UPDATE!
Too much has happened since the last post ill try and carry on from where I left.
So last time I crashed on a newly surfaced road raining and oily smashed the curb and the alloys, skirt, wing and wishbone and off she gets toed.
New wheels rota gt3
Then I decided to just get the engine work done complete b18c head with omni power springs and retainers and some twm itbs
So off she went to the tuners. Then bad news hit me. The bottom end started knocking! I was gutted!
I needed a new bottom end but what?
I decided to do the B20 vtec conversion! A long time later and much ££££ later it was ready! Made great power on a standard build. 220bhp
Then my life had an interesting twist! I got a job offer in Dubai! So off I went! Leaving my baby behind.
She sat on the driveway in the elements for 2 years. Sadly she was rotten when I came back for a holiday. Beyond my skill level or pocket depth to fix her. So I bought a new sol with better bodywork
A 1997 ESI TT in a custom paint job. (Amateur job, not too bad though)
Love the alloys and how it's cambered, drive home from Coventry to Sheffield, and she drives and handles amazingly except only issue was the lack of power but that dint matter as the B20 was going in.
Got her back and had the ladies together. So the work started straight away. The plan was to swap over my jdm goodness from the old to the new.
Changed the lights over.
Then to the map lights, the wiring was a bitch lol some head scratching
Then the boring speaker change, oh I have black interior as well
Then bumper change and engine swap. I also opted for the ITR S80 4.7FD swap didn't want the long gears of the S9B.
But now having issues with the ground clearance.
I've also changed a few other parts including putting the Mugen bumper on. But I've now got even more issues. With the lower sitting bumper plus the extra weight of the B20 the car is waaaaay too low and making it undriveable around my area.
Here she is as I bought her, even this was too low, teeth gritting and anus clenching hearing it scrape on every speed bump.
B20 dropped in.
Mugen bumper fitted
So she is sitting even lower now making it even worse. Sitting around 2"-3" from the ground.
So the car has coilovers which brand I don't know all I know is they need raising, but by how much? What's too much? Suspension is not my strong point. 20mm 30mm 40mm? 5 turns... Ect
And this leaves me to where it's at today!