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Old 08-17-2011, 01:26 AM
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If it were a four bolt job it would have been done by now. Have a look at some of lal Naja's posts to see what conceivably can be involved. I've long since learned that there ain't no such thing as a straight-forward job, and if I'm playing about with brakes and steering, I'm pretty keen to make sure it's done well!

We'll be taking our time and making sure the installation is spot on, and there'll be some more work relating to the steering column to be attended to too. A new front sway bar has to be fabricated. The original radiator is being replaced with an alloy one and the original shocks in back will be upgraded to match the all-new gear in front. Anything else that could benefit from a tidy-up while we're under there will be looked after. It's for these reasons that I'm not rushing Scott to do this job while he's up to his eyeballs attending to various racecars' preparation for the Nationals.

Yes I have been driving the car since Christmas-floods permitting- with the standard MGB front end. The steering is a little heavy at low speeds but still nice and direct. The brakes? Well the brakes are not shall we say up to modern standards. I've had to adjust my braking distances a bit -- not that I'm a demon late braker--it's just that Arnie is more leisurely in the braking department now than hopefully she will be when the Wilwoods are doing their thing up front.

Soon, soon...
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