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[fezza89]

ill be doing it next week hopefully

[jonyb4]

haha listen to rat and hit it with confedence then

nah they aint that bad

[fezza89]

so will i need to get a new pinch bolt?

[jonyb4]

i would yes, you can get them from motor factors

[EUFez]

so will i need to get a new pinch bolt?

100% YES

[Ratspeed]

Yes, then you can smash the s**t out of the old one to get it out

[fezza89]

small update

fitted my turbo spoiler



and battery cover

[jonyb4]

uch a nice colour car!

i couldnt have a battery cover liek that, it do my nut in trying to keep that clean lol, when im working on my engine i like to put tools and nuts/bolts on my cover, id not want to do it with that one lol

[fezza89]

attempted the lower arm today, got the ball joint out fine, just cant get the fcuking lower arm bolts moving
wd40'd them loads of times but they still wont budge. even used brute force with a hammer

[Ratspeed]

Haxagon 15mm socket ant a 24 inch knuckle bar mate
Then just swing on it and once its moved get the spanner wedged on the oher end

[fezza89]

i can get a socket on the front bolt but the back one cant even get a ring spanner on. only a open spanner

[jonyb4]

yea theyre tough them, seize in bad, good lesson make sure to use copper grease on the new bolts!

[Ratspeed]

quote="fezza89"]i can get a socket on the front bolt but the back one cant even get a ring spanner on. only a open spanner[/quote]


I presume you mean the nut, not the bolt?[

[fezza89]

yep i meant the nut, im going to get it done tommorow with the propper tools, never got the right tool for the job

[Ratspeed]

Open end on the nut should be fine. Just swear at it more

[fezza89]

Open end on the nut should be fine. Just swear at it more

ill give that a go tommorow

[jonyb4]

lol i had to weld the nut to the suspension on my mk4

[russ-RST]

if it gives u that much trouble drop the carrier with the ?3? bolts and then get a mate to stick a socket on the nut side and u can use ur crack bar to crack it off whilst the whole unit it off the car for the extra space..... surely thats easier lol i done this job yesterday but mine was okai

good luck mate
russ

[fezza89]

got my dad to give me a hand this morning, after alot of swearing and alot of grazed knuckles, the lower arm has now been changed

[russ-RST]

well weldone mate i hope you changed the pair?

[fezza89]

cheers dude,the other sides not that old got it changed at a garage last m.o.t and ive done next to nothing miles since, i struggle to do 1000 miles between m.o.ts

[jonyb4]

whaaat?! 1000mile sin a year, jesus you need to get out there mate

[fezza89]

whaaat?! 1000mile sin a year, jesus you need to get out there mate

my dads got a kia sorento,im insured to drive it, i try to keep the milage down on mine

[jonyb4]

whaaat?! 1000mile sin a year, jesus you need to get out there mate

my dads got a kia sorento,im insured to drive it, i try to keep the milage down on mine

why? people drive racing pumas more

[fezza89]

why not

[russ-RST]

too right if ur tryin to keep it looking clean and smart keep them miles down

[fezza89]

more goodies arrived today




if i get home early from work tommorow i might fit one

[ppcp]

Nice looking car mate and looks so much better with the Lexus rear lights gone

[fezza89]

cheers dude, i was glad to see the lexus lights go

[ppcp]

Sweet bet they look good Im getting quite into fiestas now just got the mrs one and I think there cracking motors am hoping to treat myself to an xr2i sometime this year any way keep up the good work with yours cracking motor mate

[jonyb4]

lol damn you, i wanted them morrettes of him


as the topic of few miles, whats the point? a car sole purpose is to drive, nothing else, if your bearly going to your wasting your money on it really

mind, you pay the insurance and tax, its entirely upto you, but i dont understand it lol

[fezza89]

if i ever decide to sell it, a low milage good condition car is going to sell easier than a high milage beaten up shed

plus i buy cars as projects, fix what needs fixing then sell them, so alot of the time i drive them instead of the fezza

[jonyb4]

well saying its abeat up shed is bit of an exaggeration

my Si is on 99150k give or take atm, id bet you id have little problem selling it, even as it is now, id put it up for £700 and it sell within a month or 2 id reckon

[fezza89]

mines far from a beaten up shed mate, only 57000 miles too.

but then saying a car you dont do alot of milage in is a waste of money is wrong. what about these cars that get towed to shows on trailers?

[Ratspeed]

my fiesta did about 1500 miles last year and in no way do i feel its a waste of money!

Mate, if you keep your fiesta low miles, you never know, years down the line it could be one of the last decent mk3's and worth a bob