Robert and Martin Pavey brought their freshly build Mini to us for a setup and some running in time on the rolling road. The pair have put a lot into building this car and it is nearly ready for the road now. The 1380cc engine is running a Swiftune camshaft and twin HS4 SU carburetors.
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been working on our old Porsche 944. There was a small amount of damage on the body work so we decided to get it in the workshop and repair it. It was decided that we would give the car a fresh coat of paint and while we were at it we would fit a scoop to the bonnet and cut a GT style grille in the badge panel. The wheels went off for a fresh coat of paint and a new set of Toyo tyres were ordered. The next stage of the build will see the rear seat removed and a roll cage fitted. We think that the 2.5litre front engined, rear drive GT car will make the perfect track day and driver tuition car. You can’t deny that it looks cracking now.
We have fitted our new all steel race 1860cc engine in the Metropolitan and we are ready to fire it up. No expense has been spared when building this engine with billet steel crank, rods and flywheel. With the split Weber 45’s it will be setup and run-in on the rolling road prior to a handful of races this summer. Watch out for this turquoise beast in your rear view mirror. It will be approaching quickly.
Chris Wigdor brought his very interesting Mk1 in for a rolling road tune. The car has a very interesting past. The car is a Special Equipment example first registered on the 22nd October 1958 having been ordered directly from Jaguar by FW Woolworth & Co. to competition specification including close ratio gearbox and high ratio steering box. The engine modifications were carried out initially at Jaguar by its celebrated tuner and development engineer Ron Beatty. The current owner uses it for sprints and hill climbs, its most recent success being an outright win in the Bugatti Owners’ Club pre-1972 Handicap at Prescott in October 2012.
Tim Finch brought his recently purchased 1969 Ford Mustang 390 in for a health check and rolling road tuning. The car has not been on the road long since it’s restoration. It has a brand new Holley carburetor and Tim wanted to make sure everything was running as it should.
