RetroPug's Ph.1 Diablo Gti-6

[RetroPug]

Spent most of the weekend this weekend getting it to the stage of being on the floor in one piece and running, which is a great milestone! Did so much and can't remember it all but off the top of my head refit repaired cat so exhaust sounds good now and not drony, new discs and pads all round, new hardlines to rear calipers, repaired unions on hardlines on front calipers, new braided hoses all round, new pressed plates, replacement roof gutter trims courtesy of piggy, etc. etc. Of course this is in addition to all the other things that have been being put on as previously mentioned in this thread such as Koni Yellow adjustablesall around all brand new, brand new Eibach Pro Kit springs, Team Dynamcs Pro Race 3s, new droplinks, new TREs etc. etc.

Took it for a drive yesterday evening and the exhaust is hitting the tunnel quite violently so it'll need to go back up in the air to relocate that and have a tinker. That was a loud knocking so it was difficult to tell if it obscured other knocks but suspension-wise it certainly seemed not to be knocking nor clunking etc. which is great news. It is EXTREMELY stiff. Quite a harsh ride over bumps at slowish speeds but the ride gets better as you speed up a bit, VERY planted in corners with very little body roll. Steering is also nice and tight with new TREs. I imagine this will handle quite nicely on track which I'll have to see about soon! I'm wondering whether the ride might get a little more compliant once the dampers and springs have had a few miles put on them. Very happy with the ride height, slightly lower but not silly-low.

Still lots of things I want to fix and tidy up and play with but overall I'm very, very happy!