The brief is to turn this
brown (very nice
condition) 1600 MK1 into a firebreathing
5.7 litre race
clone, looking something
like the orange Gunston race car from the 70's.
After stripping inside and
outside and
engine bay in goes a fully welded 6 point
cage with door bars
and rear diagonal bar.
Old arches cut out
New steel ones welded and then
filled to make nice and smooth
Extra exhaust cut out made in
steel
and back seems all blended out...
Final shaping of arches prior to
priming
Hi-Spec drilled vented discs with
4-pot calipers on front.
Cosworth
solid discs and calipers on back.
Add some nice dark windows.
New 5.7 litre V8
350 BHP 375
ftlbs torque
New Tremec TR600 5-speed manual gearbox.
Ready to slot in !
And fitted in the hole !
Number plates replaced with period
black ones, and front lights and grill
go in.
Early dashboard and support frame
go in the bin, so a MK3 surround can
fit,
with aftermarket individual gauges.
Also black MK3 mirrors go on.
Rear interior is boxed and carpeted
over the 4-bar area, battery is hidden
beneath.
Front gets racing buckets and harnesses.
And Below new WHEELS
!
Tickover
The Old Powder Mill
Powder Mill Lane
Dartford, Kent, DA1 1NT
Phone: 01322-839303
Fax: 01322-839298
E-mail:
capris@tickover.co.uk
Opening
Hours:
Mon-Fri 9.00am - 5.30pm
Sat 9.30am - 12.30pm
Sun CLOSED