24-05-2020, 07:53 PM
Cheers for the (filter) tip! I used an inline filter on the vacuum line anyway as the line from the intercooler was a bit oily. What I meant by rattling is the noise it makes, it's just a bit old and tired I suppose.
As for the brakes only one drum at the rear is working, on euro car parts there are 2 sizes of drums available 180mm and 201mm and I foolishly didn't measure them up over the weekend so will be doing that tomorrow and ordering some new ones.
In the meantime I replaced the rear shocks as the rear end felt quite loose, I went with bilstein b4s for the replacements, second hand but very cheap and in good working condition.
New ones.
Immediately it was obviously the old ones were properly knackered! When compressed they were very notchy and didn't even spring back out again!
Only took it for a very short drive around the industrial estate to check if all was well and it felt 10 times better than before, the reaction time of the rear suspension (if that makes sense!) over even small bumps was vastly improved, it feels much tighter. It will be great to have a proper drive in it once the brakes are fixed.
As for the brakes only one drum at the rear is working, on euro car parts there are 2 sizes of drums available 180mm and 201mm and I foolishly didn't measure them up over the weekend so will be doing that tomorrow and ordering some new ones.
In the meantime I replaced the rear shocks as the rear end felt quite loose, I went with bilstein b4s for the replacements, second hand but very cheap and in good working condition.
New ones.
Immediately it was obviously the old ones were properly knackered! When compressed they were very notchy and didn't even spring back out again!
Only took it for a very short drive around the industrial estate to check if all was well and it felt 10 times better than before, the reaction time of the rear suspension (if that makes sense!) over even small bumps was vastly improved, it feels much tighter. It will be great to have a proper drive in it once the brakes are fixed.