Friday, 7 November 2008

Fitting wishbones and suspension.

After the floor pan was done it was then onto fitting the wishbones and suspension!
I started by sorting out the wishbones by laying them near their intended corners. This was a bit of a work up as the MK build Manual is pretty vague to say the least! But with the many photos that have been posted on the Locost Builders website it was soon sorted. Each wishbone needs to be fitted with the nylon bush's that are suplied with the MK kit, once again this is a work up as they are a tight fit but some helpful persuassion from a rubber mallet soon got them in! Then you have to fit the steel sleeves, I used some silicone spray and a hammer to get these in place.

KitCar008.jpg image by MK-Chippy


KitCar009.jpg image by MK-Chippy

Then it was just a case of fitting them into the mounts on the chassis with bolts, nylock nuts and washers which also came with the kit. I used some silicone spray on the bolts and steel sleeves to help reduce wear and prevent annoying squeaks! Thanks to the great work at MK the wishbones went straight in! Fitted the rear uprights with two bolts, washers and nylock nuts.
Now i had the easy job of fitting the shocks. Again just two bolts with washers and nylock nuts for each shock! Easy as that!


KitCar017.jpg Wishbones fitted image by MK-Chippy


KitCar014.jpg rear corners image by MK-Chippy


KitCar010.jpg NS rear shock image by MK-Chippy


KitCar011-1.jpg Rear upright 1 image by MK-Chippy


KitCar016.jpg NS Front image by MK-Chippy


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