Some of you may know I have an FB page documenting my progress, but since a few don't have/want FB, I'm going to start uploading pics here too as I get time.

 

As I've said before, not competing this year, time is being focussed on family and home projects, both of which I largely ignored last year! I also enjoy modifying and developing the car as much as driving it, so can tinker away at it through the year, so don't expect fast progress.

 

Open for discussion, criticism etc :)

Edited May 18, 201411 yr by jaffa

Thats a nice pair :thumbup:

And the adventures in home made carbon fibre begin!

 

 

How did you produce that?

Yes! Hopfully I'll see you at TOTB!

How did you produce that?

 

A testament to what you can learn from the internet!

Haha! Looks like a proper. It's a shame nissan didn't make that section from aluminium.

New Ti backboxes arrived today :) 3.5kgs between them!!!

 

 

I only need one.they look lush.3"

I only need one.they look lush.3"

 

Yes, 3" each. Are you going to get bigger backbox for yours? Should have 4" for a single

Pulled this out the mould this morning :) will do another with a different core to compare stiffness and weight

 

Amazing what you can do with this vacuum bagging technique I've always fancied having a go. There's a company in Stoke that runs a 2 day training course I might have a dabble.

Pulled this out the mould this morning :) will do another with a different core to compare stiffness and weight

 

 

Lovely that.who took the photo the white bunny in the background

Pulled this out the mould this morning :) will do another with a different core to compare stiffness and weight

 

 

Incredible, great work :bow:

Thats does look pretty awesome james, Nice work..

 

Now send me one :devil:

Now send me one :devil:

 

Could be an option at a later stage ;)

Pulled this out the mould this morning :) will do another with a different core to compare stiffness and weight

 

 

Ooh now that,s looking the business James , looks like i can carry on and cut your old roof off now :thumbup1:

She's home! pics don't do it justice ...

 

Just everything else to reassemble now. Recon you will have it ready for castle combe on the 16th as planned?

Just everything else to reassemble now. Recon you will have it ready for castle combe on the 16th as planned?

 

No chance :(

Fantastic. What about ToTB?

Looks the biz mate

TOTB is my target, signed up to japfest thinking the car was going to be back in Jan or Feb, so would have loads of time to reassemble, then I had the hair brained idea to make carbon stuff! Delays are all my fault, Allan at bodymech has been very patient

That's the thing isn't it, once you start things always take longer than expected. Looks like a brilliant job that allan's done though. I'm really looking forward to seeing it at TOTB (hopefully).

No chance :(

 

Ah that's a shame mate, you going to swing by for a chat seeings as you already have the ticket? Or sell them on a few people are hunting tickets.

Ticket sold already, figured if I had a 'car' day, best spend it sorting mine out

 

I'm only 15mins from castle coombe if you fancy a cuppa before heading home

I may do that actually mate as I normally slink off at lunch time or do before things get busy.

Some progress, and yes, I had to do some cutting and drilling in the first week back!

 

Boot attached with aerocatches (still need to figure the rear mounts out)

 

 

Dry sump tank mounted

 

mirrors attached (Bodymech kindly sprayed the baseplates)

 

FMIC attached to get it out of the way

 

and messed around with spacers at the front to work out how much I needed before fitting to the rear and dropping it further