Pedals & misc

July 22, 2007 at 10:20pm in 2000 Mk1

Well bits keep on getting done - little by little.

I installed the air horns that have been sitting in my cupboard since before the 2005 10CR on Friday evening. Just replaced the right hand horn with the compressor - straight swap. I’ve left one of the old horns still attached as I don’t see any point in removing it and it’s even louder with 3 horns now!

The breather hose from the rocker box to the inlet manifold was split - so I removed that and plugged the manifold with a plug from a Spitfire 1500 manifold. At the moment I’ve just used some pipe and directed it to the ground - I need to site a small catch tank somewhere in the engine bay - it’s quite crowded really!

I cleaned up the manual flywheel using distilled white vinegar - about 12 hours of soaking and all the rust is off! Marvelous stuff - used a block and some 600 wet and dry to totally clean up the front surface.

I removed the pedal box from the car with its single brake pedal and swapped over the new pedals I cleaned up the other week. Just need a spring for the clutch pedal and I can put it all back in the car.