After a couple of weeks away from everything, I managed to get some time over the last couple of days out in the garage I managed to resist the urge to drop the back axle off and spend some time tidying it up – mainly because I’m sick of the car being off the road on the odd occasion I get a couple of hours to go somewhere No point having it…
As I’ve got all of the rear suspension off, it makes sense to take a good look at the state of the chassis rails whilst I’ve got relatively good access. Underneath a layer of flaky rust they’re basically sound, but both sides will need a section chopping out and replacing at some point, where they’re flaking a little too much around the top drain hole It’s not too bad, but…
Bastard buggering monkey jugglers! Which incompetent fool designed the Deflex sterring rack bushes? Have they even seen a steering rack, or did they just guess what one might look like? They dont even fit inside the brackets on their own – never mind when they’re wrapped around the rack About the only way I could make them fit is if I unbolted the crossmember, put it on the bench and “finessed” everything together with a…