So

at this point the owner decided that we would

-stiffen up the front end ( which is notoriously weak ) but didnt want to go full weld in cage at that point so some additions instead

-improve driving position as steering column was too high and far away and seat to high

-improve gear change

-improve cooling package

-improve engine and incorporated a new air box but not having hole in bonnet and be able to still use lamp pod

-loss weight

-re-wire

so first up , he bought a cheap cosworth alloy radiator from ebay , which i was shocked how heavy it was and that it was cast including the core !!! cheap and nasty but just bought to cut up and mock up



then on to the front end











so as you can see in the last picture the massive sadev standard gear lever that weighs alot , as he was complaining of poor gear change we changed to a fiesta r2 gear stick as it about 50% lighter and the ratio is different and as this is what the gearbox is out of, it made sense to use the same lever ratio the gearbox was designed for

also you can see the crapy steering column mount which needed a bolt on dash support to give it strength , so my plan was to remove dash bar as it weighed a ton and make a new mount that moved the column , made it adjustable and didnt need a bar to support it



new spec







then on to the seat mounts , bit of lightening first original seat boxes removed



and better gear stick mount



quick mock up



cut down dash





well that will do for today think we are up to jan 2013