Been a bit slack on the updates as working on some other stuff as well as the racecar.
Cage mounts going in:
Loaded on the truck and off for paint:
Interior and engine bay done:
Stripping down some hubs for powder coat in the mean time:
All done. Camera doesn’t really do the neon paint much justice:
Another delivery has arrived at PerformanceTek, Aero front bumpers and Cooper S rears.
Today has been a day of mounts.
First the adjustable suspension top mounts:
Zinc plated steel sandwich design with spherical bearings.
Next up, cage mounts:
All welded up front, last of the brackets and seam sealer coming out.
Also received our first box of goodies today. 2 rebuilt sets of dampers back from LEDA
Remember all the unnecessary brackets removed from the red car, 2.4 kg of them? Facelift brackets are a touch beefier…
Time to get rid of the remains of the captive threads we cut out. Before and after
This bits rather fun to be honest
Is there no end to this car’s seam sealer?!
Some shots of the engine bay and turrets getting the seam sealer stripped off them for stitch welding per the regulations.
Whilst I was loosing my mind, and partially my hearing, on grinding out that, Gerry was on bracket detail. Drilling out the spot welds on unnecessary brackets and skins. The facelift ones for the tunnel and grab handles are notably heavier, we’ll weigh them tomorrow for a comparison against the first car.