Firehawk's N2 racecar project

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This weekend's topic was suspension and brakes. Most of the time went into the front struts, though;

Lower spring perches cut off the struts. Before doing this, I stripped all the paint off the housings with Nitromors because the sleeves were a really tight fit.


A 40mm slice cut off the center of the strut housing.


The steel coilover sleeves, 9kg/mm Eibach springs and spring perches.


Sleeve welded onto the lower part of the strut housing, plus some paint to make it look pretty.


The top part will be welded on as soon as I get the shocks and I can confirm how deep it'll fit and how thick spacers I'll need for the bottom.


A mock-up without the shocks.


I also redid all the brake lines, except for the long one which goes from front to back. The handbrake cables were in good condition so I just cleaned them up, lubed and installed back on the car. Finally, I disassembled all the calipers and started cleaning them up to be reassembled with new seals.