sounds like a plan Don! i'm going to price up some camber plates to try an make the job somewhat easier for the next battle!!

to be fair, the crush tubes from Mr T are only about £3 each at full whack.

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ST185
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You should ahve used the 6lb SST, not the 4lb one

Everything on the 205 suspensionn seems to be a pain. I've lucked out on the front end so far but had to remove the rear toe adjuster bolts with a "press" and the trailing arm->hub bolts with a drill and cold chisel with the hub on the bench

"Nigel, I have many spare banana arms if you get to the stage of damaging or destroying the ones on your car you are welcome to a couple".

Cheers Don That's very kind I'd be more than pleased to take you up on the offer I cant see any way either can be saved now. But would the banana arm rubber bushes (link end) need changing? Or perhaps more importantly can they.... without buying the complete section?

Cheers Nigel C.

BTW tcb seem to price the mushroom mounts at about 5 squid should I order yet ?

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Le Latern Rouge...300ish bhp 13.8 1/4
more to come... gonna love track days.

I'd go ahead and order the 'mushroom' mounts from TCB if that's what they call the crush tubes. You'll need them anyway if you remove the banana arms.

I'll need to dig out what I have and check their condition. The first opportunity I'll have to do that is next Sunday so I'll report back then. Watch this space!

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Don
GT4DC Chairman
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205WRC JDM 269bhp @ 0.9bar
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four Special GT 590bhp @ 1.8bar
1989 Van Diemen RF88/89 Formula Ford 1600
2008 Nissan Patrol GU 3.0L ZD30DDTi 154bhp

Hi folks, Just to update following sterling effort by Mr P Staurday am "Batmobile" is now all figure-eighted-out again and takes to bumps and curves again like a duck to water.

Round 2 !! was in the end not quite the battle expected primarily by pulling a flanker on all Mr Ts efforts to keep all joints held together by... (Peters idea) removing the subframe assembly complete with all the suspension attached. Worked a treat.. not to be recomended as a roadside job tho.
Once exposed necessary parts are much eaiser to remove and the replacements fitted to the subframe, with the crushtubes just dropping in as per factory fit for the banana arm replacement.

I have taken an idots guide photos and will get them posted here via a more compentent member after I e-mail.

Anyways from watching.... the experience I have learned apart from the necessity to have all the right tools, pullers, splitters, etc. is that anyone comtemplating fig 8 replacement (particually if it is the first known time) would be try to establish that the ball joints can actually be prized apart from their mounting plates prior to arranging for or completing the work. If this not possible have available servicable banana arms and replacement mounting plates to enable completion via Peters route of removal. This could save potential time off road in an MOT failure situation.

Cheers.. and a most happy Nigel C.

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Le Latern Rouge...300ish bhp 13.8 1/4
more to come... gonna love track days.

Nice to hear it is all finally sorted Nigel. Makes a hell of a difference to the handling heh

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JP
GT4DC Treasurer

Grey St185 RC
Silver BMW E46 M3
Multicolour yawn Honda VFR400
Silver Honda Civic Type-R

Great news Nigel .....Batmobile good for another 60-70,000 miles now

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Don
GT4DC Chairman
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205WRC JDM 269bhp @ 0.9bar
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four Special GT 590bhp @ 1.8bar
1989 Van Diemen RF88/89 Formula Ford 1600
2008 Nissan Patrol GU 3.0L ZD30DDTi 154bhp

Good news Nigel

I know when DJ swapped my struts to TRD we had to drop the front hubs and original struts so they could be split on the bench

Perseverence and a gurtmungous 'ammer usually truimph if you can create enough room to swing

More.. Its all in the SIZE of yer 'ammer '

Any takers for the Hall of horrors pickkies !! btw need an e-mail address happy for pm.

Cheers Nigel C.

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Le Latern Rouge...300ish bhp 13.8 1/4
more to come... gonna love track days.

Nigel can send them toooo
diceman@gt4dc.co.uk and I will stick them up on my photobucket account

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JP
GT4DC Treasurer

Grey St185 RC
Silver BMW E46 M3
Multicolour yawn Honda VFR400
Silver Honda Civic Type-R

Thanks JP Tis done

Have more pikkies but thats probs enough, you can only spend sooo much of your life looking at fig of 8s


.....Batmobile good for another 60-70,000 miles now

UNLIKE ITS OWNER :cry: Given my average miles per year think that takes me up to about 88

Well now on to the next installment rear wheel bearings

ho hum what fun

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Le Latern Rouge...300ish bhp 13.8 1/4
more to come... gonna love track days.

here you are nigel - probably in totally teh wrong order

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JP
GT4DC Treasurer

Grey St185 RC
Silver BMW E46 M3
Multicolour yawn Honda VFR400
Silver Honda Civic Type-R

Great series of pics Nigel and thanks to JP for hosting

I trust you have had the wheel alignment done? You can destroy the front tyres very quickly if you do a few miles without the wheels aligned.

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Don
GT4DC Chairman
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205WRC JDM 269bhp @ 0.9bar
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four Special GT 590bhp @ 1.8bar
1989 Van Diemen RF88/89 Formula Ford 1600
2008 Nissan Patrol GU 3.0L ZD30DDTi 154bhp