Monty the Rwd R1 engined tarmac eating Minus by Alburglar

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Went to remove the diff today to send off in exchange for gripper diff, but fell at the first hurdle. I don't have the right size socket to undo the rear hub nut - and on top of that I have lost the one that fits the front hub- doh!
But I did manage to refit all the cage minus the door bars to get the final position for the steering wheel... it was too far to the left so I modified a bracket to get it perfect.

I have welded it up fully now and it is very strong. About a 1/4inch at the bracket moved the wheel about 2 inches across, which was perfect.

5-14-2007

Not very useful, but I'm stuck till I get the 41mm socket to remove the rear hubs.
Painted steering column bracket.

I've fitted digi dash and buttons for power shifter - but nothing is wired in yet.

5-16-2007

Gear linkage is sorted! - well rod change bit is atleast.
the bracket, as with everything in a minus, needed modifying because the grp cross member and another integral steel hoop protrude into the exhaust tunnel by about an inch. I've temporarily fitted it with using only one of the two bolt holes but will rectify this once the car is jacked up. but for time being it is all connected up and working.

I made some brackets from ally and nutserts to fit rod change base.

all in and it works nicely, although I have no idea what gear I'm in now? I'll have to make sure the clutch is depressed when I start it for the first time.

I've fitted the power shifter too, but I will have to modify the linkage to get it to work correctly and in tandem with the rod change, as you can see it is too long at the moment.