12-10-2017, 06:04 PM
Nearing the end with the beam rebuild now. I got an aftermarket tube from Stef a couple of months ago. It seems like a really solid piece of engineering and comes fitted with quality bearings and also comes with the other bits you need (cups & seals). Stef also supplied me with some offset washers as Peugeot don't stock them anymore. He's had some made up.
I finally got the swing arms to the local garage and had the new shafts fitted. Then the brake caliper brackets got a clean-up and were refitted.
After several coats of paint in the standard colours I've put everything together temporarily. All of the parts that normally corrode have had a healthy dose of anti-corrosion wax (Dynax S50) in the hope it won't rust itself together. The torsion bars will have to come out again to set the height on the red car and I'll get the ARB end plates properly back on once I've done that.
For anyone who questions the price of getting the likes of Stef to rebuild a beam to a high standard, don't. There really is a lot of work involved. I probably would do another one if needed but I'm very glad I didn't need it in a hurry!
I finally got the swing arms to the local garage and had the new shafts fitted. Then the brake caliper brackets got a clean-up and were refitted.
After several coats of paint in the standard colours I've put everything together temporarily. All of the parts that normally corrode have had a healthy dose of anti-corrosion wax (Dynax S50) in the hope it won't rust itself together. The torsion bars will have to come out again to set the height on the red car and I'll get the ARB end plates properly back on once I've done that.
For anyone who questions the price of getting the likes of Stef to rebuild a beam to a high standard, don't. There really is a lot of work involved. I probably would do another one if needed but I'm very glad I didn't need it in a hurry!