We've got a bit of a mega list of jobs that still need doing on the car, but we've been working our way through them. Amongst many other jobs, this week Craig's done: Tow Hooks: At the rear a drop bracket was made so the hook could exit through the standard hole in the bumper. The front one was a bit easier as it's bolted directly to the chassis rail. A very weird looking water bleed aid. Previously we were having to bleed the system while it was running, and it would sometimes take 3 goes. And last night he completed the milling on the new ARE dry sump, so is currently TIG welding a plate to seal it all back up and add the structure back in, which is quite an important aspect of this improved sump apparently as it stops the block twisting at high power. The master at work! This isn't finished, the sides still need filling in.
Paul from Magic Aero's back this week. We're giving ourselves a little more clearance on the rear arches, not to have more of a gap between arch and tyre, but so we have the ability to run bigger tyres if we need to down the road. Pauls then done a lot of prep work, and is taking final mould actually on the car, which he will pull and take away to create the final arches in some posh semi flexible material. Here's the car as it stands with the gel coat layer of the mould applied. This will be left to go off a little before the fibreglass is applied. Then the lot will be left overnight to cure, and will be removed tomorrow.
Moulds cured: It takes quite a lot of effort to release them. The plug (completed overfenders) come off with the mould, as Paul has to complete the finer parts of the mould on the bench, like the edges around the lip. This is much easier to do on the bench than upside down while on the car.
Ready for some posh? Craigs sorted a bracket for the RaceTechnologies Dash2. He's still working on the wiring, so don't worry about the mess in the pictures, but it sits perfectly within the Driftworks Nardi steering wheel and the wireless steering wheel buttons. Fabricating a lightweight alloy neck to bring the dash towards the wheel, as the drivers position is so far back in the car. Here's a couple of work in progress pics. I'll get a proper photo once the wirings complete and the cars dash panels back in etc.
Today we managed to get a very last minute first test session in at Wheels. The car is brutal! A rear caliper bracket span on the axle so we lost 90% of our braking, but thought we'd carry on anyway, and managed to do two new sets of 285 RSRs to the chords.
