My coilover suspension from Ireland Engineering is going on in the next couple of weeks (17.1.03), so there will be more pics soon. My current combination of the uprated anti roll bars (sway bars), 20 percent Jaymic springs and Spax adjustable sport shocks didn't work too well (I was skimping after paying for the engine!), especially at motorway speeds - too twitchy and not really 'planted'. One Spax rear shock also just exploded - piston sunscrewed from the top mount, sunk into the body and blew it's oil all over the rear tyre, which was nice.
The above pic shows the Tii struts, e12 calipers and e21 vented disk. Braided hoses are used throughout.

This pic shows the Ireland Engineering alloy bracket for the VW sourced caliper. Due to my sub frame almost snapping in half on the Cannonball Run (it rusted from the inside out) I sourced a 2nd hand complete rear end for just £35. I've had the trailing arms boxed Tii style and an extra brace across the arms similar to the M Coupe trailing arms. I'm just waiting on Jaymic to send adjustable brackets for the inner trailing arm mount (it dials out negative camber when you lower the car) before having it all powder coated and put together.


Good shot of the adjustable Ireland 22mm bar, but more importantly one side of the patch my fine Italian Soldari welded on in order to get the car on the track at Imola (Cannonball Run). It held up fine, although if you look carefully you'll see the subframe kinks up a degree at the end, which can't have done my suspension geometry any good!

Here's my fat arse trying out the new trolley jack to discover the broken subframe in Italy.
Below are the latest pics of my strengthened trailing arms - just leaves the coilover mount to be beefed up before powder coating and fitting.













Overkill if anything, but hell, it's better than having them weak!!

Right - how's this for a bloody cock up. In reinforcing the arms the body shop have managed to completely fuck them up, which obviously was only spotted once they'd been powder coated and had the bearings and bushes installed.. Notice the difference in width betwen the old and the new arms - heat must have distorted the arms closer together.

And here's a pic of what prompted me to get the rear end done anyway - a big hole!