Slow progress

Again not much to report this week, unfortunately. During the week I managed to pop around to a fellow Arrow clubman builders house to have a look at his progress.  What a car!  The attention to detail on all but the smallest parts is outstanding.  It sets a real...

Not much to report

This weekend I haven’t had much time to play in the garage.  The little bit of time I did get was a little frustrating to be honest.  I found a few issues that I will need to sort out.   First off I realised that it is going to be a very very snug...

Final fitment of the clutch…hopefully :)

Previously the gearbox and clutch was all bolted together as a trial to make sure I did manage to get the right flywheel and clutch combo. Everything was right and fitted perfectly. So today I pulled the gearbox off the motor so I can tighten and torque everything up....
Rear brakes all bolted together

Rear brakes all bolted together

Now that Sam at SQ Engineering had tidied up the axle flanges, I can bolt the whole rear brake assembly together to see how it will look and line up. It will also give me a chance to see if and how much my wheels wont fit under the guards. I had planned on widening...

Axles machined, diff brackets welded up…

Finally I got around to having the flanges on my axles machined down to suit the new Audi disc rotors. With the help of Sam from SQ Engineering I got the outer edge of the axle machined down ever so slightly to allow the disc to slide over. Sam did a great and very...