Cossack

[stuwee]

Update.

After finishing off the rear suspension i spun the car around in the workshop and jacked her up.



Removed the front struts and hubs and fitted some donor struts containing Blistien B4's and Elbach springs....
Old.

New.


Then i fitted some used tarox discs and started to prep the front calipers & carriers for painting.




After this i started on the engine which was well over due a cam belt.


It had covered 47000 since the last change and the water pump,guide and tensioner looked all original from the day she rolled out the factory.

I also upgraded the cam pullies to the later type ones which seem a better design.
New water pump and timing belt fitted it was ready to tension the belt up with my new seem unit tension gauge....


Also gave her a full service and changed all fluids bar the power steering.

After all this was completed it was time for the test drive. Apart from the tracking being out she goes well, does not seem as fast as previous 6s that i have driven but that does not bother me.

Here is the glamor shots...







Still loads to do. Mot this week and loads of cosmetic bit and pieces left to do which will be fun.....
Just want to drive her for now and possibly take her up the hill at pugfest in a couple of weeks....