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Okay so I’ve updated the brake and ball joint pages as both jobs are done! This is an important milestone as everything that would stop me from driving the car on a track is now addressed and the car should get through it’s MOT in April. I’m planning to get out at the weekend (weather […]

My word… over a month since I last posted! Work has been a bit busy and then I was away over Christmas so I’ve been concentrating on the car rather than the posting. The hardware sent through with the kit was too long and I needed some spacers to get the callipers central on the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]