K725 KVG (former home)

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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by citroenxm » Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:00 pm

Well, I dont think Im completely stupid, or dont know what im dooing... when I checked the car when jacked up, the car was on normal setting...

But hey, what do I know....

I put the car on normal setting, with the jack under the subframe so I could bounce the wheel as in normal setting, and this would show excess strut top movement, and there was none.

I was also pretty sure the scuttle edge was bent slightly downwards...
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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by White Exec » Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:09 pm

You cannot make a judgement about the gap between sphere top and scuttle whole on Highest. This must be done at Normal height. Russ is right - the strut tops undergo significant upward extension when on maximum height.
It is extremely unlikely that the scuttle edge would be bent: that would be clutching at straws!
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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by raynoon » Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:28 pm

Paul checked it on normal setting, I too also think that the scuttle edge could be misaligned.
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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by xmexclusive » Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:47 pm

My experience is that the scuttle top is easily bent about.
It is short thin bent metal with very little strength.

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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by citroenxm » Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:51 pm

HELLO... Can people read my posts properly! Or are Im being ignored completely!!!

I PUT THE CAR ON NORMAL HEIGHT TO CHECK IT! What cant any see about that!???
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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by raynoon » Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:48 pm

Replacement tailgate went off to be painted.
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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by citroenxm » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:40 pm

Good Stuff!!
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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by raynoon » Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:57 pm

Yeah he reckons he'll have it done by the weekend. Can see it being back on the road next week!
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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by russ92xmsed » Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:44 pm

Fantastic. :D
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Re: K725 KVG has a new home

Post by Vince » Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:10 pm

Evening all..... :)

Ive been wondering how my old motor has been coming along now that christmas is out of the way ;)

Im glad the panic about the strut tops is over....When I got it off Paul he said they were perfect, so I sealed them underneath and painted them on top to protect them from rust. The car was very well looked after whilst I owned it and it was never abused ramming over speed bumps etc, so I would have been surprised if they had gone bad ;)

Glad to see its coming along nicely Ray :D
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