Type 9 Hydraulic Clutch conversion

The plan was to follow the US design and use a Wilwood pull slave cylinder.
But, the type 9 gearbox has the clutch lever on the opposite side so the Wilwood pull cylinder gets in the way of the offset oil filter.

It wouldn't be a problem if the oil cooler (oil/water heat exchanger) wasn't leaking. So, unless I replace it or try a remote oil cooler sandwich plate I need a backup plan.

I had a search on the web and found a few tried and tested solutions. pistonheads was the version I decided to copy. It seems its also used on the TVRs .

 A design was made in cardboard and then drawn in CAD for the laser cutting.

A landrover slave was "found" in the garage.
The bore may be too big.

The template was bashed into shape.

A few flaws in the design meant a little cutting and adjustment was required at the pointy end.

It looks like it might work..  I haven't welded the seams yet.

Also it may get in the way of the sunbeam body.

Next time I have a few spare days I'll finish it off and test it with the master cylinder.

Note the Capri headers. Rusty and sawn off. These are available off the shelf - but look like they will definitely be in the way.




Update

 The slave cylinder works ok but the combination with Wilwood master and landrover slave doesn't match well. So I fitted a landrover master as well.
A few shims were made to be able to adjust the master position and still be able to adjust the clevis.

The clevis itself was hard to find