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[quote="LDA"]right i've had a dig just now and the company seem to have closed down. they were based in milton keynes and were called 'mk industrial compounds ltd' maybe they have moved?? failing that i did a little digging and found a friend of mine has used an american site that can supply the same sort of stuff but they have 3 grades of stiffness. i'm told that the mounts (eninge in my friends case) have done 2 years worth of track days and are still fine. the site is http://www.mcmaster.com their site isnt well designed so its easier to find the products with the part numbers... 8644K24 Flexible Urethane Shore 60A 8644K11 Flexible Urethane Shore 80A 8644K18 Flexible Urethane Shore 94A 60 being the softest and 94 being the hardest. for road use i'd use the 60 or 80 but for track use you could get some very solid results from the 94. here's the whole range (on catalog page 3571) http://www.mcmaster.com/#8644k11/=2jza6q ... ok just been on the phone to him and found this.. Atlas Polymers Ltd in Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan, UK Units 13-15, Cambrian Industrial Estate, Coedcae Lane, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan, CF72 9EW http://www.atlaspolymers.co.uk tom thinks i'd be able to get whatever i needed from them if i contacted them with my needs. hpoe that helps[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>BigAl</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:46 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">thanks for the info, when i had my shocks off i noticed that the bottom bushes were not in the best of condition, maybe i could use this for them, seeing how i have just done my tops, hmmmm.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>LDA</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:27 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">right i've had a dig just now and the company seem to have closed down. they were based in milton keynes and were called 'mk industrial compounds ltd' <br /> <br />maybe they have moved?? <br /> <br />failing that i did a little digging and found a friend of mine has used an american site that can supply the same sort of stuff but they have 3 grades of stiffness. i'm told that the mounts (eninge in my friends case) have done 2 years worth of track days and are still fine. <br /> <br />the site is <a href="http://www.mcmaster.com" target="_blank">http://www.mcmaster.com</a> <br />their site isnt well designed so its easier to find the products with the part numbers... <br /> <br />8644K24 Flexible Urethane Shore 60A <br />8644K11 Flexible Urethane Shore 80A <br />8644K18 Flexible Urethane Shore 94A <br /> <br />60 being the softest and 94 being the hardest. <br /> <br />for road use i'd use the 60 or 80 but for track use you could get some very solid results from the 94. <br /> <br />here's the whole range (on catalog page 3571) <br /><a href="http://www.mcmaster.com/#8644k11/=2jza6q" target="_blank">http://www.mcmaster.com/#8644k11/=2jza6q</a> <br /> <br /> <br />... ok just been on the phone to him and found this.. <br /> <br />Atlas Polymers Ltd in Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan, UK <br />Units 13-15, <br />Cambrian Industrial Estate, <br />Coedcae Lane, <br />Llantrisant, <br />Pontyclun, <br />Mid Glamorgan, <br />CF72 9EW <br /> <br /><a href="http://www.atlaspolymers.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.atlaspolymers.co.uk</a> <br /> <br />tom thinks i'd be able to get whatever i needed from them if i contacted them with my needs. <br /> <br />hpoe that helps</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>BigAl</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:33 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span> <table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>frenchy wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">i've got all the details of suppliers of the kit on the other computer, i'll dig them out over the weekend for you.</td> </tr> </table> <span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />did u get to digging over the weekend??</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>BigAl</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:58 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">thanks, i still have 2 fairly good bushes left over from the N/S, which i could have re-used but didnt.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>frenchy</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:36 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">i've got all the details of suppliers of the kit on the other computer, i'll dig them out over the weekend for you.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>BigAl</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:18 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span> <table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>john 33_16v wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Good job al'. <br /> <br />Your photo below photo resembles my wife's atempts at making cakes <img src="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" border="0" /> <br /> <br />John</td> </tr> </table> <span class="postbody"> <br />rotfpml <br />quality <img src="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" border="0" /> <br />I wont tell the missus that</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>john 33_16v</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:16 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Good job al'. <br /> <br />Your photo below photo resembles my wife's atempts at making cakes <img src="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" border="0" /> <br /> <br /><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x73/bigal333/topmountrubberstopold.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br />John</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>BigAl</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:52 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I spoke to a "Koni" specialist, one recommended by Koni, who were supposed to be supplying me an uprated replacement for my top adjustable, as they got fed up of the rubber ones getting hammered. Waste of time, seems as only 1 person can take an order and if there not in nothing can be done, i got rather annoyed and have not heard from them. <br />I'm not worried about rubber damping, as even a "Koni" specialist went in that direction. Your solution sounds grand anymore info?</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>frenchy</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:14 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">doh! <br /> <br />well at least you had the skills to fix it there and then. <br />not on a 33, but i have fixed duff rubbers that were no longer mnaufactured by using a diy mould of the part and a polyurethane kit. <br /> <br />you measure your parts and make a mould out of wood or metal and then wax it. stick in the liquid poly' and wait till it sets. you can then drill it like any other hard plastc for the holes needed and it wont burn out like rubber parts. <br /> <br />however it does take away the damping effect of the rubber bits.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>BigAl</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subRed/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:00 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Rear turret fix</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I can only blame myself for what follows and would like to offer some advice to others. <br /> <br />If something squeaks when it shouldn’t, fix it a.s.a.p <br /> <br />On my yellow 33 i had a squeak coming from the rear of the car, it took ages to source and it was too late. <br />The squeak was coming from the rear top mount rubbers being kaput and the shock rubbing on the hole in the turret. <br />I have been suffering with this in my current 16v and finally got round to getting some replacement rubbers, again f kin hard to source. <br />I went to replace them yesterday and what I thought would be a 30 min job ended up taking 2 hours. <br />There is a part of the bodywork that is spot welded to the inside of the top of the turret that keeps the rubber centralised. This had broken off and caused the shock to rub up against the hole, making it slightly larger. <br />I had to drill 3 small holes in the turret, after dismantling most of the rear interior, the parcel shelf holder, the seat belt fixing point, the rear quarter plastic covering, the rear bench outer side thingy ect ect, which by the way has a screw at the bottom. <br /> <br />I got the welds in, but when I removed the shock, the thread got caught on the inner turret rubber mount receptacle and pulled it off!! <br />This time we used epoxy and glued it up in there and then spot welded it in the middle. I then had to use an air drill and smooth off the 3 spot welds, the centre of the hole and finally paint with anti rust stuff. <br /> <br />The only thing I couldn’t do was smooth off the inside top of the turret, but as soon as I hear any squeaking I will investigate it a.s.a.p as I now hope u guys will. <br /> <br />old mullered top mount rubbers <br /><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x73/bigal333/topmountrubbersbottomold.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x73/bigal333/topmountrubberstopold.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br />good topmount rubber <br /><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x73/bigal333/topmountrubbernew.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br />loose top mount rubber receptacle <br /><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x73/bigal333/innerturretrubbermountreceptacle2.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x73/bigal333/innerturretrubbermountreceptacle.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br />3 holes for the spot weld, you can see the shock being held in place with 1 nut, ready for me to pushup. <br /><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x73/bigal333/topofturretbeforewithdrillholes.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br />finished job <br /><img src="http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x73/bigal333/Topofturretafter.jpg" border="0" /></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subRed/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
