Clydes 72 2.5ST recreation project

[Terminator]

Looking good - the front may need a bigger spacer - if you are trying to exactly replicate homologation picture.

JR

I think the angle of the pic has something to do with the different look as I am more to the left and hence can see more inside the front guard I guess I have 7 days now to try to nail it exactly!!!

Both have 7" rims on the front too

[Jeff Eelkema]

Have you driven it yet? interested in how it changes steering feel etc as you shift the centre line of the wheel out?

[Terminator]

Nope, rain last 2 days

[Terminator]

Came along way in the last 13 years, longest I have ever owned 1 car by a long way


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[marcus_cottrill]

amazing what a cut and polish can do

[griffiths_r]

i always thought wheel spacers weren’t a legal mod?

wouldn’t be the first time i’m wrong though... happens frequently according to claire

Following some feedback I decided to add 18mm spacers to the front wheels to fill out the guard more and 7mm to the rear to make it look more like factory also.

I do think it looks better and more like the ones delivered from the factory which after all was the brief for the build the white car being our template

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[Terminator]

i always thought wheel spacers weren’t a legal mod?

wouldn’t be the first time i’m wrong though... happens frequently according to claire

May not be but sure looks better and 73 RS Carrera had spacers in the rear from factory if STD 7" wheels were specified.

[pocketscience]

May not be but sure looks better and 73 RS Carrera had spacers in the rear from factory if STD 7" wheels were specified.

That's the difference - I believe from factory is fine, but aftermarket not so much. Varies state to state too.

[Jeff Eelkema]

Not legal in QLD but I suspect lots of stuff with this car wouldn't be legal up here but most inspectors wouldn't know what was factory and what wasn't :-)

[Terminator]

Not legal in QLD but I suspect lots of stuff with this car wouldn't be legal up here but most inspectors wouldn't know what was factory and what wasn't :-)

Not all 100% here either but the VASS inspector at the time was far more interested in my 9000 mile Alfa Romeo than his job at hand, he didn't even notice the plexan windows which
probably would need to be replaced with glass when time to sell arrives.

[patrick911]

That's easy to resolve Clyde.... just don't sell it

[klasikcis]

That's easy to resolve Clyde.... just don't sell it

And make sure you do not attract a defect notice from the boys in blue!

[Terminator]

Got it's first wash ever today

After some discussion with Hugh and swapping of photos made some minor changes to the engine lid to make it match the "äs delivered" which has been the mantra from day one.

Also fitted some new Porsche Classic door strikers and had some keys cut onto correct blanks which are now housed in a correct pouch.

White car is the last factory ST as it was being delivered from the factory.

The journey never finishes.

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