New Tuscan arrival
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So the Tuscan is over at Track V Road (who now offer 3 year warranties on their Speed Six rebuilds - speak with Ian or Craig). I've chosen to go with a standard 4.0 rebuild, allowing funds to be spent elsewhere. What's more I'd never drive an early Tuscan as hard as the Cerbera gets driven, so I do think more power would be wasted on this occasion. Miraculously, with the exception of the passenger side rear indicator, everything works, even down to the air con which blows ice cold! Result. Obviously we have a few bits to go through in time. The brakes are the piffly early ones and the shocks are weeping a tad - but can be left for now.
The car should return in a month or so and I can make a start on the rest.
The car should return in a month or so and I can make a start on the rest.
Weeping dampers give you the perfect opportunity to address that particular Mk1 failing, funds allowing. Nitrons work well on mine although its a run-out Mk1 rather than an early one so has the revised suspension geometry as well.
It would be nice to see an early Mk1 keeping the cosmetic curiosities whilst sorting the underpinnings and the engine. Orange indicators don't look dated any more where they are correct for period IMO. Don't think I've seen one in that colour before but it really suits. I presume the original invoice was pretty hefty with ac, full leather, 18" spiders etc.
It would be nice to see an early Mk1 keeping the cosmetic curiosities whilst sorting the underpinnings and the engine. Orange indicators don't look dated any more where they are correct for period IMO. Don't think I've seen one in that colour before but it really suits. I presume the original invoice was pretty hefty with ac, full leather, 18" spiders etc.
Hi Speed 3.
The flocking and orange indicators are staying. Cosmetically there is a little paintwork to do and the leather has shrunk around the rear window. I will upgrade the dampers shortly but with a hefty bill on the way it’s a case of time. I doubt you’ll ever get an early Tuscan to handle as progressively as a well set up Cerbera anyway - the shorter wheelbase and ludicrously quick rack don’t lend themselves to the same level of confidence, in my view at least. My first early Tuscan was a twitchy little so and so.
The flocking and orange indicators are staying. Cosmetically there is a little paintwork to do and the leather has shrunk around the rear window. I will upgrade the dampers shortly but with a hefty bill on the way it’s a case of time. I doubt you’ll ever get an early Tuscan to handle as progressively as a well set up Cerbera anyway - the shorter wheelbase and ludicrously quick rack don’t lend themselves to the same level of confidence, in my view at least. My first early Tuscan was a twitchy little so and so.
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