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Survived the Silverstone weekend!

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:03:49 +0100

Had a great weekend up at Silverstone. Still need to go a bit faster but the car's working better with the suspension changes and having corner weighted it on Friday afternoon. On the down side 4th gear's knackered so I'll need to get that sorted some time.

Ready for Silverstone!

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:07:54 +0100

Well after all the trials and tribulations and a busy week of early mornings and late evenings I'm there! The car's done and ready to take to Silverstone.

Got the parts, running out of time!

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:47:12 +0100

I've finally got the parts together - reverse kit, drive shafts etc. Lots of work to do though and only three days till I need the car together for Silverstone.

The diff saga continues ...

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:50:54 +0100

All looking good till I get a phone call saying the pinion nut won't go on the new pinion shaft as it's a left hand thread and the new shaft is right handed. Very rare apparently. I'm well pleased of course.

Road & Race Transmissions don't have a nut with a right handed thread but reckon I should just be able to get one from Ford. Yeah, right ...

Finished off the ARB, new connectors for front lighting loom

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:05:11 +0100

I've found someone locally to modify my propshaft and get new splines on my existing drive shafts. Also found someone to swap the diff crownwheel and pinion locally. While waiting for these I finished off the ARB and replaced the front lighting loom bullet connectors with some nice 6 way connector blocks.

Getting the diff mountings sorted

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:21:10 +0100

Lots of work over the weekend hacking out the old diff mounts, a couple of chassis tubes and fabricating new mounts for the replacement diff.

Little progress this week

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:11:10 +0100

Progress with fabricating an ARB. After loads of searching and phoning round the diff arrives.

Still waiting for a diff

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:10:55 +0100

No sign of a diff yet although I think I have tracked one down. No Donington for me next weekend :-( Made a start on a front anti-roll bar.

Dismantling ready for a new diff

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:42:37 +0100

Dismantling the car getting the Muffett diff and driveshafts out. Still decision to be made about what diff to replace it with.

Cadwell Park Testing

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:44:40 +0100

Long trip to Cadwell for testing and racing. Sadly the diff died on Friday morning in the second test session so I headed home early.

Getting prepared for Cadwell

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:47:41 +0100

Getting the car sorted after another drivetrain problem at the shakedown at Llandow. Test day at Cadwell Park on Friday followed by racing Saturday/Sunday.

Shakedown at Llandow

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:30:00 +0100

With the car back together again it's time for a shakedown at Llandow. Problems again ...