Mcalvert

Re the question on sew on badges on racesuits needing to be fire retartant and sewn on with fire retartant thread, we have looked through the blue book and cannot find reference to this requirement . Does anyone have any pointers tyo what we may have missed, or was this a proposal that did not end up being ratified?

Mike - I have one sitting in the garage doing nothing - yours for a donation to NTL if you want it.

Not sure how best to get it to Bristol though - I am Jn 7 of the M4.

Regards,

Michael.

Bad luck Rob I'm sure it will be worth it when you get it back though...

Michael.

Anything's possible, but I've a feeling I might get a bit precious about my nice new paintwork and not let anyone near with a beer in their hand (except myself obviously)...

Michael.

Right - According to TSK, I should have the car back ready for the weekend of the 12th January, so I know what my weekends are going to be filled with for the forseeable future ❗

If anyone is free and fancies lending a hand in the rebuild, they will be made extremely welcome!

Happy New Year to All!

Michael.

Long shot, but does anyone have a set of Tillets for sale (maybe after over indulging at Xmas?!?)

Michael.

All the gear and no idea - that's me! Particularly when it comes to the electrics - unfortunately, the first thing to go in!

Michael.

Rob - with the offers of help that I have had (thanks all!) I think you've got a race on your hands!

All the best - Michael.

Wow - thanks all - I'm now feeling less worried about this rather daunting prospect! Hope to see some of you "chez Calvert" in the new year!

Thanks again - Michael.

As you may know (or have seen on the "fridge door" in this month's LF) - our car H5 URF has made a visit back to Arch for a rebuild. As of today she should be at TSK for painting and we hope to have the chassis back in the garage early in the new year.

Stripping the car was a major step for me, not being the most mechanically minded, so the rebuild will be another step into the unknown. The plan is, if possible, to have the car back on the road for the Llandow shakedown on 29 March, and whatever happens, ready for the beginning of the Sprint season. If there is anyone who is able to lend a hand for a few hours at the weekend in the new year to help make this possible, we'd really appreciate it We live in Burnham, between Maidenhead, Windsor and Slough, just off of jn 7 of the M4. If anyone has the time to spare to help - that would be fantastic - happy to make donation to NTL to help us get back onto road and track....

Many thanks - Michael & Tam.

Edited by - Mcalvert on 3 Jan 2008 12:37:43

Rivnuts for the scuttle - makes it a doddle to remove in future

Michael.

Can't help with the rev limit question, but I'd be lost without the shift lights when on track. They are just in your peripheral vision and provide the information needed to get your shift points rigjht. I use the Omex unit which is small, easy to set up and very effective.

Michael.

Hi Andrew! I use the SPA Formula mirrors - I used to have the flat glass on the side mirrors, but am getting convex for next year for a better field of view.

However, the problem that I found (and I believe that this is common) is that the standard stalks are too short and do not look sufficiently above the rear wheel arches. If you call SPA directly, they will do you a longer pair of arms which overcome this problem - I forget the exact additional height but it's something line 1"1/2 and it makes a lot of difference.

Regards - Michael.

Angus - it's being worked on at Arch - hopefully will come back painted and ready to start reassembly before Christmas

Michael.

Go-on Angus -wotcha got?

Michael.

Chomp Chomp Chomp. Thanks Adrian

(the diet starts tomorrow...)

Michael.

Ah, but Nifty - when madam says "What do you want for Christmas" - it often pays to have an answer ready and waiting...

Michael.

My old wooden workbench is falling apart so in preparation for the rebuilding of H5 URF, it's time for a replacement (Tam take note, Christmas is coming soon etc etc... )

Does anyone have any recommendations for where to go. Can be up to 1m45 long, have a sturdy (wooden?) surface to mount a vice etc to. Some storeage underneath would ne nice too. Have looked at Machine Mart & Screw Fix - any recommendations for other places to check?

Thanks - Michael (currently sipping a bottle of Chapman's Best from a 50th anniversary glass).

Edited by - Mcalvert on 12 Nov 2007 22:53:07

Caterham technical has access to the old wiring diagrams. Might be worth a call to them?

regards,

Michael.

I was that other person delivering my chassis to Arch last weekend and damn rivets still haunt my nightmares. How many of the little blighters are there?

What's more, before I took the chassis up to Arch I check and rechecked that I had punched all the rivets through to the chassis yet I still found 4 or 5 that I'd missed when I got to Arch

Good luck!

Michael.

As part of my chassis strip down I need to decide which parts should be refurbished/replaced. I am obviously having all the bushes renewed, but what about parts like the track rod ends - they are only cheap to replace, but do they play an active part in the suspension or should I jusr regrease and put back?

Thanks,

Michael.

No problem at all with riv-nuts in the ali.

I then used some really tarty red anodised bolts to fit in them

Michael.

Mike - each to their own I replaced my rivets with rivnuts (24 if I remember rightly) - takes a minute to undo them all as long as you have an electric screwdriver with the right attachment!

Regards - Michael.

Danny - a move to class 4 sounds like the best idea I've heard all day (for the rest of us lower down class 3 anyway 😬)

Michael.

Thanks - I don;t think there;ll be any problem getting the Alpha wiring out - as you say that has bespoke connectors and is labeled.

My question is more what comes in the generic "engine" look - I assume that this is the main wires from engine to earth, battery, alternator, coil etc?

Michael.