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God drat nuts & bolt store didn't have any hardened metric bolts for my Konis. "You can order a box of 25.." doesn't really help me when I just need one or two bolts to suck the inserts into my strut housings.
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Had to order some from Fastenal. I'll have my M12x1.50 65mm bolts for this long weekend.
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Apr 3, 2012 21:36
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I wonder what the wife would think of some Star Specs? She's already chewed through most of the front tires at 25,000km. I'd also like to get winter rims for the van (or find some Mazda6 17" rims and mount the summer rubber to that).
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Apr 3, 2012 22:47
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Sockington posted:God drat nuts & bolt store didn't have any hardened metric bolts for my Konis. Usually the local dealer will sell them.
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Apr 3, 2012 23:09
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daslog posted:Usually the local dealer will sell them. It's not a factory bolt - it's the provided one from Koni that holds the strut insert into the bottom of the housing. I just need a longer bolt until the insert is deep enough, then switch to the provided one.
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Apr 3, 2012 23:21
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Sockington posted:It's not a factory bolt - it's the provided one from Koni that holds the strut insert into the bottom of the housing. I just need a longer bolt until the insert is deep enough, then switch to the provided one. So wait, why would you need the hardened one if it's only an install tool? Annnnd what I imagine yours will look like: 
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Apr 3, 2012 23:25
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Sterndotstern posted:So wait, why would you need the hardened one if it's only an install tool? I don't want it to break inside my insert and have few options to remove it.
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Apr 3, 2012 23:27
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Sockington posted:I don't want it to break inside my insert and have few options to remove it. Why don't you just cut the housings to the size asked for in the instructions then use the supplied bolt?
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Apr 4, 2012 00:27
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It holds load when the shock is controlling rebound.
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Apr 4, 2012 00:33
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blindjoe posted:Why don't you just cut the housings to the size asked for in the instructions then use the supplied bolt? The extra length doesn't really matter in the end, so it's more of an  thing if I can skip cutting them again. If they aren't going in smoothly, then out comes the grinder again.
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Apr 4, 2012 01:11
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I didn't have a problem sucking mine in using the provided bolt. It's probably faster to break the grinder or drillpress out than to wait for a nicer bolt.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I didn't have a problem sucking mine in using the provided bolt. It's probably faster to break the grinder or drillpress out than to wait for a nicer bolt. One of the threads I was thinking of was this. Koni says to chop off 40mm of strut housing. If you were to follow these instructions EXACTLY, you'd find the supplied bolt is too short. quote:2)As some have mentioned, the instructions that come with the Konis suggest that you take 40mm off the top of the stock struts when gutting the stock struts. This doesn't put the bottom threaded portion of the insert close enough to the bottom for the supplied bolt to thread up, so I ended up taking off about 62mm. This allowed just a bit of engagement with the bolt, so I could suck the inserts into the strut body. The supplied bolt is 25mm. I have 47mm from the bottom of my strut housings to the highest thread on the insert. You'll notice on his photo, he cut an inch or so below the gold coloured locking caps.  I cut mine AT the gold caps. If I need to trim them again, I left that window open. If you trim too much off at once, then you're pretty much hosed. 
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Apr 4, 2012 11:51
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What'd I tell you? Worked like a charm. :iamafag:
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Man, this is going to be a fun wagon. I have a lot of the same parts on my WRX and you can have a frankly terrifying party in that car. Combine that with a car that needs momentum driving like this, and you'd be hard pressed to find anything more fun sold new for under $40k.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Man, this is going to be a fun wagon. I have a lot of the same parts on my WRX and you can have a frankly terrifying party in that car. I really hope so.  Hearing all these good things is helping me push to finish this.Got the rest of the inserts installed this morning. Everything went smoothly. I just need to pickup some blue locktite so I can torque the bottom bolts.  So I wire-wheeled for a bit, wiped it down quickly, and covered some of the "repaired" exposed metal. I'll give everything a proper coat (even over the original undercoating where there's no rust) once I've finished all the spots where there's trouble.   (sorry for the poo poo pictures, but the wife's pretty clear about what will happen if I get paint - especially por-15 - all over the camera)
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Sockington posted:
"Do you believe this? Huh? It's about the size of a cigar...Do I stutter? You see this is what you get in my house when you spill paint in the garage."
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It'll be interesting to see how well the POR15 holds up a few years later when you decide to work on the car again. I know its supposed to be good stuff, I just have a hard time believing it'll hold up well to winter salted roads for that long.
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Had a bit more time today to tackle the rust. Nothing exciting.
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PC LOAD LETTER posted:It'll be interesting to see how well the POR15 holds up a few years later when you decide to work on the car again. I know its supposed to be good stuff, I just have a hard time believing it'll hold up well to winter salted roads for that long.
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Apr 7, 2012 03:07
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Got some of the seams cleaned up. Rust was starting in some spots where the metal overlapped.
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PC LOAD LETTER posted:It'll be interesting to see how well the POR15 holds up a few years later when you decide to work on the car again. I know its supposed to be good stuff, I just have a hard time believing it'll hold up well to winter salted roads for that long. POR15 on bare or lightly rusted metal will not come off ever. You'll have to grind it off.
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Removed the rear sway bar. Every bolt broke. This is going to be fun.  Cleaned off some more seam sealer to get out the rust.  A little bit whenever I can gets me closer to the finish 
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Looking good my man.
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Apr 7, 2012 13:36
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Sock, your thread is a continuous source of inspiration.
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Canadian Tire guy said I could find "seam sealer" over in the tent section. My search will continue.
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Sockington posted:Canadian Tire guy said I could find "seam sealer" over in the tent section. Buy some cavity wax too...
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Lightbulb Out posted:Sock, your thread is a continuous source of inspiration. Thanks. I think with a new set of sway bars, I'll have every piece of the suspension replaced. Should fly through the safety inspection.ultimateforce posted:Looking good my man. This means a lot to me coming from a professional welder and master of project madness.
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PC LOAD LETTER posted:It'll be interesting to see how well the POR15 holds up a few years later when you decide to work on the car again. I know its supposed to be good stuff, I just have a hard time believing it'll hold up well to winter salted roads for that long. The Por15 itself will hold up great along with what ever metal it covers. The problem comes from the inside of the stamped steel "frame rails" or whatever you want to call them. Those rails have so many little holes and perforations that they WILL rot from the inside out in a year or two longer than it'd take the outside to rust through. Even if you were to say seal those holes(ask me how I know)there will be issues because it will trap moisture. To prevent rotting from the inside out you need a to have oil like Crown or that cosmoline stuff Zeibart uses sprayed in. God I hate salt.
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Or you could use this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm7W7Db5vdw
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Thanks for the info guys. That stuff leica linked sounds fantastic too, you gonna give that a shot as well Sock or is the POR15 more than enough to keep you happy for a while?
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Sockington posted:(sorry for the poo poo pictures, but the wife's pretty clear about what will happen if I get paint - especially por-15 - all over the camera) I dare you to get it on your dick and report her reaction. DARE YOU.
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that is a cute little swaybar. 13mm? does the rear end ask "did you turn yet?"
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LloydDobler posted:I dare you to get it on your dick and report her reaction. Oh, I'm already black from the waist down...  Because I've been sitting in a pile of undercoating goo and rust all week. In fact, starting a bit early today and I'm sure my neighbours are going to love that.   jamal posted:that is a cute little swaybar. 13mm? does the rear end ask "did you turn yet?" I never got to run it yet. I'm planning on contacting FUNCTION AUTO for some replacement bars soon I think. I'm sure you could relay my regards to the owner. 
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Handiest thing in the world for grinding under the car. No poo poo in the face and particle filters included. Some of the rust at the seams I need to take care of.   After much cleaning.  After removing the seam sealer, I find another section that has already been stitch welded together. Must be from the factory this way (that last bit is for Ziploc if we meet at an autocross and I'm in the stock category ) 
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LloydDobler posted:I dare you to get it on your dick and report her reaction. He's married with a kid, his wife doesn't see his dick.
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Sockington posted:Handiest thing in the world for grinding under the car. No poo poo in the face and particle filters included. Also handy for other things.  Where do I get one of these if I don't have a meth lab? I can't help but think it would be nicer for sandblasting than a welding mask.
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If only someone half a decade ago suggested turning a swimming pool into a full-chassis rust electrolysis chamber. It's just like what auto factories do to apply primer!
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leica posted:He's married with a kid, his wife doesn't see his dick. I wouldn't say that, she's got kid number two in the cooker. 
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Sockington posted:I wouldn't say that, she's got kid number two in the cooker. Make sure to apply POR15 when the baby comes out so it doesn't rust.
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