peter's canadian imola ZHP project

[ELCID86]

I've got the tools too... but I don't have the balls.

Y'all need Teraphantom....


Thumbs, iPhone, TaT.

[slater]

finally, work on Phase 2 is commencing!

yesterday i got the car in the air, and installed the front bilstein PSS coilovers, reinforcement plates, and new rubber brake lines. the build quality of the bilstein PSS is astoundingly good. stainless bodies, excellent instructions and technical data included, plus of course everything needed to install. very pleased so far. i also cleaned as much old crusty bearing grease as possible from the stock top mounts and repacked them with new bearing grease, and coated the adjuster ring threads on the bilsteins with anti-seize (extra insurance).

i then moved on to removing the exhaust, which was no problem until i got to the downpipe/header unions... one bolt snapped off (no big deal), and the other three nuts came off - all requiring vice grips because their shape was no longer hexagonal. ahh, rust. anyway - these unions will not separate! i've pounded with a plastic hammer, jiggled the exhaust at the tips (it's fully unbolted and sitting on a jack right now at the muffler)... it will not separate. any tips???

once the exhaust is off, then out comes the driveshaft, rear springs and shocks, handbrake cables, and then the entire rear subframe assembly. fun!

pic below of new shiny parts.

peter

[anandoc]

Awesome!! Now you can help do my struts and shocks if money permits next year

Goodluck on this phase 2 of your project. Don't feel shy to share more pics as you work along.

[QC_ZHP]

Looks so shiny and new. Good work

[slater]

Awesome!! Now you can help do my struts and shocks if money permits next year

Goodluck on this phase 2 of your project. Don't feel shy to share more pics as you work along.

i will try to take some pics along the way - likely of shiny new bits because everyone likes to see that stuff.

no problem on your struts and shocks! just let me know when you're ready.

peter

[NoVAphotog]

SO SHINY. SO CHROME!

[Rovert]

Why does everybody who has these amazing abilities live so far away. I could borrow some of you for a few days or a few weeks. LOL

[slater]

SO SHINY. SO CHROME!

LOL. did you like that movie? i was underwhelmed... i thought it was dumb.

as an aside, that actor in your GIF was in another movie recently that was excellent - "warm bodies" - check it out!

Why does everybody who has these amazing abilities live so far away. I could borrow some of you for a few days or a few weeks. LOL

haha. i really don't even have time for my own projects, which is why they take so long. also, as i get older i take way more time on stuff as i spend time cleaning, inspecting, triple-checking, etc.

peter

[NoVAphotog]

LOL. did you like that movie? i was underwhelmed... i thought it was dumb.

as an aside, that actor in your GIF was in another movie recently that was excellent - "warm bodies" - check it out!




haha. i really don't even have time for my own projects, which is why they take so long. also, as i get older i take way more time on stuff as i spend time cleaning, inspecting, triple-checking, etc.

peter

Best movie of 2015 for me. Bought it on Blu-ray.

Sent from an HTC One

[slater]

update on Phase 2: had about 4 days of no progress due to everyday life stuff, and replacing a battery and alternator in a friends' 1996 honda civic, which took about 6hrs. battery was 5mins. alternator... forever. tight packaging and one seized bolt that made the job a pain in the arse. however, my friend is happy and that makes me happy.

as for the ZHP, i am still stuck on getting the exhaust off. have spent an hour on it since i posted the pic above, no dice. going at it with a MAPP gas torch tonight, will hopefully pound the studs out at that point.

peter