robzracing Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Actually the airbag ECU is still in the car, I plan to remove that when I investigate the passenger airbag. Good to hear it's worth something, should help to pay for the second set of wheels we picked up at the weekend. It'll be interesting to hear how you get on with the DS3000s. We do have brake ducts so hopefully all in they should provide some good stopping performance for the duration of a trackday. I doubt they'll get as hot as in race conditions anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 So last night I tackled the drivers window which hasn't been working since we got the car. As we don't have any door cards stripping out the regulator and motor was easy enough. However, after taking the motor out and testing it everything seemed ok. But once it was loaded with the regulator it would wind in one direction and then stop working again. Then, thanks to the guides on this forum I discovered this is a common problem with a simple fix. The motor gets very clogged with carbon and grease on the inside which stops it working properly. A quick clean and bingo! All as good as new Another job off the list. Next stop, FIA cut off switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Nice clear pics to show the issue and good news All you need to do now is change that avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 All you need to do now is change that avatar Hey! Nothing wrong with my LCR. It's a great track toy and as it stands at the moment probably quicker than the zed on track . Had a chance to get some better pics today. And here's the problem with the discs. Due to be skimmed this week And this weekend's project. Connecting the cutoff switch. Just need to locate the live feeds from the battery to the ignition and fuel pump which need to be routed through the isolator. This is a solid state cutoff switch rather than a mechanical isolator but apparently still FIA approved which is handy should we ever decide to race this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 should you decide to race! come on man you know youve made the decision you just need to admit it to yourself looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 should you decide to race! come on man you know youve made the decision you just need to admit it to yourself looks good You're probably right! Although after watching your videos from last week the zed looks a bit of a handful in the wet We're hoping to take it to Brands in the next couple of weeks for a shakedown. The seat runners arrived this morning so that's next on the list after the brakes are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 the vid you watched if it was snetterton or last week at brands we ran dry setup, so snett we got caught out completely baking sunshine to pitch black sky and lightning thunderstorms, the marshall had to push my car sideways to the grid slot cause i couldnt get any traction.. brands we ran dry setup in case it changes weather half way through. if it rains hard we have good setups, mostly starting with softening everything up and disconnecting the front ARB, potentially with some ABS, still no need for nissan TC but we might start with the syvecs TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 That's interesting. It was the Brands videos I was watching. After that I was thinking about having the traction control reconnected (although turned off as default) so we could continue in situations like that. I'm not aware of the Syvecs TC, may have to look into that. I know that ours is very frisky in the wet at the moment but having the standard suspension is not helping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Standard suspension lets the whole car down, plus its easier in the pouring rain than it is in light rain or grease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Didnt expect that to be the interior after seeing the first pic! Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 (edited) So, the discs have now been skimmed, a new set of DS2500 fitted and some new RF800 super DOT 4 brake fluid put in. Just need to bed the pads in now, so if anyone remembers the correct bedding in procedure for these pads it might save me looking it up. I know they need to be taken through their heat cycle a couple of times which is basically going to consist of an hour or so of spirited driving and heavy braking but I believe you can get it wrong quite easily and end up glazing them. I went down to the workshop to see the car go on the dyno before taking it home. and a little video if you want to waste 2 minutes of your life And the result..... I think 288bhp isn't bad for a 9 year old car. As far as we're aware it only has a K&N filter on it and apart from that it's standard. All in all, we're pleased with that, and although we're going to be concentrating on handling this gives us a good benchmark for the future when, I'm sure we'll need a new exhaust for example. And it's very unlikely that we'll fit a standard one back on it. So it will be interesting to see what effect if any a change like that will have on the figures. Probably not an awful lot with out a remap though. Edited November 10, 2012 by robzracing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 (edited) A quick update this evening. Cut-off switch is now connected. A small thing but it became a pain in the proverbial trying to locate the correct wires to route the ignition and fuel pump through the switch, even with Nissan's wiring schematics. At one point pressing the cut-off switch while the car was running just turned the headlights on! So, I'm currently working on the seat runners. This is the subframe that was fabricated by the guys who fitted the rollcage. Sparco side mounts were bolted to this. I've removed these and the runners will bolt underneath the seat. If I can keep the brackets slim enough I'm hoping that I can get the seat a little lower than it was before. Edited November 19, 2012 by robzracing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Coming along well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 So, today the car got liveried up. Our sponsors will be getting a certain number of trackdays throughout the year where they can drive (with tuition) the car at Brands Hatch. We seem to have people queuing up to sponsor it, so I think we're on the right track and a bit more tidying inside. Painted the metal plate holding the rubber gear leaver boot down and fitted some stainless bolts. Also ordered a missing Sabelt logo from the passenger straps. FOC, thank you Sabelt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share Posted December 5, 2012 Testing at Brands tomorrow. Not sure it's going to be the best conditions for our first outing but we'll see 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 what was the results m8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 what was the results m8? Interesting! Arrived just after 7 to them gritting the track. Never a good sign and it was a good indication of how the day would go. Most people there were teams testing plus the usual "rent a caterham" outfits which was fortunate really because even with mostly experienced drivers on the track I lost count of how many red flags there were! We are lucky to have David Brown involved with our venture who is an instructor for MSV and we had him with us for the day but the bottom line is, with new unscrubbed AD08s, wind chill of -6 for the whole day and a track that remained damp and icy all day, PLUS no traction aids I think it is no small miracle that we managed to keep it off the grass and out of the gravel for the whole day. It was impossible to get any heat into the tyres which was the common thread all along the pit lane so there was never really a point where we could get a real feel for the car. However, it was good to get it on track and we have come away with a list of further work, most of which we knew already, that we need to get done before our next outing in Feb or March before the season starts properly. While we were there we managed to get the car on the weigh station which was good. 1460kg with half a tank of fuel, so, as everyone on here knows already, this is not a light car to take on track! But we could also see that the weight distribution has changed due to the strip out and now seems to be about 60/40 as opposed to the 52/48 that the manufacturer claims. I'm certain some adjustable suspension will help to remedy this but we may end up with some balast too. Any advice is welcome on this point. I also had a chance to dry run some of our cameras, the views of which you can see below.... If I can get the file sizes down I may post some footage up. This video editing is new to me and I don't have any decent software either. So, something else for me to work on. It's going to be a busy Christmas in the garage I think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 All looking very professional and good to hear you avoided any nasty moments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Looking good. Makes me want to get my track car finished and back on the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 Not sure if this will work. Some footage from one of the cameras........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 I was there on the 1st, the combination of grit and cold AD08s made it very interesting, especially around Clearways, so much understeer. It looks a lot quieter mid week though! Our Saturday open pit lane turned in to 15 minute sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robzracing Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 I was there on the 1st, the combination of grit and cold AD08s made it very interesting, especially around Clearways, so much understeer. It looks a lot quieter mid week though! Our Saturday open pit lane turned in to 15 minute sessions. Yep, Clearways was catching a lot of people out. I think there were 34 cars there at the start of the day but the numbers dwindled after lunch. Like you say, it was impossible to get any heat in to the tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 makes a big difference with the weather being a bit rubbish/cold/greasy, looks like it was a good first shakedown though m8, looking forward to some more posts come race next year its calling you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 good stuff, minus 6 is a tricky temperature, might have been faster on snow tyres! Still looks awesome fun though! Come on Wasso, you know you wanna get Project BrilloWasso racing underway with an old beemer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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