Project 427 FE Mk IV
Made some real progress yesterday. Drivers RHD footbox cut out and narrowed, pedal box cantilever frame cut through......all without sawing through alloy body, just 3/4” away. Now all set to shorten the box as no longer have to accommodate cable clutch quadrant. Determined that it will look factory to untrained eyes. It’s one thing that is working with me and will introduce more air into and out of engine bay, now the wing vents are unrestricted.
Next will be shortening the pedal box, moving the column 2” where it exits into the engine bay.
We will make a one piece bulkhead to bulkhead transmission tunnel, so the gearbox, bellhousing, clutch can all be removed from the interior, leaving the big motor in situ.
All the experts have told me that you can’t make a good job of this installation, but that doesn’t mean you can do the best job that’s been done. Maybe a better job job, than even Autokraft did of the 11 427s they made. Certainly there’s room for improvement there, despite the Mk IV being a generally very well constructed car. Even has a prop roll hoop as standard. I wonder how many Mk IV owners know that?
I’m also aware that in the end we have to detune the engine a little to make it more driveable, but that’s months and months away.