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Ben Lipman Goo Roo SA Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car, plus a spare shell
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Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 08:42 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
Car is nearly ready to run. I clear coated the carbon guards, but am really unhappy with how they turned out. They will get a rub back and a try again when I find the time.
I cut up the exhaust and it now runs closer to the diffuser, making room behind the rear wheels. I Made some vertical fences from my houso vac infusion experiment, and they are now mounted either side of the diffuser to keep the dirty air from the rear wheels away from the diffuser. Whilst under there I tidied up the front of the diffuser, which had got a bit mangled over time.
I desperately want to do a full flat floor, but will watch the rules of the lapsprint/time attack to see if this is worth doing. For some reason it is OK to spend $10,000 - $15,000 on a gearbox in clubsprint, but if you spend $100 on a fibreglass flat floor you have to run in open class...?
This week I am fabbing up some simple mounts for the side of the front bar. It used to be secured to the steel guards, but I don't want to do that again. A small steel subframe will have the Dzus fastener, and I am thinking of having the dzus pass through some steel plate so the load is spread over a large area.
Engine oil and brake fluid have been drained and refilled with fresh fluids, the remainder have been checked and topped up where necessary.
Alignment is done. Decided to go with a conservative setup, 2.5 deg neg camber and 0.5mm toe out up front, and 1 deg neg camber and 0.5mm toe in at the rear.
Still haven't completely figured out the dash and data logging, but I'll keep at it. Truth is, sitting in the car with a lap top is one of the last things I feel like doing...
