I'm planning to go to the Newark Kit Car Show (provided the weather isnt so bad as to make the journey dangerous) , so also decided to check the bolts issue and make sure I pickup the right ones from GBS.
Issues at this point:
- Rear suspension 240mm bolt was bent
- Rear suspension top hub bolt too short 80 & 90mm in the bag, needs 2x 100mm instead
Actions:
I checked through all the remaining bolt bags, front upper/lower etc & the front lower bag had 2x 100mm bolts which don't appear to be needed.
Addendum:
I found out from Richard @ Newark, the 100mm bolts are for the narrow body chassis (mine is GT) where the top wishbone bolt goes through a chassis upright as well as its bracket - great - this means I can use them on the rear end and will not miss them later.
So - the 2x 100mm will be used for the rear top bolt... compare the lower bolt here with the previous picture using a 90mm bolt
Before:
After:
Then the 80 & 90mm bolts from the rear top bag can be used on the front top - the rear brackets need an 80mm bolt rather than 75mm - the 75mm was probably just ok, but I'm much happier with it now:
Resulting need list:
- 1x Rear suspension 240mm bolt replacement
- Swap the 90mm for an 80mm
- 2x Front Sierra hub pinch bolts (the ones that pinch the casting around the cycle wing bracket) Sierra pinch bolts discussion M12
I do just have a niggling feeling those 100mm bolts from the front lower wishbone bag were meant for something else - I'll check with GBS tomorrow.
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