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![]() As I have said numerous times it's not to show her or anything like that it's my way or relaxing and the car gets longevity. Hopefully until the world stops selling petrol or I fall off my perch
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Jon C Living the dream ![]() MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra ![]() MG ZT 190+
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![]() ![]() I've had a couple of 6th Gen Celica's in the past, would luv a first generation. ![]() Keep up the good work, I enjoy your posts and looking at the photos, incredible stuff. ![]() |
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The satisfaction of getting something back to a good running state is the battle and relaxation method for me. Particularly when you know most would throw away or scrap. I have heard plenty of ex colleagues tell me they are busier in retirement which is always good. Cheers mate
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The whole thread is for others to read and hopefully help someone in the future. Yea I have had 2 x Supra's, the current one for 9 years and the previous one for 6 years. Before that it was a Gen 4 Celica GT4 which I think we have discussed before. Great cars, The Sup sits alongside the Zed and again will stay in my ownership until Petrol is no more ![]() ![]() ![]() I do smile when people on here mention parts prices. ![]()
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![]() Been really busy the last few weeks but managed to get the trailing arms mostly done
First the bushes were renewed. I passed these to a local engineering firm to press and they said they were a nightmare to get out using their 20 ton press. Glad I passed it them to do now ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() First things first was to prime the arms. I realised a bit if a mistake on my part from a previous set of photos. I attached the final photo of the rest of the suspension instead of the primed units, Doh ![]() ![]() Anyway the trailing arms primed with corroless primer ![]() and top coated with Corroless QDR ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() you will notice I have left the original fastenings in place. O do this for 2 x reasons:- 1. Protects the threaded holes 2. Gives me a reference for the replacements of which I have taken delivery of a full set ![]() ![]() finally delivery from MAtt and Rimmers for some more parts (spring protectors and track rod ends) which needed priming and painting ![]() ![]() ![]() The last thing to do with all the parts which have been painted is to spray the internal cavities and clean out all the threads. I also want to get the ARBS off my car so I can get them and the springs blasted and powder coated. Just a short update but hopefully back onto the car now ![]()
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![]() so moving along nicely and almost ready to start fitting all the new and refurbished parts on the rear.
Everything sprayed has now been protected internally with cavity wax. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Both subframes all tapped out and new fastenings fitted Rear ![]() Front ![]() Rear upper arms (with new tie rods) ![]() Also the recently re painted spring guards which were a bargain from Rimmers fitted to the front shocks ![]() And the trailing arms all fitted up ready to fit back on the car ![]() Apart from a few bits to buy the rear is now ready ot fit up so the removal began. I will start a new post ![]()
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Jon C Living the dream ![]() MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra ![]() MG ZT 190+
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![]() The car is now up on stands and the rear stripped out
![]() Rear subframe, lower and upper arms and trailing arms removed ![]() The rear sub frame and arms ![]() And the new and refurbed going back on. Whhat a difference ![]() Old rear shocks removed ![]() And the new and refurbed ready to go on ![]() I also got the springs and rear ARB back from the powder coaters. Front ARB will have to go by its self as I had not taken it off the car ![]() Original before going away. These are the lowering springs qhich were on the ZT I broke a couple of years ago. ![]() And the nicely powder coated units after a good sandblast. I chose red. ![]() The rears with the isolators fitted ready to go on the car ![]() Finally the last few bits arrived that I needed after stripping off the original suspension:- Rear hub ( I replaced one when i did the brakes a couple of years ago.) Both rear ABS sensors. I went for OEM from MAtt (what a good ![]() New rear handbrake cables (Pagid) ![]() With all the parts ready to fit I have dropped the fuel tank and have a bit of remedial work to do on the underside of the car which I will underseal for longevity (photos to follow). Starting to feellike I am making progress on the rear.
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Jon C Living the dream ![]() MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra ![]() MG ZT 190+
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This is my second home
ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Conwy NORTH WALES
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![]() Great work as always Jon.
I would only be driving this beauty in the dry after all that graft ☃️🎄☃️🎄👍✅
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