Importing a Car from the US

Oneball

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Early escape from work so got to have the first drive on the road, been over to Malvern. Few issues to sort: 3rd to 2nd change is very tricky. Temp gauge fluctuates wildly which is very weird as it’s a capillary type. Definitely don’t like the brake servo. Stops ok but there’s an awful lot of travel that does nothing.
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Feel your pain with the windscreen. Just in case it makes you feel a little better, this cost the best part of £1.5k plus transport to get a new one from McGrath’s. Just glad they had one though.

Doubt you’ll need brakes, as everyone will pull over when they see you storming up behind them. Looks awesome.91485
 

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Feel your pain with the windscreen. Just in case it makes you feel a little better, this cost the best part of £1.5k plus transport to get a new one from McGrath’s. Just glad they had one though.

Doubt you’ll need brakes, as everyone will pull over when they see you storming up behind them. Looks awesome.View attachment 91485

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Oneball

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Temp gauge is still fluctuating wildly 140-200 in a few seconds. I think it might be air around the sender so I stuck a screwdriver in the top hose and let a bit of bubbly coolant out. In the good news section I seem to have fixed the water pump leak. Gearbox seems better when warm.

Brakes are still the same, visibility is pants and no idea how anyone runs this exhaust on a road car, my head is still ringing after a 30 min drive, ear plugs next time. Put some fuel in and had the staff come out to take photos leaving a bemused lady inside presumably buying cat food or other non car related product.
 
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Oneball

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Beautiful! No there shouldn't be dead travel on the brake pedal.
Beautiful!

I’ve ordered a reconditioned GM servo (booster) instead of the aftermarket replacement. Might be a few weeks till it arrives though.
 

Oneball

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Be nice if that gets the brakes right mate before you put her into action.

Yep fingers crossed, I can’t think what else it can be. They don’t pump up so there’s no air in there and when it stops it stops.

I wouldn’t normally go for servoed brakes but that’s what it came with and the non-servo pedal box is different, they also ran servos on the race cars.

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philw696

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Yep fingers crossed, I can’t think what else it can be. They don’t pump up so there’s no air in there and when it stops it stops.

I wouldn’t normally go for servoed brakes but that’s what it came with and the non-servo pedal box is different, they also ran servos on the race cars.

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Oneball

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I reckon I’ve got enough miles on it now that Ive changed out the running in oil for VR1. Measured the exhaust noise at 5000rpm with a phone app. 115db. That’s chuffing loud. Regs for most race cars is 105db. Going to have to do something about that.
 

Oneball

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Drive all the way to Peterborough yesterday to pick up a new windscreen last night. Looked at it in daylight this morning and it’s ****. The black banding is damaged and it’s delaminating. Why the **** do I trust people!
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