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Originally Posted by Jay_
How long did it take to do the 4 stud conversion, did you just replcae the hubs on the rear axle or change the whole axle ?
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Cheers fella! The four stud conversion didnt take too long, the only reason some images here show the car rolling around on a 3 stud rear beam is purely due to an ebay seller messing me around before AlexB came to my rescue
And supplied me with an 4stud rear axle! Which ironically will be coming off again for some new bushes by september!
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Originally Posted by p47ch1
. was the conversion alot of messing about did u have to do owt for the engine to fit or did it just go straight in ?
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Thanks, its not too much messing about its the fueling and ensuring you've matched everything up this moment (driveshafts, brakes etc.) that is key remember the mk1 1.1i runs a return line to the cylinder head whereas the mk1 vtr has a return line only at the fuel filter so a t junction is needed. Otherwise if all the parts are there its pretty easy.
Large UPDATE
Yep, UFI oil filter coupled with Fuchs Titan supersyn 5w40 as reccomended by mr oilman (sump plugs were changed at the same time, yet to change the gearbox oil as I may change the drivers driveshaft yet). The braided lines are now on and the fluid refreshed for some fresh dot 4, the brakes feel alot better and after a near accident involving an annoying C1 pull out in the wets, it made me realise how much I needed new rubber!
I then got on with the following:
Rocker cover resprayed in heatproof E-tech graphite paint (not brilliant but no bubbling!), coil pack wiring relocated to no longer run across the rocker, I've stuck down my citroen sport rocker badge, I've also set about respraying the front chassis legs (coverring everything and moving the ecu was very awkward), only done the offside at present as it was more obvious! Bought some brand new citroen locking wheel nuts too.
So it was time for FCS:
FCS 2010
It was straight to the track with brand new kumho ku31's fitted and the change in rubber was instantly noticeable.
Good stuff, the car handled well and as expected, just under braking it was squirming a bit but I haven't experienced it since (or maybe I don't brake as hard on the road as I do on track ) Either way a few suspension components need renewing which I knew about.
Anywho I headed up to Cornwall at the start of July; before heading up I became attached to a little friend.
I have a pair of droplinks and track rod ends (new rack's t.r.ends were nackered) waiting to be fitted which will probably get done over this next week if I manage to free myself up and then it's deciding fully what I want to do with the 8v.
I am very tempted to upgrade the suspension further, engine wise I'm not bored of the power yet and it keeps raising a smile on my face (after all if the car doesn't make me smile whats the point in owning it?) but I have a few ideas where to go with the 1.6 8v tu lump, but it all depends on my income and how he performs come MOT time this year.
I've got some powerflex front arb bushes on order from Kam and i put my finger through some rust this evening which i was quite annoyed about, i now have a nice hole from my rear arch to my boot so that needs to be filled tomorrow!
I'm just getting the car ready for trax and prepping it for the winter now.