Spanishfly's Garage, now with added garlic.

[stuartp]

Any up date's yet!!

[spanishfly]

There is one now. Midday update...
Fitted the rear coilovers, I think I will have to bash out the inner arch a bit as the wheel on the o/s is rubbing against the bodywork

Some pics...
Out of focus, but the lower mounting point. I didn't do Lee's way (for now) as the rear brake pipes get in the way of the mounting point. I've beefed up the mountings and given it a bucket load of weld.


Welded round the turret mounts too



It's close up there

[lee303]

nice, you could weld a small piece of plate across the open sides of the lower mount to make it a box to make it stronger, just make sure you leave enough room to slot the coilover in!

[rob_lee_1]

Are them coilovers 1.9"ID?

I had the rears on mine and the never ever caught the bodywork???

PS. Thought you was turreting the rear?

[spanishfly]

nice, you could weld a small piece of plate across the open sides of the lower mount to make it a box to make it stronger, just make sure you leave enough room to slot the coilover in!

Think thats what i may do... was looking at it.

Rob, they are 1.9"! Thing is it's not the coilover rubbing, more the wheel and inner arch lmao Hammer time!

[Novalicious]

looks ace..nice and low.. weres the cage from dude?


Martin

[stuartp]

looking good!! So you mean your tyre is rubbing on the arch not the coilover body on the car???

[Drizz]

Slammed!

[LongLiveTheNova]

Looking cool, nice and lowww.

[spanishfly]

looking good!! So you mean your tyre is rubbing on the arch not the coilover body on the car???

Yes thats the prob, lmao I thought it would be the coilover... maybe it is just i can't see it. Gotta jack it up and check! BTW that rear height is set to about half way, if I wanted I reckon I could get it so the wheel buts are almost in the arch

Cage is believed to be a roll center one! I need to get the diagonal bar

[stuartp]

love roll cage centers!! heres mine no good out there tho!!

[spanishfly]

Very nice matey, whip it out its packaging and FIT IT!!!



Searching for some bucket seats atm... think i'll go with Corbeau Forza sports unless anyone knows of anything else around that price range?

[Ian H]

not sure on the prices of the ones your looking at but oddball is selling 2 fibreglass seats for £350, look nice tempted to get them myself

i might be being a bit stupid but how does the cage fit it? is it just bolt in or weld in?

[spanishfly]

Bolt in, but you can weld too... Mines ready to weld, just unsure atm lmao

[stuartp]

Leave it bolted spanishfly unless you intend on using it for comp use!! and require no body movment what so ever!!

[Ian H]

ah gd gd, means i can have a cage in mine then lmao should really learn to weld

what size brakes you going for? (might of been mentioned but i forgot )

[Drizz]

leave it bolted so when you stack it you can unbolt it and reuse it!

[Benn]

ooo comming along dude!
let me know what the rear coilovers are like...
i might have to invest...

[spanishfly]

I think I will just bolt it, as Drizz said can be reused again

Ian cheers for heads up on seats, think i'll purchase them

Benn will do when I have seats lmao

[stuartp]

leave it bolted so when you stack it you can unbolt it and reuse it!

Thats what i was thinking but dint want to sugest he's a bad driver!!!lmao

[spanishfly]

lmao

bought some seats!



Thanks for the heads up Ian...

[lee303]

i've sat in that drivers seat

[rob_lee_1]

Proper seats... good lad

[stuartp]

there very nice!! How much if you dont mind me asking!! p.s. why aint they bolted in??

[TonySR]

Fly - I've got a set of 5 astra teardrop wheels in white with 4x 185-55-14 toyo t1-r tyres & the spare has a 205-60 iirc, all got good tread4-5mm if your interested?