race car winter build 2014

[caddy]

stripped the car down


cutting out the rust











new lightweight fiberglass wings fitted



sunk the fuel tank into the scuttle panel



boot floor made of aluminium sheet and raised 4"







fitting hydraulic handbrake



new scat 86mm flanged crank



case cut for larger oil seal




new flanged flywheel

 

[Emy]

Looking well dave

 

[caddy]

machining case now for thrust washers




new ecu has on-board monitoring



race weight doors fitted

 

[Rez]

Good man Dave. Looking forward to seeing what this is capable of next season.

 

[Roadcow]

Serious piece of kit.

 

[CulmoreDubClub]

Flipping Brilliant, Love it Dave...

 

[caddy]

car arrived at Matt Donnelly's body shop.
time for some paint.





removed all panels and the shell of the pan.

 

[Roadcow]

Going back Red again Dave?

 

[caddy]

Going back Red again Dave?

naa

 

[Lazy Dog]

I like the way it looks on the trailer..............

 

[kvinyl]

I like the way it looks on the trailer..............

would be a bitch to try and get a good launch with that single mid-position axle though...

 

[Tony]

Black?

 

[Lazy Dog]

would be a bitch to try and get a good launch with that single mid-position axle though...

True, true...... hadn't thought of that......... great aerodynamics through the front wings tho'............

 

[caddy]

a few pics from the painters

 

[Lazy Dog]

That's just the job.......... remove paint, add lightness, just give it a shot of clear now and it's job done................

 

[Roadcow]

Nice progress.

 

[Brian Raftery]

Ah ha, I thought you took the centre tunnel out to lighten it before, i noticed the body was sitting on a flat plywood

 

[caddy]

more shots from the painters

 

[kvinyl]

yeah baby, looking mean

 

[56oval]

You should keep the yellow wheels, lighter than erco's