Well 11602 got the engine rebuilt with a matching set of mk2 pistons and rod assemblies that all have tapered wrist pins. They have ...   08-01-2022 02:12 am

Tim, Many thanks for your wonderfully detailed response. The HG let go last December with the drive up to Willow Springs for an Extreme Speed ...   06-24-2022 09:18 pm

All thread and clevis to the OEM brake lever with unpainted toggle bar that was lacking the swivel at the center when I took this ...   01-26-2022 03:52 am

How it looks from the wheel well. Note PVC pipe used to center CRX disk on the axle. ...   01-26-2022 03:51 am

Yes the axle shaft did get replaced Delta bailed me out in that area of disgrace. While I was at it the rear axle ...   01-11-2020 10:44 pm

Thank you for the heads up on this point. I concur with your assessment. I have a 1999 Honda CRV strainer on my fuel ...   11-26-2017 06:26 pm

SCCA-Solo event at Fontana just this last October. Thrashed the OEM motor mounts and ruptured the firewall shock mount all before the ruddy fuel pump ...   11-26-2017 05:40 pm

SU seems to be really nice and a lot better designed than the unvented Hardi. This SU has the solid state electronics and has ...   11-26-2017 05:36 pm

Three weeks ago my two year old Hardi fuel pump quit. Looks like the single click was due to fuel ingress into the PCBA and the ...   11-26-2017 05:33 pm

When the motor mounts failed the fire wall got fatigued and cracked badly. So I made up this reinforcement from some 1/8 inch thick ...   11-26-2017 04:47 pm

Replaced motor mounts with Land Rover D-90/Discovery 1 units. Twice the diameter of the OEM and about the same thickness. The aluminum hole saw ...   11-26-2017 04:35 pm

I got the bonnet and front fender repainted back in July 2017. A lot of block sanding priming and boom the rest of the ...   11-18-2017 08:37 am

Frank, Get some longer bolts and some tubing to space the washers and bushings so that sway bar is above the truss rod that has ...   06-26-2017 06:00 am

VIN: 11602 Good Running Condition, Came with 45 DCOE Weber's and European Specification intake manifold. They have been rejetted from what was OEM spec for ...   06-19-2017 09:07 pm

Picture of my method for spreading the inner fender panel out to match the Mk1 fender I aquired from Brithish Masters over the week end. ...   06-19-2017 08:53 pm

I wonder if the modification to the tachometer has interferences like I discovered with the SPIDA kit? You would have to disassemble the tack ...   06-15-2017 01:28 am

Brackets for holding Centric Flex lines with M10 x 1.0 Thread adapters to 1/8 NPT. All that lovely new bed liner paint on the axle needed ...   05-27-2017 04:40 am

Hydraulic line routing to chassis ...   05-27-2017 04:33 am

This modified Addco Sway bar arrangement gets the bushings and washers parallel with the OEM tab on the lower suspension arm. The thing with ...   05-27-2017 04:17 am

McMaster-Carr parts for Pertronix FlameThrower distributor shaft improvements: Thrust bearing is: 5909K31 O-Ring Supported U-Cup is: 9505K17 Mcmaster-Carr Parts for Door Hinge Rework: Door Hinge Pin Replacement: Punch Pin Blank ...   05-26-2017 05:05 am

Adapter plate for the caliper on the axle housing. This took three tries in thin plywood on a scroll saw to perfect for the cable angle ...   05-15-2017 02:45 am

Header plate used to secure cable outer housing in the tranny tunnel. Those stepped sheet metal hole-saw's are the ticket for popping in the ...   05-15-2017 02:38 am

Cable routing from caliper to pivot axis of upper control arm bolt. It was like these cables were made for the car. Note the rubber ...   05-15-2017 02:04 am

Twin Cable to Handbrake lever modification. All thread passes back through OEM cable hole with plastic tubing slipped over the all thread to keep ...   05-15-2017 01:44 am

Emergency Brake Cable Management using the OEM CRX cables. note the upper control arm bolt is utilized for the bracket fixing. The cables ...   05-15-2017 01:44 am

CRX OEM Brake cable bracket fabricated from some 1.00" wide steel strip, a wave washer flat washer and E-clip retaining ring. ...   05-15-2017 01:14 am

Honda CRX brakes work with the Honda OEM emergency brake cables. I pitched the stock JH cable and rod as it doesn't really work on ...   05-15-2017 01:11 am

Awesome stuff! Please advise on caliper and disk used. Been looking at this modification for quite some time but looks like you found ...   02-24-2017 09:47 pm

Bad day yesterday with all the rain hydroplaned and spun the car and bent the axle shaft. Does anyone have one for sale? I will ...   02-18-2017 02:38 pm

I have a European specification intake manifold and what I did was drill and tap a hole next to the OEM sending unit for the ...   12-18-2016 01:38 am

Fleanor FSO3299, Gates T104RB, Tensioner Hub: At 74,200 miles I installed a new timing belt, pulley and idler hub (Care of Peter Van Ruth, AKA Down ...   12-17-2016 01:07 pm

11602 Hits 70,000 Miles on the odo this week. New shoes to boot! ...   09-09-2016 01:25 am

I have had my W58 Gearbox in 11602 for a few months now and the not popping out of second gear is really nice. I ended ...   09-09-2016 01:19 am

The Coopers are shot and got some 205/60-13 Pro Meters. They measure more like 197 rather than 205 on the 5.5 OEM wheels. Are 400+ ...   09-09-2016 12:56 am

11602 gets a face lift with some Yokohama 205/50-15 ADVAN NEOVA A018-R's. This combination weighs in at 37lbs Wheel @ 19lbs. Tire @ 18lbs. ...   09-09-2016 12:45 am

On the shaft and inside the steel inner part of the gear there is a ribbed piece of sheet metal which is sort of sprung ...   05-04-2016 08:26 pm

I have had the pleasure over the past 2 years and 10 months to put 16,870 miles on the Set of Cooper Cobra's which came ...   05-04-2016 08:15 pm

Yes this is the very unit. I had to make a .375 inch thick spacer to jack the Cube up to get the ball and ...   04-23-2016 03:41 am

11602 Got new rear axle bearings this weekend. Centrix bearings lack the o-ring groove to seal the gear oil in the axle housing. ...   04-18-2016 08:01 pm

In my travels with working out a Toyota W58 conversion for 11602 I have found a source for a clutch disk with the following specification: ...   04-08-2016 03:50 pm