One of the things that I had on the to do list was chopping out the standard rear towing eye and repairing the rear member is is attached to. In my first rounds of work on the car it was evident that the panel was rotten, but I didn't have the expertise to tackle it.... Continue Reading →
Another job ticked off the list as the seat mountings have now been adjusted on the seat rails - positioned, drilled, compression tube welded in, ground down and primed. EPAS is now ready to be chopped and have the Lifeline boss welded on, which means we have a steering position at last.
After a bit of a pause in which not much happened on either car, some nice bits have arrived for the 16v which means that I can press on and get some bits finished off. I have to think ahead on a lot of different levels about how things will fit together and work once... Continue Reading →
White on clear TZ tapes came through for the Brother label writer so I was able to have a play around with some of the settings tonight to do some labels for the carbon panel. Worked out okay in the end.
This is one of the projects I mentioned. I am not going to run the steering wheel stalks and I will need to be able to control the Race Technologies Dash2 so I have gone down the route of a steering wheel mounted button panel. Mocked it up in cardboard: Gave the design some thought... Continue Reading →
I sold on my Sparco Revs. They were over ten years old and I wanted something with lateral head protection for when I'm wearing the weight of a helmet. I'd previously managed to pick up an OMP HTE on eBay, like it and decided that I'd get another, but then was offered a cranking deal... Continue Reading →
Finished the repair on the nearside inner wheel arch. I need to grind down and finish up these welds then seam weld this side of the engine bay. Then there's the repairs on the section where it joins onto the chassis rail, but the chassis rail shouldn't need any work. I also managed to pick... Continue Reading →
Had an ace day at the Practical Performance Car Show and the track session was a good bit of fun. Great to put a few faces to names from the 106 Rallye Register and see some of the cars in the metal. We had the largest owners' club stand as far as I could make... Continue Reading →
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