78 2-Door Build Thread

[GRN_VAGN]

You spelt outer wrong.

No need to thank me.

Spelled, not spelt.

FKN Word Police .......

Car looking good mate, If its not clicking then it should be good

[dubmc]

hmm spoke to my brains trust who is in turkey at the moment...said because of the lsd kit in the diff, there is not seal on the input shaft in the outer cv which means i will need to check all the bolts are tight and if they are then use an oil proof sealant to stop the grease coming out...i'm not quite sure what he means, but i will look into it further...

[dubmc]

after my weekly wash n wax, i met up with a mate who just got his r31 running....absolute sleeper, 350hp 3.0l rb 25 (or rb30 - don't qoute me), easily reaches 110 in second and rips your head off when it comes on boost (love it)...anyway took a couple shots this arvo...it is the biggest sleeper. kinda felt like i was driving a push bike after having a hit in it...

[Gipson]

car is looking great Michael, nice height and onto a winner with the seats. did you get my pm?

[dubmc]

woke up today, had the day off uni and work and decided to waste some money. so i bought an otomoto steering wheel which i have had my eye on for a while...

on a side note, also replaced gearbox oil and box is shifting nice a smoothly once again...

[GeorgeMK1]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee that steering wheel looks dope !! Kinda reminds me of a deep dished Nardi !

[Hilal]

woke up today, had the day off uni and work and decided to waste some money. so i bought an otomoto steering wheel which i have had my eye on for a while...

on a side note, also replaced gearbox oil and box is shifting nice a smoothly once again...

does it even feel like ur driving a mark 1 anymore?

[mikinoz]

Nice addition.

If you want this front guard, I need the space, so I'll drop it off and you can fix me up when you can afford.

[dubmc]

does it even feel like ur driving a mark 1 anymore?

ahah yeah mate, it sure does...it's still loud, bumpy & freezing cold in winter ahah

[dubmc]

Nice addition.

If you want this front guard, I need the space, so I'll drop it off and you can fix me up when you can afford.

hey mick i'd be keen on the front guard but it's not really a priority as it's more planning for down the track when i paint it...but if your desperate for some space i can take it off you now and tick you up soon?...let me know cheers!

i thought i was going to paint the car soon rather than later, which i why i asked you for it but a few things came up and i decided not to at the moment...

EDIT: can you bring the white 2-door when you come to drop it off???...

[sports racer]

You want him to drive the MK1? C'mon, it's hard enough for him to just photograph it.

[dubmc]

so this is where i'm at this afternoon...noticed the passenger side drive shaft had some play and on closer inspection realised the flange was coming away from the diff...when i removed the inner cv joint the centre flange allen key was completely loose, which was the reason for the play and oil leak from round the flange.

now it's a matter of getting the flange back in against the spring load in the diff and tighting the allen key. any advice as to how best over come the spring loaded pressure? also, would it be worth while using some lock tight on the centre allen key? advice appreciated! thanks!...

[Rob Burns]

Thread locker is a good idea. I'd use the medium (usually blue) in case you need to remove it again. Red's a bit much.
Not sure on how easy it is with the mk1 but on an mk6 the easiest way is to use a prybar against the block to push the axle in then get the bolt started by hand. Once the bolt has gone in a few threads then I usually use a 3/8 impact gun to do it up the rest of the way. If you don't like tightening it with an impact gun (or don't have access to one) you can put a couple of the axle bolts into the axle and hold it from spinning with a pry bay while doing up the bolt with a torque wrench.

This is the way Steve showed me how to do it.

[Peter Jones]

Must be a 4 speed? The 5 speed ones are retained with a circlip.

I've seen a press used to seat the flanges but that only works if the box is out of the car.

Here's another approach. (Image is from 020 Flange )

[Preen59]

If you use Loctite, any of the 200-300 range will be fine. Don't go higher than that or you'll never get them undone.