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The originals had them bolted to the base of the A pillars/chassis underneath and the dash just pushes up to meet them. If you are using the original style Mk IV Zephyr or even slightly latter Cortina/Falcon/Escort units then you could replicate this mounting. I guess you also need to consider...

Joe, Don't glue that plywood board in until you have sorted out all your body gaps. As soon as you glue that in, you end up locking down the shape of the rear clip and it can get very hard to adjust it from side to side. Whilst that is still free, you can generally move each side...

If I remember correctly one of the Italians also tried a similar layout of the valves, maybe Alfa or Maserati? The first I heard of this Apfelbeck head/engine was in a book about "best racing engines" or something like that. It may have been "legendary car engines" as that looks familiar...

Rear and front view look correct. If viewed from above there is also a slight arc from that angle as well.

Joe, the rear edge of the roof is curved in two directions. The rear firewall It is not a straight line across the car, with the center top of the rear edge of the roof extending backwards a little bit relative to the corner near the door which is slightly forward. When viewed from behind the...

lovely example, I hope it finds its way to a caring new owner.

So you are building the car so the driver sits on the port side? The forward flange gets turned upwards. In the photo you posted what we are seeing would be the top of the panel? Is that correct? I had assumed you were building RHD with the driver on the Starboard side of the car.

There are guys running Porsche PDKs in Ultimas, and others running BMW DCTs in Miatas and Supras. I don't think a Corvette DCT would be any more complicated.

Whats wrong with a Q plate? I was listening to a YouTube show the other day about ev conversions, and they were saying that because they were changing the fuel type from Petrol to Battery they had to be a Q plate anyway. They also said that any welding or drilling into the chassis would mean a...

Troy, another one https://www.ebay.com/itm/296782670313?_skw=2002+2003+2004+Ford+Focus+SVT+Factory+OEM+Shift+Tower+Shifter+Assembly+02+03+04&itmmeta=01JKD2YZJG4PVZR7N02NSZ73Z1&hash=item4519a029e9:g:kcIAAOSwt6dnISyv

Found It! https://www.importapart.com/product/02-04-ford-focus-svt-5-speed-manual-mt-shifter-assembly-box-shift-6941/ 02-04 Ford Focus SVT 5-Speed Manual MT Shifter Assembly Box Shift 6941

Not sure if there is a cast mechanism inside this that matches. geometry seems similar and it has the 4 bolts on the top which may match up...

Lotus Elise S2 https://www.ebay.com/itm/126021716553

Closest I could find based on your image.

The methodology I used was as follows. I noticed that almost all parts in the chassis construction use a series of nominal holes sizes. I presume there was a set of hole punches and flanging dies and all holes in the sheets are formed using these sizes. eg, EG 1", 1&1/4", 1&3/8", 1 & 1/2",1...

Makes you wonder if this is one of the considerations in firing order these days.

Fantastic news.

What i like about it is the small size. In most other cars you are slowing right down to make a low speed 90° turn. In this car, because of its size, every corner can be treated like a racetrack where you can start wide, apex and then run wide again on exit, and do this at significant speed in...

Yes, its the Abarth 500e version with the 113kw motor, 253Nm, 18" wheels and the typical Abarth body kit, suspension and interior changes. Lots of Alcantara. It also has a speaker under the car which mimics the Abarth Record Monza exhaust noise and clutch engagement as you pull away. The...

13 does not sound right.....