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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Andrew Robert Breen wrote:
SD1: Yup. Come to that, any V8 SD1 should fill the mark. The steering
isn't that (immediately) confidence-inspiing, but it works well once
you're used to it.

It makes a deal of difference which rack is fitted, as there are three.
The Cam Gears one is the best. The others are too light and lacking in
feel.

Aha. That could explain a good deal.

The gearbox - well, the manual is OK. Not driven
an SD1 slushmatic but it might work well.

It's as good as any three speed, really. The manual isn't the world's best
box. ;-)

Well, it's better than the big Ford manuals of the time, not that's saying
a lot. ISTR 2nd and 4th being - difficult - until it warmed up, though

Goes, handles. Brakes (like
anytjhing from that era) are marginal by modern standards. It's not
hard to run an SD1 out of anchors - if you're careless.

The vented discs and four pot calipers on the EFI models are ok - just.
The early ones are more than marginal for a car of that performance.

Stepping from a Citroen GSA to an earlyish SD1 V8 could lead to
moments of interest, as I found out once.

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Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group
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