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[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Grub screw through collar Use a plastic one I find worried about marking the thread Or simple blob of silicon

[Nev]

Good one, thanks.

[ditonics]

Mild thread lock

[Ormes]

Pfte tape?

[Doctor Ed]

locking collar - kindve exactly what theyre meant for 

[ditonics]

locking collar - kindve exactly what theyre meant for 

 

Unless other Nitrons are different to mine they don't have a locking collar.

My other car with height adjustable suspension does have twin rings (seat and lock) but that isn't Nitron.

Edited by ditonics, 05 May 2018 - 06:42 PM.

[Nev]

locking collar - kindve exactly what theyre meant for 

 

£45 for them.

 

Easier and somewhat cheaper to use one of the other methods. Also, it irks me that Nitron don't have them fitted by default on the coil overs.  

[Doctor Ed]

It's a fine line between being creative and ingenuitive, and being a cheapskate

Edited by Doctor Ed, 05 May 2018 - 07:39 PM.

[Aerodynamic]

What is it on the EP uprights making the hubs unable to fit. What more was wrong with them? Br, Per

I forgot to mention, there was a "fly in the ointment" when I tried to install my new FAG hub pack into the Elise Parts £1250 upright - it didn't fit...   You'd hope for that price they make it right, but no. So I rang Elise Parts up and they confirmed that the version of the upright I have is not correctly machined. Thankfully I have 2 work-around solutions already, both of which are easy to execute, but it is irritating to pay so much for their uprights (with their "this is the best thing in the world" write up on their website), only to find it's not even basically correct enough to accept an OEM hub!   No apology either.  

Edited by Aerodynamic, 05 May 2018 - 07:59 PM.

[Nev]

It's a fine line between being creative and ingenuitive, and being a cheapskate

 

If there are 2 solutions to a problem that will work adequately and solution 1 costs £45 and solution 2 costs 5 pence then it's plain common sense to not waste ones money.

 

The plastic grub-screw sounds a very viable and easy solution to me and it's what I will do thankyou.  

[Nev]

What is it on the EP uprights making the hubs unable to fit. What more was wrong with them? Br, Per  

I forgot to mention, there was a "fly in the ointment" when I tried to install my new FAG hub pack into the Elise Parts £1250 upright - it didn't fit...   You'd hope for that price they make it right, but no. So I rang Elise Parts up and they confirmed that the version of the upright I have is not correctly machined. Thankfully I have 2 work-around solutions already, both of which are easy to execute, but it is irritating to pay so much for their uprights (with their "this is the best thing in the world" write up on their website), only to find it's not even basically correct enough to accept an OEM hub!   No apology either.  

 

 

The FAG hub face was not able to face flat on the face of the upright as the EP upright needed a bevel on the circumference of the hub hole. I have had to file this 2mm bevel myself (see posting 4200 and 4203 above) and then paint the aluminium.

 

The other issues with the upright were:

 

1. When I opened the box one of the uprights had a gash through the anodizing. I have some pics of this. I discussed it with them and they immediately started wriggling instead of just saying sorry.

 

2. Their website used to imply that the uprights had steel inserts for bolt holes (the wording has since changed, so of course I no longer have proof of this). It turned out when I received them that only the brake bolt holes have steel inserts. The steel hub carrier bolts however have to go into aluminium threads.... This is a problem if you have to repeatedly taken them on/off (for camber shim changes) as the anodizing will flake off the threads and then the thread will oxidised and crumble. Also it does not allow you to use stronger 12.9 bolts or 10.9 bolts to increase the clamping force. Irritating, particularly as they of all people must be aware of the safety issue with the HCBs.

 

I think Joe on here also had issues with his EP uprights. Be warned.

 

Edited by Nev, 06 May 2018 - 02:05 AM.

[chris_uk]

Not that you should use 12.9 hcb... but the elises use 10.9 as standard.. did they say what grade they were made from 6061 or 7075? I suspect the former.

[Nev]

Had one of my best drives this morning, Bristol to Elan Valley dams. 04:30AM start and some 210 miles. If you haven't been to them, they are really worth the drive.

 

 

 

 

Edited by Nev, 07 May 2018 - 11:54 AM.

[Nev]

Forgot to mention, I tried an "economy" drive today, only accelerating moderately (mostly) and managed an average of 25 MPG which is bloody good I thought. I did have a 15 mile battle with a biker though - that must have lowered the average a bit.

[AlfaAversion]

On days like these . Nice shots

[Nev]

On days like these . Nice shots

 

Thanks, it was one of the best drives I've done in the UK for ages, with plenty of stop-offs to gawp at the views and take pics. So much pleasure and excitement from 5 hours and £52 of petrol.

 

Can't resist posting up a few more pics...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Nev, 08 May 2018 - 08:13 AM.

[SteveA]

Some good shots there, the one in the trees is particularly nice 

[Nev]

Some good shots there, the one in the trees is particularly nice 

 

Thanks.  

[Nev]

I've just come back from the garage, it must be about 20 degrees colder in there than yesterday.

 

Anyway, after some deliberation I have decided to add a large layer of coarse multi-strand glass to the inside of the hardtop. I was previously going to add 5mm of foam, but this might be premature and not add the necessary strength. Also once the foam was bonded in there would have been be no way to retrospectively increase the stiffness of the skin.

 

This all adds weight, but I'd rather have that than the roof tear apart at speed and kill me or the person behind me. The roof with the new layer is currently 8 Kg.

Edited by Nev, 08 May 2018 - 09:20 AM.

[Mopeytitan]

I have a load of honeycomb in the shed if you want some to add that for strength instead? It’s what they use for composite panels...