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Peter D · 09-02-04, 06:45 AM

Hi Pete - you're right, it could do with dropping an inch or 2 & wider wheels ! Backing off the damper settings might also help a bit !

In the gearbox pics, I trust that the red covering on the shift cable is some sort of heat shield material - I found out the hard way about not doing that (melted about a foot of the cable sheath). The CAT's I had to use were fairly large, & that meant that hot things got a bit too close to the cable.

I ended up running a sheet of semi-flexible heat shield over the top of the gearbox, & running the new shift cable horizontally along the side of the box, below the heat shield. The end of the cable fixes to a bracket on the outer end of the gearbox shaft rotation lever, & the lever is braced across the top to stop any fore & aft springiness.

So far so good - the feel of the shift is nice & positive, & there are no more puddles of melted plastic on the floor !!

Your car seems to be leaping ahead quickly - any idea on a completion date as yet ?

Kind Regards,

Peter D.

09-02-04, 06:45 AM	#136 (permalink)
Peter D delaneyp Peter D Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia GT40: DRB #27 Posts: 1,230 Rep Power: 20	Re: GT40 Australia #48 Hi Pete - you're right, it could do with dropping an inch or 2 & wider wheels ! Backing off the damper settings might also help a bit ! In the gearbox pics, I trust that the red covering on the shift cable is some sort of heat shield material - I found out the hard way about not doing that (melted about a foot of the cable sheath). The CAT's I had to use were fairly large, & that meant that hot things got a bit too close to the cable. I ended up running a sheet of semi-flexible heat shield over the top of the gearbox, & running the new shift cable horizontally along the side of the box, below the heat shield. The end of the cable fixes to a bracket on the outer end of the gearbox shaft rotation lever, & the lever is braced across the top to stop any fore & aft springiness. So far so good - the feel of the shift is nice & positive, & there are no more puddles of melted plastic on the floor !! Your car seems to be leaping ahead quickly - any idea on a completion date as yet ? Kind Regards, Peter D.