OK Time to update! Not had the best of times recently...
1. The attempted coilover fitting of the front meant I didn't really PROPERLY get them set up for camber/tracking as I thought "hey what the hell, the rear issue will be sorted in a week or so"...well 1,000 miles and 6 weeks later.. NOPE! (I'm told should be this week... hmmm) Anyway, so I has a look at the front tyres after a particularly hairy journey back from dundee in the wet and realise HOLY SHIT I have zero tread whatsoever on the outside 1/3 of both my front tyres. The result of about an inch or so of to-in! yeah!!!! So, I have two new tyres on the back and have moved the wheels from the back onto the front (only bought cheapish tires). Moral of story - SET UP SUSPENSION CORRECTLY WHEN FITTING. So with the help of ones father I've got the fronts set up right for the ride height they are currently at. A tiny hint of negative camber and 100% tracking straight and true. This will need to be re-done when It's all adjusted and locked down when the rear mounts finally arrive and I can lower the back.
2. I managed to get a stone stuck between my nearside pads and disk and make a ruddy big score in the disk and embed it in the pad. W00t. Result, new mintex disks and pads on the front and a change of brake fluid and re-bleed of system just for good measure.
3. Some of you may or may not know that I've had a slight "issue" with paint flaking off the bumper and wing where it was painted after my accident last february. Well. I took it back (for the 3rd time) and they were going to be taking it in just to touch up the flaky bits. On coming back from the garage after arranging this, some considerate bitch in a brand new civic decided to slam the anchors on in front of me on a green light at a very busy roundabout. I only just tapped her, but cracked the paint practically the whole way accross the front bumper. Result is that it's now getting a total front end respray ... including the bubbles of rust on the front arches sorted FOC and going in on tuesday
4. Was going along up to my new ladies place and the council had nicely decided to put in speed humps, and not paint them yet or put up ANY signs what so ever. Needless to say, I went over it at 25/30mph (was nighttime and didn't see it at all) and practically ripped by exhaust apart. Not good. I've gummed it up where the middle section became dis-attatched and re-clamped it up but I think it's going to need some welding on some of the joins as it's blowing now. This will be done when it's in garage getting paint done!
5. Engine management light decided to come on today. No fucking idea why. It's due a service so will do this once I get it back from numbers 3 and 4 and hope that it goes away. Failing that, will need to get it plugged into a diagnostics machine to tell me wtf is going on. Nothing seems wrong with it at all.
So basically. I'm probably not going to make the meet next weekend as there's only a very slim chance I'll have the car back from paint and sorted. As long as there are no complications, I should be able to make banzai after fitting and adjusting the rear coilovers the day before...assuming the mounts arrive.
