Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
November 01, 2024, 12:27:49 pm
Home Help Search Login Register

Ottawa Fiero Club Forum  |  General  |  General Chat  |  Topic: Lousy suspension bolts « previous next »
Pages: [1] Go Down Print
Author Topic: Lousy suspension bolts  (Read 1557 times)
2ML67
Guest
« on: March 11, 2010, 12:20:04 pm »

Finishing off the poly upgrades on my car and wouldn't you know it three bolts in the front broke off. Luckily one was able to be removed with an air hammer but the other two required removing Gary style with a grinder.
Just have to put in the driver's side new ball joints and put her back together so I can get a good four wheel alignment done and the car is done and ready for another season of abuse.
Wondering how long the 4 speed manual tranny will last under that much torque. Dan
Logged
dguy
Global Moderator
OFC Post-a-holic
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 2598


Got vacuum. Want boost.


« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2010, 02:12:09 pm »

Broke off?  That's a new one.  Usually those turkeys are firmly rust-welded in place...
Logged

1984: Track car project.
1985 SE: Dead 2.8, stalled L67 swap.
2ML67
Guest
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2010, 07:05:47 pm »

Nope two broke off the bolt at the nut end and one at the bolt end.
Either way she is done and sitting back on all four tires and waiting for an alignment.
Not sure if I like the 1" drop front springs yet but atleast it looks better to me. Mind you I am very sore, tired and heavily medicated right now so tomorrow I may no longer like it. Dan
Logged
c-l
Global Moderator
Moving UP!
*****
Offline Offline

Posts: 322


Ottawa Fiero Club President


« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2010, 12:54:47 pm »

Dan,

Stop overworking....

Logged



......... There is always a way!
.
2ML67
Guest
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2010, 05:36:31 pm »

I am taking it easy other then fighting broken bolts the rest of the work was not that bad.
Just waiting for the new front and rear heavy duty sway bars to arrive and the suspension will be done.
Then once the alignment is done my car will be ready for the road and I plan on putting some miles on it this year.
So far it is looking like it might actually be a nice summer and at this point with just one swap booked in it also looks like it will be a slow one work wise. Dan
Logged
Pages: [1] Go Up Print 
Ottawa Fiero Club Forum  |  General  |  General Chat  |  Topic: Lousy suspension bolts « previous next »
Jump to:  


Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.18 | SMF © 2013, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!