Well this weekend I put my car together a little more. It was pretty lame, but not what I'd consider bad. I had a few issues with my energy suspension bushings. I had an issue with them because apparently during the packaging of them they put 2 of the smaller collars in the bag so I couldn't install the correct bolts into the lower control arms. So now I'm going to buy a new set of bushings for a few collars and sway bar bushings. Next week I'm going to focus on getting my wheel bearings, bushings, and brakes ready to put on the car. The suspension will be ready right after I break in the engine and put a few miles on it.
I installed the exhaust also. It went like clockwork for once. It is just as nice as my other 2 sets on my hatches lol.
I was going to replace the rods for my wiper motor but I bought the rods for the wrong wiper motor manufacturer. I might try the hatch assembly I have out in my shed to see if it will fit since the sedan has 2 different manufacturers. We'll see.
Might I say that pressing out the bushings sucks total ass. I heated every one up with a torch before pressing them out. It helped out a lot because the press I used wasn't exactly what a professional would use to press out bushings. It takes time for sure. I hope I don't have to do any of these for some time.
You can see that the outer sleeve on the front control arms where the strut fork would go into, correct? notice the inner diameter being smaller than the inner. my 17mm headed bolt wouldn't line up, I hammered it a few times and noticed it looked like it was on point, so I dropped it down off the ball joint and tried without the fork in the way. Well it was smaller so I have to buy another kit because whoever was packaging that particular kit that day put in the wrong collars because the inner ones with the same size bolt fit fine. It was not a good thing but it could have been worse. I just put a smaller bolt in for the time being until I can roll it back in and change the collar. Here are a few pics of the bushings.
Exhaust installed. It's a very nice exhaust and the sound is superb.
Look for more suspension progress in the near future.
I installed the exhaust also. It went like clockwork for once. It is just as nice as my other 2 sets on my hatches lol.
I was going to replace the rods for my wiper motor but I bought the rods for the wrong wiper motor manufacturer. I might try the hatch assembly I have out in my shed to see if it will fit since the sedan has 2 different manufacturers. We'll see.
Might I say that pressing out the bushings sucks total ass. I heated every one up with a torch before pressing them out. It helped out a lot because the press I used wasn't exactly what a professional would use to press out bushings. It takes time for sure. I hope I don't have to do any of these for some time.
You can see that the outer sleeve on the front control arms where the strut fork would go into, correct? notice the inner diameter being smaller than the inner. my 17mm headed bolt wouldn't line up, I hammered it a few times and noticed it looked like it was on point, so I dropped it down off the ball joint and tried without the fork in the way. Well it was smaller so I have to buy another kit because whoever was packaging that particular kit that day put in the wrong collars because the inner ones with the same size bolt fit fine. It was not a good thing but it could have been worse. I just put a smaller bolt in for the time being until I can roll it back in and change the collar. Here are a few pics of the bushings.
Exhaust installed. It's a very nice exhaust and the sound is superb.
Look for more suspension progress in the near future.
