Various manipulations were carried out with the car recently.
The work was not done in one go, but over time as opportunities and necessary parts became available; there's no point in describing each separately, so I'll combine everything into one post.
I'll start with the suspension, rear shock absorbers needed to be replaced, they were very stiff and barely worked. The first time I ordered Tokico, an online store suggested it as a replacement, but when I saw it, it was shorter by 15-20 centimeters! Decided to look elsewhere, found a Kayaba catalog with a part number 343042 which fitted perfectly in terms of stiffness.
I replaced all the rubber parts on the stabilizer bars, both front and rear. Except for the rear stabilizer struts, only original parts were available; I bought all recommended replacements, they fit well. There's not much to add here.
The left wishbone was broken, surprisingly found a single part for 30-40 models at parts.japancar.ru/ and it turned out to be exactly what I needed! It cost 1000 rubles; when it arrived, I was even more surprised as it was brand new despite being from a 555 brand. Applied grease and installed it.
All the wheel hub bearings had become loose over time. Luckily, they could be tightened and were not severely damaged. Removed the nut, cleaned out old grease thoroughly, applied new blue Mobil grease, and retightened with moderate torque on all wheels. That's mostly everything for the suspension, no rattles or noises, but I need to do a wheel alignment check; not sure if there are any data available?
There's an issue with the engine that doesn't provide good power output. The vacuum distributor advance mechanism is non-functional. We discovered this only after disabling various sensors without computer diagnostics as they were not readily available. There could be other issues, but we identified this one first and need to address it before proceeding.
I also installed and connected an additional condenser radiator fan because when the temperature rose to 25 degrees Celsius, the condenser started cooling inefficiently with its radiator getting very hot. I'll share more photos and impressions later on this topic.
Photos from the exhibition for now.
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