dtimmins1985
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Hey everyone,
So i'm starting a new thread since replacing all the front suspension and brakes on my Stilo - following from the Blow out + wheel trashed thread.
I feel sorry for the beautiful Stilo, she feels tarnished and scarred now and that's put me right off wanting to do anything else, I have not driven her above 40mph since she was rebuilt as she has a leaky C.V - this will be fixed next week along with another wheel alignment.
However, in a bid to save the love for my Daniella - I have decided to start another project on her - which should hopefully bring some love back and reassure me that she live on forever or until the engine dies - which could be a long time yet, she's literally just hit 83,000 miles.
So - I am planning to replace everything on every corner! and I mean literally everything... but with upgrades.
This time - I will not be buying complete sets and waiting for them to arrive then rebuild the car, it's going to be a long journey as I am going to buy everything - piece by piece every month and once I have everything and its all double checked - i will do a blast mission to strip and rebuild it over one weekend with the help of my Mechanic.
So...
I am going to be buying some bilstein shocks if I can find some, B6's or B8's but need to read up on them first.
Brand new drop links, Anti roll bar, track rods, rack ends, C.V joints, hubs with new bearings, calliper refurbs with brand new parts, new dust covers with rubbers in if the bilsteins need them along with brand new top mounts etc etc.
I want the front to be brand new - the rebuild i have just done has some tiny squeaks - because i never changed the dust covers that contain the rubbers for the shocks - easily fixed with some spray but i want 100% piece of mind that everything is the same age etc.
I wouldn't usually go this bonkers but I do love the car - I just dont feel in love with it right now though and I cannot make my mind up on what car I would move onto next - let alone if I would like it and get the same thrill i get out of the stilo before the wheel snapped.
Let's hope all this brings back that smitten feeling i had when I looked at her and drove her, if it doesn't - she will go up for sale and some lucky punter will have a beautiful stilo that is like brand new underneath and it will be a bargain as I would never get what i paid for her and what i have put into her.
I'll update this thread each time a new part arrives
So i'm starting a new thread since replacing all the front suspension and brakes on my Stilo - following from the Blow out + wheel trashed thread.
I feel sorry for the beautiful Stilo, she feels tarnished and scarred now and that's put me right off wanting to do anything else, I have not driven her above 40mph since she was rebuilt as she has a leaky C.V - this will be fixed next week along with another wheel alignment.
However, in a bid to save the love for my Daniella - I have decided to start another project on her - which should hopefully bring some love back and reassure me that she live on forever or until the engine dies - which could be a long time yet, she's literally just hit 83,000 miles.
So - I am planning to replace everything on every corner! and I mean literally everything... but with upgrades.
This time - I will not be buying complete sets and waiting for them to arrive then rebuild the car, it's going to be a long journey as I am going to buy everything - piece by piece every month and once I have everything and its all double checked - i will do a blast mission to strip and rebuild it over one weekend with the help of my Mechanic.
So...
I am going to be buying some bilstein shocks if I can find some, B6's or B8's but need to read up on them first.
Brand new drop links, Anti roll bar, track rods, rack ends, C.V joints, hubs with new bearings, calliper refurbs with brand new parts, new dust covers with rubbers in if the bilsteins need them along with brand new top mounts etc etc.
I want the front to be brand new - the rebuild i have just done has some tiny squeaks - because i never changed the dust covers that contain the rubbers for the shocks - easily fixed with some spray but i want 100% piece of mind that everything is the same age etc.
I wouldn't usually go this bonkers but I do love the car - I just dont feel in love with it right now though and I cannot make my mind up on what car I would move onto next - let alone if I would like it and get the same thrill i get out of the stilo before the wheel snapped.
Let's hope all this brings back that smitten feeling i had when I looked at her and drove her, if it doesn't - she will go up for sale and some lucky punter will have a beautiful stilo that is like brand new underneath and it will be a bargain as I would never get what i paid for her and what i have put into her.
I'll update this thread each time a new part arrives