Category: Suspension
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Been a while since I posted an update and a little bit has happened since then. On the car front, last time I posted about the Spiyda solid state voltage stabiliser that had improved the accuracy of my gauges. Unfortunately, after a few months it literally disintegrated. I don’t think it handled the bumps very…
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Again, long time between updates but a few more projects undertaken. The rear springs did come out again and have been reset a little higher. Definite improvement. Unfortunately, I have an annoying clunking sound over bumps in the front passenger side suspension that I am yet to diagnose. It could be in the coilovers and…
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So it’s been a while since I posted an update. In that time I haven’t really done much with the car other than drive it. What I have fettled with is the car’s suspension. The original front suspension setup I had in the car was lowered King Springs and Spax shocks in standard GT struts.…
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Been a couple of months since I posted but plenty has been happening since then. Coronavirus has meant my work has closed and so I’m temporarily out of a job until the pandemic has passed. Lots of time to work on the car which is good, but the lack of income means a couple of…
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With the wiring almost complete, I’ve started putting the car back together. First stop was to get some suspension back under it. All of my suspension pieces have previously been sandblasted and powder coated and the diff was sandblasted, rebuilt and given a fresh coat of 2 pack. Everything is being put back together with…
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I had Suspension Concepts at Wyong reset a set of rear leaf springs. They inverted the top leaf and added an extra leaf. It should sit a few inches lower now. They gave them a coat of paint but They still look pretty shabby so I think I’ll get them blasted and will paint them…
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Finally got back to the car after a few health issues put me back a few weeks. Over the last couple of months I have been restoring my original steering wheel and today I finished painting it. Unfortunately there was one small blemish that showed up in the final coat but at this stage it…
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The last couple of weeks have seen the roof stripped back and more parts being collected. I got all my parts back from powder coating and they look awesome. Most are still wrapped up but I got a few out to admire them.
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Received my new SPAX adjustable front and rear shock absorbers today. Can’t wait to start assembling stuff.
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The more I thought about all the things I wanted to do to the car, the more I decided that the best plan of attack would be to go all in on a full ground up nut and bolt restoration. The goal being to end up with basically a brand new Mk1 Cortina GT, just…
Greg's Cortina Mk1 GT Build 