…there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so - William Shakespeare
Over the last year or so the specification on my Mongrel has been modified and evolved…..
….this is my current thinking, would love to know what you think?….
Shell
Rebuilt shell with new inner front wings, front floor pan, cross panel, inner and outer sills,
rear slam panel etc.
Rear transmission tunnel modification with various strengthening mods.
RS type front strut brackets
Strengthening for roll hoop and harness points
Body
Narrow body with lightly rolled arches
New steel front wings and rear quarters, new steel door skins
Composite Engine Lid
Composite Bonnet
Fibreglass R Type Front Bumper with slanted cut cooling slats
Fibreglass Rear Bumper
Sunroof Delete
Inner door frames to be cut out, strengthened and left open
Custom aluminium through horn grill ducting to channel cooling
Custom rear engine lid grill
Standard side windows, plexiglas front quarters with bubbles, plexiglas rear quarters,
heated front and rear screens
Cibie Biodes with Hella clear lenses, 2nd set - Marchal Amplilux both with SWB buckets
Rubber hold down straps for bonnet and engine lid
Lightweight R type door handles
100 Litre Fuel Tank or 85 litre plastic tank - side fill
Bosche battery kill switch on scuttle
Lightweight rear lamp housings
Aluminium plate guard tank protection front and engine protection
Paint
Car finished in Porsche 018 Tangerine. Custom deep orange Porsche script and bumper stripes
Satin black to under body, engine bay, under hood and complete interior to include the backs
of doors, bonnet and engine lid. Satin black to extend into door shuts
No underseal
Interior
Stripped interior, delete knee pads, glove box etc. Sound deadening to floor and rear shelf
Clock delete
Custom 10K Tacho
Custom Oil/Fuel Gauge
180MPH Speedo
Lightweight carpet set with RS type rubber matting
Half roll bar with correct 40mm tubing
Black head lining
Leather straps to raise windows
R type pull catches for door release
Lightweight ST type drivers seat in smooth German black vinyl bolsters with basket weave
inserts by Vintage Seats
Lightweight R type passenger seat in smooth German black vinyl bolsters with basket weave
inserts by Vintage Seats
Lightweight Recaro seat sliders
Steering Wheel – Momo Monza 360mm Black with original Momo 230 Hub and original large
crest push, 350mm black dished Momom Protipo S for track work – horn to be dash mounted
Repa front harnesses with tails
Original 1972 Gloria fire extinguisher
Possible plumbed in extinguisher system?
Suspension, Brakes (subject to modification)
Aluminium rear trailing arms
Koni/Bilstein adjustable front struts & rear dampers
15mm front stabilizer
15mm rear stabilizer
25mm rear torsion bars - Correct?
930 Turbo Calipers and brake system with twin cylinder peddle box and adjustable bias
RS type front brace
Transmission, Wheels & Tyres
Rebuilt 915 gearbox with ZF limited slip differential set at 40% lock
Gear ratios TBD
Deep 7R Rear Fuchs with frosted finish by Harvey Weidman running Avon CR6ZZ 215/60R15
Deep 6 Front Fuchs with frosted finish by Harvey Weidman running Avon CR6ZZ 185/70R15
Extended wheel studs with steel open wheel bolts
Engine
2.2S engine fully rebuilt to 2.5 specification; cases bored to accept larger barrels and pistons
boat tailed, line honed, shuffle pinned, oil pressure relief by-pass, time sert head studs,
machined barrel decks, oil squirters, heavy duty head studs, heads bored to accept twin spark
open out stacks etc – target of 100BHP per litre
43mm High Butterfly Induction
Inlet and outlet ports machined to suit
New 89x66mm Mahle Barrels & Pistons
Twin Spark Distributor with custom body - possible Magneti Marelli TS Distributor
GE60 Cams
Custom Sump plate
Lightweight clear engine shroud
Custom Race Headers (no heat)
Silenced twin out exhaust with custom tips
3.2 matrix oil cooler with external sill pipes
Oil catch tank
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