Icemans Britcar Endurance project 182

[Tony Hunter]

Which is adjustable via the pedals? Sorry having a dense night

If you look at the knob in the pic,you will see it's attached to a cable that goes to the brakes,behind the pedal you will see two reservoirs,the balance bar is located in the middle of these two and will apply more pressure to either front or rear at a twist of a dial,not like these other things you see in cars.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Cheers Tony. Clever bit of kit!!

 

[IcemanUK]

Cheers Tony. Clever bit of kit!!

Ive got ABS

 

[Tony Hunter]

Can be handy,then sometimes not.

 

[Jay Payne]

Ive got ABS

Best thing for endurance racing

 

[IcemanUK]

The car Returns

Here are some quick pictures of the cage and the paint job they did. I am very pleased :approve:

More pics to follow as I now have an awfull lot to do

 

[Tony Hunter]

Can't see any of the pics

 

[IcemanUK]

So I just nipped in the garage and did all this while the pics were uploading


First I finally fitted my top mounts after getting my special brackets back. You can also see in this shot the roll cage to the suspension tower.

Very happy with the top mounts. Although when I went to fit the bottom of the KW the bottom holes were not big enough for the standard bolt LOL This caused much head scratching between me and Matt and also a drive over to see him where we decided just to make them larger. The hole spacing was also out. Got em fitted now. Pics to follow


Mark.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Can see where your moneys gone there..that cage looks amazing

 

[IcemanUK]

Yeh so can I £3256 for cage and paint but they also took all the brackets out and the floor ones too and then welded all the holes up. I like that they painted the front area where the air con used to be, looks nice in white. I have been drooling over it to be honest, very good quality workmanship.

 

[JackJack]

What top mounts are they? Cage is quality! Where are you mounting your harnesses to the bar between the struts?

 

[Paget]

that cage/paint is pure p**n

 

[Tony Hunter]

Looks very nice,it's just trying not to scratch it too much now while you put everything back in.I said they do a top quality job,but lots of dollar.

 

[Riad]

That look awesome!

 

[Mark-172]

cage looks sweeeet, major hole in your pocket though

 

[Gray]

Very nice!

 

[IcemanUK]

What top mounts are they? Cage is quality! Where are you mounting your harnesses to the bar between the struts?

The top mounts are touring car ones I got from Matt.

Yes will look at harness point around that area.


Mark.

 

[bomber]

Bang tidy, will be a horrible feeling when you put the first scratch into the new paint though

 

[Nafoff]

Can see where your moneys gone there..that cage looks amazing

Yeh so can I £3256 for cage and paint but they also took all the brackets out and the floor ones too and then welded all the holes up. I like that they painted the front area where the air con used to be, looks nice in white. I have been drooling over it to be honest, very good quality workmanship.

second both of these....
thats a f*ck load of work, just removing all the bits and bobs inside is a long job....

awesome mate, expect a pm regarding the window shortly

 

[Tony Hunter]

The top mounts are touring car ones I got from Matt.

Yes will look at harness point around that area.


Mark.

I would be mindful of the regs again on this one of the recommended angle.

 

[Jonny1*2]

very nice mark. White looks ace, but i'd be tip toeing in and out of it Those top mounts look really good too.

 

[Nafoff]

For me its the rear top mount collars, be interested to know how they lost the old plate bits in there

 

[Tony Hunter]

For me its the rear top mount collars, be interested to know how they lost the old plate bits in there

Grinder my man.

 

[Nafoff]

Grinder my man.

i cut mine back and tidied them up but these are totally removed,
you removed yours tony? it looks like they are only welded on in 3 bits? correct?

 

[bomber]

Dan freeman has the same rear bits Neil, sideways danny fitted it so might be worth an ask

 

[Nafoff]

Dan freeman has the same rear bits Neil, sideways danny fitted it so might be worth an ask

spanks

 

[IcemanUK]

i cut mine back and tidied them up but these are totally removed,
you removed yours tony? it looks like they are only welded on in 3 bits? correct?

I had a look from underneath and it looks like they cut the whole lot out and then put a new plate back in.


Mark

 

[IcemanUK]

Can anyone tell me the rear stub axle tourque setting please? In the manual it says 17.5 Dnm which is 175nM but at that level there is a tight spot when I turn it? Feels too tight there!

 

[Nafoff]

I had a look from underneath and it looks like they cut the whole lot out and then put a new plate back in.
Mark

even more work.... crazy fools...lol
you should have a pm chap

 

[Timmyevo6]

Can anyone tell me the rear stub axle tourque setting please? In the manual it says 17.5 Dnm which is 175nM but at that level there is a tight spot when I turn it? Feels too tight there!

i work with 'tight is tight.....too tight is fucked'.

are you running camber adjusting shims? they'll have an impact on the settings?

 

[Nick172Cup]

Cage looks beautiful but must weigh a tonne! Still lots of brackets in there that I can see also! Will be good to see this next year in a few tintops races!

 

[Fred@BTM]

Can anyone tell me the rear stub axle tourque setting please? In the manual it says 17.5 Dnm which is 175nM but at that level there is a tight spot when I turn it? Feels too tight there!

rear hub nuts are 175nm

 

[Cupman29]

Cage looks very impressive but looks twice as much steel as most fia cages I've seen. Is all the metal work absolutely necessary? Must weigh a ton.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Can anyone tell me the rear stub axle tourque setting please? In the manual it says 17.5 Dnm which is 175nM but at that level there is a tight spot when I turn it? Feels too tight there!

You'll be changing them every four meetings anyway.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Really :S why's that? Rear brakes do sweet fa

 

[IcemanUK]

Cage looks very impressive but looks twice as much steel as most fia cages I've seen. Is all the metal work absolutely necessary? Must weigh a ton.

Yes but for the Dubai endurance the minimum weight is 960kg so it's not an issue.

 

[Cupman29]

Really :S why's that? Rear brakes do sweet fa

Guess it'll be for the bearings rather than the discs.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Guess it'll be for the bearings rather than the discs.

Camber and sticky tyres don't do bearings much good,better to change them than have a wheel come off.

This racing lark ain't cheap you know.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Fair one. Not too pricey though. Even less if you've got access to a bearing press presumably the stub axel itself is fine.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Stub axle stays fine.
Good quality bearings are not cheap,we have looked into it,something like £58 each plus vat,so its just as easy to get the whole lot together from Renault for less than £100.