Sylva Mojo

Hi, my name is Trevor, and here you can follow my build of a "Sylva Mojo" kit car. Please remember the oldest news is at the bottom of this page, so if you have not visited for a while, please read from the bottom up.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Mojo kit overview





In a quiet moment this afternoon, I took the opportunity to cast my eye over the finer points of the Mojo kit. The mojo is a rear engined two seater sports car, which uses an F1 style inboard front suspension set up with rocker arms.

To make life more comfortable I will be using a hydraulic clutch specially made for the mojo, (as per the last photo,) which comes with the master cylinder and slave cylinder for the gearbox end, a new gearbox release arm for use with this kit and a special plate for the slave cylinder to mount onto, that bolts straight onto the gearbox.

The chassis has been made with a narrower tunnel to allow more width inside the passengers and drivers area, and has been powder coated too.

I also have bought a fuel tank and a full exhaust system too, both designed for the mojo.

On the bodyshell side, I have asked for the older style smaller nose cone version for my kit, just personal preference.
In the top two photos’ you can see the main chassis tub and the nose cone, other GRP pieces include the two rear wings, two front wings and the rear engine cover.
Note the GRP is uncoloured, I will get it sprayed, but haven't decieded what colour looks best yet!

The third and fourth photos show the old Capri uprights compared to them after they had been modified and powder coated, what a difference! (The spindle is cover in thick tape so no powder coating got on it.) Most of the components are now gone, most notably the HUGE shock absorber and spring section. That now houses a ball joint for connection to the rocker arm later. A nice little feature of this, is the factory have welded the wing stays directly onto the upright, what an excellent and simple idea!