24th October 2007

I wish........................

Once the exterior side panels were on this meant i could then fit the front wishbones. Fresh out of the paint oven in the same orange as the chassis i repeated what i had done on the rear w'bones and pressed the poly bushes in, inserted the tubular inserts into the bushes (trimming each one to be flush with the width of the bushes) and then 'wrestled' the w'bones onto the chassis and 'persuading' them to line up!! The only difference this time was knowing that i was working around a fresh new ally panel! One slip and........................!

Once on and secured i then had to put on the upper and lower ball joints. These were supplied by GBS with the w'bones. The upper ball joint effectively screwed into the w'bone and was the camber ajustment. I bought on eBay a pair of brand new front hubs for about £70. The cycle wings GBS provide are modified and welded to the stub axles. So i quickly put the stub axle and hub together and mounted onto the lower ball joint. I nutted up the upper ball joint but not overly tight as i knew once the car was complete i would need to undo this again to finalise the camber setting.

I bought a set of Gaz coilovers from Dampertech (who were about £40 cheaper than what GBS were supplying for the same product) and fitted these on. This was a very quick job just ensuring that the front pair were set up the same and the rear pair were set up the same. I would need to experiement with final set-ups when the car was done. Finally i just mounted the wheels and tyres i had bought on eBay. Brand new set of 16" TSW Catalunya's, brand new tyres - £399!! I great bargain i though!!