jimbro1000
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Toyota didn't - they copied the Pontiac Fiero, even down to the point of copying the firebird badge on the bonnet...
The fiero, now that *was* a copy of the X1/9
The fiero, now that *was* a copy of the X1/9
that looks similar to our previous x1/9....
Grooved discs... ummm... did you cut those?
I had an X1/9 that had one of its rear balljoints replaced by a 'remanufactured' unit from Christchurch. It didn't last long - a year and a half later, it was stuffed. I think all they do is to add some plastic resin to the existing joint. I would be straight up with asking them how long they expect it to last.
- I presume you don't have to remove the balljoint from the arm, and can take them the whole arm instead. Those rivets are much harder to get out than they look!
- You really don't have many other options. The best is to make some other balljoint fit. Looking at your skills on the dizzy access plate (wasn't a mallet enough? ) I would say you'd be capable of substituting some other balljoint.
I had a good long chat with the boys, they dismantle the joint and completely reseat it - this is from their website;
http://www.hbiengineering.com/workshop2.html
I was not going to remove the rivets, they look like way too much of a mission - I was thinking of replacing the rivetted bit with a plate machined to suit a bolt on balljoint, but that would probably end up more expensive, and potentially leave you with altered geometry, and I don't know enough about suspension geometry to be messing things up... it is tail happy enough in my opinion
I was very impressed - until I got to the bit about 'Molydiom Disolphide' or something - it should of course be 'molybdenum disulphide-impregnated nylon'.
-Alex
any one in this thread called shane?