So this shouldn’t have taken me the four hours that it did! Including a trip to pick up some new hex sockets. However, here we are: I’m much clearer on how it all goes together and the bonus is that Tiger have already modified the brake pads to fit. None of the old brake assembly …
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Test fitting…
So the plan today is to head down to the garage, remove the old brake callipers and test fit the new Tiger branded, 4 pot, fixed brake callipers. I’ve read the instructions a number of times and I have to be honest they don’t make much sense to me! I suspect I’ll be able to …
First upgrade…
So the post man has been and this is what he left: It’s the 4 pot, Tiger-branded, Hi Spec front brake upgrade kit! Came really well packed from Tiger with lots of instructions. I’ll probably strip the old brakes this weekend but leave the callipers connected to the brake lines. I’ll test this new stuff …
Shaking her down
The weather was nice so we took the opportunity to go out for a shake down run. It was a simple enough job now to get everything back on the car (although you wouldn’t tell from my face!): I had some help getting the wheels back on: We got her filled up with fuel: We …
Two jobs finished and another close…
I was down at the garage again today. The weather has really turned and it was pretty chilly! I managed to get two jobs finished up. One small and one bigger. I replaced the dodgy hose clip identified in the last post: A simple job but one that left undone could have consequences. I should …
Some exploration…
So buying a kit car that has little build history is like doing automotive archaeology. I’m slowly working my way through the car from front to back figuring out what’s in there, fixing any issues and upgrading where I can afford! O… and I’m learning a lot too! I spent more than a couple of …
Back on the road
I’ve been a little quiet because I’ve been out of the country with work and enjoying the car. We’ve had a couple of dry(ish) weekends so I’ve been out and about. The camera is mounted and I grabbed video… it’s mainly me stuck in traffic as the battery ran out as I got some open …
Job done: Radiator
The new radiator is in and plumbed up. I’ve taken her out for a quick shake down and everything seems fine. Over the winter I want to add some type of rubber stop at the bottom of the radiator to stop it fouling on the chassis (being uber cautious!) and check to make sure the …
Cooling almost sorted
Learned a lot over the last week. If you’ve been reading the updates on the hot headed page then you’ll know after I installed the radiator and filled the coolant system the car wouldn’t start. It turned over but wouldn’t fire. Turns out the Koso Digital gauge I have has two resistance settings for the …
A little bit of cleaning and another job…
Hopefully the radiator is arriving tomorrow so I can get another job ticked off and car taken out for a little bit of a shake down. I haven’t driven it since replacing the exhaust mounts and I don’t want to do too much without making sure it is all okay. I popped down to the …
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