Which axle???

Post by **Coops** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:52 pm

well normal use has resumed, or should that be abuse ???

the lowering blocks have also been removed, and after a few launches and a few mad five mins on the main road the car is sat an inch lower again to the same spot to where it was when the lowering blocks were fitted,

maybe i should take it a bit easy for a while before i bend these springs

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:30 am

Pel,
What about anti-tramp bars? They should stop your springs winding up, surely?

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:00 am

I've already got those on my car John

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:38 am

Tony, these are meant to be good axles, but you would need to do a bit more research, if you dont want it, I think Reg would be interested,

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... read=84864

unstable load · Post by **unstable load** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:59 pm

mgbv8 wrote:I've already got those on my car John

Eeek, and they still wind up and break?

Post by **Coops** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:10 pm

ian.stewart wrote:Tony, these are meant to be good axles, but you would need to do a bit more research, if you dont want it, I think Reg would be interested,

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... read=84864

cheers mate,
Reg? why? he dont drive his hard enough to take the bobbles off the tyres let alone stress the axle or shafts

r2d2hp · Post by **r2d2hp** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:23 pm

LOL, not far off the truth that Tony.

Think Ian was thinking about my other car.

Post by **Coops** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:51 pm

ah right keep forgetting you got that too

on another note:
propshaft all packaged up ready for collection by the courier on wednesday,

Propshaft services recon about £100, thats replace damaged tube(s),
change rear UJ, and assemble and rebalance.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:08 pm

unstable load wrote:
mgbv8 wrote:I've already got those on my car John
Eeek, and they still wind up and break?

My springs dont wind up

They only move a bit before the slapper bars take over. Then its all power to the shafts

Post by **Coops** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:38 pm

prop arrived today and after they examined it they said WTF did you hit with that prop its well buggered,
told them what happened and they said OH!

tube needs replacing, as does rear UJ and a fully balance all in with vat and return delivery £136.30
mid next week i should have it back.

Post by **Coops** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:20 pm

oh dont you f***** love couriers
the wankers have only gone and lost over £200 worth of propshaft,
it left propshaft services tuesday,

no record of it being zapped at the city link depot after collection..

classed as missing in transit,

thats a lot of f***** use to me aint it

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:30 pm

sorry to hear that Tony, though my experience with City link it may turn up eventually. I now ask anyone on ebay if they use City link before I bid and if they do I don't buy from them, they are the cheapest courier for a reason, they are crap.
As I say it still may turn up they are that incompetant that they can't even loose somthing properly!
Best regards
Mike

Post by **Coops** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:39 pm

Kevin called just before they closed and asked for the dims off the car,
they are going to make another prop, but also with a stronger bigger slider joint, and hope to deliver it personally before end of play friday night.
FOC.

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:45 pm

That is service!

now lets hope they rememder not to use city link again.
Best regards
Mike

Post by **Coops** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:56 pm

thing is i used city link to deliver the prop,
and they were spot on, collected when the said, and was delivered when they said,