Fitting MSC into re re frog....

[Brooklands 280]

is it as easy as it was as fitting it into the origional frog? are all the fixings there, anyone done it?

i need one of mine to have the retro look to it, also what turn motor can a MSC take (was hoping for a 15 double)?

[acorn]

To fit a MSC, you would need the ally plate and the plastic spacers,

plus the screws of course. Appart from that it should be simple. I am assuming the same plate mounting holes are there. Look

in the manuals section of this site to get an exact idea.

You can run a 15 double but the MSC probably wont last long. It

will arc horribly and eventually burn out. I think the two white

resistors will suffer too. Personally wouldnt run much more than a 21,

and I think that still might strain the MSC. Might be worth trying to

source a MSC from something like a 959 that origionally came with a

Technigold motor. That should be beefier.

Now thats out of the way, i have to ask. Do you actually own a

Brooklands 280? If so Im jealous, its one of my fav retro cars. I

just love the V6 and the RWD slidability!!!!

[Brooklands 280]

Cheers for the advice mate, il try a 19 turn on it to start with, was planing on just keeping the thing flat out on the beech and hardly using the first and second speeds, maybe even detaching the resistor copletely so its like a hair trigger full speed type thing, was hoping the lack of grip on sand wouldnt load the motor up too much anyway, il let you know how it goes.

had a couple of 280s, first one was in 98, pretty rotten to be honest so i drive the mot out of it and stripped the valuable wheels, leather and slip off it and made 500 more than what i payed for the car, used the profits to buy a much better condition 3.0S.

the second 280 came through my hands about a year ago after having been stolen,recovered and left in a garden to rot for 9 years... rotten wasnt the word, it was gone everywhere...paid 300 for it, stripped it for parts and got around 1300 back, kept the wheels tho, theyre on my 2 litre now.

had about 23 capris in total from a mk1 1300 right through to a mk3 S 3100 x pack, the hot tuned pinto is by far the one ive had most fun driving though, way quicker 0-60 than iether the essex or cologne V6 in standard form, its got the cam, st2 head, dcoe sidedraughs and i kept the 1.6 4 speed and axle..its a flying machine, propper little screamer!

[Brooklands 280]

Sorted it tonight.

fitted the MSC plate from an old K Blackfoot i had, fits in the hole but not perfect so raided a hornet for its steering link arm to link the MSC to a servo, turned out fine.

have fitted a 15 turn and geared the box right down low to try and take the strain off the motor a little, as it will be run on loose sand im hoping this wont load the motor up too much.

only concern is the battery and motor wires in the latest MSCs dont look half as thick as the ones on my origional frog.

[acorn]

Should be fun!!!!! I might be wrong but I think the wires are better

quality now, so they dont need to be so thich as the old ones. Whatever

the case, Im sure you will find out the truth of the matter soon

enough!!!!!

 Those poor 280's !!!!! I used to own a 3.0s and loved it.

Very torquey. Loved the way I could lazily keep the thing in 4th most

of the time!!! But I always envied the 280 boys though.

I know what you mean about having the wrong diff and gear box

with the wrong engine. My first car was a MkII 1.1 escort. I dumped the

engine for a mildly tuned 1.6 but kept the 1.1 drive train. It was

great from a standing start, but completely ran out at arround 80mph !!!

 

[Brooklands 280]

No Acorn, my gearings pefect, ive had 128 showing on the speedo (on a private test track of course), thats 3 more an any of my two-eights managed, and 8 more than any three litre ive had, and it gets there a sight quicker than both of the big vee,s.

Dont envy the 280 boys mate, the 3.0S allways was and allways will be the king!

[acorn]

No Acorn, my gearings pefect, ive had

128 showing on the speedo (on a private test track of course), thats 3

more an any of my two-eights managed, and 8 more than any three litre

ive had, and it gets there a sight quicker than both of the big vee,s.

Dont envy the 280 boys mate, the 3.0S allways was and allways will be the king!

 

Sorry, dont quite know where I got the idea you had different gearing.

Pleased you think the 3.0s is king, but the 280's have those

lurvly wheels, leather interior, LSD and they are that nice green

colour!!!!! Ok, lets agree that the best thing is to own one of

each!!!!!!!!

Mind you, you cant play at Bodie and Doyle properly in a 280 !!!!!