We sent the rear differential off to Coventry Transmissions (recommended through Pete) last week, for rebuilding and reconditioning. Mark picked it up last night. WOW! They have done an amazing job. They have [...]
The front brake calipers have arrived. Originally, Me and Jon talked about which front brake to go for and after a conversation with Gerry at Hawks, we decided that the standard MGB brake [...]
Mark picked up the gear box and bell housing from PowerTorque engineering in Coventry and then assembled them together. Its a T5 box by Ford that would fit a Mustang etc, but is [...]
We managed to source a Jaguar XJS back axel from ebay that arrived, and to an untrained eye looks like a piece of greasy junk. Well in this condiction maybe, but this particular [...]
The front suspension is based on the MGB with upgrades made by Gerry at Hawks Cars. I went back to Leicester this weekend and spent most of saturday in the garage with Mark. The [...]
In order to work on the car and get all the bits in and built up, Mark unbolted the body to reveal the metal chassis. This is the main component everything bolts onto. [...]
9 weeks in the making we finally take delivery of the body and chassis. Now we can really get building! ---
