BB4 Road/Track lude

Post by **si import** » Wed Feb 26, 2014 12:38 pm

Merlin wrote:Are they ES bushes? I cant remember my ones having those grooves in them

im not to sure mate . they were already installed when i brought the car.

Post by **si import** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 5:53 pm

made a start on stripping the suspension and surrounding parts off the lude ready for painting and re greasing. only managed to get one side of the rears of though as got roped in to doing stuff round the house.
heres a couple of pics

hopefully wont take too long to do as got other bits to do and i plan on taxing it beginning of april.

Jon

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 5:57 pm

Good work mate I'm also planning a big strip down of mine soon so I can poly bush it all and powder coat.

K30DPC · Post by **K30DPC** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:11 pm

from my experience powder coating is expensive and last not for long. My rear suspension was sandblasted and powder coated. Then next year I done brake calipers in the same place.They're the only company doing this in my area. Well the only one I know. Also because of lack of money I decided to go other route with front suspension. I sandblasted all of it, then I sprayed 3 layers of isopon zinc 182, and then 3 layers of grey high temp hammerite. 3 years later I have to refurb my calipers as they're ugly - most of paint come off and rear suspension is even more rusty then it was before painting. Looking on front one I defo will go for hammerite again because all arms and knuckles looks like it was done last Autumn.

Post by **si import** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:13 pm

managed to strip of the rest of the rear suspension off this morning before work

just realized i forgot to remove the anti roll bar so will be taking that of at some point

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:20 pm

Wow! That's keen getting that done before work!

Post by **si import** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:40 pm

had a bit of spare time before I had to start so thought id get it apart . wanting to get the lude back on the road for april aswell.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:46 pm

Do feel free to pop round and do that same to Lisa's next time you have a free morning

Post by **Gayno** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:29 pm

wurlycorner wrote: Do feel free to pop round and do Lisa next time you have a free morning

My, you are a generous friend

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:30 pm

Cool

well done bro. I'm in a rush to get mine done also, need it for next month. And still motor not finished nor in

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suspension + poly bush refurb

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suspension strip down continued

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