Front Suspension, part 2
by Darren on Aug.13, 2010, under Build
Well, it could be more. It certainly seems to have been going on a while, but in between doing the car there have been other things to do, like work(!) and also replacing the garage roof (the garage isn’t big enough to get the car in other than just to put it in there, and there’s too much stuff in there at the moment, in case you’re wondering why I work on the car outside).
Anyway, I’ve made more progress on the front suspension – last time out the hole was drilled, but there was a problem – the hose from the top of the strut to the remote reservoir would foul on the inner arch or the spring, and it took a fair bit of messing about to get it all lined up properly so that it will not rub or have a very short life. These are the kinds of things that you’d think take minutes as you’d “just bolt it on”, but getting it like this probably took 3 hours or so of messing about!
Turn it this way....
... and then the other.
Yes, the cable ties will be trimmed – they are holding a larger piece of hose which is protecting the real hose from damage (thanks to Chris Rice for that tip). I’m pleased to say it seems to have all worked out nicely. In fact, even better than I thought – the reservoir can be sat in the ‘air box’ area, rather than in the engine bay so a) it won’t be in the way, and b) it’ll be nice and cool. In addition the reservoir is located really firmly on a couple of captive jubilee clips, so it almost looks proper!
All nice and cosy in the engine bay.
The left hand side has been drilled, and the strut is in place (much easier when you know the position to put it in), but I can’t finish that side as I’ve got to wait for the paint to dry on the huge hole in the inner wing. And it’s started raining again! Still, as it stands the car is nearly ready to go on the Proflex.
Engine-wise, things are still progressing – the head should be here fairly soon, then it’s bolt on and mapping, and that should see the majority of things covered – the only other thing is that there’s a change to the seat mounting regs from last year, so I need to change the way my seat is mounted, which will probably take a morning – there’s nothing wrong with what I have at the moment, it’s that the FIA mounting rules are different, so that’s what needs to be done. Joy.
