Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
no, it wont pass road worthy with the boots busted.. (well it shouldnt but you never know)

still more than happy to have a quick look during the week for you and if you want to hold off to help out if you can get the car out to me.
Hi Dave,

Thanks again for the kind offer. My Son & I are going to get stuck into it today. I will jack up entire front end & check all components for wear. If ball joints are OK I'll just order the rubber boots. I bought a set of quality 'easyouts' & will also tackle the broken exhaust stud. With everything in the way it is hard to tell but inspecting with a torch I can't see any trace of carbon. If this proves correct then I'll bet that manifold hasn't warped so I'll just replace stud & not remove manifold & turbo. If I was going to keep vehicle I would replace all the studs & get manifold machined & modified.
Cheers..B