26th October 2013 – Connecting Master cylinders & reservoirs
Connecting up the master cylnder with the clutch and front and rear brakes was something we had wanted to get done for a while and not got around to. We ran in [...]
22nd July 2011 – Finishing off rolling chassis
We had a few small jobs to get done to finish of the rolling chassis. --- 1. Change the Rear Axle shims We realised once we got the wheels on the chassis, that [...]
25th June 2011 – Upgrading brake pipe P clips
This one was just a small job, but following on from installing the brake lines and our post on 4th June, we decided to upgrade the plastic P clips we used to hold [...]
4th June 2011 – Handbrake and prop shaft
We put in the handbrake lever and prop shaft. These were quite easy to install. We had to source the bolts for the prop shaft, which we got from a Landrover dealer Mark [...]
4th June 2011 – Brakes pipe installation
We decided to get on with installing the brake pipes. We ordered the brake pipe kit from Gerry with the Hawk kit containing all of the pipe and fittings. The build manual shows [...]
May 2011 – Rear brakes – Rear axle complete
Unfortunately we haven't spent much time on the build in recent weeks due to holidays, Marks university work and other things taking priority. We have spent some time ordering lots of new parts [...]
2nd April 2011 – Rear Calipers arrived back and get re-assembled
The rear calipers arrived back all zinc plated and all shiny. They have done a great job. Mark spent some of Saturday building them with his new apprentice, little Phoebe (showing off her [...]
15th August 2010 – front brake calipers have arrived
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 [...]
7th August 2010 – Front suspension
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 [...]