Project Cordy - My old 16v reborn

[Ruddmeister]

Pete

Pete

This may well have been asked before but are you painting the plastic sill, splitter and rear valance body colour?

 

[Icecavern]

When I get the respray that's the plan yes, get all the black plastic painted body colour.

 

[andyj]

thought about removing the black plastic trim on the B pillar between the front/back windows ?!?

 

[Icecavern]

Well they need replacing TBH. I have thought about leaving them off but I'm not sure if it will look right.

 

[driveforward]

I'd leave the B pillar's black, I think it'll look odd if they were body colour as it will break up the window line

 

[Ruddmeister]

Well they need replacing TBH. I have thought about leaving them off but I'm not sure if it will look right.

You want some trick Psuedo wide arch graphics ala Mk1 Fiesta XR2's

(Yes I'm bored at work with only MS Paint )

 

[Icecavern]

I'd leave the B pillar's black, I think it'll look odd if they were body colour as it will break up the window line

Exactly what I think mate, they'll have to be removed for the respray and then replaced anyway so easy enough to decide.

 

[Icecavern]

You want some trick Psuedo wide arch graphics ala Mk1 Fiesta XR2's

(Yes I'm bored at work with only MS Paint )

Now how do I put this politely...

 

[Icecavern]

Oh bugger...

Just as it was all going soooo well.

I've got the Brembos all bolted up to the car now. Just got to go round all the bolts and nuts I've had undone to make sure they're all done up, including the hard to get at inner CV joint ones...

Anyway go to get the goodridge Ibiza R hoses I bought out to just work out how to route them and just double check they'll work before I get a helpful chap to come over tomorrow to get everything plumbed in... They're too long

Just measured them and they're 107cm long

So tomorrows effort at getting the car MOTable is off, and it looks like the Cordy now won't be at GTI International either

 

[m0rk]

107cm is really long......

 

[Icecavern]

I know wish I'd looked at them more carefully before now. Just assumed that the ICR couldn't be much longer than needed on the Cordy. But these can't be ICR hoses

 

[m0rk]

I'd agree there - the ICR goes from the smae mounting point on the chassis leg to the bottom of the calliper

 

[Icecavern]

Exactly, should be perfect for what I'm doing. Will have to contact the place I got them from to find out whats going on.

 

[WeeJase]

Just as it was all going soooo well.

I've got the Brembos all bolted up to the car now. Just got to go round all the bolts and nuts I've had undone to make sure they're all done up, including the hard to get at inner CV joint ones...

Anyway go to get the goodridge Ibiza R hoses I bought out to just work out how to route them and just double check they'll work before I get a helpful chap to come over tomorrow to get everything plumbed in... They're too long

Just measured them and they're 107cm long

So tomorrows effort at getting the car MOTable is off, and it looks like the Cordy now won't be at GTI International either

keep hold of them pete,they will be long enough for my
bike.
would bill not be able to knock you up a set in time for inters?didn't he have someone making them other than SEAT/goodridge?

 

[Icecavern]

Oh I'll be able to get hoses in time I'd think. Problem is I'm not confident that I know what I'm doing on the bleeding/hose replacement side of things so need some help, and it then needs MOT'ing. And only 1 weekend left before inters

 

[Icecavern]

And just to add another kick in the balls... It looks like the drivers side bearing is shot No matter how hard I try I can't get it any tighter, but there's still play in it. So unless that side is just really difficult to tighten up, it looks like the bearing is knackered without even turning a wheel

Really don't want to have to remove all that lot again

 

[F2 Stu]

Could be alot worse

 

[m0rk]

check you've done the ball joint to wishbone nuts up tight enough

 

[Icecavern]

Yeah did that mate. The only bolts I can't do up are the stearing ball joint bolts. No idea how you tighten up a bolt with no way to stop it turning

I'm going to try another hub nut later, I've got a few spares, just to see if I can get another one tighter and it's not something funny with this one.

 

[Icecavern]

Well I think I've worked out why the hub nut wouldn't tighten any more but I still had play in the bearings... I decided to take off the hub nut and try another one just now got that off only to find the fat washer behind it is in about 8 bits...

So now I need to try and get another one of them...