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The rear caliper with
lock wired bolts. Lock wire does not keep the fasteners tight but it will
stop them coming undone.
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A new pedal assembly
has been constructed to give me more leg room and to enable twin master cylinders
to be fitted for the brakes.
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The pedals are built
from CDS and the foot plate ties everything together.
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Much more leg room is
now available.
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The front suspension has new lower arms and ball joint. The steering arms are also modified to accept spherical bearings mounted in double shear.
The oil cooler for the gearbox is mounted in front of the radiator.
I continue to drive the car every summer and still have great fun. Insurance is now just over £100 per year fully comprehensive with 1500 miles. It is extremly fast and handles on smooth roads really well. The engine is now putting out 135 bhp at the wheels ( stock is around 100 bhp) and is much more responsive. The car is very fast off the line from a standing start and I even beat a friends Honda Fireblade motor bike to 60 mph. However fuel consumption around town is now only 15 mpg but on a motorway run 25 mpg is possible. The next stage of development for the car is a large capacity tuned Rover engine. With 250 - 300 bhp I am sure the car will do 0-100mph in around 6 or 7 secs. Money is required for a new engine and I will have to wait until my new project is finished. In the mean time I continue to enjoy driving the best car so far that I have ever driven.
