I had already reported that a twin H4 cab is supposed to provide the fuel supply to the engine. On a left-hand drive Mini, however, the brake master cylinder and the float chamber of the left carburettor fight for the same space in the engine compartment. The float chamber is the smarter one and therefore moves to the other side of the carburettor
. The carburettors should be protected as well as possible from the heat from the LCB manifold. A heat shield for twin H4 as left-hand drive is not available. So I converted and adapted an old heat shield for twin HS2. I simply flipped one side around, but had to cut off the actual plate and weld it back up side down. You can still see the weld. I also had to shorten both upper edges to gain excess to the manifold bolts later. When I upgraded the front brakes, I ground the ball joints into their union nuts with valve grinding paste before mounting them. Although they are NOS ball joints, which are said to be of very good quality, the contact surface of ball stud and nut does not wear flat. It is advisable to adjust both items to each other beforehand. This way, wear can be noticeably reduced.
And now a few small modifications in the engine compartment. I have always wondered why there is no service cutout in the left-hand inner wing panel to get excess from the wheel housing to the connection of the brake hose, like on the radiator side. So I cut an opening there. The larger hole just above it is for changing the clutch while the engine is installed. It is in line with the crankshaft, so you can get to the clutch puller from the wheel housing with an extension and work with a large lever arm. Even though it's very unlikely that I'll ever need it on the Broadspeed, it's like having an umbrella with you just in case.
