Well, in the last three weeks we’ve achieved a fair bit of small but critical works, in the run up to the cars first outing at Brands next weekend.
First up I created, an actuation mechanism for the reverse system, so that I could operate it by a simple tension cable, and solenoid. I’m fairly [...]
Archive of posts tagged Side Pods
Finally Getting ready for Brands
Blimey. Never done that before!
Ok there’s been a fair bit of progress since the last post, following the succesful test of the cooling system last time round I decided that I probably no longer need a manual fan override, and that I should just probably rely on a thermostatic switch to kick the fans in and out at say [...]
WhoHoo! She Rolls and Runs :-)
I’ve made great progress today.
First up was the lefthand, side pod duct. this was still only roughly trimmed to remove the rough edges from the moulding process, so it needed trimming to fit around the radiators at the back, and the suspension mounts at the front. this takes ages to do, as you want to [...]
Ok Lets Get back in the Game
Right, Firstly I seem to have fixed (or at least circumvented) the image loading issues with Wordpress, so I can get back in the game of updating this blog apologies for the interrupted service of late.
Secondly and more importantly watching the fist two races of the RGB season from the side of the track hasn’t [...]
Fitting up the new floors
With both floors and side channels now made, it is time to fit them to the car. So we postioned the car on the stands, and started fitting things together.
At the rear this involved reworking the radiator mounts, as the rads sit on the floor. We made the decision to actually use the radiator to [...]
Progress Continues
Well progress on mouldings for the new side pods continues. Since my last post we’ve laid up the complete right hand floor , buck, mould and moulding.
So the usual process applied, which was. Make the buck out of a sheet of contiboard, with appropriate joints and upstands. The buck you’ll recall is an exact [...]
More Side Pod Progress
Sorry for no recent updates, but actually that’s been because I’ve got nothing done since the last update in mid December, we’ve been away on holiday over Christmas you see and now I can say I’ve learned to snowboard But today I got back in the garage groove and started assembly of [...]
And finally, we get to make a moulding.
Most of this weekend seems to have been spent apply mould release wax to the side pod channel mould, and then buffing it off again. On new moulds, particularly large ones, its is good practice to apply a fair few coats before the mould’s first use. Some sources say as many as 12, but I [...]