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#21 User is offline   ScubaSteve 

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Posted 08 June 2010 - 02:04 PM

mintex discs arrived

~Pics next to my phone for comparison

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more then big enough for my little puma

Should be going on this evening

#22 User is offline   ScubaSteve 

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Posted 20 July 2010 - 08:46 AM

Big update with all my stuff

£20

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and before anyone mentions heat soak i didnt buy it to go faster i got it just to get a bit more grunt, getting bored of the dull engine note and have grown out of louder exhausts this was a comprimise, does sound good actually

Changed rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders,

Old affairs

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All new mintex stuff

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found out that my puma is running a later style master cylinder and servo which is innefficient with the 300mm brakes.

Heres the visual differences, basically swapped mine which is the silver one pictured with the black earlier setup

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The old style has a black master cylinder and the brakes lines come out one each side and looks like this

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I sourced all the stuff i needed..

Old style (black) master cylinder with servo.
Vacuum hose for old setup
The 2 brake lines going to the abs pump from the old setup.

Swapped over all the kit, bled the brakes, and change drear wheel cylinders and brake shoes at the same time and the difference is far far better.

Brakes are a vast improvement and i thought they were good before, firmer pedal really really strong braking action.

Also changed all the fluid to Dot 5.1

Took a risk and got some 300mm brake calipers off ebay for 40 quid for both. This will be an upgrade 258mm > 300mm

Arrived today and were in a bit of a sorry looking state

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Dismantled them and all seals and pistons were in good condition

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So carried on with the refurb, after an hour or two with the dremel and applied first coat of Silver

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New brake bits and pieces :!

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last pic with final coat and pads fitted before they go on the car, probably tomorrow evening

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#23 User is offline   ScubaSteve 

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Posted 20 July 2010 - 08:52 AM

Then i fitted em

Cling film over reservoir to help prevent fluid escaping when i remove the brake hoses

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Loosening the brake hose

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Removing old caliper carrier bolts

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Caliper removed

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Old caliper cable tied in place

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Needed to drill these holes out to 12.5mm.

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Drilling using plenty of WD40 as cooling agent.

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Now holes big enough to fit new 15mm caliper carrier bolts through.

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Disc on

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Caliper and disc on

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New caliper carrier bolts going on

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Tightening slide pin bolts

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Halfway done got caught in rain so nicked my mums sun brolly as they are away at the moment so cant moan at me

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Forgot to add this image,

old vs new!

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Done other side, bled brakes and pics of them on

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got to say they are really good now, know fade at all and get that feeling in my head that me and ojc got on the braking test at Millbrook :o

Excellent mod for just around 110 all in, that includes renewing all seals etc of the calipers!

picked these up, Recaro

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won them on ebay £40, so so much more supportive then my standard ones

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Repainted the recaro badges

decided to paint one and see lol, i used a technique called dry brushing

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all done

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and in the car

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Posted 20 July 2010 - 11:58 AM

Those seats... :wub: :wub: :wub:

Fantastic work mate, I love the direction you're going in! What are your next plans?
1.7L. ST150 clutch. Shawspeed lightened flywheel. Miltek exhaust manifold & full decat system. Pipercross foam cone filter. Speedline white 17" wheels. Toyo R888s. Weitec coilovers.
Powerflex rear beam bushes. Willwood 4-pots, 280mm dics & HEL braided hoses. Kenwood headunit. OMP: rear strut brace. Oddessy Racing 40 battery.
Corbeau Clubman seats. LUKE harnesses. FRP rear seats. Carbon fibre interior. FRP splitter.
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Posted 20 July 2010 - 12:01 PM

bush renewal, new drop links, got some spare lower arms that im going to get powder coated and bushes replaced with FRP items.

might source a new steering wheel as mine is melting

retrim doorcards, maybe.

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Posted 20 July 2010 - 06:52 PM

Wanting to do this for a while and reading that bush thread kicked me into action

Plan is to refurbish and improve some old lower arms i have kicking about. This will be a slow affair as im in no rush and the parts will be bought as and when.

The plan is to replace the standard rivetted in ball joint with a bolt in type so it can be replaced on its own, more cost effective etc.
First is to drill out the old rivets, not an easy task

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Ball joint seperated from arm

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Next up is to get the arms powder coated, probablt black or silver undecided, open to ideas?

Then the rear bushes will be fitted with racing puma items, the front will probably be poly bushed or ford not yet decided on that either, and removable ball joints

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 06:22 PM

finished the other arm which was a bastard because the original front bush was still pressed in, cut my naughty word finger getting it out too :mad: now i cant type with my left hand

the extent to go to to remove the bastard

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Posted 21 July 2010 - 07:31 PM

Much better doing it like this, than when it is urgent, I would go for black powder coating, the silver could look dirty quite quickly.
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Posted 21 July 2010 - 07:39 PM

kinda changed my mind completely about the colour might go for a blue to match the springs on my coilovers now

this blue

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if not that then most probably black

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Posted 27 July 2010 - 11:35 AM

Assortment of bolts/nuts and bushes

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exciting stuff

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Posted 27 July 2010 - 06:10 PM

So this evening more work

Removed the rear bumper

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I then used rust killer paint on all the leading and suspect edges

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And also inside the archs, this is a dirt and rust trap also

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Posted 27 July 2010 - 10:48 PM

Nice work, looking good Steve,

Cheers Dave
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Posted 11 August 2010 - 05:39 PM

Front and rear brake lines replaced

Front brake lines replacement now complete

Rears

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Bent on the car

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All in

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Fronts

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Also new battery fitted

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And picked up from powdercoaters

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Up to date Jobs list

Cambelt (done)
New Clutch (done)
Coilovers (done)
New wheels (done)
Rear axle Spacers (done)
300mm brakes (done)
Early brake servo/mc setup swap (done)
Replace rear shoes (done)
Better seats(done)
Induction Kit (done)
New Battery (done)
Custom front wishbones (in progress)
Replace brake lines, rear and poss front (done)
Rear beam bushes
Fuel tank
New steering wheel
Rear arches resprayed and 100% rust free
New droplinks

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Posted 11 August 2010 - 06:10 PM

Saw his Puma yesterday, and looking very good :cool:
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Posted 18 August 2010 - 03:56 PM

FRP bushes pressed in, balljoints and powerflex poly front bushes on order

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also ordered these

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Posted 20 August 2010 - 03:50 PM

This arrived today

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so did this

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Bushes

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Fitted

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Posted 23 August 2010 - 11:18 AM

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You're doing a grand job !!!

How much are lower arms?
Where can I get 'em from?
Are copies as good as Fords?
ps. reason I ask is thaT I've been told by garage that its more cost effective to get the arms rather than get them to fit the bushes that IVe aready got.

Thanks
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Posted 23 August 2010 - 11:49 AM

do not get copies, the rear bushes wont fit in copies

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Posted 23 August 2010 - 12:12 PM

View PostScubaSteve, on 23 August 2010 - 11:49 AM, said:

do not get copies, the rear bushes wont fit in copies


Thanks.

Has anyone got the Finis number for the Lower Arms and how much will it set me back?

Sorry to hijack you're thread, just thought it would be good to share with others thinking who are thinking of doing similar.
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Posted 23 August 2010 - 01:33 PM

new from ford they are about 100 quid a peice hence me sourcing 2nd hand ones and refurbing them lol

can get finis later if noone has by then

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