The weather has been a bit on the harsh side for my winter rebuild and progress is slow.
Though thats not to say it`s not happening.
Yesterday I set about swapping the gearbox.
It`s been a while, but it was all as I left it. Apart from some battered heat wrap, no issues.
So, apart from the ten layers and gloves the FRP LSD box was a doddle to fit.
Looking at this gearbox gives me little shivers,
Going by the tarnishing on the bolts and 1st gear detent I think I may have a almost new gearbox.
Pumabuild are selling them at £1200.
I sooo want to get this on tarmac...
This of course is only part of my winter rebuild.
while the front end is in the air I`m swapping these things for Powerflex Black versions
They have stood up well to 3 years of track abuse and my opinion of floflex has softened.
I am only messing about swapping these for stiffer polyurethane.
I am blessed with access to the front subframe alignment pins so the swap will be easy as I can drop the subframe and replace it spot on.
My front suspension top mounts are getting attention too.
And this is far from straightforward,
Currently my coilovers are mounted onto OE rubber bush top mounts.
They were a pig to fit and I had to find spacers to stop them binding.
this is them now.
Since the coilovers were fitted I have not been 100% happy.
I have found understeer a problem, not good when gunning it at all times.
After no small amount of midnight oil I concluded the problem must lie here.
So I looked into solid top mounts, and sure enough Compbrake list just the part.
Now, their advertisements say stuff about extra camber and show different items.
So, while they are just half an hour away, I wanted to make sure I was buying the right thing and get tips on fitment.
So I gave them a call and popped round to their industrial unit.
Glad I did.
I`m also extra glad I was in a Puma!
The chaps were saying they sell very few of them and when he brought them out, we had quite a surprise.
Neither of the parts would fit without not insignificant work to the turret.
Of all the random tools I had in the car, I had a set of vernier calipers so with a bit of measuring up, off he went into his (HUGE) stock room and he returned with a model which will fit the Puma perfectly (I hope)
Tomorrows spannering will get this lot together.
Need to start thinking about my shakedown plans..