This weekend I tackle rear brakes, heading towards getting a test on it before I do any cosmetics.
Stood and wondered whether to crack on and fit R26 rear beam, I knew I'd have to get bigger bearing discs, but hoped I could swap phase one calipers and carriers over, with rear ones car off it's pretty clear this isn't gonna work, cast ears that carriers bolt to look different, so current thought is crack on with getting car on the road and build R26 beam up complete, borrow a lift and do a straight swop.
I'd hooked a couple of TRW phase one refurbished calipers for 50 quid, gave them a coat of thunder grey to match fronts and popped pistons out and made sure they were well lubed.

Old verses new, carriers had four hours apiece in the tank, looked like Roman artifacts before, reworked faces and painted them same.
Discs and pads were recent, so they had a clean up and deglaze, whoever had fitted them hadn't done owt other than slap them on, slider pins were gunked up, no grease anywhere, calipers springs stuck fast in body.
Brake shitbox uncovered some better pins and two pre loved springs, I'll give disc centres you see with wheels on a coat of something when fresh wheels go on.
Whip round with eazibleed, anyone for oxtail soup...?

Not sure what correct order bleed is on these, or if it's necessary to use clip on a system that hasn't been fully dry? But I got round them all with 750ml of Castrol React dot 4 I had, might need another run through, I don't think pedal goes rock hard on newer stuff , Slaguna didn't, but I might be wrong?
I'll leave H/B cables off until it's had a blast round block to make sure rears pads are settled and then connect them up and adjust.
Coolant bled, box topped up now it's on level, about 50ml before it started running out after I'd already put 2l in on stands..... that'll keep me awake buying 3l .....
Tightened front bearings up, get stands,string and tape measure out next and and do a rudimentary tracking session, need keycards sorting before test as the only one I have needs a bend to work, I don't trust MOT man not bust it, or leave it in car and it lock itself or something daft right now, think it's got history for that as when I bought car, he shit himself when I left it in the slot and shut door to look round it......
It's getting there now, starting to relax a bit, heats off.