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Just had mine MOT'd. Rear weight 740kgs, Front weight 820kgs  Total weight 1560 kgs spare wheel in plus jack but not much fuel, under an eighth.
   Under bonnet it is written : 1700 kgs, 860F, 860R. - Two times 860 equals 1720 kgs!
   Hand book says 1510kgs.  Max permissible axle weights:- 875 kgs front, 950kgs rear.  Total 1825kgs
   Mine has 4.6 Quad cam. also has a composite bonnet not alloy. 245 tyres at rear not 255.
   Just to add to the confusion!!

Thank you for that information.
   I have an anomaly to put to the forum.
   When driving steadily, cruising, the temp gauge stays at approx 90 c. When using the right pedal and using the gears the temp climbs up to 110 c.. It has never boiled or lost any coolant. Could this be a sensitive sender unit or sensitive gauge?  Once we are back cruising again the temp comes back to 90 c. Jaguar, when moving up from 4.2 litre to their V12 5.3, fitted an air scoop below the grill to increase the air flow to the radiator. The Brooklands AC has a similar small grill for the size of engine.

My car is DE 1069.  which makes it the ninth car made after the last one !!!!??
   Good idea a get together, but  Northumberland is a long way north.

B N Wood still has Brooklands  Ace chassis no. DE 1069 engine no. WF 200009. A quad cam 4.6lt mustang cobra.
   Could this be a South African car?

Hello everyone,
   I have a CD which I will copy and send down. You need Turbo Cad to open it though. I had trouble with my hood but it is now working.
   To start the process here are the basic operations which everyone else has mentioned:
   1.Hand brake on
   2.Lower windows to half open at least
   3.Undo center catch and open the hood about a foot
   4.Operate the switch either way and the red light in the switch should light up. I think it is back to lower
   Sometimes the hood will complete the whole cycle. sometimes it stops and I have to release the switch and then press again. You have to hold the switch for the duration of the operation.
   If the light does not come on has the bulb blown in the switch? This may break the circuit if it has, but do not know for sure.
   Good Luck

Hood now working perfectly,fingers crossed,two top ups to the reservoir after several up and down sequences allowed the system to complete the cycle.Having cleaned the reservoir out, ie disconnecting from the car to do it,air got into the pipes and rams which took a while to purge.
   The door locks are now playing up.I couldn't unlock with either the key or the Sigma widget.I had locked with the key but pressed the sigma widget to unlock. Ten minutes of pressing and turning the key in both locks got nowhere even though the sound effects suggested it was unlocking, when suddenly the door opened for no apparent reason.

Thanks for that Max. I've been busy but have managed to get the hood up again. Now when I use the button to lower the hood the rear rises up and sometimes the tonneau release releases. Then nothing. There is obviously a switch not letting the electrics know how far it has got and letting it proceed to the next sequence. I will try and check the various connections to the micro switches to see whether I have not forgotten to reconnect one. I hope it is that easy! I read somewhere that the switches are on the right hand side. There seems to be back pressure in the rams that lift the tonneau now. This prevents me from lifting it manually. I have not tried any force yet.

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   1998 Mk2 5ltr supercharged Ford Mustang engined. One of only 2 made.
   Also has a 1955 Ace with AC engine.
   Also on his website www.mikeabbasclassiccars.co.uk

Saw this advert in the April Classic Cars mag page 145.
   1995 finished in Arctic Silver. One of only 46 produced with 4428 miles from new. Three owners. £34995 asking price. Have our cars increased in value ?
   Camberley Marine and Sports Cars LTD have it for sale. www.cms-gb.com
   The forum has been quiet !!

Number 1 of three made, to be sold by H and H at Duxford on 16 Oct 2013 Lot no. 62
   Chassis No. SA9AC2800VA03001 Engine No. VF100001,   4600 cc
   Been well done up looking at the photos. Made in 1999 . Can be viewed on their website. Estimated price £9000 - £11000.
   More info on Pistonheads. Anyone interested?

The electric mechanism has failed. The light flashes by the hand brake but no sound from the pumps motor. When trying to raise it manually the top comes up ok but the rear does not come up far enough for the tonneau to clear it. The rams for this seemed stuck but on diconnecting these they were quite free. The fault seems to be that the rear section has folded too far, over centre and jammed. I have with the help of my son tried to force the rear down but no joy. I have noticed that two screw headed bolts, which the hood pivots on have come adrift on one side so the whole hood off to get at these.
   a.Has anyone had a similar problem? What was the remedy?
   b.What oil is used in the hydraulic reservoir? There is a layer of gunge in the bottom, so will clean out and refill.
   c.Is there a fuse anywhere for the hood motor?
   d.a wiring diagram would be useful. no mention of a hood in either of the fuse boxes.
   e.Did Karmann have anything to do with the design and manufacture.