Ferodo DS3000 with plenty left) as they are probably a little worn on one end and re-use them.

The same brake discs diameter front and rear is probably a bit weird, but the CP2382 2-pots w/DS2500 pads in the rear wont be as "bity" as the CP2270 4-pots w/DS3000 in the front, and I also have the Girling bias adjustor, so I should be able to find the balance

It`s a weird and hopeless car