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Bit of an update: -Pulled the fron end appart -rebuilt struts with low king springs -painted all components -replaced all bushes with nolathane gear -mounted whiteline front sway bar Finally convinced the rents to buy a welder :) and have tacked up the panel sut out of the rear right mud guard. Still a long way to go b ut making progress will post pics soon

Hey guys I am looking for a stiffer ride in my 55 keeping with the origional struts. wanted to put KYB shock absorbers in but the do not make any for a 55. Does anyone know of any shockers which will increase performance without going to a koni or something like that?

Went into AutoPro the other day and ordered some bits and pieces to rebuild the front end. -Lowered front Kingsprings -Whiteline front swaybar -new bushes for stock rear sway bar -new wheel bearings all round -front strut dust seals The only shockers they had to fit were monroe, KYB apparently don't make any to fit. Has anyone else found anything else that works and might give me a slightly better ride without going to a Koni or anything like that? Also is there anything else which would be worth doing while I'm at it?

Bit of an update, still haven't got a welder do do the rear quarters so ive moved onto the interior, replaced all of the foam arround the air vents as the old ones were perrished. Made one good console out of two. jumped on the sewing machine as well and made up a new gear stick booty thing. ps has anyone reconditioned a stearing box before?

So while the dash is out i thought i had better attack the sloppy stearing, I'm pretty sure it is in the stearing box, has anyone had any luck reconditioning? or should i just look for a second hand one in better nick?

Bought some rear quarter cuts to repiar the rust arround the wheel arches. The rust had gone through both layers of metal so had to chop out a bit. took a whole day of stuffing around but managed to trim up the new panel to fit, ready to weld in.

yeah will give it a go, cheers for your help

Cheers for that, I'm just up in the Adelaide Hills. havent had heaps of experience with cars in general just sort of teaching myself as I go.

Just Ill prob rip the old box oout next week, so I am looking for a clutch kit. Found this kit http://www.sunburybrakes.com.au/prod633.htm seems pretty cheep, just wondering if anyone has used these before or knows of a better one to use?

Picked up a k-50 gearbox the other day to drop in, will put a new clutch in while I'm at it

Jacked up the back of the car, bolted the rim on and ran a file around the edge to get rid of the gutter rash, then used 80 then 240 grit emery cloth. Finished them with 600, 1000 grit wet and dry and then some heavy duty cutting compound and a felt pad.

Picked up a set of 13" jellybeans for $50 should shine up ok.

Stripped out the whole interior sourcing a set of seats in pretty good nick so they will be cheeper to reupholster. Had to fix up a bit of dodgy wiring, both the headlights and dash lights were bypassed on two separate switches under the dashboard. used the control stem from the wreck to swap in so now everything works. Also made up a wiring loom for the sterio while the dash is out, ran all the wires under the carpet.

Will look into rust repair panels both guards are similar Cleaned out about 10kg of dirt hiding under the front guards and repainted the mudguards with a bitumus waterproof paint. Bought a old wreck which has been really handy for heaps of bits, grabbed the boot lid, bumpers and heaps of interior stuff. Picked up a Ke30 bonnet, doesn't quite sit flush so will have to adjust the hinges or just shim it. need to source a KE30 bonnet latch as the hook fowls on the bonnet loop.

Just atarted with a sanding wheel on the angle grinder and the few rust spots were a little more extensive that i thought uncovered a dodgy job benieth a lot of bog