Tuesday, 20 September 2011
New tyres and the kitchen sink
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I don't see a problem here; do you (well apart from the remaining rust stains on the washer reservoir.
I have thought long and hard about tyres. I used to have Yokohama A008's on my MGB. They were dead sexy; the outside quarter of the tyre was basically slick apart from a row of little dimples. I have no idea what they added to the performance of the car but they did wear out after around 10000 miles.
I have eventually settled for a far more pedestrian Dunlop Monza 200 tyre in 205 65 15. The tyres have a sensible and therefore quiet tread pattern, and a bit of silicone to maybe stick a bit better. I could have gone wider with the 6.5" rims but I figure these tyres are already streets ahead of the OE ones and there shouldn't be too much lateral movement on cornering. I have stuck with a 65 profile to maintain the original wheel height both to keep the speedo accurate and to maintain what ground clearance there is. And best of all, at $110 fitted balanced and the old tyres removed from the old rims, they're CHEAP! You don't get that often with a Jag!
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Heating up
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I will admit that it was with some trepidation that I approached the job of bending the clutch and brake pedals.
The excellent series of articles by Mike Cassidy available here suggests that the clutch pedal offset needs to be increased by about 1cm, and that the offset on the brake pedal reduced so it is more or less straight.
My major concern was that I wasn't sure what sort of material the pedals were cast from, and that if they were cast iron they might simply shatter.
Needless to say they didn't. Once they've cooled down I'll paint them.
