ala Craigers: 5 Questions!

[smithma7 at yahoo.com (Mike Smith)]

So far, I've seen Scott's linkage setup mentioned more than a few times.  Is this easy to install?  I'm new to this stuff and at this point, glove boxes are things I can handle, but having never worked on a car before, I am not sure I can do the mechanical stuff.  Also, I need tools.  So far, I have a screwdriver and a pair of pliars.  :)  I do tend to be mechanically inclined, however, as I mentioned above, I've never worked on a car.  Just too much going on in the engine area to be easily understood.  I remember reading through my Bentley when I first bought it, some confusing stuff in there if you don't know what's going on (me).

Dan Smith <sad_rocc@yahoo.com> wrote:I think you can lower the stock seats a tiny bit by cutting the frame, bending it and rewelding. Rick Alexander did that with seats I got from a Cabbie. Vented rotors are good, but I think most roccs already have them. Cross drilled wears your pads down and creates more dust, from what I hear. Stainless steel lines make a decent difference, as does new brake fluid. For the sways, I know there is a set of Neuspeed 22/28mm bars for sale on Vortex atm. On Ebay, there's always new linkages for sale and new shift bushings. I'd reccommend the missing linkz bushings and Scott's linkage setup. Missing Linkz's shifter setup has had rave reviews, but so has Scott's and he's a lister and a cool guy, so h e gets my nod.
 
Dan

Mike Smith <smithma7@yahoo.com> wrote:
First, I need a new driver seat. What's the dificulty level in lowering a stock seat? Would I be better off buying an aftermarket for more headroom? What aftermarket seats are reccomended?

Second, I need to do the breaks. I'd like to get new rotors and pads. I've always thought about cross-drilled slotted rotors. Is this a wise choice? What is reccomended? What will this run ($)?

Third, I need to do something about suspension. I'd like to lower it a bit. Pros & cons of adjustable shocks? What's will this run?

Fourth, and I guess part of third, I'd like to do the sway bars, etc. These, if I remember from searching years ago, aren't that pricey.

Fifth, and I think last at this point in time (all this should give me plenty to do), I'd like to do something about shifting. I don't mind the throw (I'm 6'3"), but there's alot of play. Sure (?) shifters would fix this, correct? What's reccomended?

Mike
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'86 red 16v
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