Paul Richards

Are the wishbones standard Caterham or Freestyle supa wide? If standard Caterham the suspension should be no more difficult to set up than any other Caterham. The inboard suspension should make ride height and damping a little bit easier to adjust.

As a "general" rule understeer will be as a result of the front suspension being too stiff compared to the rear. Do you have anti roll bars? If so, suggest softening the front and/or stiffening the rear.

There are a number of good books on setting up suspension, but I'm sure there must be some motorsport specialists in Belgium who can undertake the work for you. Adjusting the corner weights (flat flooring) would be a good start along with checking the castor and camber.

Good luck.

Put car on its wheels then stand on balljoint to force into upright as you tighten. Alternatively you could try using a small ratchet strap to pull the balljoint into the upright whilst you tighten.

Looks a bit expensive for a Yorkshireman. I know nothing about centre mirrors, but will the Racetech item at a quarter of the price not do the job?

Quoting myothercarsa2cv: 

Agreed, especially if it has suddenly started.

Carbon fibre nosecone or glass fibre - makes a difference.

Sharp knife?

Seems to tie in with my limited information. Thanks for your input Simon.

I have a Geartronics paddle system to incorporate in a build with a Sadev gearbox (it's the RST V6 that Richard Lee started - I'm trying to complete some of the build for his widow). My understanding is that it will complete clutchless up and down shifts. It incorporates a pneumatic throttle blip and a GCU (Gearbox Control Unit). I've yet to start on the fitting, so I'm interested in this thread.

Tom

Probably had a part number on originally.

Yellow tape on battery lead is an indication of where to cut it in the event of emergency. Don't think you'd want to do this with brake pipes. 😬

Arch have the jigs. Just had them make a support strut for the shock absorber tower.

Will a new carbon fibre one suit. I have one somewhere.

Tom

Use a bigger hammer 😬

Get a bike speedo

Yes please

Malcolm

I have the a 1999/2000 chassis and it is fitted with the "rectangular" expansion tank. I think the threaded boss is the same as the later chassis, but I have 2 "tabs" to pick up the legs of the tank. I'm sure Arch could add these for you as part of the re-build.

I don't think the later round tank is particularly well secured as it relies solely on the threaded threaded boss as I recall.

Good luck with the re-build.

Or Car Builder Solutions - Page 90 of their on line catalogue - £8 each plus VAT.

PTFE tape?

I prefer to use an 'O' ring - make sure its a v. tight fit or it will "spread" when tightened.

Was it stationary? 😬

Spherical bearings are normally held in by circlips and can be replaced. I'd contact Bilstein direct for support. A google should do it.

Tom

You can easily get brake pipes made locally. Best is to take off the old pipe and get them copied. Car and Garage will probably do whilst you wait.

I stand corrected. Must learn to read properly.

Others may tell you that you can't change the bulb in the switch, but you can. Simply carefully prize the switch apart (2 little pips that form the "hinge"). Look out for flying springs.

Bulbs are tiny screw in type and available from Maplins. 😬

 

Edited by - Paul Richards on 18 Sep 2012 19:27:08

I suspect the gear levers are identical. The DT one looks straight just because of the angle the picture is taken from.

Worth checking first.

John H

Is that not from an Arch roll bar?

John B is looking for one to fit a Caged roll bar (I assume one with the cross rather than a single diagonal).

Sorry No. Arch roll bar has bolt through one of the diagonals that goes to the back of the car. Pity - I've never used mine and you could have had it on permanent loan.

Does this mean sprinting next year? 😬