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If you didnt have a sunroof then yes you could just stick it straight to the roof.
Weight saving? It weights about 2pounds... The sunroof cassette is about 15kgs...
The sunroof cassette is foam covered, so glueing on that would be a ****. then you'd have to builds the sides up to meet the center too..
Sorry man, forgot to add that my sunroof is different though not a factory GM one :tard: . Mine was an aftermarket Solarsport sunroof jobbie. When you take the lining off you can see the full roof skin as you would with a non-sunroof car. But obviously there's a whole filled up by a sunroof.
Ah then yeah you could stick it straight to the roof, and shape it by hand over the lumps and bits.
Over the past years, I've been doing quite a few motorbike engine overhauls. Same problem with leaky sumps (yes even on Jap bikes). Most people try to overcome this using lots of cheapo silicone sealant or comparable stuff and doing up the sump bolts to the point where they nearly break. Doesn't always work.Quote:
Originally Posted by krobinson
Best cure against drippage is to (indeed) thoroughly clean all mating surfaces, use proper gaskets (not sure which ones are best for XE sumps) and tighten all sump bolts to the specified torque. And yes, a thin film of Würth Silikon Speciale 250 (German stuff) works a treat,
Hope this helps,
Niek
looking good matey i think the car bra looks well also!!
Cheers for the info.Quote:
Originally Posted by nova_niek
I made sure all the surfaces where ultra clean. And used all gen VX parts this time to see if it helped.
Cheers dude.Quote:
Originally Posted by dj_wudgey
Car in the garage washed and clayed. Gonna get a full buff up, polish and wax and then i can try my new sealant.
A big thank you to Dan for his help mocking everything up and a trail fitting on his GTE.
Now an even bigger thanks to Pete. Who spent this afternoon doing some machining for me.
So i turned up at Pete's house/Garage with all this..
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8824.jpg
Pete started off getting the hubs stripped down.. Ooo look at this size of his spanner.. lol
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8839.jpg
Bearing removal thingie.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8825.jpg
Needed a bit more grip.. Carefully does it!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8827.jpg
Now on to the fun bit.. Lathing.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8830.jpg
The outer of the hub needed about 2mm shaving off and about 4mm from the center (to make it all the size side, no step)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8835.jpg
Got my new disk to test fit.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8828.jpg
Looks like the kittie. As the disk is for Vag car it's got a few holes, lucky it lines up with the 5stud hub :)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8838.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8840.jpg
Bit of mocking up..
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8841.jpg
Oooooooo hello!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8842.jpg
Bit of a gap on the rear..
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8844.jpg
Bit its a nice fit on the front :)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8845.jpg
Shame you cant see the name tho.. New wheels would sort that tho... ;) lol
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8846.jpg
With that sorted, i know what i need to buy to finish(a small spacer and 10mm longer bolts)
Pete pressed the other hub and bearing out.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8848.jpg
Inner of the hub thats turned down to fit the Nova bearing.. All perfect after 5k of abuse.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...n/IMG_8850.jpg
Screw buying disks from Rally Design.
Once again a huge thanks to Pete (pitstoppete)
Looking good Benn, No recent pics of Pete's Cav?
cracking results mate, why not buy some studs and nuts would make things much easier !