Done a bit more over the christmas break, got the exhaust sorted & fitted (back box fell off last week) , then set about lowering & putting the alloys on at my mates garage.
A girl at work has a nice 5dr 16v oak green, and this was the difference in height before lowering:
couple of pics of work in the garage. The old shocks & springs looked original and were rusty as funk, with one of the rears looking like it had been leaking for some time. The bolts holding the strut to the hub were a right tw@t to undo!
I bought some new top mounts to fit to the new shocks, but they looked a lot taller then the old ones, so I left the old ones on. However, front was way too low for me on the std (squashd?) top mounts:
so fitted the new ones.
Also sorted out the power steering reservour as it was dangling about without a mount and noticed I need a couple of new cv boots soon as one has started leaking.
Anyway this is the end result including the RA's. Also fitted the clear side indicators I got for chrimbo.
Next jobs are get some music in it, go collect my new tailgate, sort the badges out on the rear (took the old one off as my missus bought me a new black one) CV boots, take a look at the brakes as the effort is a bit poor ( master cylinder?) and when it gets a bit warmer get the bits of paint done.
Looking a bit better now though don't you think? (almost) respectable!