Re: Re: Rear Engine Mounting 11BL

Absolutely lovely Bryan – I am very envious. In fact I’d go as far as to say I’m in love!

I’ve actually fitted MGF seats in the Amazon – more for the headrest than anything else as Amazon seats are famously comfortable.The MGF seats are leather and have a pleated, slightly retro look that is not out of place. I gather it is fairly straightorward to graft the Amazon disc brakes onto the PV and the Girling calipers seem to have been used by numerous manufacturers (about £200 on exchange) – including Reliant on the early Scimitars. The expensive bit is the servo at nearly £350. I rebuilt mine this year after it failed in heavy rain and left me with 45 miles to drive home on the handbrake in the dark (but I do love an adventure; unlike my wife who gets angry if I appear to be enjoying myself in times of adversity!)

Having got fed up with viewing ‘over-advertised’ cars I ended up buying mine through a dealer in the west country but even then on a 250 mile drive home I had the fanbelt go after 30 miles and then one of the calipers siezed near Bedford. So it was – let it cool down a little, open the bleed nipple and screwdriver the pads back and then 60 miles on the handbrake.

Back to using the forum for what it is supposed to be used for. Still intrigued by my car’s lack of keyed ignition but I’ll ask at the meeting tonight. I’ve attached a couple of pictures of the old and new rear mounts. Like you I can’t understand why it would be screwed up tight against the top other than to stop engine movement, but having replaced it and centred it the engine is beautifully stable.