I finally finished the front suspension as the parts came trickling in last week. I was scrambling to finish everything by saturday as I attempted to make an appointment with ken blasko for front alignment and a quick tune.

Swift springs Came!

Here is the rest of the parts, new calipers, porterfield brake pads

I assembled it first without the rotor to build the new hardlines from the calipers to the bracket on the strut.

cleaned the hubs for new bearings

New bearings and race

Finished assembly

The car had been sitting for weeks. So after I bled the brake system, I pulled it out on friday afternoon and gave it a wash.

The suspension is a little too low for me, that's the highest it goes. Since it's setup for autocross, I might have to extend the strut so I can get 2-3 inches of stroke on rebound.

I'm really enjoying the color under sunlight when it's clean.

Saturday At Vintage BMW Racing.

The car drove pretty well on sunday. Tom from Vintage BMW racing gave the carbs a quick tune and it made a very noticeable difference in MPG and driveability.

I did have some cooling issues throughout the day, I think I may need a higher pressure radiator cap and silicone hoses. Possibly and oil cooler in the future.

But I'm overall impressed with the suspension setup it has now. I still have th do the rear bushings better rear brakes.

Overall I was able to do a 1:38.3 with the current setup and an open differential. I'm hoping to shave a few seconds off after getting a 3.91 LSD diff and rear bushings and brakes.

Till then!