DeanB Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 What work are you including in the refresh Dennis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyBlue Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 As a cost guide: I did mine 2 years ago all new OEM wishbone bushes, replaced every ball joint with new, new droplinks, new track rods ends, replaced all wishbone bolts with new, shot blasted wishbones and gold passivated, then gave them 2 coats of POR15 clear. Refitted LSS shocks as they had only done 20,000 miles. Had to buy balljoint and bush tools too. Not a lot of change out of £900.00 by the time I had finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil S1 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I did my wishbones with black POR15 at the time but if I was do it again I would do like SkyBlue and clear coat over the gold passivating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanB Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 As a cost guide: I did mine 2 years ago all new OEM wishbone bushes, replaced every ball joint with new, new droplinks, new track rods ends, replaced all wishbone bolts with new, shot blasted wishbones and gold passivated, then gave them 2 coats of POR15 clear. Refitted LSS shocks as they had only done 20,000 miles. Had to buy balljoint and bush tools too. Not a lot of change out of £900.00 by the time I had finished. £900 just for parts and materials presumably? Phil do you mean clear POR 15? Is that stuff really that good? how long does it last when you use the car all year and stones etc chip the paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil S1 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yep, clear POR15 Dean, it's really durable. I know I don't use mine as much as yourself but chipping has been virtually non-existent on mine. Using clear POR15 over the gold passivating gives it an OE look only more durable with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyBlue Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yes just parts and materials, including grease, thread lock and Por15. Did all the work myself in a single garage one side at a time. Took me about 4 weekends, but once done its quite a satisfying job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jody391 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I'll Secound that! Great feeling when done. Mine cost around 550-600 but I got a deal on the bushes and ball joints (SELOC buy) Auto bushes are a lot! Cheaper and the shore rating is between OEM and Elise parts bushes. That's including my own sourced toe links too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanB Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Jody are you about Sunday morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jody391 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yes mate I'll be around come over let's have a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyBlue Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Will also be the cost of a Geo to add aswell Dean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanB Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yes mate I'll be around come over let's have a look. Cheers buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanS1 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Dean - looks like you are going to have to spend some money. However the amount will depend on what you decide to do and who does it. It goes without saying that doing it yourself is the cheapest if you can live without your car for a while, but as mentioned above the most rewarding. There are plenty of rebuild threads and help on here if you go this way. It really is not hard to do. I also did mine last year in a single garage. Give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 What work are you including in the refresh Dennis? Por-ing the wishbones etc New nitrons (not sure on spec yet) Citron rose joints Drop links, Ball joints Track rod ends Rear Toe link joints Bolts etc Then a geo A bit OTT considering my use I suppose but you only do this once........or twice ;0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr H Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Por-ing the wishbones etc New nitrons (not sure on spec yet) Citron rose joints Drop links, Ball joints Track rod ends Rear Toe link joints Bolts etc Then a geo A bit OTT considering my use I suppose but you only do this once........or twice ;0) Are 'citron rose joints' like lemon flavoured Nitron ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanB Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Can you get por 15 in yellow? I like the idea of yellow wishbones, or am I being a chav? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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