[trackday_prep] Roland Garros Hillclimb/trackday Project

[AdamP 0]

good progress, I bet that poor compressor is going flat out!

 

It's only a small gun but the compressor still has to work it's arse off! Not too bad though considering the guns at least 25 years old!

[AdamP 0]

Also did this on saturday:

 

[AdamP 0]

Matt black. Lots of runs, cage is and absolute child born out of wedlock to spray Oh well... easily corrected!

 

 

 

 

My sister's started prepping the interior as well Paint on that in the next few days hopefully!!

[Jrod 7]

Learnerrrrrrrrrrr

[AdamP 0]

Learnerrrrrrrrrrr

 

SHUP.

 

(Practicing my 3pt turns )

[AdamP 0]

A few updates in a row here:

 

Dug this out of the XS:

 

 

Goes in this hole, and there isnt one in the RG. No wonder really as its held in entirely by sealant!

 

Edited March 27, 2008 by AdamP

[AdamP 0]

Engine bay going back together:

 

Poncy catch tank :

 

Proper coil bracket to replace bodged

 

And finally preped and masked the interior floor for spraying!

 

 

Painting when we get a nice dry day!

Edited March 27, 2008 by AdamP

[AdamP 0]

WOOO paint!It's a big weight off my chest tbh... I've been waiting for months for a good couple of days to do it and now it's done

 

 

Loads of runs, orange peel and dirt but who gives a s*ite it's a working car Its just there to stop rust.Now it all goes back together

Edited March 27, 2008 by AdamP

[AdamP 0]

More photos!

 

 

Not too bad! Can't wait to get it all back together

[AdamP 0]

Dash all back in.

 

Putting a dash IN 5 months after you've taken it out is very VERY difficult and time consuming.

 

[AdamP 0]

Done quite a bit today! Firstly I decided to reassemble the rear end (bumper and lights). All the wiring was a pain but I took the XS apart to find out what went where

 

 

Then had a look at some plumbing. Got all the wiring and fuel line in

 

 

Took longer than expected due to a faulty kill switch! It wont turn on :/ But I've bypassed it for now and all the electrics are working

 

And got the pedals and handbrake back in as well.

 

 

Next job is the screen.

Edited April 1, 2008 by AdamP

[danpug 1]

Getting there! Didn't you say you were going to run it on bike carbs or have i missed something?

[AdamP 0]

Getting there! Didn't you say you were going to run it on bike carbs or have i missed something?

 

Aim at the moment is just to get it useable again... then I'll be fabbing a manifold for my bike carbs

[Batfink 201]

how come your seat rails are so high? How tall are you?

[AdamP 0]

how come your seat rails are so high? How tall are you?

 

6ft 3

 

They're high because the seats are lowwww!

 

 

As you can see.. you bum is basically on the rails!

[welshpug 1,622]

have you sat in there with a helmet yet?

[AdamP 0]

have you sat in there with a helmet yet?

 

Yup

 

Im a leggy bastard!

[Batfink 201]

just saying as i believe theres a certain clearance distance you have to have between your head and the rollcage. I've basically got my seat almost bolting to the floor

[AdamP 0]

From the MSA blue book:

 

'An effective rollbar must be fitted with it's top edge not less than 5cm above the helmet of the normally seated driver'.

 

'Minimum height 72cm from the rear of the uncompressed seat cushion'.

 

Pretty sure it fits both of those but will check ASAP!

[AdamP 0]

Had one of those afternoons where you do a lot but dont seem to get much done!

 

Fiddled with vacuum hoses (got them all sorted now!), wired in the manual switch for the cooling fan and cut some card templates for the polycarbonate windows. Not really any pictures to show!

[AdamP 0]

Woohoo got it started today! Lots of blue smoke and very tappety though :-/

 

Nice to hear it running again after so long... really feels like a car now rather than just a shell.

[AdamP 0]

Had a very productive day today! Weather was good, confidence was high and I got loads done

 

Started off by wiring in the manual cooling fan switch. It had been there since we bought it and my dad said 'thats going to be the cooling fan switch' as soon as he saw it! The one to the right of the dash here:

 

 

Tested it and it worked first time! Hopefully that's the end of our cooling troubles

 

Then I sealed and bolted on the roof panel, having finished spraying it yesterday. Used clear silicon sealant and sealed it around the outside of the bolts and then from the inside around the edge of the hole

 

 

While I had the sealant out I sealed up the hole filler in the floor:

 

 

As you can see from the previous photos I also snuck in the windscreen! Decided to give it a bash on my own (obviously not literally ) and using a piece of washing line it slid in with no effort whatsoever. Honestly... it took about 3 minutes maximum

 

That allowed me to then put the wiper on. It's a single wiper from a citroen BX that I picked up cheap, along with the extended pivot arm to suit and the washer spray bar on the arm. I think it looks hard as so I don't care what you think!

 

 

 

Just the cage, windows and seats to go in! ;D Then it's MOT time

[AdamP 0]

Having re-read the blue book it appears that for the Modified Production class in speed events the regulations for helmet clearance do not apply. Only for 'Racing Cars' and 'Sports Libre' cars.

 

Anyway... onto todays progress. Polycarbonate!!

 

Due to not having a proper non-opening rear window I had to take a template from the opening one as a rough guide for one window, and trim it to fit once cut, then use that as a template for the other side.

 

Process went something like: draw, cut, try, trim, try, trim, try, run for cover from rain, trim, try, file egdes, try, dodge rain again, trim, file edges, finally fit! Having done one side the other went in no problem.

 

 

 

Then it bucketed it down so we went for a drive.

 

When it stopped we had a go at the fronts. They were pretty easy, but involved drilling slots for bolts in the runners on the day that we ran out of collets for the dremmel. Out came the mini-file set and red raw hands!

 

As they are now:

 

 

They're a bit loose at the bottom so i'll be sealing them in with more sealant as well. And obviously the protective coating needs to come off.....

[Jrod 7]

Wiper is a bit to the left!

[danpug 1]

Great progress! Out of interest how much do you reckon its cost so far?