Rear axle rebuild 2

Yep… this time round, my zenki differential gets the treatment it deserves… Using a slide-hammer, my axles started to come out slowly: Here’s a picture of it gaining some distance away from the housing, you can see the bearing surface peering through: Eventually it gave way and came out… the bearings were surprisingly in good […]

Breathing work (T-VIS)

Didn’t manage to get my ITB setup working for now… decided to put the T-VIS unit back in for the time being… 🙂 I guess I needed to ensure all the assembled parts worked anyway… so I might be doing myself a favour by starting from a reliable base 🙂 For those curious about the […]

More suspension

Xmas holidays are fast approaching and finding time for garage work has been challenging. While DC2 was being engineered for inspection, I marched on with suspension work with Panda. First up was to finalise the rear end. The sway bar was not having any of it unless I removed its bushings first, aligned the rear […]

Exhaust System

(Updated 20th Oct 2019) In my earlier post, I spent most of my time working on the engine head. Since it involved breathing work, I decided to test fit the exhaust system. Everything installed fairly nicely and the only thing that was slightly different was the catalytic converter – which is surprisingly more heavier than […]

Braking System – Rear

In a previous post, I did an overhaul of my front hubs and brakes. The rears had to wait until the axle was put back into the chassis. Now I finally managed to get the rear brakes in 🙂 New rotors – along with rebuilt rear calipers: Just like the fronts, new brake pads went […]

Braking System – Front

When I raised my car, I noticed the front hubs were not moving as smoothly. There was a fair bit of resistance and inconsistencies could be felt by hand. After prying things open to check, I realised the bearings were on their way… Front bearing install The front hubs were taken out and ready to […]