THE SYNCRO JOURNEY!

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Cooper wrote:
syncropaddy wrote:
Cooper wrote:
Should have the soda blast kit tomorrow so I'll let you know how that goes too.

Just curious about the soda blast kit you have there ..... What are you going to sodablast?

The chassis, sills, wheel arches to name a few.

Have posted a reply on that thread for you :wink:

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It's not the rust that's the prob it's all the underseal I need off.

I have a fairly good compressor.

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Cooper wrote: I have a fairly good compressor.

About 200 cfm?
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syncropaddy wrote:
Cooper wrote: I have a fairly good compressor.

About 200 cfm?

Not that much lol

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This will be interesting .......
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Rears aren't usually a problem.., wirebrush muck off of course, plus gas or similar, flank drive socket and powerbar or rattle gun, think they're about 70 ft-lbf

Were the old ones actually leaking?

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HarryMann wrote:Rears aren't usually a problem.., wirebrush muck off of course, plus gas or similar, flank drive socket and powerbar or rattle gun, think they're about 70 ft-lbf

Were the old ones actually leaking?

Well it was a nightmare trying yesterday.

Well that's what I was told anyway its nice to put new ones on.

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You might have to put your foot on the bar, to first crack the nut or bolt free, then easy. If you'bve got a reasonable compressor, then invest in a rattle gun at least, could make life a lot easier for you, they're not a lot of money.

There's a lot of perfectly good syncro shockers been taken off and thrown away over the years, but if the shrouds are rusted through, fair enough, for looks if nothing else.

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There's a lot of perfectly good syncro shockers been taken off and thrown away over the years ...

My thoughts exactly. How do you know if a shocker is knackered if you cant get it off to test it ? I have never actually seen a 'worn beyond use' T3 damper.
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No, they were very highly specced...

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For one shock off now just fitting the new one.

After a lot of elbow grease and a couple of scaffold poles it's off :)

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Pics or it didn't happen,

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max and caddy wrote:Pics or it didn't happen,

I will up load later I need to do the other side.

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Here is my new shocks on.

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Also done a little write up for wiki that ive sent to you Toinion

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Presume that ratchet handle was only for removing once loosened & doing up loosely

I expect the MOT man will approve :)

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