Project JetBLICK by JetBLICK

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Thought i'd update you peeps on the progress, things could be better at the moment, i've had a few issues...

- Whilst one of my top arms is immaculate (bearing-wise), the other was shot. The pin was seized to a bearing, and the bearing to the arm. I smashed the rollers out after advice from the local mini center and then spent another hour or so, trying to crack the outer race to get it out. Its not going well, and i now need a new chisel because i've rounded the corners on mine

Any more ideas on getting it out? i've tried heating, freezing, drifts, chizel and even tried cutting it out with a multi tool????

- Also had issues trying to get the metal collets from the bottom arm bushes off one of the the pins, again its not happenin...

- I'm a bit annoyed also that my 'lowered' spax dampers, i dont think, are lowered? because when i lowered the car to my desired height (only on the back so far) then jacked the car up, the hi-lo's fall out This scares me because what if they fall out over a bridge, or going over a pot hole????????

- Finally i'm still waiting on a few deliveries.... some bits off Smudger, bits to fix said top arm problem from minispares, all the wires to re-wire the whole car from autosparks, my mudflaps and plastic sheeting from plastics for performance and my fiberglass kit of a shop on ebay. Because of the holiday now nothing will arrive till next week, so more delays

- If it wasnt for the damn top arm and bottom arm pin , i could have had the car back on its wheels buy this weekend, then i might have had a chance at getting the car back on the road by the end of easter hols, buts thats just not going to happen now.

yea.... so.... things aint so rosey at the moment. All thats getting me through it the thought that once this is done, thats finally it, no more messing about. After this is done its all about the engine The initial plans where laid thick into my head long ago, its gotta be based on a 1071, bored out to 73.5, still undecided on the head, but its gotta be either 7 or 8 port. The whole thing is going to be well worked, and i may consider billet rods and crank, but that depends entirely on whether i can be patient enough to save some money for em. The aim is lots of revs and a short final drive. And two of my mates have just got a Clio 182 and a Civic type R, so i gotta be able to keep up with them, childish i know, but its gotta be done