Suspension upgrade its started!

ims101 · Post by **ims101** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:29 pm

I drove my car to Red 9 Design in Worksop on Saturday. I was meant to take it on the Thursday before, but on starting it up I discovered that the spin I had at Christmas had damaged my front oil cooler

and oil started pi$$ing all over the garage floor! So I've taken off the oil cooler and joined the pipes together now I've just got to clean the garage floor

I had a good blast up the A614 to Worksop a cuppa with Simon & Trevor at Red 9 and left it with them, Simon dropped me at the train station in Worksop & I had a educating trip back to Nottingham on the Robin Hood line

but that's another story

I've rang them today to see how they are getting on and the front end is all stripped and ready for the new parts. They are going to put photos on their blog http://red9products.blogspot.com/
Rich's car is on there too from Dub Freeze at the weekend.
So I'll keep you all posted

mdmax72 · Post by **mdmax72** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:59 pm

Had a chat with Simon and Trevor at the show, they said they were ready to start yours Ian.

Hope your as happy with the outcome of the conversion as l am.

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:33 pm

What's going to happen Ian?

ims101 · Post by **ims101** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:07 pm

Hi Rich, Simon said you had had a chat with him. I had all my parts yellow zink plated apparently it less harsh than galvanising so I've been told. Was it any good at the show?

Hi Mark, I'm having Red 9 suspension on every corner of my car to make it handle better

check out http://www.red9design.co.uk/type1.htm

ims101 · Post by **ims101** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:57 am

Sorry for the not very good quality of these photos Red 9 took them and they are on their blog

Just tyres to fit and test

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:16 am

IRS and IFS!

Some nice kit can be had these days.

Bruce M · Post by **Bruce M** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:06 am

Don't forget the rack too

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:20 am

You'll miss all that negative camber look on the rear.

ims101 · Post by **ims101** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:26 am

Nige, I might miss the look but I won't miss the saving in tyres

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:31 am

Looks very

johnM · Post by **johnM** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:49 am

Ian that looks the rather nice should make a real difference to your car.

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:31 am

Will be interesting to hear you opinions on before & after

Those wheels ... tart

They do look good though

Bruce M · Post by **Bruce M** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:25 pm

Make sure you check how the rear uni-ball rod end is attached, in case you get work done in the future and it is removed. Being a single shear bolt (with loads of vibration), I'd expect either a nyloc nut, lock wire or threadloc is used.

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:35 pm

the negative camber look is so under rated

if anyone needs anything collected from / dropped off to red 9, we're up there every month or so as amies mum lives in retford

stevesprite · Post by **stevesprite** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:39 pm

Ive been thinking of doing this for a while now. Would be really interested to hear how happy you are with the new set up when its back on the road

Regards

Steve

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