Thanks Tony, the bilt hamber stuff is so goodLooks a top job Tim
Tony.
Artic Silver 2.8 - OEM+ long term project
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Can I dislike this post on the grounds that you can find panels that are the same color as your car
Good work though!
And I used that Amber Bilt in the replacement bonnet cavities on my car.
Haha its was still hard work .but not as much as finding Fiji!
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sorry for a shameless plug....i have 2 x Fijii leather sports seats and 2 x Fijii door cards available if anyone is interested.
seat belt dooberries have snapped on both seats, other than that they are in great condition
get them in the for sale section
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Nice job Tim!
So wanted to get the car lower so I bought some secondhand e36 compact springs
Long and the short of it , they don’t work. Stance looks crap.
Front looks great but the rear gap is too big.
Even with my eibach z3 springs on the back the rake is too extreme.
So after all that faffing I’ve gone back to my eibach z3 kit for now.
Little tip when doing shocks. Get yourself a pass through ratchet, so much easier
My intention today was to also swap the wishbones over as my lower ball joints have some slight play in them.
I can’t today as I need a 22m spanner for one of the balljoints
Instead I fitted my new powerflex anti roll bar bushes which took all of 5 minutes.
The old ones were shagged
Also replaced my passenger wing with a second hand one in better condition
Long and the short of it , they don’t work. Stance looks crap.
Front looks great but the rear gap is too big.
Even with my eibach z3 springs on the back the rake is too extreme.
So after all that faffing I’ve gone back to my eibach z3 kit for now.
Little tip when doing shocks. Get yourself a pass through ratchet, so much easier
My intention today was to also swap the wishbones over as my lower ball joints have some slight play in them.
I can’t today as I need a 22m spanner for one of the balljoints
Instead I fitted my new powerflex anti roll bar bushes which took all of 5 minutes.
The old ones were shagged
Also replaced my passenger wing with a second hand one in better condition
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Looks great mate, still got this carpet for you too
Yeah it feels pretty nippy
Bet the roll bar bushes really changed the feel.
With the rear ride height on the zeds they tend to squat when you floor it so most off the shelf spring kits will always be higher on the rear. Best way to get a nice stance is with coilovers, which look great but ride hard.
With the rear ride height on the zeds they tend to squat when you floor it so most off the shelf spring kits will always be higher on the rear. Best way to get a nice stance is with coilovers, which look great but ride hard.
I've found with coilovers there is still not enough adjustment on the rear to make it low. I'm pretty sure when I had the Eibach's on mine the rear was just as low, if not slightly lower than with the cheapo coilovers I have on now. I only have the springs fitted with no adjusters and I've even taken one spring pad out on the passenger side to even up the height. The only ones I've seen that go low are Apex springs but almost everyone I've read about that have fitted them say they are too low at the rear.
I had those Apex springs on the M, they looked amazing till you wanted to boot it
BC have changed the adjustment on the rear now so you can bury the rear wheels if you want to