The end of october has come and my road tax is expiring tonight so I thought I would take Carrie for a final blast before I start to strip her for a respray.It was also the first road test of my rear mounted spare. I fitted the spare a week or so ago but felt unsure of the strength of the glassfibre boot and boot lid so I had a couple of substantial steel frames (2.5" wide and 6mm thick) welded up to go inside the lid and the boot surround and it has really stiffened it up. a pair of mini hinges and two chrome turn button locks in addition to the existing boot lock have made it extremely rigid. 
The balance of the car feels a bit different with the extra weight at the back making the steering a touch lighter. I think it looks so much better now than with the sidemount. I'm still toying with the idea of a leather strap as a 'belt and braces' effort as I am still a little worried that the spinner might vibrate off depositing the spare in the path of following traffic. The trip out was fantastic, it's a lovely time of year here on the edge of the Lakes and the roads were virtually empty, The new stainless exhaust system has a really rorty note and sounded awesome in the narrow country lanes. I loved every minute and took a few pics.
The balance of the car feels a bit different with the extra weight at the back making the steering a touch lighter. I think it looks so much better now than with the sidemount. I'm still toying with the idea of a leather strap as a 'belt and braces' effort as I am still a little worried that the spinner might vibrate off depositing the spare in the path of following traffic. The trip out was fantastic, it's a lovely time of year here on the edge of the Lakes and the roads were virtually empty, The new stainless exhaust system has a really rorty note and sounded awesome in the narrow country lanes. I loved every minute and took a few pics.
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