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And after two hours of patiently battering crap out of them: Just need a lick of rust protection to finish them off now :-)

Before:

Got all these things for sorting my arches out: Didn't find any of them useful so I resorted to the "Neanderthal method":

Plan is to knock the baffles out, and stitch it back up again- as a sort of temperary fart cannon until I get an opportunity to sort a proper exhaust for it ;-)

Made a start on project backbox:

Got my hands on a pre-facelift boot handle, with a broken bracket: Luckily I have a spare facelift one I could cut to pieces: ...and glue together using liquid epoxy: Will be stronger than standard once it's fully cured :)

Pic heavy update.... Been quite busy stripping a car I bought for parts, so I've not really done too much on Charlie- but thought it was about time I did an update: Changed the induction kit, to run a slimmer, single cone filter and a 10mm smaller pipe- much less drone (albeit at the sacrifice...

Frank - do you refit the dust socks? I don't recall it doing this when I first fitted them, just wondering if the top of them has maybe slipped off the perch and got caught in the spring somehow...

Nope.... All stock

Only thing I can see that looks a bit worn is the track rod end bushes and ARB link rod bushes- but they're not bad enough to fail mot... Sound definitely seems like it's coming from the shock area though :-s

No.... You thinking bushes?

Just a quick one Frank- have you experienced squeeking from the fronts? Can't help but thinking it might be the bump stops rubbing on something? The shocks were brand new and the alto springs used- only notice the squeeking at low speeds, and I've tried pushing the car down on the wing with the...

Fair enough :-p (Thought crossmembers wernt an not fail?)

Hmmmm- so if it feels secure and looks the part then it's a go?... Worth a punt I suppose- once I've got the spot welds off and the new x-member bolted up I suppose I could stick a number plate in the window and whizz it down the road to get tacked on if the steel epoxy doesn't look up to the...

Thinking of doing my lower crossmember myself, but I've no welding gear (or welding skill for that matter). Got a replacement crossmember, and read the guide on replacing (albeit that the pics have all dissappeared from that guide), but what I really want to know is- do I absolutely have to...

They were made by Bright Spark Racing- better off speaking to Andy about what sets he uses to put them together- or take a look here: https://www.micra.org.uk/threads/coilovers.61583/

Sorry Salzam- coilovers are now sold

Alpina- there's plenty of wiggle both up and down and left to right, on both sides (more so on passenger side) Salzam- aye, straight fit... As for the rear springs... Bin em, box em, burn em... No longer required :-)

Alpina- bad news matey, linkage is fubar.. :-( Garfield- coilovers are off! They look pretty good- may need a bit of a lube up, and some adjustments making for height to suit your tastes, but all in all not too shabby :-) PM me if you're still interested :-)

Will give it a check and report back tomorrow :-)