Hey Jamo,
Good to hear from you! Outbraking Pat are you? These Arntz/Butlers have some great engineering behind them. There's a lot to be said for the front mid-engine layout. If you can get the Jag rear suspension under control and some good tires, they really do handle. On a recent birthday of my son's best friend, I took him for a ride. We happened onto a big parking lot at a mall. After some 50 mph donuts in both directions with the car all sideways in perfectly controlled drifts he had a big smile on his face. I did too!
I have been thinking of cutting an access hole in the rear bulkhead for access to the trunk. It would let me stuff jackets and hats out of the way easily. But, until now, I had not thought of cutting a lower access panel for the brakes. That's a good idea and would make pad changing much easier.
When I was building the car, I worked with a guy at Master Brake service to put my system together. His plan of using the remote brake booster is often used in heavier hotrods. It allows vacuum boost to help apply the brakes. Later, when I talked to Ron Butler, he explained how the brakes should be set up with two different sized master cylinders for front and back and no boost necessary. Someday, I will probably change over just to get the big booster unit out of my engine compartment. However, I do not think that is the cause of the basic problem. I am thinking that the pistons in the rear calipers are sticking at a certain point. That seems to be the best explaination.
Great shots with the U2! Thanks for sharing them. That must have been a fun trip. I gotta get a suit like that for rallies, the plumbing would be very useful! There is one coming up on 28 September. Check out
http://carzero.freeservers.com/. It would be great to have another "supercar" out there!
Paul