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manifold wrote:Rich, Did you ever fit that 216 instrument pod in your Mk3?

Me? No, I fitted an all in one Koso unit

It's weird seeing it all back to front....

I've toyed with the idea of getting one of those for a while, this week I finally got my Gold into a dry-ish environment.

manifold wrote:always fascinates me how they come to these decisions when bringing a car together.

Certainly inventive at times!

Brakes have probably caused me more head scratching than any other single component, Rover had a LOT of options in the 90's.

Pinger wrote:Is this still available?

It might be worth dropping David a private message, he hasn't logged in since before you first asked.

Not sure if I asked this earlier Rich, but is the Libra back on the road now after the recommissioning? Whats it like to insure?

Hi David,

No, still in pretty much the same state, the unit is unheated and I've become a bit of a jessie with age.

It isn't ridiculous to insure, low enough for me ...

LHD rack? whats the reasoning for that. gosh that must be a difficult item to source..

It is mounted upside down, not quite sure of the reasoning but yes they can be tricky to source, particularly the high ration version. Thankfully the original builder of my Libra made the effort and sourced a ...

manifold wrote:
I can imagine. I assume thats what the libra is using?

Yep, it actually takes very little from the MGF, but brakes and hubs, throttle cable, LHD steering rack and water pipes are on the list.

I've just had a set of 5 refurbished for the Libra. came to just under £100 each. They have done a fantastic job, but, were they available, I could have had a set of Team Dynamics for around the same.

Yes thats the thing isnt it Rich. Crying shame that its cheaper to buy new than have refurbed ...

I've just had a set of 5 refurbished for the Libra. came to just under £100 each. They have done a fantastic job, but, were they available, I could have had a set of Team Dynamics for around the same.

I got my wheels when you could still pick up Metros for scrap money, the ones on it right now are from a MG Turbo and I have a set of the original kit wheels in the lock up for refurbishment at some point.