I've not had much time to work on the car, but I did start on a few things today. I'm fitting the polycarbonate windows into the carbon fibre doors, and sorting the rear screen as well.
For ages I've wanted to replace this monstrosity;
With this which I've had sitting on the shelf for years;
Turned out to be a far bigger job than it should have been as the bolt going through the bush had seized solid. It's not easy cutting through a titanium bolt which I'd used to secure it!
But job now done and it looks a whole lot better, as well as saving more weight;
I've got a few other unexpected things to tackle, I found that the pipe from the sump which circulates oil through the breather system was going into fresh air. Unfortunately there aren't enough outlets on the breather tank so I'm going to have to find a way to add another one. The tank is carbon fibre so it isn't as straightforward as it would be if it was metal.
The other rather fundamental problem is the exhaust is way too loud. For some reason the guy who crafted a lovely new exhaust for it decided to only put one silencer box in, and it really is offensively loud. I'm going to have to add another silencer and the only place I can fit one is behind the rear axle. It looks like there will be enough room but it's a delay I could do without.
I've also discovered that because my engine is lowered (and of course the suspension sits low), the BTB exhaust manifold is perilously close to the ground;
There's no obvious solution to that one I can think of (bigger wheels and higher suspension are not options).
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Originally Posted by toymex
