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KECO coatings is who I found in North Carolina that can do the suspension stuff. They also have a place in indianapolis area i believe. They call the phosphate coatings Kephos and charge 30-40$ per...

Finding anything here in the states is ridiculous anymore. I have a wheelnut that the threads are buggered up and haven't had much luck finding a replacement. I'm a young guy, but still remember...

I am still looking for 2 rear rotors and rear calipers. I will measure the fronts tonight and see if you happen to have some that might fit.

I did manage to find some top hats at can am last time...

Looking at yours, I'm fairly confident this is what the rear arms got. I had some speculation that is was chromed, but it doesn't really look like it. Has the same dull polished look like that.

I...

I've been slowly tinkering with the T94 lately and a few other new projects, and as always, gathering/purchasing parts as they come up online.

Haven't really bothered keeping this thread up to...

I'm still on the fence and not 100% sure what the factory coating would be on them. My brief research on phosphate coatings is that above 200°c, they dry out and aren't effective coatings anymore....

I've removed all of the front suspension and have been prepping it to send out for phosphate coating. All of the righ right side I pressed out all the bearings and removed rod ends. The left side...

That looks pretty close to mine. All your missing is the sliding portion that goes inside, a spring, the bearings and a c clip. The outward pressure of the piston/sliding portion via the spring keeps...

A few of my hubs were actually missing the snap rings, but the snout of the hub (#5) was dented in enough from years of use to keep it retained in there without the clips. Took a bit of...

Looks just like my Lola wheel hubs, but your diagram doesn't show the rest of the locking mechanism (at least if it is like mine). There should be a large spring that keeps the "piston" (29) seated...

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After a few weeks of it being in transit and then delivered to my old address in California, I finally got my windscreen in the mail from pitlane Spares in the UK. It was a bit of a gamble...

Busy evening tonight.

Removed the fwd right side suspension. Ended up getting the hub/spindle bolt loose once I had removed it from the car. Stepped up to the big boy dewalt impact and a really...

This is why I love forums! Such a weath of knowledge. I am not familiar with phosphate type coatings, but looking at the kephos it seems like it would be perfect for the suspension, if not plenty of...

Spent most of today working on the cockpit ARB handle assembly. What a mofo. Couldn't for the life of me get the steel rod out of the aluminum outer tube. Had to resort to the ole MAP torch. Heated...

The best tool I can reccomend (other then a large assortment of very good quality bolt extractors) is a set of Vampliers. I use them on aircraft with stripped fasteners, and they have paid for...

Battled the ARB controls tonight and threw in the towel after too long. The steel bolts had corroded terribly into the aluminum body, and the steel tubes did the same to the aluminum lower sections....

Finally got around to doing some work on the Lola. Spent last weekend getting my IMSA RS daytona cleaned up and ready for a trackday I did.

I'm continuing to attack the corrosion around the car...

Started battling the rust, starting with the low hanging fruit. ARB links, some brackets, the wheel nuts, and a few other ends. Next will be the front suspension arms.

Didn't want to damage...

Got the front dampers temporarily mounted and am really enjoying how the car is starting to come together. So much better then the rusty beams that were there before. 103868

Got a 5 gallon jug of...

Picked up the suspension bushings I had machined to adapt the Reynard dampers to the Lola. Still waiting on the replacement rod ends for the rears, but hopefully they are in early next week.

Got...

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Treated the steering shaft for surface rust, tossed some paint on it and got it in the car. The shaft has some room for adjustment in and out by way of extra holes in the...

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Modified the steering shaft today by welding on the new BG racing spline to the 3/4" steering shaft extention. Not the cleanest weld, but was hard to find a tig welder around here that...

I've also been spending a lot of time removing rusted/stripped out hardware and correcting the threads/inserts with taps. So many years sitting outdoors wasn't kind to most of the bolts, but I've...

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Not sure what happened to all my hosted pictures from previous posts. Idk why this forum is so antiquated when it comes to uploading pics. Will have to find a new free hosting...

Not a huge update, but finaly wrestled the old front wing off of the nose cone. I really wanted to avoid drilling it because of the depth, but after trying all the tricks and different types of hex...

There is a lot of hate for the bike swap, but honestly it makes the most sense to actually get the car driving again. You can easily boost the hyabusa motors into the 400s which is plenty for me....

That is the question for the ages. Everything I have read points to me not believing a stock block v8 (aluminum or iron) is up to the challenge of the stress it will recieve from the rear end. Given...

Finally got a chance to go check out Dave's shop today. Super cool dude and awesome cars. It was sweet to see a running example of a t95 up close and personal and get some real info. Thanks again for...

There is no doubt about it that it is a total money hole. And as stated, I'll basically be making the car into a correct roller for the time being, and if the stars align one day for me or a future...

They are just down to road from me actually. Sent them a message. Hopefully they let me come check it out one of these days.

It seems there are quite a few of them floating around.

Where is his shop located, and do you have a link to his website or contact info?

Thats about caught up to where I'm at. It will be slow progress from here, but I will keep updating this as I get new parts or work on stuff.

I found out that aircraft windshield still has the...

Some other minor pickups over the last few weeks.

Managed to find an extra set of BBS wheels that I got just to have. I prefer the look of them, and the price was right. They were actually off of...

The body work arrived about 2 weeks ago, but I finally got a chance to pull the car out and test fit the new side pods. They fit like a glove and look great. I will have to change a few attach points...

Thats what I'm thinking. The pathetic 90psi I'm able to provide isn't enough to seal the "check valve" seal at the gearbox body.

The guys at pitlane spares seem really cool. I was put in touch...

On to the next thing

I ended up winning the lotto as far as ebay finds goes. I found a guy selling some t94 parts. Called him up and got a great deal on the stuff I needed that he had.

The...

Inspecting the structure of the car and the composites has been good so far. Everything looks very straight, the monocoque is in great shape and doesn't appear to have any delaminating carbon or...

After getting the car back and a bit of the excitement wore off, I finally gave the car a good look over and started taking note of everything missing, damaged, or needing attention.

The bodywork...

Figured I would start a thread to document the very slow process of my attempt to restore my T94.

Some back story

I picked this car up a few months back rather impulsively. It was listed for...

Hello,

I have a Lola T94/00 that I'm slowly piecing together parts for to get it back on track eventually. I'm trying to decide what shocks to go with as it currently has stiff beams installed. I...