On the Road

Well after 20,000km and lot of smiles, I think I've got the bugs outta the old girl.
It's been a challenge to keep up with all the little nasties that have cropped up.

Some of the major adjustments have included:
-Replaced the 1600 with a 5 main 1800. The crankshaft broke on the 1600, but surprisingly it still    got  us home ...an hour away.
       This included an MGB clutch and Flywheel had an MGA rear plate machined
       to except the 5main rear seal, Flywheel is off of a 67 MGB which works on the 18v
       crankshaft and and still uses the "early fly wheel" - MGA (2 clutch locating pins)
       or early MGB  (3 clutch locating pins)
       I will keep the 1600 around as a back up but for now the 1800 does the job.

-Replaced 2 core plugs (frost plugs)
-Replaced the exhaust manifold,  old one broke in two
-Fine tuned the steering rack to allow for  better self centering.
-Added Speedi Sleeves to both rear axles to correct small drips.
-Replaced the alternator....hmmm, really! new part quality is very questionable.
-Added front anti sway bar, a definite difference.
-Replaced original SU fuel pump after being repaired and sent back and failed again!
-Added pressure regulator to after market fuel pump, to maintain fuel pressure at 1.5psi (very     important)  This improvement made a big difference in the tuning of the SUs.
-Replaced the windscreen, ...don't ask.
-Added mirrors to the windscreen pillars
-Added home made ram air horns to the SUs (helps at highway speeds)
-Replaced the oil pan gasket (old one very cheap and leaked)
-Added cooling fan to SUs (manual switch)
-Replaced leaky "new" clutch  slave. .....another quality new part.
-Replaced the brake light switch, (does any one make a decent one of these?)
-Replaced the windshield wiper motor (lots of patience needed here)
-Made a tonneau cover, not perfect but does the job.

Don't look at the stitching too close

 My Uncle looking pretty Cool!

Drive through the mountains

Putting an NSX to shame.