@RobClubley

As the proud owner of 2 permanently deformed (they curve in at the front, instead of out..) ribs. I feel your pain... 

 

Wait until that ribs better to go push starting

And i hope the imminent pollen count increase as ye approach summer doesnt cause any hayfever related sneezing.. its the 2nd worst thing during a rib healing.... coughing is the absolute worst

1 hour ago, mac11irl said:

@RobClubley

As the proud owner of 2 permanently deformed (they curve in at the front, instead of out..) ribs. I feel your pain... 

 

Wait until that ribs better to go push starting

And i hope the imminent pollen count increase as ye approach summer doesnt cause any hayfever related sneezing.. its the 2nd worst thing during a rib healing.... coughing is the absolute worst

 

Ouch, not good!

Yeah I sneezed once when it was really sore and didn't enjoy that at all. It's much better now, just getting the odd twinge when I move the wrong way.

Yes, but you have a real Quattro, so you are a real man and therefore will have to suck it up! 

 

 

hth

Commuted in Rusty today 
Of course I have a new issue. Pretty sure petrol is not meant to come out of the petrol cap.

Better get that gasket changed soon I think, it's seeping a bit of coolant.

You're living the dream still, I can see

 

Bet it's still more than worth it on the right day and the right road

Just looking at it makes me grin. Getting in and driving , even though it's far from perfect, is fantastic. It makes me excited, a little apprehensive that something will go wrong, but generally very happy.

Thats the sign of the 'right' car          

I think I may have fixed the petrol smell issue by removing and re-fitting the fuel cap

On the way home we had 4 people in the car, and it started and went well. Rear wheels were rubbing though. It seems to be about 2cm lower on the rear left, which is weird, and doesn't help.
Not sure why that would be but I'm going to have to give in and take it apart at some point I think. I'd like it to be a little higher at the back, but I'm not sure how I can raise it just a bit without changing springs.

Also I really need to get a resonator added to the exhaust - the drone at 90-100kph is a bit much 

7 hours ago, RobClubley said:

It seems to be about 2cm lower on the rear left,

Have a look at/for the spring pads that go between the coils and the seats.

At least it looks level on that slopey floor

 

Still love those wheels

 

 

On 05/10/2018 at 10:49, KenONeill said:

Have a look at/for the spring pads that go between the coils and the seats.

 

Ditto, my old merc 190e has different thickness spring pads depending on the equipment on the car. They go on top of the spring to the cup and you could get different thickness to fine tune the suspension, I assume most of that era has similar things 

Edited 6 October, 20187 yr by TrevorB33

Went to the petrolheads breakfast yesterday, and visited a few shops. No problems were encountered!

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On 07/10/2018 at 05:31, TrevorB33 said:

 

Ditto, my old merc 190e has different thickness spring pads depending on the equipment on the car. They go on top of the spring to the cup and you could get different thickness to fine tune the suspension, I assume most of that era has similar things 

 

This looks promising..

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/parts-other-makes/suspension/listing-1793919863.htm?rsqid=2fc20b4593e84074b6b513ad29e94207

 

It'd be sandwiched between the top of the spring and metal top cap, so would be captive.

36 minutes ago, RobClubley said:

 

This looks promising..

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/parts-other-makes/suspension/listing-1793919863.htm?rsqid=2fc20b4593e84074b6b513ad29e94207

 

It'd be sandwiched between the top of the spring and metal top cap, so would be captive.

Looks like it would do the same job, these are the ones off the merc, these would only work if the spring sits in a cup though 

If it helps any, the red 'un looks to be sitting lower on the offside and your's looks about level based on measuring on my monitor.

I left Rusty in the capable hands of Midas Car Care Porirua to get a resonator added to the exhaust. I love the Milltek's look and sound but at motorway speed there is a droning which is not conducive to long trips.

It's quite incredible the journey you've been on. I just went back to look at the early pictures of Rusty and his/her gaffa tape fixes  

 

I had a resonator delete on my M4 because I am hardcore 

On 10/10/2018 at 14:49, Lady Elanore said:

It's quite incredible the journey you've been on. I just went back to look at the early pictures of Rusty and his/her gaffa tape fixes  

 

I had a resonator delete on my M4 because I am hardcore 

 

You are gangsta as f^$%

 

 

Oh man it's so much more civilised. But still sounds awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzjyA6gUrCA&

 

Also I think I need to worry about my daughter and cars.

Edited 11 October, 20187 yr by RobClubley

She is the most manically overjoyed girl ive ever seen in a drivers seat

 

Thats how it starts

 

'Now about the fact F1 doesn't have any women drivers Mr Clubley, I have an idea...'

Random photos of Rusty's underside while it was on the hoist. The vacuum hardline to the centre diff lock is a bit corroded. 

The factory wiring is pretty spaghetti-like, but I didn't help matters by adding my own little switched live distribution board, which has grown into a mess of "temporary" additions to get things working. I've added several bits of tech, plus bypassed a couple of factory wires to fix issues, and ended up with an unlabelled mess. So I need to take it all apart, re-do and label it. I found this really neat fuse board on Ebay which I'll move everything over to, and label  properly. I got as far as mounting it under the dash before my fingers went numb. We're having a bit of a cold snap here in Wellington!

Getting better.

Driving up this twisty hill road was awesome, really the first time I've driven Rusty like that. There's still a list of things to do but I'm definitely getting there.