Mathew

Passenger side unbolted ok! surcharge saved on this one.

4 hours, one brake caliper! Not going to get my surcharge back!! At least one side is ready for the new caliper!. Tea then next side.

Had a look round, canley are sending me recon for the 2500s at 47 plus 25 surcharge. Hopefully here tomorrow. After my tea and sausage sandwich its out with the welder to get those bolts off.

Have the later stag alloys 👍 any recomendations where to buy? I did put the wavey washer on

All back together. Quick blead, not connected easy pedal, connected and air out hard pedal, then the engine on and i get more travel but still stiff. Taking a look at the caliper its past its best. Looks like a newish disk and green stuff pads. It has not been off the car for a long time. Rounded both bolts with the correct size 6 point socket! Me thinks these will need changing

Stripdown One spare seal in kit? Worrying unless anyone knows if it should go anywhere its going back together as it came apart.

Looks good pete

Does look good. Now is the time if you do want it body colour. Its your car and with the work your doing on it its going to look great. The finish you want is the important thing. Keep up the good work i look forward to the progress.

Had that on a gt6 and smoke out the exhaust, alot of fluid lost. Not got this on the 2500s. Will try the new seal kit first, servo second and if thats no good the front brakes. On testing the vacuum on the pipe, open engine increased speed. On the servo speed back to normal idle, the master cylinder not on the servo. first thing tomorrow morning fit this kit on the master and blead. If no joy up to rimmers for a servo. Will check calipers when i blead them but as a hard press operates them and they don't stick on after i suspect they are ok.

Road trip to rimmers, seal kit for master cylinder first. Then up again if that does not work for the servo. If that dont work suggestions on a postcard.

Ok, not scientific S W M B O came home after a walk. Holding pushrod, engine off with no vacuum. Felt pressure. With engine on smooth and alot easier? Worth putting attention to brakes/ master cylinder first as 200 pounds for the servo.

With no assistance its hard to test the servo now! Could it be the master cylinder!? I remember on my mark 1 the brake pedal was softer after i changed the seals, they let go 70 miles from home, that was interesting. Then i just used a master cylinder repair kit. Could the seals in the master be at fault? I am lazy so anything that can save work.

Not looking good for the master cylinder recon master cylinder? Did not expect wet this end? Came off with a bit of suction.

Will check that next, cut the vacuum pipe, engine running. Definitely vacuum on the pipe. No difference on brakes on or off. Its coming out.

Thinking of a click and collect from rimmers today? Should i get one ready done or the repair kit? Thinking on easiest or best way rather than cost.

That's interesting, where did you get yours from and how does it connect, problem is i only have a smart phone now and don't want to be buying laptops ect.

Is it posible to swap out a 2000/2500 servo without having to blead the brakes? As mine is still as heavy as the day i got it and my mk1 2000 was nice and light. Any things to watch out for if it is. Thinking of either repairing or swapping the servo to get some lighter breaking. Plus it niggles me .

I think that may not be economic, 150 mile round trip! 😅😄😆

Living in norfolk has benefits and drawbacks, with lockdown we are not supposed to excess travel. Local garage on the a10 = high price, mind you Wisbech is just as expensive. In Kings Lynn however its about 10p per litre cheaper, an extra 10 miles up the road. Not an interesting drive and alot of traffic when you get near.

The spitfire has a 1.7 vvt ford puma engine, so didn't think it needed it. With the injection engine and ecu it could probably run on two star! Your right though 99 would make it run more efficient but the cost, 1.29 for 95 and 1.43 for 99. Wanted a bit more in the tank.

Took the spitfire and 2500s for a run to get fresh petrol. 20 pound in each. 2500s has had 99 octane the spitfire 95. Nice to have the top down, fresh air even if it is a bit chilly. Sunny now promises rain tomorrow.

The quality and club service is good an i have used it from time to time. I bet it takes ages to photo each item and load it to the correct part of the web site. Looks like when the pandemic is over we may need to volunteer to help photo and loading up! As i can imagine it would take weeks if not months for the club to get it done with the staff available.

I always mod the gearbox tunnel with a hatch to access the clutch slave and topup the oil, saves time. I cut a hole and plated over when made.

My series 3 long wheel base (ex army) would pull anything. 3 full size pigs in a trailer as if there was nothing there. Would fly to 80 and sit there all day. You got used to the stearing wheel going left right as you moved along. Only sold it as it was petrol and at 12 miles to the gallon i kept running out of petrol. The only car that would go up and down my garden in winter. One of the few cars i never lost money on apart from the running cost.

Managed to drive the spit out of the garage around the drive and back into the garage. Oil and filter changed, ready for this year!