Itchy stuff

I haven't updated recently as i only seem to get short spells out in the garage so don't feel like i'm getting anywhere. But as you can see from the pictures the Fury is back on all 4 wheels. I have liberally coated the chassis in the POR15, which i can report back is a good as Tim reports, although it ruins brushes and is a cow to get off your skin and nails if left too long.

The nice shiny nose is the new ali air duct i have replaced the bent and split old one with, which may require some fettling when the bonnet is refitted. My plan of new body work went out the window as the supplier was too late delivering, but i did manage to get some new light weight red side pods. So my dad has the bonnet at the moment as is grinding, filling and fibre glassing it to get it back to a reasonable finish (thanks dad!). This will hopefully finished and sprayed in the finished colour ready for Snetterton. The new plan is a white body with Martini racing stripes, but that may change as there is an outside chance of a small bit of sponsorship. The rear section will be untouched for the first race so the car is going to look a bit of a dogs dinner with a white bonnet, red sills and battered yellow rear! At least the site of it may put people off and give me half a chance.

After refitting all the suspension and front end i reset all the geometry, repacked the exhaust and did a few of the little silly jobs i'd been putting off for ages (remaking some more ali panels, carb balance pipe nipples). Setting the castor is a real PITA without the proper tools, so i've done as best as i can, but seem to have run out of adjustment on the offside to get the full 4 degrees, although it maybe my measurement technique. One thing i have noticed is that the ride height seems a little high all round (92mm front and 115mm rear). I wanted to drop this but i didn't have a C spanner to wind the spring seats down. Also i'd like to do it while testing as i think i should try and reduce the rake to try and increase the rear end grip.


All i really have to do now is bleed the brakes, top up all the fluids, and refit the bodywork. Fingers crossed i'll be at Oulton Park for a trackday on 9th March, but before that i need to do a few jobs on the Disco Bus!!!!