My MK1 - updates

[Jarred]

Nice one. Good to see a bit of DIY going on.

[pepperwhite]

neat work and nice info.

[foc64]

Update time - rear sway bar mounts completed and 26mm Jap sway bar now bolted on - see if you can guess what car it was from (it was a front sway bar on the doner car)



Rear brakes cleaned and painted ready for installing - the smaller round discs above the backing plates are 12mm thick rear stub axle spacers

[gtimk5]

Good job Chris.
If you plan on "dumping it real low, check the clearance to the fuel filler pipe mate. Will discuss on your next visit!!
Andrew

[foc64]

Thanks Andrew - the beast won't be that low realy, I like suspension travel as it saves on kidney transplants, I will need a replacement right rear brake line though due to suffering a rooted bundy nut on the slave cylinder end.

Chris

[hiho]

I cant guess, but would like to know what car donated its sway bar to the cause!

[foc64]

I cant guess, but would like to know what car donated its sway bar to the cause!

Mitsubishi GJ Sigma front sway bar - 26mm

[sports racer]

That's what I like to see. Someone else who refuses to pay $$$ for an aftermarket sway bar when it's so easy (and cheap) to fit something from the wreckers.

Looks like it was ment to be there, very "factory finish"

Cheers

Paul

[pepperwhite]

Another nice mod. I think I will have to follow suit!

[foc64]

Quick update, Rear beam is now all back in place with the knakered brake line replaced (thanks Andrew), pics up on the week end.

Chris

[Jarred]

love the magna sway bar idea.

how did you go with the mounting of it? [the mounts more specifically] Looks like you've used new bushes aswell, are they magna or golf items?

[foc64]

Bushes are 26mm universal Poly sway bar bushes (can't remember the brand), for mounts I've used the original Mitsu****ty units as a starting point and cut/lengthened them to suit the MK1 beam. Both retaining bolts have high tensile nuts welded to the backside of the mounting holes to save the grief of trying to hold a nut on while I tighten up the bolt. The only thing that needed a little thought about was how to attach the eye end of the bar to the rear beam, a few pieces of 5mm thick flat bar fixed that along with a few gussets and a little welding - I'll take a few close ups on the week end and put them up here.

Chris

[hiho]

I just picked one of these bars up from center road wreckers, along with a petrol instrument panel and a bunch of other bits and pieces. They only charged $50 for the lot, cheers mate!

So a bit of welding is needed for the link ends?

Thanks for the inspiration!

[foc64]

Update time -been a while but work gives me money if I attend - all helps get a little more done on the orange beast:

Now on wheels with low coil overs (low for now)





Down we go in the weeds

New master cylinder and Cordoba booster


That's it for now - next job is to make it go as quick as it looks, stay tuned.

Chris

[16v_kid]

nice work mate,

coming along real nice.


keep it up