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| Brass_Machine:
--- Quote from: micktoon on October 27, 2013, 06:22:26 PM ---... However on a positive note I think you can quite safely say you must be ' a glass half full person ' ... --- End quote --- |
| Brass_Machine:
This is exciting. A Jag race car! I am anxious to see where this goes. After being on the track for the first time this year in a car, I just can't get it out of my head. I am jealous! :mmr: |
| Stilldrillin:
Ohhhh........ Ade!!!!! :bugeye: What HAVE you taken on?!!! :palm: Looking forward to following this. Wherever it leads....... :D Good luck! :thumbup: David D |
| AdeV:
LOL - thanks guys, this is going to be quite the journey... The most painful bit is already over, getting the engine out was a mare, especially as I'm trying not to destroy anything (some of those parts I won't be using have a resale value...). With a few exceptions, I'm pretty confident I can now strip the engine right down to its component parts & rebuild it so it still works. The EFI/sparks will all be non-Lucas, so should work... There's a few quid to spend yet, e.g. a manual gearbox conversion, and plenty of machining to do (e.g. an adapter plate for the inlet manifold so I can use BMW M3 ITBs - independent throttle bodies) The bodywork is just a case of welding new metal in where the old has gone holey, adding a rollcage (which, as a fringe benefit, should also stiffen the shell considerably), design/build new front & rear subframes... re-assemble & job done :lol: Mick: I am slightly embarrassed to report that I did, in fact, spend some money on the car..... not very much, I might add, but more than zero. I hope to make that back selling some of the bits I don't need... |
| Kjelle:
You know, this will be one project I will be following.... It's about as insane as it gets :nrocks: Oh, and by the way, what happened to the Granada-Lexus project? Seemed like it could be the ideal tow-car... Kjelle |
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