Oh the joy of the Cosworth engine! A wonderful thing to behold!


Richard, thought I'd just take the opportunity to add to your example of protecting the vulnerable areas of the hand brake cable.
My car seems to eat handbrake cables as it suffers from that dreaded common problem of the outer sheathing cracking up in the first few inches just outside the rear back plates' This allows water to penetrate to the inner cable and rust then eventual seizure/ snapping occurs. Previously I have used grease to lengthen the life of the cables but this attracts grit and as these things are a ridiculous price I looked for a better solution! So last time I used plumbing self amalgamating tape which I then covered with electrical insulating tape and sealed both ends with small cable ties.
Seems to be working well, no water ingress and the handbrake worked perfectly all last year! Thought others might like to try this cheap fix to extend the life of their cables and no MOT advisories either. I wonder whether it might be a good idea to apply this protection from new fitment as I have a feeling that the plastic sheathing might be breaking down from being pelted by road grit from the front wheels? Our Welsh roads are covered in loose surface debris so perhaps I suffer more than most.