Servo upgrade complete
Paint on the back of the adapter to avoid any rust A tube of heat shielding goes over the brakes hoses, this adds extra heat protection as they run past...
Brake hose installation progress
Made good progress today installing the new flexi brake hoses from the master cylinder. The pressure reducer for the back is relocated just above the steering column and all 3...
Pretty bakes hoses
Got hoses this week, they're really nice - custom made by siliconhoses.com to order. Ordered Sunday night arrived Tuesday morning.
Rose joint servo test video
Quick test showing the rose joint doing its job: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDVDzzX5tJ8
Woo parts!
Received parts - rose joint with right hand thread which fits on the servo from eBay and some 3/8" nuts, washers and bolts to attach it to the pedal. Bolts...
Servo installation continues
Finished off machining the adapter plate today, brought some proper countersinking bits with me! Had to machine down the bolts ever so slightly to fit in to the counter sunk...
Guest appearance in Complete Kit Car October 2012
The E30 donor and Sportster have made a short guest appearance in the October 2012 Complete Kit Car magazine: A very interesting article on BMW donor engines!
Brake servo upgrade
Started on swapping out the metro brake servo for a dual diaphragm servo bought as part of a group buy on madabout-kitcars.com. So far I've fitted the new servo by...
Easy access
Working on the Sportster is great - such easy access to everything!
MOT time
It was MOT time this week. I changed the driver side ball joints as they had a warning last year, the lower one had noticeable slop. I didn't check the...
3rd brake light
A very temporary solution to make it more obvious I'm using the brakes. Not pretty but does the job until I find a better solution.