BEAVIS' White Track Car

Postby **beavis** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:20 pm

Just a quick update.
Trying not to reveal too much of our secrets, but starting to think about a new rear wing...

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:34 am

It is was secret the background should be light blue, for example

speed · Postby **speed** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:12 am

Magpie wrote:It is was secret the background should be light blue, for example

Like a certain winged keel.

Postby **beavis** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 12:08 am

A small assortment of things have happened this week...

Bonnet repair/strengthening
So I had a bit of flex in the carbon bonnet where it extended out from the molded mounting section that the hinges bolt to.
I'd long been meaning to fix it. So i finally got around to sorting this out.
Removed the bonnet, gave the areas that need repair a quick sand to scuff them up, then laid down a few layers of some scrap carbon I had.

After the resin in the repair patch had set, I cleaned it up with a grinder, sanded and painted to blend it in.

The flex that used to exist here is now long gone, really happy with the bonnet now

Clutch
In preparation for more of the powers, new clutch has been swapped in. Exedy button ceramic should do the job. These things are actually made just 15mins down the road.

Battery
Thinking about a better spot the put the battery, this might do. Moves the weight to the middle of the car, and the cables are much shorter.
Not 100% convinced this is the best spot to put it. I guess we'll see.

That sound deadener stuff
I was doing something else and got distracted, and suddenly had an impromptu desire to start hacking the sound deadener out of the car with a chisel.

I'll just need to hit it with some paint and it'll be good as new.

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:39 pm

Heavy stuff, paint.

Postby **beavis** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:02 pm

Perhaps I should sand the paint off the whole car?

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Sat Mar 19, 2016 9:22 pm

And rusting wil be part of the passive weight reduction programme

corners · Postby **corners** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:58 am

beavis wrote:Perhaps I should sand the paint off the whole car?

Well GTR N1s have less coats of paint to make them lighter...

d3ck5 · Postby **d3ck5** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 2:06 pm

did you go 1.6 or 1.8 clutch?

stock flywheel?

speed · Postby **speed** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:46 am

Thanks for the pics re the sound deadening. Did lightyear make your bonnet and ant ideas how I'm best to contact him?
Sent a pm last week but haven't gotten a response yet. Cheers mate :beer:

Postby **beavis** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:11 pm

d3ck5 wrote:did you go 1.6 or 1.8 clutch?

stock flywheel?

i have had a lightweight ACT flywheel on the car for a few years now.
it is 1.8 size.

Postby **beavis** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:13 pm

speed wrote:Thanks for the pics re the sound deadening. Did lightyear make your bonnet and ant ideas how I'm best to contact him?
Sent a pm last week but haven't gotten a response yet. Cheers mate

Yeah Lightyear and I made the bonnet on moulds that he had.