I`m going to speak with compbrake again tomorrow jay.
Finding the specific spec for this top mount and making it quite public.
I`m also wanting to talk about the rear top mounts too. In for a penny...
I had plans to take it to a local kart track doing some public tracktime today. but i was nowhere near good to go.
So after an epic trek to look at a Mk1 transit recovery truck (broke my heart saying no!) I got on with the build.
The second topmount took half the time of the first (I discarded the dremel)
The suspension slotted back together and after assembly (as per instructions) I addressed the alignment.
This is the first time I`ve used these pins on the Puma, and it`s straightforward (up to a point)
The pin fastens into the hole in he subframe just near the wheel arch.
The pin should then `slot` into matching holes on the body.
This is where it goes awry.
Although the tool does list the mk4 fiesta. There must be differences in the Puma, as the pins wont fit into the body holes.
So I`ve had to get very clever using the pins and their taper to align the whole front of the car
It`s a damn site closer than before the rebuild. hope it`s near enough...
You can see the hole sizes too.
The only other little job I had lined up on the front end was to replace a water pipe which I`d had to do a emergency repair to at Angelsey in August.
The upper expansion tank hose had come loose and rubbed against the alternator pulley.
The repair was simple but effective. Roofers flashband and cable ties.
Replacement pipe is a better, shaped item. nowhere near the alternator.
The car (of course) started on the button and I can safely say for the extensive surgery it`s had.
There`s hardly anything to see. :?
It`s difficult to tell if it sits lower though there a 10-20mm more shock absorber stem, above the mount.
With my entire work list completed I finished off the day thropwing a couple of new stickers on.
Including this one...