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Car originally built from new bodyshell by Peter Vickers around 1995. Peter is the man behind many of Bill Sollis’ cars.
1000cc fully raced prepared head and block with front mounted radiator and oil cooler
Brian Slark head machined for 11 stud head bolt fixings
ARP head stud kit
Fully gas flowed head
Increased diameter valves
Offset valve guides to allow for larger valves
Relieved water and oil galleries for greater fluid flow
Modified rocker cover for crankcase pressure relief
Double choke Weber 45 running on single choke only into aluminium inlet manifold and twin failsafe throttle cables
Increased combustion chambers and porting angles
Head decked to suit block
Built into a Rover A+ block
Roversport piston assemblies
Modified Cooper ‘S’ con-rods
Modified Roversport crankshaft
Steel flywheel
All the above have been lightened and balanced dynamically
Modified centre strap for the crankshaft
Relieved oil galleries for greater fluid flow
Metro Turbo oil pump
Manual water pump
Roversport CAM 6648 profile camshaft
Vernier adjustable duplex timing chain
Lumenition electronic ignition system
LCB exhaust manifold leading into large bore RC40 system
Jack Knight straight cut gear set
Straight cut drop geras
Straight cut dif gear
Central oil pick up
Rod change gearbox
Hardy Spicer driveshaft couplings
Body Shell and Safety Equipment
8 point welded in roll cage
Bodyshell sprayed both internally and externally including the roll cage
FIA approved seat
FIA approved 4 point harness
FIA approved ‘Lifeline’ AAA electronic plumbed in fire extinguisher system
Lowered steering column
Battery case within cockpit area
All fluid lines running within the cockpit
Rev counter, oil pressure and water temperature gauges with warning lights
Aluminium fuel tank with electric fuel pump
Perspex side and rear windows
Laminate front windscreen
Seam welded bodyshell
‘Curley’ Carbonfiber front wings and bonnet, quick release
‘Curley’ Carbonfiber boot lid
Suspension
Modified rear suspension damper towers to lower ride height
Adjustable Gas ‘Spax’ dampers all round
Adjustable ride height through modified trumpets.
Modified rear trailing arms for quick damper removal
Negative camber front lower wishbones with rose jointed ends
Rose jointed uprated front tie rods
Cooper ‘S’ front brake assembly with carbon metallic pads
Minifin finned and spacered aluminium brake drums
Braided hoses to brake cylinders and calipers
