uk66fastback
Club Member
Incredible that 'engine braking' isn't part of the test ... once you learned it you always do it, nt rock up at warp speed now like the kids do and then bang on the anchors at the last minute - fifth to second gearbox change etc ...
I had a BMW pile past me the other day up to a roundabout and he then must have braked about 100-150m before I did, to get down to the speed to go though the thing ... maybe it was an auto ...
On my first Mustang I had four wheel drums and boy, were they poor. But a new master cylinder, some new fluid etc and adjusted correctly they were acceptable (just) ... you can see why the upgrade to discs at the front was populr back in the day and also now.
On my last Mustang, it had £££££ of Wilwood stuff on it, on all four corners, drilled this, carbon fibre that - complete overkill as the thing was hardly ever driven in anger.
I've gone full circle now and can't see why you would upgrade an old car with modern stuff (unless you're tracking it) - why not just drive a modern car? I want to drive an old car using the kinda equipment they used when the car was built.
I had a BMW pile past me the other day up to a roundabout and he then must have braked about 100-150m before I did, to get down to the speed to go though the thing ... maybe it was an auto ...
On my first Mustang I had four wheel drums and boy, were they poor. But a new master cylinder, some new fluid etc and adjusted correctly they were acceptable (just) ... you can see why the upgrade to discs at the front was populr back in the day and also now.
On my last Mustang, it had £££££ of Wilwood stuff on it, on all four corners, drilled this, carbon fibre that - complete overkill as the thing was hardly ever driven in anger.
I've gone full circle now and can't see why you would upgrade an old car with modern stuff (unless you're tracking it) - why not just drive a modern car? I want to drive an old car using the kinda equipment they used when the car was built.