Some photos of the build process, spread over 5 years or more...
I'm a better car builder than a photohistorian so there may not be much progression, just a collection.
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Seats in, bonnet on and lined up.
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Sunny day, still pushing the car into the garage!
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Note, technical brick...
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so far, but so far still to go
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twin master cylinders for the brakes, but no servos yet
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gearbox cover in sheet aluminium for fire-proofness and also because the GT6 one was too small for the big saloon gearbox
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with the cage in there was only one size of seat which would fit, these Kirkey oval track seats
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sooooo much space before the seats went in
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some say I used an aquarium as a template for the fuel tank...
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the office
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I lined the cover with closed cell foam camping mat for heat insulation. Without it the cover got hot enough to fry eggs
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everybody's favourite milestone, the rolling chassis with driveline
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both sides roto rear with radius arms
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2litre mk2 I got 2.5 crank & rods and other blocks to go with
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big saloon non-od gbox, much stronger than vitesse box!
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I have experimented with a cold air feed from infront of the rad but the results were unsatisfactory - still using the home made filter cannister on the air manifold
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brakes are twin everything witha balance bar, still set to 50:50, not yet got round to experimenting with that
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gas struts to hold the bonnet open, same both sides
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got the scanner working now! shows the slave cyl mount and the altered cross shaft, rotated through 180degs
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The GT6 rear spring was too soft and too low. I swapped it for a Vitesse spring which was stiffer, but the ride height was too high, as shown.
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gearbox detail showing relocated slave cylinder and bracket, excuse fuzzyness
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SuperSix before the roll cage, loooow
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In order to lower the ride height with the Vitesse spring, I added a spacer block between the diff and the spring, the ride height is now this, much better, stiffer but with a low(ish) ride height for maximum rear wheel grip.
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with the roll cage, a bit more boxy???
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These three dents need to be added to the GT6 sump to clear the 2.5litre crankshaft throws.
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the top GT6 spring was too soft and too flat, which gave a low ride height with no load capacity, the lower Vitesse spring is stiff enough but needed a 1.5" raiser block to get the ride height correct.
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but why not use a 2.5 sump? because the front portion is too deep to clear the steering rack tube...
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I use a GT6 mk1 sump with the wire mesh and added baffles to try to avoid oil surge.
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