AMR33

Alright. What brake fluid were you using? Also, did you notice they squeal a lot. I drove them around the street a bit after I bedded them in and they can squeal quite loudly at times. I will definitely try to set up the brake ducts as good as I can get them before going out this saturday. Are you doing the NL full day event?

Hey Jared. We did indeed mate. Thanks for the tip. I will use them now since I got them and will replace them later if need be. Did you notice they fade due to heat?

Agreed. Specialised bolt shop or nothing. Threads were pretty rooted but they are no longer an issue. I have replacements for them. Just got news that the bent shock has to be replaced and since its not a readily available brand it seems like the suspension place will be unable to fix it. Headaches.... Amir

Cheers mate. I know I'm kicking myself. We'll see what happens though. Amir

ahahahahhahaha - that moment when you know what the answer is but you clutch at straws and hope there is a better alternative.

Tis bent. Can it be fixed? If so, anyone in Perth? Cheers Amir

For the few who are following here is an update - and one I wish I wasn't making. Bought a set of second hand coilovers off a forum member. Aragosta is supposed to be a decent brand with some decent damping adjustment etc so I thought why not. I installed the rears and all seems to be ok. Great, I thought, the front will go on next, I drive around and do some adjustments as I go. How wrong I was. First, the studs that mount the coilovers into the strut tower were rooted so I could not get any nuts to fit on. Only option was to get rid of them and replace with new studs or bolts. Advice from people at Bunnings = useless. Advice from people at Auto one = useless. So I got pissed off and left it till the next day. I woke up and thought to myself these studs are not going to break my will so out came the grinder. I chopped half of them off, hammered them down and finished the rest with a punch. Great success on 3 out of 4 studs. The last stud somehow welded itself to the top mount after all the heat from grinding and bashing it. Got the drill out. No go. New drill bit, no go. Small drill bit and work my way to bigger ones also no go. I grabbed the coilover, threw it in the bin and told it to go to hell. Brother in law manages to talk some sense into me and we keep trying. Horse (a mate) comes over and smashes the crap out of it and the stud comes out. Great success once again? No, not by a long shot. Looking at the coilover I notice it is bent. I pick it up and inspect closer, yep definitely bent. So now Im waiting for a mate to pick it up and take it to a suspension place to see if it can be salvaged. Looks like im going to have to revert back to the old set up for the 29th. Not what I wanted to do at all. Amir

Yeah we'll see. If it cant be straightened then what should I do?

Something like this....

Thanks for the help boys. Finally managed to get them all off by hammering them, punching them through and swearing at them. All that work and when I was looking at one coilover when it was lying on the ground noticed it was slightly bent. So I have to get it to the suspension place and see what they say. Good times Amir

I managed to get 3 out of 4 studs out. I grinded some of the stud off, hammered it down and finished the rest of with a nail punch. One stud I cut to close to the camber top and I cant hammer it down and the nail punch is simply not doing anything. The stud is sitting flush with the camber top and seems to have welded itself to the camber top from all the hammering etc. Any ideas?

Alright Ill try hammering them out. Peter, can you clarify what you mean by your method? I'm not really understanding it Amir

Cheers Peter. But what if the studs actually screw into the plate? As I mentioned before, another set I tried - the studs were screwed in rather than punched/pressed in. If this is the case with these ones then hammering them out will damage the thread in the camber plate. Any ideas?

Here are some photos. I am tryin to remove the two studs on either side

Apologies guys, I should have been more clear. Yes I am talking about the studs which stick out of the shock tower. I removed some from my old suspension but these had an alen key head and were easy to move. I found that there is a small thread in the camber plate which they screwed into. Im assuming the ones I'm trying to get off are similar and have a thread in the camber plate/top mount so I dont really want to hammer them through so as not to damage the thread. Will upload photos soon Cheers Amir

Folks, what is the easiest way to get the bolts out of the top mounts of coilovers. The bolts on mine dont have a hex head or allen key, they are simply round. The thread on the bolts is stuffed so I need to remove them and replace with other bolts. Any ideas how I can do that? Cheers Amir

Cheers, sent you a PM Amir

Still here. I have no use for it in track car

Nice. Always wanted to know the story of your car Duncan. Dont be stingy with the updates. Amir

Hey folks. Looking for the following for my track Series 2 R33 (Airbag and HICAS): Suede steering wheel (not cheap ebay shit that will bend, looking for genuine OMP, Sparco, Velo etc) Boss kit to suit Oil pressure and temperature gauges (complete with sensors, wiring etc). Will be looking for moe stuff soon - will update thread as I go. Cheers Amir

Just sourced some mate so will be seeing how they go. And I was looking. for GTST Cheers for the heads up Amir

Ahhhhh. Budget build. That's right up my alley. The cooler pipes turned out great

PMed

Very nice indeed mate.

Yes, you'll need 15-20kg to do the whole car