Nimbus 197

[Krarl]

Looks 10x better that

 

[Clart]

SWmotorsport got a sale on at the moment so I’ve ordered a half cage in white

 

[JamesBryan]

SWmotorsport got a sale on at the moment so I’ve ordered a half cage in white

White or Anthracite.

 

[Clart]

De wipered. Had to angle grind the c**t off 😂

 

[Clart]

cage should be arriving today - i definitely need some new drill bits to fit it. Previously use cobalt with decent results but they don't seem to last long at all.

any recommendations?

 

[Krarl]

cage should be arriving today - i definitely need some new drill bits to fit it. Previously use cobalt with decent results but they don't seem to last long at all.

any recommendations?

Just don't buy Milwaukee ones

I've snapped about 4 of my f*****s. Maybe it's just me though because they go through metal like it's butter🤣

 

[Brigsy]

The floor is mega thin, any half decent hss drill bit will do.

 

[Clart]

That wasn’t fun

 

[RSRowe]

Ok next

 

[Clart]

Yeah I’ve got some lined up😂

 

[Clart]

the cardboard in the roof lining made me laugh

 

[RSRowe]

Yep. The glue behind is a barrel of laughs too.
My mate made a right mess getting his off and put a load of scrapper dents in it from the inside.

 

[JamesBryan]

Yeah don't use a scraper on the roof unless you want a rippled effect on the outside 😂

 

[Clart]

 

[Cookson]

How you gonna fit a couple of underage girls in the back now?

 

[Matt Cup]

Did you have boxes welded in with captive nuts to attach the cage to the car?

 

[Krarl]

Did you have boxes welded in with captive nuts to attach the cage to the car?

The SW ones just use spreader plates above and below the floor skin, just drill through the floor and bolt it

 

[Clart]

Yep just bolts in

 

[Matt Cup]

Fair enough. I just remember my bros Cup having a Satefy Devices dash dodge cage put in and having to get a specialist to fit it with those weld in boxes for quite a large sum.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Depends on the design of the cage. The SD cage for the 197/200 has weld-in feet. They are better in reality, as it strengthens the mounting points, but the body could still split around the welds in theory. It also allows the cage to be mounted more effectively (such as to the sill as well as the floor), rather than having to sit on a relatively flat surface. Motorsport UK/FIA cages well tend to have welded in feet, but half cages like this won't, presumably so people can install them at home.

 

[Clart]

 

[Clart]

Good evening at donnington once I got the f**king thing going again. Did 10 laps and came in for a cool down. Then wouldn’t start, not turning over and saying steering not locked. My man @RSRowe coming through with the goods and the guys from open track giving me a bump start did the trick. Guess it’s the starter that’s fucked. Anyway had some great laps at the end with a trophy, 200 and mk4 which made up for the hour I lost. When you’re on it with other cars of the same pace lapping and overtaking it’s a feeling that can’t be beaten ❤️

 

[Clart]

 

[Clart]

Got a new starter fitted at my local garage for under £200.

Apparently one of Rear discs has warped slightly causing an annoying squeaking noise when the pad catches it. A bit annoying as the discs are relatively new.

 

[Clart]

Stripped a bit more out tonight - rear airbags, seatbelts etc Surprising how much trim and plastics there is everywhere

Fixed the squeak too - wasn’t the pads it was the hub that just needed some wd40

I did get a check injection fault whilst driving yesterday , went into limp mode. Sounds like it could be throttle body?

 

[Clart]

New bits

 

[Bluebeard]

Please tie your harnesses up. For me. Does that not annoy you flapping around behind you?

 

[Clart]

Please tie your harnesses up. For me. Does that not annoy you flapping around behind you?

It does a bit. I’ll make sure the new ones are nice and neat for you

 

[Clart]

Facebook bargain

 

[RSRowe]

Nice them. I really rate some of the Sparco stuff.

 

[Clart]

seats in, just need a bit of adjustment and a few washers and we’re good.

 

[Clart]

 

[Clart]

 

[Clart]

I’ve got the steering fault permanently now. It’s reading a few codes but nothing that looks related , maybe brake pedal switch fault?

Battery looks ok with 13.6v

 

[Clart]

Got the car booked in with diamond motors next week. Hopefully he can get it fixed before my trackday on 8th

 

[Clart]

Fitted these after picking up from @RSRowe - they make the front end look so much better. Came up well with a polish !

 

[Clart]

Trip to diamond motors confirmed ends that a new steering column is required. They’re not expensive thankfully

Doubt it will be ready for donnington next Sunday 😭

 

[Clart]

I’ve sourced a cheap steering column for £60 but it could also be the ecu that’s dead. There’s a company that wipes the ecu so you can just plug in and it recodes itself - just needs to be the same part number. So I need to get the part number from my ecu, of course it’s right under the clocks and you need to completely drop the column which is a pita as it’s an awkward fucker.

Anyway hopefully 🤞one of these 2 should fix it.

I tried to drop the back down a touch but there’s not many threads left on the coilover adjusters - is it safe enough to wind it all the way down?

 

[RSRowe]

The usual issue with going all the way down, is the spring can become loose when the suspension is a full droop.

 

[Clart]

That was fun to remove