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Appreciated - presume a Doohickey is same as a "thingy ma jig" 👍🤣 Pulled off the brake bias unit leaving 2 front and 1 rear outlets and will run direct, and as suggested MAYBE a rear limiter later. Cheers and Thx Again Mark

Thanks SO MUCH for that and makes sense - and different to the response I got from the kit suppliers " Go to the Haynes Manual, maybe a Mazda Forum, but if you connect it the wrong way the engine won't run"! Having owned a Lotus Esprit, those fuel pipes will be tight & double clamped and on a U.K. facebook page (British Cars) a Westfield 7 owner uploaded pictures of WHAT WAS his car! Echoed my thoughts on the brakes - they suggest leaving as is, but as the weight distribution is changed (close to 50/50) that didn't makes sense - when I built my JZR trike (think you guys call then "reverse" Trikes) which was Twin Ford Cortina Discs in the front and single Moto-Guzzi disc on the rear, I did just that with a F/R balance valve within reach whilst driving - it was fun to pwr slide that thing Thx Again Mark

Hi Jefferson- a question for ANYBODY on here, or would love to ask in U.S Tipo site (Perth is the most isolated City in the World and feels like it at times🤣) Trying to identify which of the 2 fuel pipes is feed and return? (I didn't strip the donor!) Pic shows the 2 - L & R - the right (front of motor) seems to terminate in the valve (2nd pic) itself at the end of the injector rail, and seems to have a "breather" pipe. The Left hand pipe seems to terminate somewhere behind it - thoughts guy's on which is FEED. Going back to orig Tipo order they specified ANY MX5 NB And some of us bought the 6speed which CAN'T be used. They were unwilling to consider cancellation, but offered to source & strip a Donor. Just so happened my U.K. based brothers car had failed it's annual inspection due to rust, but in the family for 15yrs, so known history - so they stripped & shipped with the kit, but didn't label fuel lines....

So on the brakes, mine has pipes 3 from the Master, on same circuit 1 to front, and 1 to a "balancer" that also has the 3rd - these two then becoming front and rear. Question is, is there a need for the balancer given the whole weight distribution is different so the "setting" of the balancer valve will be wrong. Are you guys doing a straight L & R front split?

Just a follow-up re the TEC Screws, found some that also "create" a standard MM thread, and fitted the floor today, NO pre-drilling, only 1 shear where the pre punched hole aligned with a WELD Edge. They supplied 100 so grabbed 50 to try👍 Steering wheel by Moto-Mole Grip-Lita

Terry in N.Z and I are both giving "feedback" via Kay inc a suggestion of a link to the YouTube video of the short shift installation

Wanted to join the Tipo US Facebook page but rejected as in Oz which I understand - but as only 2 of us in Oz & 1 in N.Z. abd we talk ANYWAY, but it would have been helpful to share with more builders. Did a quick measure on the TEC screws, difference between the "drill" and thread is 2mm, no wonder they shear in the chassis wall! tried some of the ones I normally use 0.9mm and work fine - looks like a trip to the hardware store. Only other to date is the clutch MC bracket, the main hole and bolt hokes not in line so needed filing, and Brake MC / Pipe layout different to the video

Agreed - most of us ARE understanding, and why I've NOT let it cloud my opinion of the product - 40yrs a Commercial Photographer I can rate good, average, poor, company attitude and honesty ALWAYS wins👍

Thx - the picturef trike is a JZR - About 300 produced, great, but scary as hell! Fun to build - Guzzi 1060 engine, and a reverse gear that was operated by a lever that engaged a Kawasaki starter motor onto the drive shaft that ran from motor to swingarm- HAD TO BE IN NEUTRAL OR BANG! so fitted a 3 stage "safety" process through relays - Neutral light ON, allowed Dash Switch ON and then Engage button on the lever👍 My Dino Replica, sadly never took a pic, was in a V.W. floor pan but I fitted a Ford Kent 1600cc 4 cylinder with twin Webber carbs. There are a few "Karmas" around, an owners club, and a racing group as it evolved to have mid engine Ford V6

This is my 3rd kit - early 80's V.W. based Dino replica called Karma, 2018 Moto Guzzi engined JZR trike- BRILLIANT, not a single instruction but simple, and this. 2yr wait was IMO opinion going to market before production capabilities in place, but seems sorted now. Engineering and Quality ABSOLUTELY superb, some question weight but when you see the chassis you understand especially when compared to the Westfield X1 I considered. ALL bits are high quality except I think the tex / Tec screws for the panels need pilot holes or want to shear due to chassis wall thickness - so a fair bit of drilling but alloy panel fit is great, and GRP is well finished and pre-hung. NO instructions BEYOND the build video which whilst good is not comprehensive - could do with a "cheat sheet" inc links - quality aftermarket short shift kit with appalling b&w photo copy instructions- yet YouTube video is an easy job.... My relationship with them is strained through delays and from my perspective broken promises and agreements, and subsequent increased shipping costs during that period (shipping coming down again) , but that isn't a reflection of the product, more a couple of people. YES it would be a great 1st time kit, and the quality will reduce frustration And cost make it harder to NOT finish it.

Hi From Perth Western Australia - I have the 1st Tipo184 in Oz, chassis NO 11, and now ANOTHER in N.Z. And a 3rd being built in Sydney. Slow progress due to also restoring a Big Healey, and a certain amount of disillusionment after 2yrs between order and arrival. Subframes overhauled, new discs, braided pipes and overhauled calipers, supplied new shockies, Drivetrain hopefully in this weekend, and a trial fit of the bulkhead and floor. Dash complete - all "overseen" by a little of Dad in a Motorcycle Brake Master Cylinder

Healey ready to come back from painting - combining running gear from a VERY BENT 58 chassis and a Straight 60 BT7. That Enfield looks like a nice 500 classic with cafe' racer twist👍

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Hi Jefferson - from mark in Perth, Western Australia - would love to hear your experience to date My Kit is finally on it's way, due to arrive Dec 22nd - so Large & Expensive Xmas Present to myself..... alongside restoring a Big Healey, a 56 MGA, and a couple of Enfield's. Purchased a donor (Expensive in Oz) as per specs only to find the 6 speed is not useable - fortunately my brother in the U.K. had an MOT Failure so that was stripped and put into the container. Not sure how o send P.M's -but happy to give you my email address: markld1960@gmail.com and in touch with a builder in N.Z - so be good to share Pics of Tipo and a Guzzi Engined JZR I built