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Despite an amateur theatrical production of Wuthering Heights getting in the way a bit, we’ve got the engine out of the car in into its constituent parts to make sure everything was okay. So far it’s all looking rosy, but the rebuild process will prove if that is the case or not.  Here is a picture of the engine at the moment (block and head not pictured, as they were being cleaned at the time); click to enlarge

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The other ‘exciting’ thing this week is a inspirational talk at a local school on “Living the Dream”. I’ve been asked to do a small presentation to some children about how I turned my dream (motor racing) into a reality. Hopefully the children will then want to get involved in motorsport, at some level, later in their lives – either as marshals, mechanics, drivers or simply fans. The aim is to do the talk in the style of a TV interview, and I’m hoping to have the car there too – as such I’m spending my evenings fitting the ‘spare’ engine (from last year) so as to make the car into a rolling structure again. Could be interesting…

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 03:40

We’ve been sidetracked by another Dallara here for some work, mainly to improve the setup, but also to get a gearbox failure resolved and to improve the brakes. But now we can start on our F398 once again. The engine is due to come out over the next few evenings to check it over and give it a mid-season refresh. The throttle body set up is due back soon with modified extension pipes to better support the airbox. The camera system needs to be repaired again, but that’s a case of sending it back for testing/replacement. And I might need a new front-left tyre, as I didn’t do it any favours in the Sunday race, desperately trying to remain competitive despite being down on power.

Oh, and the race truck is back, with new cables for the tail lift. We’ve got the cabin heater and dashboard lights working again. The side door handle has been replaced. And some of the paintwork has been neatened up. We’d quite like to remove the old stickers and have our own put on there, but the old stickers are proving hard to get rid of entirely. And we’ll need to do a practice day with the awning and the packing of the load space. It’ll be a lot easier to learn at home rather than in a rush at Mallory!

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 03:41

We’ve been working hard. Not very hard at updating the website (though I still tweet occasionally) I admit, but in the workshop we’ve been busy.

  • The floor has come off, been cleaned properly, slightly modified with a belt sander and refitted. The bulge seems to be better now.
  • The camera was tested, sent off and testing by DogCamSport, and is now back with us and working. All fitted and ready to go.
  • The silencer was inspected, and the new packing is holding up well. Hopefully no noise problems at Snetterton!
  • We have had a chat with Specialist Components (the ECU people) with datalogging and video evidence of the misfire, and we think it’s more likely a mapping issue – the fuelling going rich or lean at various points. So we’ve fitted a lambda sensor, and will be able to log the throttle, RPM and fuelling to see what happens. Hopefully this will help reduce any misfires. We’ll also make sure the battery is fully charged just in case battery voltage is the cause.
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Last Updated on Friday, 2 July 2010 01:52

Nearly ready. Some photos…

First up, the car as a whole – looks nice with everything bolted on again.

The final product - looks pretty much the same as last year!!

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Last Updated on Thursday, 8 April 2010 10:02

Another few days of work have produced some large steps towards completion of the car prior to testing on the 12th March at Snetterton.  The car is now fitted with the correct gears, the brakes and clutch are bled and checked, the steering rack has been checked over and refilled and, with the wheels and tyres fitted, we were able to drop the car onto the floor for the first time in a few months.  Racing cars look  a lot better sitting on the floor than 3 feet in the air on the rebuild trolley…

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Last Updated on Thursday, 4 March 2010 12:21

We’re playing with a new website to keep you informed of everything more easily and quickly than ever before, by migrating from Joomla to WordPress. How long this takes, and how easy it is remains to be seen…

The rebuild is going well. The car is running smoothly, and we’re nearly ready to put it back on its wheels and sort the setup out… Who knows how long that will take either…

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Last Updated on Saturday, 27 February 2010 09:30