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[MAStuart]

Hi Jeff. If you get a chance, could you measure the back spacing on your 6 1/2 inch wheels? Just wondering where they put the inch when they started to make 7 1/2 inch FIA wheels. All in the back, all in the front, half and half, or something else? My wheel will not fit without bending the steering arm.

[1985 CCX]

I'll look tonight.

[1985 CCX]

All parts for the most part are collected.

Mag wheel backspace 2.75” give or take.
Front calipers rebuilt by Cobra Automotive along with steering arm PU.
Thank you Curt and team.

Front pistons cleaned and polished and new rubber applied.
Did keep the patina, no cleaning, on outside.
Steering arms = steel: not stainless as they stick to magnet
Could be alloyed but my guess steel.

Will test fit this weekend. Will bend steering arms if necessary.

[1985 CCX]

Bonus day!
Thanks to a delivery from my friend Craig Combs I now have rear calipers along with insulated e-brake cable.

They are beautiful pieces and will be seeing the gold car after I get front settled.

[1985 CCX]

Couple extra shares from Cobra Auto

Curt’s Manx
My friend Mark R. CSX4000 car about to ship to UK.

Thanks again to Cobra Automotive team as it’s always a great visit.

[1985 CCX]

Ok
So here is a steering arm comparison.
The original style is looking to way straight when compared.
Time to install.

[1985 CCX]

So as you can see I will need to bend the steering arms.
Search up my require high heat and a torch I will have to wait until next week in order to pull it off.
I will use the other steering arms as an aid to know how far to bend the units so that that will work without issues.
The steering arms do appear to be ferrous steel therefore not stainless even though it looks like stainless.