Shed movements

Well the Spitfire left the Shed last weekend ,I hope it provides as much fun for the new owner as it did for me,to make myself feel better about it going I bought some cider and cut the grass,still grumpy on the Sunday I started making a new work bench for the  new shed ,sorted some bits out from the old falling down shed and during the week, when Daddy duties permitted, started taking the Scimitar apart.

(I also started paid work on Wednesday so shed time will become very precious over the next few months)

Ive left the camera in the shed so will post some pictures up next time with details of work done so in the meantime here is a picture of the work bench and the tree it was made out of!

 

 Ive also been trying to learn about the various combinations of parts bins that were raided to build the Scimitar SE6a- Ive got it in my head that the brake master cylinder from a stag is very similar and could be a viable cheaper  "plan B mod" than the original expensive item - I'm sure the Stag was a 7/8" bore tandem Lockheed  master with 10.6" discs using Lockheed calipers (which I have put on my MK1 2000 they work bloody great over the originals) 

The later Scimitar SE6a uses Lockheed the earlier SE6 uses Girling - SE6 changed into SE6a (around 1976) Ive found a listing for SE6 brake discs at 275mm which in old money is 10.8"  - Its been mentioned on the very helpful www.scimitarweb.co.uk forum that the SE6 disc was slightly larger than the  SE6a disc - I wonder if a Stag disc would also fit ? Who knows until I can get back in the shed and have a measure up - glad I fitted the stag set up to the 2000 now

-interestingly the Stag compared its self to the Scimitar GTE and classed it as a rival- see  table below

THE STAG AND ITS RIVALS

	Max speed	0-60mph	30-50mph	Overall
	(mph)	(sec)	(sec)	mpg
Triumph Stag	116	9.3	8.1	20.7
MGB GT V8	125	7.7	6.2	19.8
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	115	8.9	10.9	20.8
Datsun 240Z	125	8.3	9.0	25.7
Lotus Elan +2S	121	7.7	8.5	21.0
Mercedes-Benz 280SL	121	9.3	8.8	19.0
Peugeot 504 V6 coupe	117	9.3	-	18.0
Ford Capri 3000GT	113	10.3	-	19.3
Reliant Scimitar GTE	120	8.7	7.6	21.7