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[Sticky]

Nice job! Do your wing uprights go through the clam?

[Acidpopstar]

Nice work. Reminds me that mine needs lacquering...

[Zoobeef]

Nice job! Do your wing uprights go through the clam?

No just 2 bolts go up from the underneath. I have some rather large aluminium spreader plates under the clam though!

[Zoobeef]

Lowered the rear of both seats but the fronts won't go down any further on the hybrid standard rails. Need to purchase the fixed elise parts (or similar) rails really. But theres other priorities at the min. Also going to fit the 40mm spacer that I got with my Elise parts quick release wheel hub. Ordered some M6x55mm Allen head bolts to do this so hopefully sort it next week.

[rob999]

What seats are you on at the mo Mark?

[Zoobeef]

The new jk composites.

[rob999]

Are JK making up some brackets to sit you lower?

[Zoobeef]

Im using a hybrid of their brackets on top of the bottom half's of the standard ones. Ideally could do with getting rid of the standard ones altogether and fixing them direct to the floor. Picked a diffuser up from JG today and fitted it this evening. I braced that fitting bar off the chassis by making a couple of brackets. The problem was that I have no sheet metal, benders, cutters or even a compressor at work at the minute. So they were made out of an old sheer panel, cut with an angle grinder and bent with a nylon mallet. The diffusers hung on threaded bar, not sure if its too low though, will take some pictures tomorrow. Also now have nowhere to put my rear towing eye :/

[Zoobeef]

Made it 30mm higher at the back of the diffuser today. It was too low.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Looking good

[Zoobeef]

Just finally got round to looking at the suspension. The nitrons were set to FL FR 14 11 RL RR 11 12 They are now set to 7 on the front and 9 on the rear. I'll test and adjust at Rockingham. Although as soon as I get some spare funds together they'll be changed for quantoms anyway.

[Zoobeef]

Got rid of the dash, airbag ecu, alarm ecu and binical today. Just bonded the new roof bracket to the windscreen frame too, hopefully my roof won't come off on sunday.

[Bumblebee]

Why are you swapping the Nitron for quantums?

[Zoobeef]

The current shocks are Nitron NTR one ways. I want to upgrade to a more track focused one so as quantoms are the current shock of choice then that's where my moneys going. Also once I have them I can't blame my bad driving on not having enough droop etc

[mbes2]

Got rid of the dash, airbag ecu, alarm ecu and binical today. Just bonded the new roof bracket to the windscreen frame too, hopefully my roof won't come off on sunday.

Looking forward to seeing what's left on sunday

[Zoobeef]

Got rid of the dash, airbag ecu, alarm ecu and binical today. Just bonded the new roof bracket to the windscreen frame too, hopefully my roof won't come off on sunday.

Looking forward to seeing what's left on sunday

After seeing MaxRs there a lot more to go but theres part of me holding back from doing permanent things. Im not sure why. I'm unsure where to cable tie the starter button too yet haha!

[Claws]

Bin the button and have it starting on the key, saving 31g

[Zoobeef]

I did consider just having a paperclip with me at all times.

[Zoobeef]

Roofs back on and looks secure. It'll be tested on Sunday. Will still always have a strap over it when trailering now though, just in case. Starter buttons cabled tied in, actually doesn't look too bad and no duck tape was used!

[Zoobeef]

Just ordered these. http://www.elise-sho...s-p-502559.html Cheers Lee for making me spend more! Also got some steering rack bushes from seriously lotus coming.