Craig Poultney

Thanks for the pics and explanation. Like you said, my brake pedal appears to have a massive dogleg in it. I’ve got a second unit where the brake pedal looks a lot straighter. Might just try and swap it out to begin with to see how much that helps. I think the builder did it to heel and toe a bit easier. Let’s see. There also seems to be a board that’s been inserted which raised the floor somewhat. That’s coming out as well if all that fails then I’ll see if I can gain a few centimeters with the position of the pedal box. Final fix will be to chop the footpads of the pedals, open them up slightly and re-weld them a few cms higher up. All the fixes in combination should sort the issue. Also getting rid of the manky carpet as that appears to be about a Meter think I’ll update when done. Cheers again

Now that is an awesome idea. Cheers mate. And the bearing is quite a common part. I searched for the part number from the link you sent and got a stack of suggestions here in Germany. Exactly the same bearing for 10€. Will be getting that asap. Cheers for the heads up

Just had a look at the Kitcar spares website again and there’s an adapter that I need as well which converts the triangle cross section to the circular cross section (pictures below). Just needs to be tack welded on apparently.

Cheers Bob

Hi Bob. Apologies for the late reply. I checked the link and the bush appears to have a normal circular cross section but looking at my pics, the steering column appears to have a triangular cross section. Or am I missing something? probably a dumb question that could be sorted by going out to the car. Problem is, it’s parked an hour away from me at the moment in a workshop thanks in advance cheers craig

The good old days of crawling round precariously balanced cars on top of one another…..modern health and safety would have a fit breakers in Germany are a bit different. They strip the cars themselves and offer the parts at extortionate costs. Found a guy who has a set of dolomite sprint gauges but doesn’t know if they are working. Still wants 500€ for them

Found it. Cheers. Just messaged him

Bit of a bugger. I live in Germany thanks for digging it out though. I’ll write to him. Maybe he’ll send me the instruments if I pay all postage. The dash itself I can make. Cheers mate. What group is it posted in sonic can search for it? Craig

Hi Guys, I want to redo the dash as the one I inherited is pretty naff. Where‘s the best place to pick up some reasonably priced instruments? Didn’t really want to spend £700 if I can help it. Copies of Smiths gauges would also be ok. Saw some on eBay but not sure if they are up to much. any advice as well when fitting? No oil pressure or voltmeter at the moment. Also planning to do away with the original stalk and replace with toggle switches. Cheers for any advice Craig

Thanks IanS Have to have a think about that then. Cheers Craig

Hi Guys, So I’ve started tinkering with the new purchase and something grabbed my attention pretty quick. On the side of the block at the top is a large 205 stamp. The engine is however supposed to be a 1593cc (at least that’s what it says in the German registration document). Looking around the net, it seems that the 205 is a 2.0L? can anyone confirm this? cheers in advance Craig

Thanks for the quick responses guys. As soon as it stops lashing it down, I’ll go out and inspect the floor, pedal box etc. In case I go the welding route, I found a pedal box for a series 2 sierra on our German version of free ads (see pic) . The seller wants 60€ which seems a bit extortionate but it’s the only one on offer. The brake pedal looks a lot straighter than mine. Any idea if they are compatible at the pivot bar end and can just be swapped out? I‘ll also take a look at the accelerator. Maybe I can find a somewhat straighter replacement to swap out against. cheers again Craig

Hi Guys, Another question popped up after picking up the car. Along with possibly raising the steering wheel / column height, I think there is potential for more legroom with a rework of the pedals. I think the builder hat quite narrow feet to be able to operate between the brake and throttle quickly and easily (see pictures) i can certainly imagine that removing the dogleg in the brake pedal would help and also maybe shifting the throttle a few cms to the left (more evenly spaced) now the questions: how hard is it to do this sort of remedial work on an already finished car and any tips on how to go about it? Also, there seems to be acres of room behind the pedals. Can they be moved backwards at all or apply a different angle? i also habe size 12 feet. Has anybody shortened the pedals a bit so the ball of the foot sits on the pedal pads? It’s possible to drive as it is but a few slights changes will make it more comfortable and one of the reasons for buying the car was to tinker a bit cheers for any advice Craig

Hi Guys, so finally picked the hood up yesterday and registered it today (in Germany you get a new number plate and number with every change of owner). Anyway the fun starts here Got a question about the steering wheel height / angle of the steering column. I’m 6‘3“ and have moderately long legs. I‘d like to raise the steering wheel up about 3-5 cms to give a bit more knee room. I‘m planning to either move the instrument pack to the middle or get complete new instruments anyway, so that should make room. The cross bar that the steering column is mounted to behind the steering wheel is bolted to the chassis left and right. question is, can I relocate the position off this crossbar a little higher to raise the steering wheel assembly or the other option may be to drill some holes higher in the top column bracket to raise just the column and leave the crossbar alone. any experience out there with this sort of modification? cheers up front for the advice Craig

Now that is a work of art! Like the seats as well. Cheers for the inspiration. Need to put my creative thinking cap on.