After getting the throttle in last Sunday, I arrived home from work on Monday (in the rain) and my kids said "Why don't you see if it drives Dad?". Hard to argue with that logic so I donned the Puma Drift Cats (the only shoes for driving a Clubman) and headed out to the garage. After warming her up for a few minutes, we set out on an exploratory trip up the driveway (cameos and stupid commentary courtesy of kids shooting the video).
First drive video
So not very exciting, but it proved a few things. Firstly, the clutch master cylinder positioning is good, and the clutch take up and release points aren't bad, and there is no drag (this means the engine and gearbox stay in). Secondly, the brakes work, just need to release the pivot bearing a little to the get full pedal return. Lastly, because it was nearly dark when I tested it, I was able to test all the dash lighting and switches, and they all work as well. So all in all, a good if not massively exciting test run.
On the second run I gave the throttle a little stab, and was shocked at how hard it wanted to take off.....cannot wait to get it out and running properly!!!!
The car is now back up on chassis stands and I am ripping bits off it in order to get things finalised. Not long now!!!
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