Category Archives: Build

It’s been a couple of weeks very much focused on painting! The temperature resistant calliper paint arrived so I started painting those. Unfortunately, the paint was far runnier than expected and it took 5 coats in the end. I took … Continue reading →

A few more jobs finished tonight. Firstly, I replaced the ball joint boot on the drivers side as this didn’t survive the ball joint splitter when taking the donor apart! I popped the discs and callipers on though not fully … Continue reading →

A bit of a delay with this. I’ve been waiting for Westfield to send out some 4.5″ bolts and spacers for the buffers on the rear diff. Well technically they’ve done that so I’ve been waiting for the postman to … Continue reading →

I contacted Westfield on Monday and they duly sent out the lock nuts for the top ball joints. These arrived the next day and fitted a treat. I just need to buy a 22mm spanner to tighten then up!   … Continue reading →

Today, it started to look a lot more like a car – the wishbones got fitted. Started with the rears but couldn’t do too much as the diff wasn’t ready and neither were the uprights. At least being bolted to … Continue reading →