Re: C160 SFG - 1986 Elford Turbo
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:19 pm
Stunning car Ian!
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Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 4:36 pm
Stunning work Ian. Another one saved for posterity. Well done indeed.
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 3:56 pm
with spring fast approaching, I thought I'd better make a start on some of the jobs that I'd intended to do over the winter but couldn't motivate myself to start.
Last year, I bought this LSD off Ramon...
I've put it into my spare S3 rear axle and given the whole thing a coat of POR15...
and then began the hateful job of getting the old bushes out of the rear suspension arms, cleaning the rust off, painting with POR15 and then fitting the new Energy Suspension polybushes..... as anyone who has done these tasks can testify, they are all equally horrible to do.
Finally, got them finished and ready to go on the car...
So it's all ready to go on the car now..... was going to do it tomorrow but I've now got to go shopping instead
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Last year, I bought this LSD off Ramon...
I've put it into my spare S3 rear axle and given the whole thing a coat of POR15...
and then began the hateful job of getting the old bushes out of the rear suspension arms, cleaning the rust off, painting with POR15 and then fitting the new Energy Suspension polybushes..... as anyone who has done these tasks can testify, they are all equally horrible to do.
Finally, got them finished and ready to go on the car...
So it's all ready to go on the car now..... was going to do it tomorrow but I've now got to go shopping instead
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Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:19 pm
Good for you to have a LSD.
To make it work well by drive harder and may be noticeably more understeering.
different coil spring/ARB replacement can reduced it.
To make it work well by drive harder and may be noticeably more understeering.
different coil spring/ARB replacement can reduced it.
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:02 pm
Looks good, Ian. I eventually want to get an LSD aye 
. Must be nice to have a spare axle to clean up and make a quick swap when its ready 
. I'm not particularly looking forward to doing my bushes from what everyone is saying about removing them 
Haha.
Nice table!
. Must be nice to have a spare axle to clean up and make a quick swap when its ready . I'm not particularly looking forward to doing my bushes from what everyone is saying about removing them Haha.Nice table!
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 7:05 pm
LSD is on my to do list. Interested what's your experience with the elford turbo then Ian 
Thomas
Thomas
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 8:11 am
Woah is that a Space Invaders table!! Start a new thread on that badboy!!
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
yeah, 1979 Taito Space Invader table 
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:29 pm
cool table ian.
nice to see your fb is coming along, very cold outside this time of year, but you have your new garage/workshop
so it's handy for keeping the rain/wind off you while you work away.
it'll be some car when finished, i replaced the rear drop links and sway bar bushes on my mx3, no more clunks
and smoother and handling better round corners, great fun car to drive for FWD. it's worth replacing bushes alright.
nice to see your fb is coming along, very cold outside this time of year, but you have your new garage/workshop
so it's handy for keeping the rain/wind off you while you work away.
it'll be some car when finished, i replaced the rear drop links and sway bar bushes on my mx3, no more clunks
and smoother and handling better round corners, great fun car to drive for FWD. it's worth replacing bushes alright.
Re: 1986 Series 3 Elford Turbo
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:37 pm
More work on my new LSD....swapped out the old rear suspension today.... looks a bit manky doesn't it?...
luckily on this car, the fixing bolts came undone pretty easily and the replacement rear axle and suspension arms went in...
and here's the old one looking, well, old I suppose...
Should get the brakes back on it tomorrow.
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luckily on this car, the fixing bolts came undone pretty easily and the replacement rear axle and suspension arms went in...
and here's the old one looking, well, old I suppose...
Should get the brakes back on it tomorrow.
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