I have replaced both the dynamo and coil on the car now and everything is working perfectly. The idiot light now goes off when the engine is on, showing that the dynamo is charging the battery. The rev counter is also reading correctly. Whilst replacing them I took out the…
Well is has been quite a whilst and progress over the last 6-9 months has been really slow. Work has been incredibly busy and have been travelling a lot, so spare time to spend in the garage has been rare. The photos below are two different exhaust systems. I wanted…
With the body off again, a number of other odd jobs need to be completed, including: During research we came across a really neat bracket for the fuel filter, by EVA Resto, which bolts neatly onto the transmission box – keeping it outside of the engine bay and any really…
With the chassis prepared, painted and cured, it is time to re-attached all of the components that we had previously built, plus a few new items as well. The following photos show the new IRS suspension installed, new shocks, hard-brake lines, transmission, drive-shafts, and engine. You can also now see,…
The initial idea when starting this project was to create a EV powered 356 Replica. However, when pricing things up and looking at potential lead time, we decided to go for a traditional ICE route – at least for now… Therefore, we picked up a good little runner on eBay…
The original transmission that came with the chassis was for the original swing-axle setup, so we needed to swap out the box for an IRS (independent rear suspension) one. We have also gone with an uprated (Pro Street) from CSP in Germany to cope with the potential future torque from…