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[alga]

Just a small note about mirror mounting. I think I am a proficient user of mirrors, I find it easier to park a car into a tight spot in reverse, controlling the clearances with the mirrors. Not so with the roadster. The mirrors are closer to the centreline than the outer edges of the rear arches, so you do not get a view of the car's outer dimensions in them. This way they are almost useless for maneuvering in reverse, you're better off turning your head and controlling the corners directly. Now, for normal highway use the height of the mirrors is more important, as the rear arches obscure the lower part of the view. Based on this consideration, window-frame-mounted mirrors should be more convenient, once we get around to fitting a windscreen.

I've also used cheap scooter mirrors with M10x1.25 threads and mounted them like so:
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink
Looks like the position of the mirror ended up very similar to yours.

[K4KEV]

Albert....the main reason for mounting them there was the fact that I would have two thicknesses of fibreglas for support hence a much stronger place to mount them.
yesterday I got around to reinforcing my seat mounting points.....my initial thoughts were the flat bar that I used would be strong enough, but after having a read of the IVA manual I was not so sure, so I opted for beefing up the floor with some 3mm ally, top and bottom so now the bolts go through 9mm of ally and 6mm of steel .....I am fairly sure that will be enough

[TheArf]

Don't think they will be going anywhere with that lot in place

Arfon

[dubzter]

Hi there, first time poster, long time lurker

Having finally managed to make my way through this entire thread it has prompted me to make my first post and to say that it is an inspiration to me as a dreamer (hopefully soon to be a builder). I've just recently picked up "the book" after having a weekend in a Caterham CSR 200 and trying to figure out how I could replicate "some" of the fun I had.

Keep up the good work.

Alan

[K4KEV]

Cheers for that Alan ...yep it is a looong thread that is now over three years old and I happy to say the car is nearing completion for IVA but then after that there will be endless tweaks to get it just the way I want it and maybe a screen at some point.....if you are hoping to replicate any of the Caterhams I would opt for a good strong engine that will accept some tuning mods, this was exactly the reason I chose the CA18DET and I know what it is capable of.
get yourself some steel Alan and get going

[dubzter]

Originally Posted by K4KEV

Cheers for that Alan ...yep it is a looong thread that is now over three years old and I happy to say the car is nearing completion for IVA but then after that there will be endless tweaks to get it just the way I want it and maybe a screen at some point.....if you are hoping to replicate any of the Caterhams I would opt for a good strong engine that will accept some tuning mods, this was exactly the reason I chose the CA18DET and I know what it is capable of.
get yourself some steel Alan and get going

I'm in the process of building a parts list and hunting for a donor, thinking of going the zetec route, don't really expect to get to the same levels as the caterham but 150hp would be nice. My current toy is sitting in the garage on stands at the moment as the brakes are away to get refurbed. It's a mk4 vw R32 with VF stage 1 supercharger , once that is done and the garage is clear again think I'll get some steel and build my table to make a start. Seeing build threads like yours certainly makes me want to get cracking.

Cheers

Alan

[SeriesLandy]

Only 3 years kev, I looked at a bill from rally design and realised it was dated July 2009! Although I started building in November 2008.
Slowly getting there but much further behind than you.