Chris's HDi D Turbo

[C.A.R.]

So Dee's pic above pretty much says it all...

Started 9am sharp on Saturday morning, garage full of parts...



Beam swap was finished by about 12:30ish, we didn't even have to touch the brake circuit in the end (beam can be removed without removing the brake pipes after all!) So I didn't end up changing the rear flexi's, that's now a job for another day (will hopefully swap the longer one for a correct shorter length one before then)

By this point we probably should have stopped. Front wheels off, go about removing the ARB drop links...



Neither side would come off, had no grinder/cutting disc, one decent hack saw between the two of us. Quick phonecall to EuroCarParts and they had a pair of Lemforders on the shelf, so put the car back together, said goodbye to my daughter and headed over to Dee's place. I had only eaten a bag of my daughters Pom Bear crisps by this point so between driving from ECP to Dunstable I managed to consume a small bag of Haribo. The intention was to offer some to Dee when I arrived but...Well I was starved!

This is where we should have just re-fitted the new drop links and cut our losses!

THe hub did not want to lose it's life-long partner, the knackered shock absorber!



Off with the old -



(notice the level of light...it was getting dark...)

By this point my phone completely died. Mid-conversation with an agry Mrs C.A.R. too!

So from the previous page:

Changes coming / done recently:
Sort Aux belt squeal - done (hopefully)
Sort auto tensioner - done
Fit Scorpian Backbox (thanks Tom) - Done (thanks Dee)
Fit Niall's old 1.8 beam - Done (thanks Dee)
w/New beam mounts - Done (thanks Dee)
Fit Bilstein B4 front shocks - Done (thanks Dee)
Fit Apex Lowering Springs (35mm) - (thanks Dee)
Fit new(ish) front tyres after the Rainsports have turned into slicks -
Fit OMP strut brace (thanks Sean)
Investigate ABS problem (light has come on)
Replace both front ball joints
Fit RH shock boot (forgot on reassembly)
Replace both rear tyres as the camber'd beam has done for them

Not too happy with how the OMP strut brace fitted, does anyone else have a picture of one fitted on a HDi?