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While I have the last remaining bits of the suspension off at powdercoating and still waiting for the remaining bushes to arrive; I've gone ahead and refurbished the dials and binnacle: I also had a set of fuel filler neck finisher rings reproduced in stainless steel locally

Will soon be tackling the remaining front suspension installation. Is it recommended to fit the arb in before fitting the springs and dampers? I've read that as a rolling chassis there isn't a lot of weight to help compress things, so I am assuming the arb will help keep in the lower suspension arm in place and prevent it from hitting the end of the housing on the chassis.

Hi James, Currently looking to get a set of tyres for my esprit s2. What are the radial t/a tyres sizes on your car? How are they in terms of usage?

Got the go ahead from the wife and made some good use of the Kitchen.😁 Froze the bearings overnight and heated up the hubs in the oven at 200 degrees for around 1 hour. With a light tap of a rubber hammer, both bearings dropped in. Also found out that my hub seals aren't the correct size, so will go ahead and order them with the next batch of parts I'll be needing. In the meantime, I went ahead and re-did all the chassis brake and clutch hose fasteners. Made use of some electrical heat shrink tubing which was the perfect size. Hoping to send off some suspension parts off for powdercoating next week and I can finish off the front suspension.

Can anyone confirm whether I have the correct hub seals. I have measured them out as follows: Seal 1: inner diameter: 53mm , outer diameter: 68mm Seal 2: inner diameter 42mm, outer diameter 57mm

Has anyone bought and installed the upgrade gear linkage bushes from PNM? What are everyone's thoughts? I am thinking of installing these upgrade bushes alongside the SJ linkage cable upgrade kit.

In case anyone else has the same issue, the problem was solved by skimming the poly bushes slightly. The issue was caused by oversized bushes that kept pushing against each other everytime we pressed them in. They would bounch back resulting in a gap between the bush end and the wishbone.

Both front wishbones are now installed alongside the hard brake lines (still need to straighten everything out). Waiting for the chassis bushes to arrive from SJ alongside the ARB and rear suspension bushes! Next dumb question. Is this the correct positioning of the rear hub seals? A past mechanic took them all apart, so I want to make sure I'm fitting things right as I go along. Had the hub vapour blasted .. very chuffed with the result!

Problem Solved! After installing and removing the bushes multiple times with the same result of the bush not sitting flush on the wishbone, we've discovered the actual bushes where slightly larger. Each time we would press them back in they would press on each other in the middle and bounce back up once removed out of the press. We skimmed each bush slightly re cleaned the bush housing and all bushes fitted perfectly. Managed to test fit them on the car and happy to report they fit perfectly. Now onto the next issue. I need some guidance on what grease you guys recommend for the rear hub bearings. I have a NOS set which were bought a while back and I am planning on intalling them on the hubs. Can anyone give me the idiots guide to fitting the seals and whether the bearings should be greased before going into the freezer overnight prior to installation. And yes.. I'm waiting for the wife to be out long enough so I can heat up the hubs in the oven 😁

Might be a stupid question, but should the pivot bushes have washers either side within the chassis housing or should they be mounted on the outside ? The kit comes with 4 washers.

Even though my bushes have been pressed in, it seems they're still not sitting right?

Hi Jon, Mine are the later version with the tube welded in. Here a pic before fitting the bushes. To be honest, Steve from SJ said that they could be fitted by hand, but I actually took them to a local engineer who has to press fit them in I'm thinking I should use thinner washers as I'm going to damage the bushes trying to fit them in .. there's no way I can get the washers in without hammering them in

Has anyone else found the lower link bush washer near impossible to fit? is there a hack to get everything to line up in the housing before inserting the bolt? Getting the last washer in and having it line up is near impossible.

I'm still here. Never had any intention to sell.. wanted to keep the car till I can free up time and have a good space to finally work on it! After a house move and a big house renovation, I'm happy to say I finally have a decent garage right next door to my living room! Quite surprised at how prices of things have shot up since I last ordered online.. Have to see how the import duties and shipping charges will effect my orders post brexit. Does anyone know of any other parts suppliers outside the UK? or possibly any esprit owners that sell any upgrade parts?

Well looks like I'm finally back working on the car! A couple of houses and a child later.. I finally hopefully have the space and time to get back working on the car! Just saying hello and hope to be in touch with you all with progress along the way!

Hi Guys, I am finally back working on the front suspension of the car. I need to fit the front pivot polybushes however it seems on one arm the bush has gone in but not all the way. Do I need to use a press or are they normally push fit? On the other arm, the bush seems to thick to go into the arm. I remember reading a while ago that there is some metal sleeve inside the bush housing that needs to be removed or modified? Can anyone confirm this?

Bold move Antonio. I suppose anyone can always revert back to original if needed. Definitely go for the one with the red strip, if you're going to go different, then might as well go all the way

Hi Guys, Does this help?

Cheers Fabian. Will sort out the vent pipe system this week

Thanks Fabian, Does the exit pipe go behind the fuel tank and out from a hole somewhere underneath? I believe this is the correct setup on my car originally.

Thanks Fabian, does the second pipe from vent connector go back all the way to the drivers side ? It's seems strange as the original p clips are still in my car and there's no way 2 vent pipes can fit through. Also no space in the channel of the bulkhead. i still have both roll over valves, maybe this setup was different? Can't seem to figure out where the vent pipe exits the car

Engine Bay Cables Does anyone have a reference picture of how the handbrake cables and rear hatch cables should pass around the fuel tank ? Should these cables pass behind the fuel tank or underneath it? Also trying to figure out the exit holes of the handbrake cables in the engine bay Door Catch Do I need nuts at the after the door catch bolt spacers and bracket or is this correct as is? Sorry for all the basic questions, but I'm hoping to fit things on the correct way round before moving forwards

Hi Guys, finally back working on the esprit! Its been 6 years since I've taken the car apart.. so I am seeking some help putting it back together. Fuel Vent Pipes Is the fuel vent pipe supposed to cross over from one filler neck to the other via this channel? Also does the vent pipe connect from left to right and then at the T piece of the left side and out of the car via this hole next to the fuel tank access? Am I also missing a couple of P clips for the vent pipe to stay in place after the T connector? Fuel Filler Neck Is this order correct for the filler neck - Filler neck/Gasket/Body/Gaskets/Finisher ring ? Also is the neck stuck to the body via silicone and held in place with screws? Are there any fasteners to secure the screws?

Hi Guys, Just received the capping rail trim from SJ's. Is it worth fitting the trim right away while I've got the windscreen off the car? or would I need the windscreen in for alignment?

Hi guys , Does anyone have pics of the choke and throttle cables fittings ? Forgot which hole they go through and if they require any p clips cheers