Spec of Car
Items highlighted are completed, the rest is on the "ToDo" list!
The first donation for our sponsored charity arrived yesterday! Gordon (a customer from South Africa) has kicked off the gifts - terrific news Engine B20A,
+015 Mahle pistons Steel
timing gears Ignition Bosch coil 123
Distributor, with Amazon Cars’ unique advance curve for modern fuel Carb Currently
a single SU HS6 I think we’ll be fitting a single HF
carb later Oil bath & paper filter? Filter King regulator & filter in
the engine bay Alloy fuel tank above axle, 94litre
capacity divided into 2x47litre tanks Foam filled, & FIA valves Lucas filter & bowl in boot Mechanical & electrical pumps in
boot Twin fuel lines run inside the car Transmission K10
M40 4speed gearbox remote
breather created CV
bellows fitted to gearshift to prevent water/dust ingress Late “big
UJ” propshaft, balanced Clutch
operating arm strengthened Bellhousing
sealed off, except lower drain aperture Alloy
bush replacing rubber at top of clutch cable
Electrical locking differential Suspension Antiroll
bar deleted Polyurethane bushes throughout Uprated
springs Brakes Standard
discs all round, standard compound pads Standard
handbrake Brake lines run inside the car Electrical 35A
alternator Twin Varley dry cell batteries Body LHD
car from Sweden Full rollcage with harness bar Underside given skids, avoiding any
vertical faces at the leading edge Sump
guard, similar to our usual design, but with an extra 6mm plate tack
welded Steering guard Roo Bar Push grips needed on outside of car
Fundraising
Fundraising Target : £2,500.00 Total donations to date : £70.00Online donations to date : £70.00Amount raised offline : £0.00
Diary
09/03/2010
March: engine should be running this month
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23/02/2010
February: Fuel Delivery & Roo Bar completed
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Start: London - Big Ben, January 1st 2011
Finish: Cape Town - Clock Tower, January 27th 2011
The Ultimate Rally Challenge
No previous rally from Europe to Cape Town has kept the wheels turning
throughout the length of Africa without recourse to airlifts or
shipping over some part of way. The London to Cape Town Rally has a
never-rallied-before route and it’s open to anyone who thinks they have
what it takes to drive this 8,000 mile adventure.... against the clock.http://www.londoncapetownrally.com/index.html
Press Articles
20/02/2010
Chelmsford Motor Club's Spotlight magasine, running a series of articles.February 's edition
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