Have spent the long weekend changing the clutch, fitting a new metal pivot pin to replace the rubbish plastic ones, changed all the metal hard lines for the rear brakes and changed all the hoses for braided ones with stainless fittings.
Also cleaned up a few crusty brackets, bent a couple of things back into their correct shape, and made some repairs to some of the heat shields where the steel mounting screws had corroded through the aluminium.
Not been able to test it all yes as I found the propshaft guibo starting to crack and seems daft bolting it all back up then having to take it all back off again. Hopefully the replacement arrives swiftly.
Also managed to snap all four manifold to downpipe studs. Rather than taking the manifold off I bought some decent drill bits to try and drill them out in place.
Good god, have you ever tried to decide what drill bits to buy without having any personal experience to go on? I swear every single set no matter what the price or brand will have several people saying they’re great, and others saying they’re terrible
Bought a dewalt set because they were discounted, but still the most expensive bits I’ve ever bought. Going nice and steady with the occasional squirt of lubricant I was through all four way quicker than I could have taken the manifold off to even begin trying to get the studs out.
