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F6squared Blog a écrit:The damage from running my mk1 on the 13s has gradually been taking its toll, and after a long winter of using 15s I was enjoying the freedom of driving pretty much anywhere without worrying about ripping stuff from the underside.
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Old gearbox mount
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So that was it, I decided I would do what I've been waiting for a long time to do whilst at uni away from the car, before the 13s would go back on for the good weather. Having already made a rear gearbox mount which didn't hang low, I needed to raise the wishbone mounts to match. I'd had a few ideas about how I could do it already, but after chatting to a lad off the Mk1 Owners Club who had already done the modification, was inspired about how I could do it more simply. (thanks Oli)
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Painted in Epoxy Mastic
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The way I had gone about this had me thinking about whether it would affect wheel position and track, so I tried on the hub assembly and suspension, and yep, just as I had expected the wheel sat about 15mm too far back in the wheel arch.
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So went about cutting about the wishbones to move the bottom balljoint further forward. Made a little jig so that both wishbones would be the same.
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Tacked in place and tested it on the car, much better!
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Having previously had a lower chassis brace fitted and noticing the difference it made, I decided I didn't want to go back to not having one, especially as I had just cut fuck out of the mounts which it braced. I decided to weld a permanent one on, but this meant that the engine was in the way, so the only way around that was to raise the engine...
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Passenger side notch
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Drivers side
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Steering rack mount brace
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Driveshafts fitted, nice equal angles betwen the three arms. Notches line up nicely.
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Dropped it ont floor
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Nice clearance and arm angle
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And after running brake and fuel lines through the car, finally fitted rear wheels and dropped it to the floor. Still got a few bits to do before its driveable.
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