This is going to be a thread that is daily updated with the progress of work on my car. This post marks day 1. For those that don't know, I am doing a 5 speed conversion in my car with all new wear parts, clutch kit, SSK, ltw flywheel, 4.10 LSD, a full brake overhaul with SS lines, rotors, pads, fluid, wear sensors, rebuilt and painted calipers, urethane control arm and subframe bushings, Sparco strut bar, iS lip with custom splitters, Ireland Engineering shorty headers, full 2.5" custom piping with no cats, Magnaflow single in/dual out muffler, and many, many more tidbits.
Day 1:
I dropped off the flywheel at the machine shop to have it resurfaced/lightened.
I removed the control arm bushing brackets but just ripping the bushings apart with a screw driver. This left the inner ring stuck on the control arm. I used an adjustable C-clamp to work the ring off, that sucker is on their tight, but they both came off eventually.
Removed front brake calipers and tried to remove the rotors. I got 1 of the rotor set screws off, the other one stripped. It's being a bitch, and I have spent almost an hour trying different things to get it off. I ended up drilling the screw out, but BOTH rotors are rusted to the hubs, and I have to pick up some penetrating oil tonight and let it soak in overnight.
My headers arrived in the mail. They look great. I am going to sandblaster them, then paint them with 1,500* header paint and cure the paint in the oven. The headers are much, much lighter than stock ones. The primaries are also about 3/8" larger in diameter.
That concludes day 1. Jordan won't sticky this thread, so we've got to keep bumping it to keep it alive. If this interests you, please voice your support. Thanks!
-T.J.
Day 1:
I dropped off the flywheel at the machine shop to have it resurfaced/lightened.
I removed the control arm bushing brackets but just ripping the bushings apart with a screw driver. This left the inner ring stuck on the control arm. I used an adjustable C-clamp to work the ring off, that sucker is on their tight, but they both came off eventually.
Removed front brake calipers and tried to remove the rotors. I got 1 of the rotor set screws off, the other one stripped. It's being a bitch, and I have spent almost an hour trying different things to get it off. I ended up drilling the screw out, but BOTH rotors are rusted to the hubs, and I have to pick up some penetrating oil tonight and let it soak in overnight.
My headers arrived in the mail. They look great. I am going to sandblaster them, then paint them with 1,500* header paint and cure the paint in the oven. The headers are much, much lighter than stock ones. The primaries are also about 3/8" larger in diameter.
That concludes day 1. Jordan won't sticky this thread, so we've got to keep bumping it to keep it alive. If this interests you, please voice your support. Thanks!
-T.J.
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