Bored

[AshG]

that went out the window. the block had a crack in it between 2 and 3 cylinder. got weighed in for scrap and the crank and other bits sold off.

there is a new plan and it will make quite a bit more power than the s2000 engine

[slimtater]

Presume it will be a turbo engine then?

[themaninthesuitcase]

An idea I saw on a rally car was some heavy duty vinyl around the spring catches for the bonnet.

Could you not get some clear/matching vinyl (doubled up maybe to be a bit thicker) and make a stone guard from that? Advantage is that when it does get damaged its a few mins with a hair dryer and its back to clean GRP and just fit a new one.

[AshG]

TMITSC your on my wavelength

i was thinking about that vinyl stuff that they offer to put round your wheel arches at the car dealers when you buy a new car.

there are some post iva body work plans in the pipe line i just dont have the cash to do them pre iva at the mo.

[tkpm]

What you need is Venture Shield, have used it my bikes for years. Very easy to fit.

Don't get cheap ones as there know good.

http://car-shine.co.uk/~carshine/pro...8e3732a30d3114

Use it on Crash Helmets as well

[AshG]

£75 that's more than half the price of a set of new arches lol

to be honest im not too bothered if the arches get a bit stone chipped. i built the car to rag the hell out of and i doubt i will give a it two thoughts as i try to work out which way to steer as i head towards a lamp post.

[dogwood]

Looking great there mate.
2 weeks time I'll see it in the flesh (Yea back to the UK again )
Suprised how "blue" those pipes look, considering it ain't on the road yet.

You got those IVA forms sent off yet?

[AshG]

yep forms sent off just waiting for a date now. Still got quite a few bits to cover up but that is about it tbh

[spud69]

Car looks really nice Ash, just a shame it's so far away from Teesside Autodrome.

Regarding the Bonnet grp, they will have been cast with Encore 30 Polyester Resin which according to the data sheet has a flash point of 451 deg C in its liquid state. From the look of the bonnet it is very close, as mine is but i have not had any problems so far.

For the rear wings they do get hit quite hard by the road stone chips, a cheap solution would be to cut and shape some aluminium guards and panit them black attached to the front of the wings. Looks okay to.

AndrewH

[3GE Components]

Hey Ash,

Looking good

My brother wrote his S2000 off in the snow over Christmas, not too sure whats happening with it at the moment (insurance companies ) It was a Jap mag feature car, sporting a supercharged engine giving 300+ I'll drop him a line if you still want to go the S2000 route.

As for wing protection, either ally or thin stainless. Or you could try helicoptor tape.

It's a shame you're on the the other side of the world I could have stopped you being bored

Kind regards

John