Volume 27, Issue 03 Jul-Aug - Lotus Car Club of British Columbia
Volume 27, Issue 03 Jul-Aug - Lotus Car Club of British Columbia
Volume 27, Issue 03 Jul-Aug - Lotus Car Club of British Columbia
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Malcolm Muir - Tin Top Tales<br />
Japan over Germany 1 to 0<br />
Japan over England 1 to 0<br />
Mexico over USA 1 to 0<br />
No these are not FIFA World Cup Soccer finals; these are betters parts!<br />
Being the purist that I am, I strive to replace English parts with English parts on my English built car. My next<br />
compromise is putting Ford <strong>of</strong> Germany parts on my Ford on England car with the reasoning that in 1968 Ford<br />
brought all <strong>of</strong> their engineering, design and manufacturing under Ford Europe.<br />
However, in the course <strong>of</strong> the rebuild and restoration I have had failures <strong>of</strong> German, American and <strong>British</strong> made<br />
parts after replacing and/or rebuilding twice.<br />
The Girling cast iron tandem master cylinder is great when it works, but my success rate in rebuilding these units<br />
is running 1 in 4 at $42.00 per kit plus tax and freight. A Japanese made aluminum-bodied master cylinder was<br />
$44.00 exchange from a 1978 Datsun (Nissan) 200 SX. The bore is the same at 0.75”; the only modifications<br />
required were opening up the mounting holes to fit the 2-1/2” stud spacing and bending up two new brake lines,<br />
as the outlets are on the bottom rather than the side <strong>of</strong> the master cylinder.<br />
Cortina’s, like <strong>Lotus</strong>, were originally equipped with a 22 Amp Lucas generator. In 1970 they upgraded to a<br />
Lucas 17ACR 35 Amp alternator with integral regulator. Although I had both <strong>of</strong> these units in good working<br />
order, neither was a match for my Halogen headlights, 220 watts <strong>of</strong> auxiliary driving lights plus all the other<br />
niceties such as heater motor, windshield wipers and horn. I had what I thought was a good working Bosch<br />
alternator (65Amp) from a Fiesta. I replaced the integral regulator, but it failed quietly and without warning<br />
during initial load testing. I had a Honda Accord Nippondenso alternator from my 1600E project car (now rapidly<br />
becoming my donor car). This ND unit is also rated for 65 Amps and mounts directly to the existing Ford<br />
brackets and pulleys, requiring only two shimming washers on the adjusting bracket.<br />
LCCBC <strong>Volume</strong> <strong>27</strong> - <strong>Issue</strong> 3 / <strong>Jul</strong>y - <strong>Aug</strong>ust, 2006 Page 12
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