After getting the BB4 on the ramp on monday afternoon to get the Lambda sensor swapped, this is the list of jobs I found I need to do before taking it on any reasonable length drive;
- Front pax lower balljoint boot
- Front upper Drivers side balljoint boot
- Pax outer CV gaitor
- Header-front of cat gasket
- Lambda sensor boss replace (cracked through in two places!)
- Front header pipe blow hole to weld (where the header has previously been extended)
- Centre silencer front pipe weld to re-weld (cracked all round)
- Partially blocked cat (some knob end has obviously previously used exhaust paste up-wind of it - I fitted it already bolted to the header so hadn't looked at the front of it before now)
Plus obviously the various balljoint castle nuts and split pins are drokked etc.
Consulted the parts stash and have replacement upper arms and replacement upper arm bushes (if needed), JDM cat in good nick, gearbox oil. Also have spare front hubs with decent balljoints (but the wheel bearing on the side I need feels a bit loose
: ) spare driveshaft (but gaitor is badly cracked so not worth fitting) and a spare full FGK header in good nick, but it's UKDM length so no good (longer cat = shorter header 
).That's with me ignoring the perished front LCA bushes, ARB drop links and utterly perished track rod end boots - and I didn't dare look closely at the rear of the car suspension
So it's very touch and go... I have ordered loads of parts Monday evening, hoping they turn up in time but even if so... Lots for me to do over the next couple of evenings and needs si_import to come up trumps with a mobile tig welder to do the exhaust for me...
If I make it, the car won't be clean, the interior won't be fully put back after I messed about with the ECU fault-finding on monday am but... at least I'd be there!
Wish me luck guys
those that know, know!
I bought a new hat to keep the constant sun off my head!