Peesters Little Project: My return to novaism. (Lots of pics)

*update..
Managed to get the track rod ends off!! borrowed some big-ass adustable wrenches and more heat and yay it got there.
No pics of progress as the camera was dead since billing, ide forgot to charge it.. Anywho i marched on only to discover the new rose jointed ones make the wheels sit way way out, - toeing in each way like herbie or summat.. so a little chopping i think needs to be done before the they can go on for good and the car can then look like this for good lol.
After sticking the new r.j'ed t.r.e's on anyway i built the rest of the suspension up then, feeling like cheering myself up i cheated a bit and just threw some parts on.. just to get it back on its wheels for a day.. try those new front springs out. Excuse phone camera pics..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1644.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1647.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1649.jpg
Anyways.. it sits low.. maybe too much lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...r/SP_A1650.jpg
the bottle is wedged there :-S
So i really need some help this time with these new t.r.e's.. off to read oli's old thread lol
more soon.

Looks sweet.

Engine looks like its been there forever! (in a nice way) lol

Ride height looks spot on to me! :cool:

When involved with a long project its good to see it back on its wheels every now n then. Keep it up.

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Originally Posted by peester

Anyways.. it sits low.. maybe too much lol

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this is why im making my own, the small block double pipe xe ones are ****e, just to low

dave, you'll need to shorten the steering rack arms to get the toe right with those rose jointed things, so that means getting a die to cut more thread into the arm, then cutting the end off it, should be fairly simple, i had cut more thread into mine because of the castor i run, and you can get a good inch more thread on the arm before you hit the squared off section that is there for adjustment

:cry:
so cut more thread, only to screw the thingy on further to then cut the rack end off..
is it easy to cut a thread further, like easier than from scratch as you have a start point, or is it same..?
simples..?

yeah its easy, the die will run down(and clean up) the existing thread, then juts cut some more, there is a flat on the arm that is used for adjutsing, but even then you can grind that down a touch to remove the lip on it, so the die will keep cutting, it may leave a slight dip in the thread but that wont matter as the rest of the thread will be way strong enough, and it saves faffing about trying to cut and weld stuff

think its a M12 thread iirc

..so your saying i need to thread past that little dimple..!? christ..
any facts n figures? lol
M12... so far..

i dont think you'll need that much, but i've never fitted a set of those things so couldnt say for sure, pretty sure its just a standard M12 x 1.75 metric tbh, as when i did mine i just went to the tool box for the die, i didnt need to get a special one