Tc's 960 Thread

**t5 pete** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 18:34

hows the front bumper coming along and have you got any update pictures of it

**richiemat** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 18:37

Originally Posted by Tomcat

It could be either to be honest but I'll probably just leave it like this until I can afford some coilovers(or a conversion kit)

No MOT issues then obviously?

**Tomcat** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 18:42

Front bumpers coming along nicely, just debating wether to use the plastic one I've made or take a mould from it and make a fibreglass one. No more pics yet, it's been filled but it's waiting on a little more work and some primer, then I'll take some more pics.

**Tomcat** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 18:43

Originally Posted by richiemat

No MOT issues then obviously?

No, shouldn't be the spring still works like it should it's just a little shorter now.

**Volvostorm** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 19:21

As long as the spring isn't loose when jacked up, there are no MOT issuses, if they are loose, wire the spring to the cup to stop the spring popping out on full extension.

**Tomcat** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 19:35

No they're not loose.

**Tomcat** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 19:43

Had to order some wheel spacers yesterday, when I was cutting the springs down I noticed that the wheels have been catching on the struts slightly, also the N/S wheel has been rubbing on the inner wing as well, hopefully the 5mm spacers should sort that(without catching on the wing I hope).

**t5 pete** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 20:09

depending what dia you struts are these might be just the thing for the front coil overs
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Coilover-Conve...item2558db048c

**Tomcat** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 20:25

Yeah that's an option that I'll be taking up once I've got some of the other jobs sorted, I can buy ready built coilovers for the front but I'm not paying $1300, plus import duty and shipping.

**t5 pete** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 20:38

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Yeah that's an option that I'll be taking up once I've got some of the other jobs sorted, I can buy ready built coilovers for the front but I'm not paying $1300, plus import duty and shipping.

Thats a expensive price to say it can be done by your self for under £300 with new shocks

**Tomcat** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 20:59

Dead right, all I need to do now is work out a way of doing the rears, they sell them for $800 plus shipping and import duty. I'm a dab hand with a welder if I have to be..

These are the rears....

**t5 pete** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 21:03

they dont look too bad at all to make you just need to get a set of standard shocks not nivmos and start fromt here making the bracket for the bottom

**Tomcat** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 21:07

Yeah, it's just how you'd go about mounting the spring colour to the shock that worries me, don't fancy welding it as the shocks are pressurised.

**smithy** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 21:10

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Yeah, it's just how you'd go about mounting the spring colour to the shock that worries me, don't fancy welding it as the shocks are pressurised.

i would do it the way we discused mate on the rears .as long as you put good shocks onand strenghtening plates on the arms should be good and a dam site cheaper too mate.

**Tomcat** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 22:06

I'm bearing that in mind but I've got a price for that leaf from Nads, I'd sooner do it properly if I can rather than hacking up the lower arms. Still depenant on price though.

**smithy** · Sunday 28th February 2010, 22:18

Originally Posted by Tomcat

I'm bearing that in mind but I've got a price for that leaf from Nads, I'd sooner do it properly if I can rather than hacking up the lower arms. Still depenant on price though.

that is an idea but the other option is still there and if you do it properly it would not be a bodge ether.

**Tomcat** · Monday 1st March 2010, 18:40

Not had much time today but made a little more progress on the front bumper..

Just out of interest does anyone know how the chrome strip comes off the bumper?,there's excess on the inside of the rear edge where it comes through and no amount of pushing etc will get it to move.

**t5 pete** · Monday 1st March 2010, 19:33

if it doesnt pretude the bumper can you not just fill it in only other way is try with a screwdriver from one end and work you way around.
Is it plastic filler your using tc

**Tomcat** · Monday 1st March 2010, 19:40

I only want to remove it for painting Pete, it's got to stay as there's a chrome strip in the back bumper too. It's just ordinary filler at the moment Pete, I normaly use plastic padding but I didn't have any to hand and this plastic is pretty ridgid, if it cracks then I'll just have to redo it at a later date.

**Tomcat** · Friday 5th March 2010, 19:20

Ok, not had much time for anything latley due to other comitments (namely looking after relatives), I decided to re do one side of the bumper as I wasn't happy that the profile of it matched the otherside too well. To do this I had to remove the piece I bonded to the back of it, man that sh*t sticks!!, took some real pulling to get it to peel off. Now fully redone and re bonded I'm going to try and get it finished and into primer tomorrow or Sunday.

Bought some new front discs at last today, got sick to death of the juddering so they're getting replaced tomorrow, I've already painted the centre section of the disc (no not the mounting face) and I'll also be painting the calipers as well tomorrow (well, if I have time) and also fitting the wheel spacers.

Pics to follow tomorrow.