what to do....

ste00 · #1 22-09-2008, 17:07

starting to lose heart with this again...

Engine still isnt in...

Jacked up the back end the other day took a wheel off and the springs arnt attached to the car or the subframe in any way... (was their some sort of clamp on them as standerd?).... the brake pads and discs are non existant (no biggy just a PITA)...

found the ecu (who would have thought it was were it was supposed to be)... found the cabling for it... found its been re-sprayed when it was stripped...

so red wires arnt red anymore ect ect...

and to cap it all my new jack will only go under the back end if i put 40psi in the tyres because its about 6mm too high...

over a year and i still havent drove it...

old-and-rusty · #2 23-09-2008, 10:59

Hiya mate, stick at it, it will be worth it in the end

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The rear springs are not attached to the car, they just sit in rubber seats. That`s why people that have lowered springs can have the problem of the rear springs falling out when the car is jacked up

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I had the same problem jacking my car up (when it was lowered), a trolley jack wouldn`t go underneath. Either get a mate to lift the back of the car up a little so you can get the jack under, use the standard scissor jack to raise the back up a bit first, or invest in a good quality low entry trolley jack (whch is what I had to do).

I know it`s a pain, but keep going

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Regards,
Ian.

ste00 · #3 23-09-2008, 17:44

rubber bottom seats are knackerd... and its lowered 35mm so that could be why they dropped so much i guess... isnt spring security a mot issue tho? seem to rember on the s14 when one spring came loose it failed the mot...

just spent stupid money on a jack i cant evean lift but it will happily raise anything from the s12 to the van right off the ground

s13eater · #4 23-09-2008, 20:01

yes i've had probs with the mot before, i just fitted steel rope straps each side so the arms don't drop to low.

ste00 · #5 27-09-2008, 17:15

Some pics:

New Wheels:

Still needs a few coats of paint and a few little bits but thanks to silvia god today i think she is all their

ste00 · #6 29-09-2008, 21:33

some new pics:

been busy this weekend,

next weekend the DET is going in

ste00 · #7 04-11-2008, 17:21

And Its...... Still not finished

DET is in just needs wiring up, Paint needs touching up were i almost put the engine through the front end of the car when it wouldnt fit at first...

after fitting the engine i got destracted by this:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3hSJ6lYZxiI Sound she makes

RX7 FC3... Never drove anything that handles so well (wipes the floor with both the sx's i had)