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@davey_83 It's an 'Aircup' system rather than a conventional air ride system so I still drive the car at this height. The cups can only lift the car at speeds below 10mph so is only useful to get over a bump or something like that before returning to its usual height. Function-wise, it shares more similarities with the 'nose lift' on supercars than a conventional air ride system. 

 

It's the perfect balance between having a car stupidly low while having a little bit of practicality. Obviously I still have to drive just as careful as I did previously as the second I get to normal road speeds I'm stuck at my ridiculously low ride height :lol: it's just helpful getting to car shows and on my drive as even the bridge over the track at Silverstone was pretty awful last year, let alone what it'd be like now! 

 

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Driftworks made a video about the cups which can be found here

 

But yes the tyres on the front have been flipped. They lasted a fair while considering the alignment is done by eye. Once the world is back to normal I plan on taking it to get the toe all sorted. 

 

Such a shame I've got it all clean now though as I'm desperate to just go somewhere on a drive and take some photos :rolleyes:

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Needed to replace my UCA bushes after all the welding on the arms so figured I'd give the whole front suspension a bit of a refresh. 

 

UCAs have been sprayed in a neon pink and 4 new bushes pressed in. The knuckles have been sprayed in a matt black with glitter lacquer over the top. 

 

New ABS Sensors as well as all the bracketry being painted has made the whole lot look alot tidier. Swapped from the 50mm spacers down to 40mm so that I could reduce the camber a touch and gain some clearance between the knuckle and my coilover/aircups. 

 

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Just needs an alignment now and it's good to go :D

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14 hours ago, davey_83 said:

Looking fresh, be ready for the mirror floor next B)

It's a slippery slope that's for sure. 

 

After doing this all I can think of doing is taking it all back off and painting the lower control arms, subframe and everything on the rear :lol:

 

Im convinced that if I had the space to leave my car in pieces for long periods of time it'd never drive again. I'd just spend my entire time restoring every single bolt on the car :wacko:

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Photos, photos & a few more photos...

 

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Here's one of the car fully lifted on the aircups in case anyone was considering a set. They definitely make the car look absolutely hideous but they do allow me to park on my own drive :lol:

 

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@davey_83 Cheers mate! Finally satisfied with the ride height and overall aesthetic of the car now.

 

Time to fill my boots with the more boring stuff. Really want to just replace absolutely every bush, ball joint, brace over the whole car and paint the rear knuckles, arms etc. 

 

Even when there's no 'mods' to do I still need something to keep me occupied :lol:

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Needed somewhere to finally mount the switches for the Aircups and YAW Sensor so removed the now redundant heated seat panel and switches and quickly modelled a replacement. Had a friend from work 3D print it for me and installed it just a moment ago.

 

Works a treat and mounts using the original mounting screws so win win! The holes are 16mm diameter so perfect for most cheap 2 way switches and the included switch from the Stanceparts Aircups.

 

If anyone wants the .ipt file so they can print their own then feel free to send me a PM on here and i will ping you an email with the file attached.

 

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Oh, I also bought another set of wheels :lol: watch this space... 

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On 13/06/2020 at 11:22, Silverthorn said:

Needed somewhere to finally mount the switches for the Aircups and YAW Sensor so removed the now redundant heated seat panel and switches and quickly modelled a replacement. Had a friend from work 3D print it for me and installed it just a moment ago.

 

Works a treat and mounts using the original mounting screws so win win! The holes are 16mm diameter so perfect for most cheap 2 way switches and the included switch from the Stanceparts Aircups.

 

If anyone wants the .ipt file so they can print their own then feel free to send me a PM on here and i will ping you an email with the file attached.

 

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Oh, I also bought another set of wheels :lol: watch this space... 

Very nice indeed. Its coming along now buddy.

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47 minutes ago, Silverthorn said:

A couple of photos after finally getting another alignment on the car. It's so nice to have a car that drives in a straight line once again! :lol:

 

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ETA on the new wheels is approx. 3-4 weeks. Watch this space B)

Absolute beaut of a car mate? You on insta? This is getting me even more excited for kiwamis on my 350.

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9 hours ago, JAllen28 said:

Absolute beaut of a car mate? You on insta? This is getting me even more excited for kiwamis on my 350.

Cheers mate! Appreciate it :thumbs:

 

And yeah mate i am. IG: @z34_silverthorn

 

imo you can't beat a set of Kiwami's alot of the time. They're such an awesome looking wheel and suprisingly quite 'affordable'-ish in comparison to other wheels Work sell. It's a win win!

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6 hours ago, Silverthorn said:

Cheers mate! Appreciate it :thumbs:

 

And yeah mate i am. IG: @z34_silverthorn

 

imo you can't beat a set of Kiwami's alot of the time. They're such an awesome looking wheel and suprisingly quite 'affordable'-ish in comparison to other wheels Work sell. It's a win win!

Yeaxh completely agree, great bang for your buck.

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