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by mogs001
Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:37 am
Forum: Series 2
Topic: Series 2 upgrades
Replies: 5
Views: 4114
Great Britain

Re: Series 2 upgrades

jerome
the box was installed in 2016 by Martin Lanes who has carried out all the work on the car for me.
BTW Martin has sold the business to his former workshop manager, Phil Gibson, and is now known as Gibson Classics.
by mogs001
Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:51 pm
Forum: Series 2
Topic: Series 2 upgrades
Replies: 5
Views: 4114
Great Britain

Re: Series 2 upgrades

The T5 gearbox is as used on the Ford Mustang so is bullet proof. It is a tight fit but both the gearshift quality and the high gearing in 5th are amazing. It gives 40 mph / 1000 rpm so cruising is very relaxing and economical on fuel. The down side is the cost - around £6000 . The combination of EF...
by mogs001
Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:15 pm
Forum: Series 2
Topic: Series 2 upgrades
Replies: 5
Views: 4114
Great Britain

Series 2 upgrades

I have had my 1968 S2 since Sept 2015. It was a perfectly standard and fairly useable car but since then it has been upgraded by marque specialist Martin Lanes. It now has Emerald fuel injection, T5 gearbox, uprated suspension with GAZ dampers, sealed for life ball joints and UJs, hydraulic power st...