A Street Sleeper is reborn! THE END

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Right O, today was a good day, in fact it was a very special one too, As we have hit a massive mile stone in the build,
Since the start of the sleeper project, we had a good base from the gta 16v setup. Which ticked all the right boxes, with only a few things missing.
Today that chapter finally came an end to day, as decided to investigate the nasty knock I was getting on braking hard.
So with the wheel off, and fiddle around. I found that the bottom ball joint was the fault, The one had been supplied with shorter bolts compared to the other side, So what's been happening is its been working its self loose, as they haven't really had the proper length bolts, Which has damaged the ball joint rubber!





So another mot failure there! FFS! but at least we know what the knocking was. So another one of those will be sorted. My dad said why not just drop the thing through an mot for the sake of it? See if the tester picks up on it,
Not sure If I should that yet, as might aswell sort another one and bung it on rather than piss about.
Anyway, the major mile stone, which really puts this car more head of the game than the old one was!
Is the front dampers!
So the area I need to strip off,


this is the top mount, that should have been installed on the gta, But that never happened sadly.

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then the parts, I have a extended, flexi hose bolt, that the bottom of the damper sits on. So the old bolts were un done and that one put into place ready for the damper,

the damper we prepped earlier, the other was done too.

 


damper slotted in to place with the bush and washers,

  


all installed!

My dad came out and double checked how tight they were and helped lock down the top nuts.
Then I put the car back together and done the other side,

The strip down again


same story,


All in place

again my dad came out and double checked how tight and help lock down the top.

wheels on both sides,



Then dropped back on to the bricks, As getting the jack out of this, is a pain! So it was just rolled off the bricks when the jack was removed.
I started the engine again, my dad noticed the weep again from the top hose meets the rad. Not sure if I mentioned that, But while the engine was ticking over, I released the pressure cap and it let a load of air out! done this a few times, and the fan came on, and the weep stopped and that was it! So the coolant system now is fuckin bob on!
My dad said, lets tow the car to a private shopping centre carpark, that was closed. So that I could test the suspension,
I have to tell you lads its a totally different car again! to the one that replaced the GTa! and to last years setup!
It felt more OEM ride wise and seemed really well balanced and not so harsh and jumpy!
So We are so f*cking close now! got to say this!

Got to say this,
THAT IS PERFECTION v



one more for the crac I think!



not bad for a 1.1s eh!