Sump

[Volksee77]

I fitted it today and i think i may be over doing the ride hight.

Lets start with the old sump, can you spot the problem?:
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Its 22mm off the ground and thats a bottle cap, sorry for the bad pic. I hope that it doesnt cause any major problems or anoyances.
Time will tell.

how do you go with bump steer with the A arms at that angle Spyda? just curious

[Spyda]

Exactly what i was saying mate, being this low and hitting something will most likely (and really unfortunately) result in breaking off the oil pickup. I would hate to see another mk1 wrecked. When welding the reinforcing on unfortunately you are only welding it to the sump itself which will still bend if you get a proper hit. Can i suggest making a bracket which bolts to the block via the sump bolts front and back hence any load is taken by the much stronger block?

Not a bad idea mate.

The engine is old and tired so if it gets smashed its no skin of my ****, i wouldnt throw the mk1 away. A broken engine just gives me more motivation to put the 1.9 in.

The bump steer is alot worse than in the mk2, i guess its the power steering, but its bareable. It doesnt bother me and i dont go drive to fast so i dont feel its to dangerous either, well atleast compared to the mk2. Alex da man is sending me a tie rod flip kit to help it out a bit though.

I need to modify the coilovers so i can bring the camber out more, the camber wear has almost made the front tyres bold on the inside.

[Jarred]

how do you go with bump steer with the A arms at that angle Spyda? just curious

short chassis with very stiff coils aren't a great combination with extreme a arm angles.

Mine arne't quite as bad as spyda's, but close enough. I don't find it too bad either, I've been through a few corners and few twisties, and unless you're driving 9/10ths+, it's not much of an issue on the street. the bumo steer isn't bad enough to completely throw you off course or anything./