Wow, good stuff. Pics of the new ride height please.
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Wow, good stuff. Pics of the new ride height please.
Good call. I'll get some pics this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnrando
Nice progress!
Gah, I wrote this once but my browser ate the reply.
Ok, so today I spent another few hours or so under the car. This time it was on a lift, thankfully.
I was so proud of myself after I got the output shaft seated the other night, but when I got the car in the air today there was oil all over the damn place. Somehow -- even though I never refilled the diff and lost a substantial amount with the shaft incorrectly seated -- more oil came out *after* it was clicked into place. Fortunately I had another seal and was able to change it at the shop. That was a 2 hour detour I hadn't expected (in part because of the cleanup). I haven't looked since I've been back home; hopefully that's solved it or I really *will* have a reason to buy that LSD!
The rest of the time I spent changing the fluid in the diff and transmission, installing braided brake and clutch lines, and bleeding the system. Pretty standard stuff and it went relatively quickly. The brake and clutch pedals feel a bit more firm, now, and it's always nice to have clean, fresh fluid.
There's really been a marked improvement in how the car drives, now. The shocks made a *huge* difference. I want to do a little more research before replacing the steering rack with a rebuilt unit from the Rack Doctor, but that's probably going to be the next item I attack. Then an alignment. Then rotors and track and street pad sets. Ka-ching.
Nice.
johnrando asked for a picture. :-)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/04/07/zuze7yqu.jpg
Looks about the same as stock, to me. The springs are the same, so it should be…
Thx for the pic.
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That's the first pic without tint. Gawd that stuff was dark, and a pain to remove to boot. It's nice being able to see out at night, tho!
New mats and pedals:
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Made OBD2 port accessible from the rear ash tray. My big-ass feet get caught on anything hanging out of the port in the stock location. :-)
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http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/05/u6anugyb.jpg
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Brilliant Idea with obdII port. I am actually in the prosses of doing something similar.Quote:
Originally Posted by blalor
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