(First posted on MLR forum in July 2015) After spending a while tweaking the ride height and camber of the new coilovers I thought I’d check the caster to make sure everything is as it should be. The mount for the camber caster gauge is magnetic so I made some steel plates and extended wheel […]
Evo VI
Evo VI – Fitting Powerflex Poly Gearbox Steady
(First posted on MLR forum in July 2015) I’d thought for a little while there might be a bit much engine movement so I looked into ways of reducing the movement. I saw those top mounted engine torque dampers which are a nice shiny thing to stick in the engine bay but it seems most […]
Evo VI – Camber / Caster and Final Ride Height
(First posted on MLR forum in July 2015) After spending a while tweaking the ride height and camber of the new coilovers I thought I’d check the caster to make sure everything is as it should be. The mount for the camber caster gauge is magnetic so I made some steel plates and extended wheel […]
Evo VI – Fitting the MeisterR Coilovers
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2015) Before fitting I covered the threads in copper grease and wound the rings and perch up and down a few times then set the pretension on the springs. Covers fitted and adjusters protected from damage during fitting. One of the rear strut mounts. No major rust, just […]
Evo VI – Which Coilovers to Buy?
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2015) I’d been thinking of changing the Tein coilovers for something different for a while as they always felt a bit ‘crashy’ and were pretty old. So I spent some time reading MLR and other forums about various options such as going back to original springs and dampers, […]
Evo VI – Quick Polish and Wax
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2015) I did a quick freshen up and wax back in Dec. Started off as usual with the snowfoam. Then some fallout remover before a rinse and proper clean. Then it went in the garage so I could polish it. My wife’s Mini usually lives in there. This […]
Evo VI – AYC Pump Rebuild. It was bound to happen at some point.
(First posted on MLR forum in February 2015) The AYC pump. On some of the hottest days in 2013 my AYC light would come on but it was fine all winter then as summer 2014 kicked off it came on again a couple of times. After a quick read it seemed it was likely to […]
Evo VI – The Other Ball Joint
(First posted on MLR forum in February 2015) After Scotland I gave the Evo another check over as it had done a few miles and had some harder use than normal. Unsurprisingly, as I’d needed to replace the passenger side ball joint not long ago, the drivers side ball joint now had a bit of […]
Evo VI -Road Trip to the Scottish Highlands
(First posted on MLR forum in October 2014) Jem and I thought we’d like to go away for our first anniversary and, as we did a driving holiday for our honeymoon, we figured another driving holiday would be great. We took my Scooby to Scotland a few years ago and always wanted to go back […]
Evo VI – Back to the Dyno for More Power
(First posted on MLR forum in June 2014) After fitting the new bits, obviously a remap was in order. So I made another visit to Dynotech to hand it over to Bob and Lee to unleash a few more horses Boost increased to a perfectly safe 1.4 bar for 340ftlb and 346bhp which I’m pretty […]