November 2024
23Nov
Aero update
My Fusion designed 3D printed aero deflectors from 3D People arrived on Friday, and I bonded them to the front wing end plates using sikaflex. The overall width of the front wing with these fitted is 138CM which is 12CM below the maximum width.
18Nov
Brakes bled
I bled the front brakes on Sunday, no leaks detected on the fresh pair of front brake lines. I also fitted the new camlocs for the bonnnet. I then trial fitted the front wing on the car, making sure that the adjustable wing angle was in the operating range I needed, and it all looks OK. So the drawings are now sent off for a pair of brackets to be milled from aluminium.
Ariel Atom sensor rings
The Ariel Atom speed sensor rings are now fitted to the output cups on Ed's car. He's bonded them to the cups using Teroson, so they wont be coming off in a hurry. Ed is making his own brackets for the front and rear axles, to position the NPN speed sensors I supplied. His next job is to order the Syvecs ECU, and the start on the wiring loom.
Fresh paint
The bonnet and nosecone are now at Faircharm Restorations for spraying. I decided to get them sprayed black, rather than mess around with wrap. Shanes going to start on them this week.
Geeky stuff
I've added a couple of lines to my .htaccess file, which fixes the issue where double forward slashes are placed inside the URL for a link to a page on my website. The pages are still delivered, but it causes issues with google's indexing.# Remove multiple slashes anywhere in the URL-path
RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} \s[^?]*//
RewriteRule (.*) /$1 [R=302,L]But why would you want to do that? Because, the Google Search Console is reporting some issues with Page Indexing at the moment, and it keeps showing in the Search Console "Alternative page with proper canonical tag - These pages arent indexed or served by Google" and it then shows a load of affected pages that have double forward slashes in the URL. eg http://www.zetecinside.com/xr2//duratectune.shtml. The rewrite code in .htaccess will now remove the pair of forward slashes, and redirect the page to the correct URL, which contains the canonical tag, and this will in turn, resolve the errors. Trying to get Google to index every single page on the site, is not as easy as it sounds. It currently stands at 347 indexed, and 216 not indexed. And it needs to be all 563 pages are indexed. Its slow work correcting the errors, but its satisfying seeing the Indexed count slowly increase as errors are fixed.
14Nov
New camloc receptacles
Possibly the most exciting title ever, new camloc receptacles. I need to get out more. These are used on the car to secure the bonnet to the chassis, via 1/4 turn 2600 series camloc screws. One of the receptacles was damaged in the accident, and believe it or not, they are the hardest things to track down. Partly because the costs are very high, with some companies listing them at £10 each! And others only listing the pressed steel ones, or even worse, the brass ones! Luckily I found a listing on ebay for these new old stock MILSPEC ones, which weigh nothing at all. The listing was for four, and seven turned up, all for the princely sum of £10. What a bargain. I've already got the 2.4mm x 6mm rivets, so I'll replace all of them. Olive drab doesn't look so bad on a racecar. Presumably there's an F-35 somewhere with a loose panel :D
12Nov
Panels unwrapped
The bonnet and nose cone were unwrapped last night and trial fitted to the car, and I must say, I like the red more than the black at the moment.
A friend collected my BSC 11th place trophy from the HSA awards on Sunday. I do have to ask where the sponsorship money went from Woodford Trailers, as it clearly wasn't spent on trophies this year.
Printed parts
Another large order placed yesteday, for another pair of Sierra Output Cup sensor rings (37 holes), more sensor brackets, and a pair of printed guides which will be stuck to the outside edges of both front wing end plates, which will take the wing to the maximum width, and will be used to deflect air up and over the front wheels.
11Nov
Bodywork collected
I went over to Suffolk yesterday to collect the Mygale bonnet and nosecone, which were collected by a friend from the factory in France. That saved me over £200 in postage alone! Both panels are red, as the only colours Mygale had were red or white, and I didnt fancy white. I may leave the panels in their red gelcoat, and apply a graduated strip to their edges where they meet the black body work. I'll mock some photos up to see how it will look.
7Nov
Sierra diff housing speed sensor parts have arrived
I'm very happy with how the NPN sensor brackets have turned out. The M8 barrel sensor fits very well in the bracket, and is be secured with the supplied nuts. The bracket then sits on an M8 threaded stud which screws in to the diff housing, and is again secured with the supplied nuts.
The speed sensor rings took a while to build up with the 37 steel dowels, but they too look great. They're now posted to the MK Indy owner for fitment and testing, complete with four NPN sensors. I'm looking forward to seeing all the parts installed.
6Nov
Printed parts have arrived
The printed front wing drop plate support brackets have arrived this morning, and are now fitted to the crashbox and wing. They're a perfect fit, and the grub screw I've added allows better control of the front wing angle.
5Nov
NCR regulations updated
The latest version of the Blue Book replacement NCR regulations is now published, and thankfully I can now find references in it to Track Licenses, specifically with respect to duties for Stewards and Clerks of the Course.Latest NCR regulations: published November 2024
The document doesn't have a version number or release date, and the hyperlinks dont work in some PDF viewers on mobile phones, which needs to be resolved urgently.
2Nov
Brake lines replaced
I've replaced the front brake lines, with fresh ones, that took about 30 minutes to do. And I straightened all the bonnet support brackets, and refitted them with M5x10mm stainless screws. The video update is on Youtube.
