Bianca Ratlye

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I drove it around the block, but mainly to get the coolant up to temp after the matrix. I was away at Wimbledon yesterday watching Murray win.

t was rubbing the tyre on more than 50% acceleration and any type of cornering lol. I realised after I got home I had forgotten to crank up the shock stiffness on my GAZ golds, so that will also make a difference. I can try again to nudge it over a little as it's not too tricky, but failing that it's a lump hammer job... and I have lots of hammers haha

After having done the beam I of course flushed through the brake fluid on all 6 nipples, using a vacuum bleeder on a compressor someone gave me. What an effortless way to bleed brakes I must say.

Overall I wouldn't say its a tricky job, just time consuming. Get some help and the banter will while away the time for sure. Took me 7 hours inc the cage removal and a couple of tea breaks. Bleeding of the coolant is just a time wasting exercise on the whole, but you lose time fetching tools, getting in and our the car to swap sides etc.

I didn't bother to remove the exhaust heatshield, just the top two bolts, and I didn't see the point of disconnecting the hoses on the matrix elbow in the engine bay.