Hard anodised
aluminium front hubs with taper roller bearings
Hard anodised aluminium twin bearing rear hubs
Inner wing awaiting aluminium wheel arches
Main switch panel
Mechanical tacho drive from distributor outlet
Modified Lotus
Elan front uprights
Modified Lotus Elan upright
Oil catch tank
Pedal box
Rear spring and damper top mount
Roof vent
Roof vent exit
Seam welded & strengthened panels
Second view front hubs with shimmed spacer between bearing inner
races
Side vents & bonnet louvre apertures
Steering
column Delrin mount
Steering column Delrin top mount
T45 roll cage
Tow hooks & bonnet hinge
View 2 of front uprights showing modified rear knock-on hubs fitted
View 2 of rear
hubs
Watts linkage bracket strengthening
Watts linkage
Watts linkage mount
Widened Frogeye front without "Frogeyes"!
March 2008 -
rear body
Interim 1312cc engine with split 45 Weber carburettors
side view with air grille
slightly unusual bonnet style
Rear disc brake and shocker
Mini 8 port to be fitted later
For
2010 the Fastback racer is fitted with a 1460cc 5 port, putting out
150bhp. Mike found the Jack Knight dog box a weak link, stripping
3rd gear, having cured the problem of broken half-shafts and the
brakes wanting ~ with the very high cornering speeds being achieved.
A gearbox from America is on its way, and the car now has vented 4
pot calipers on the front and bigger rear ones. He also has a fuel
injection kit so will have the car updated for the start of the
Heritage GTCC season. An 8 port will be ready mid-season having
ironed out a number of issues with the same engine in their Mini
(see above).
See also Mike's 2010 project by
clicking here