Rockdemon, good to know on the damper. It always fascinated me how a 3lb lump of iron could make such a difference. Such is the wonder of harmonics I guess.
Well, before work yesterday I was able to adjust the handbrake cable to ensure the self adjust mechanism is free to move and there's a little slack in the cable when the handbrake lever is down. Also connected the prop shaft and replenished the EP90 in the diff. God I hate how they stuff smells. It's so cloying too.
Last jobs are fitting the trailing arms, dion tube, springs wheels
Then car back on the ground, torque up the suspension bolts and bleed the brakes.
Say it like that and it's easy! Mrs SD has volunteered to help with bleeding the brakes. (Volunteered maybe too strong a word
). The NADA twin circuit system can be a bit of a pain. Both servos are about highest points on both circuits, so there's a definately technique. I've found the workshop manual method of one full stroke followed by 3-4 rapid half strokes followed by letting your foot slip off the clutch pedal works best, but even then it can be troublesome.
I'm away for the weekend seeing an old friend in Austin, he's just got a 66 Austin Mini Cooper S so we shall be having some fun there.
Stay tuned for more news next week!