Has anyone on here sucessfully converted the handbrake on a 140 to the centre of the car ? (ie. on the transmission tunnel) The standard one next to the door...
let me know how you go. i am interested in this too. by doing this i might be able to remove a little weight. do the ends on the 240 cables hook up to the diff...
Havent really looked at the 240 setup yet .... On the 140, there is a pullrod that goes to a stirrup/tensioner setup under the car, then there is a single...
i always thought it was straight out swap. the 240 mechanism goes in place of the entire 140 mechanism ( a few xtra holes in the floor perhaps for bolts and...
Hi all, i need a little triangular piece off the bottom corner of a 940 intercooler. Its what fits into the bottom bracket and is slotted into the intercooler....
I wouldn't go with 240 cables, the whole setup is completely different, and they won't fit the 140 rear end. I'd keep the 140 setup original up as far as the...
then get an abs pump and some hydraulic abs valves and mount a pushbutton(s?) on the steering wheel or gear level. auto handbrake turn mechanism for a rally...
... It certainly could, you could also incorporate some button operated line locks for the rear brakes while you're under there. I've seen the split handbrake...
Thats the lines I was thinking about too Angus .... just modifying from the stirrup fowards & fabricating some sort of link from there to the lever. Basically...
Just a thought, but what about running a centre mounted hydraulic handbrake, and keeping the right hand mounted standard handbrake for roadworthiness ??? As I...
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Oct 3, 2005 9:04 am
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I know Steve Clarke's old 164 rally car, which Brad in Hoppers Crossing now owns, has a centre mounted 240 handbrake, but it also uses a complete 240 rear end....
yep, I'm sure that would be allowable within the "Historic Rally Car" regulations ... :o) actually it probably would be ..... you are allowed to add a...
what the vicroads regulations on *side exit exhaust (one really teeny muffler) *perspex windows *single seat *roll cage *harness *too low for a pack of winnie...
Well the old girl is still strong, very strong. I don't know of an engine (380000k) that can handle what ive done. What i started out to do was just use the...
It doesnt take to long to warm up, not enough to worry about. just the same amount of time as any you would take to warn up any engine worth any respect. ... ...
Heavy ?? Guess you don't know much about rallying Andrew . They weigh a total of about 3-4kg's max...including all brackets, cylinder, lines... Paul Bossence ...
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Oct 3, 2005 10:44 am
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i'm just in "how can i make my sports sedan weigh less" mode just now. its supprising what you dont need.......
I need some "hats" that locate the coil springs at the top rear of later 140?, 164? Or some 240? Not sure what model they came with? Spring without a pig tail...
Just take every thing out you need to use the car then set fire to it!! to burn out all the crap, re paint it, put it back togeather. lots lighter :) ... total...
Dave I am sure I have seen the original handbrake mounted in the centre along side a hydraulic lever. Will try to remember where! Angus & others, The split...
'74 140/164 have very shallow ones, I have a pair you can have, but they're not as good as the 240 type, which have a much deeper centre part, and hold the...
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