I need something smaller as the standard one is in the way of the VLR inlet and could do with running the same set up you have

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I used aluminium paint on my box, cleans up very well with a just wash. I will look into alternators over the weekend

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If you build it properly there wont be any crud

any painted gearbox I've seen has flaked off in a few months.

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Little more progress on this. I decided to be a tart and clean up / paint the new gearbox, mainly because i didn't like the oily corroded look of the replacement box.

Before:

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During:

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Many hours after:

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Half way through the replacement, i'd forgot what a ball ache it is changing gearboxes with the engine still in the car.

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I may have knackered my release bearing, the box went at a horrible angle with part of the input shaft still in the plastic bit when removing the old box and the bearing made a slightly concerning noise when spinning it afterwards, though it did spin freely and i couldn't feel much play in it. I'll just have to cross my fingers that all is ok with it, don't fancy wasting another weekend on gearboxes again.

When fitting the new box i had a great idea of removing the diff housing/diff so it wasn't so difficult maneuvering the box into place, that part went smoothly but fitting a diff when the box is in place is slightly more difficult than i anticipated. Still, i managed it after a while.

Once the box was in i started fitting the new wishbones, not much to say about this really other than i've either forgot to order some bolts the right length, or i've bought some and managed to lose them somewhere. So the car won't be back on the road tomorrow after all my efforts.

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I also ran out of gearbox oil when refilling the new box, so i've just ordered some more along with the bolts i need. I'll get some new engine oil ordered later and that's almost everything sorted.

Just a quick question for the pro's, what range of plunge should the driveshafts have?
My nearside one has around 3mm of movement minimum, more when i turn to full lock. I removed the springs and jacked it up checking at various heights and theres always at least 3mm of plunge.
The offside seemed to have slightly more plunge, more like 6mm throughout the range.
Do these seem like reasonable amounts?

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3mm is about the minimum I'd be happy with, so you should be okay, you might find like I did though, that the inners have already worn a track and they won't like coming off it onto an a new bit

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Had another few hours on the car this afternoon, finished off pretty much everything that needed doing, got it back on its wheels and set the tracking. Checked the camber, almost identical each side but im not 100% sure the bit of road i was on was level so i need to test it again somewhere where i'm sure its on level ground just to be happy.
Once id done that i loctited and torqued everything up and made a mount for my gopro to have a look at the wishbones in action.

Few pics, think i've got a fair bit more caster than before.

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Once i was happy with the car i taxed it and decided to take it for a test drive, it was getting late so i was running out of light, and for some reason the gopro has changed its default settings to the videos aren't as good as they could have been, but you get the idea.

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I've got to say i'm loving the xsara rack without power steering, even if it is epically heavy at walking pace.

Only issue i'm having is the gearbox grinds a bit when dropping from 4th into 3rd, but doesn't do it going from 2nd to 3rd. Any ideas what could be causing that?

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I'm not sure when the first track outing is, i'd like to give it a shakedown at cadwell soon but before i take it on a track i want to change the cambelt, it's only done 6k but its coming up to 3 years old so i'd rather be safe than sorry. It also needs new engine oil and filter but i've got all that sat in the garage ready to do.

My only problem at the moment is money, i've just bought a house so i'm trying to save a bit of a buffer incase anything major goes wrong.
The car will definitely be going to the nurburgring in August though, i'd just like to give it a bit of a shakedown more locally before breaking something over there.

Have you got any planned Ash?

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Small update, made it to the nordschleife, did around 10 laps, only one small issue with the car after a spot of offroading. Managed to get that sorted and the car got me home fine.

Most laps are pretty boring and slow due to traffic and weather.

Managed a new personal best though, 8:31 BTG which is just shy of my target, oh well. Heres the video for anyone that cares. http://youtu.be/1xuh_pUMInc

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Do you not loose steering feel by doing this? Is it purely a weight saving activity?

Just turning the pump off isnt the way to do it, you need to unbolt the ram and the pipes if you want a non assisted feel, as it is itll be particularly heavy, like when you stall it or the engine is dead

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You'd think that but mine actually feels fine off, slightly heavier than normal but not at all like switching the engine off with a normal pas pump. No idea why before you ask :p

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I've left the ram on mine to stop the rack turning too far, better to take it off?

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