Aero Screen

Collected my carbon aero screen from Chris of MNR yesterday while at the Stoneleigh show. Wanted an aero screen as at higher speeds there is quite a lot wind resistance that lifts my helmet slightly, wanted to reduce this as much as possible.

Opted to tiger seal the screen in to place as I don't want to screw it on to the dash panel. Applied tiger seal and then taped in to place. Wiped off excess with garage wipes.

Engine Floor Panel

Set out to fit the engine floor panel. I have had the panel some time but never got round to fitting it. The panel slides between the chassis and the body tub. I fixed in to place and then trimmed the front edge to be flush with the front of the car. 

On the back edge I will rivet an aluminium strip on to create a lip to rest the centre floor panel. Will have to cut this in to sections as the dry sump is tight to the edge of the floor panel.

I marked the position of the chassis bars with tape and used these as a guide for fixing holes. Will use small self tapping screws to fix through the panel to the chassis.

Will fit the panel once the car is finished and run in, this will be after I change the oil to Silkoline.

Wing Mirror Mount Fitting

Fitted a strip of foam on the inside edge of the clamp to avoid damaging the roll cage. Clamped in to place and fitted the mirror. Powder coat looks great, just need to fit a cover for the thread.

Reverse Gear Cover

I installed the snap hook eye fixing for the new harnesses, when I bolted them in position I noticed that the harness would rub against the cog. 

I made up a cover in aluminium. First I measured and then cut two pieces to size, I then used the handle from my jack to shape the curve and then bent the straight edge in the vice. Next I drilled some fixing holes and then cleaned the aluminium.

I then powder coated the covers in orange and fixed in place with some black rivets. The results are great, the DIY powder coat kit is coming in handy.

Gel Coat Repair

The damaged part of the tub is the bottom front corner and is hardly noticeable, measured out a little gel coat and then mixed with a few drops of hardener. I cleaned out the damaged area and cleaned with acetone, then I applied the gel coat to the repair and left over night. 

The gel coat set hard over night,I then shaped with different grade wet and dry paper, starting with 400 grade and then 800 and finally finishing with 1200. Once all of the scratches were removed with the wet and dry, I polished the gel coat with a blue pad and some 3M ultrafina polish. Will finish with a little wax later.

Boot Lid Panel #2

Thought a little about how to fit the boot lid and rear panel. As I wanted a clean fit without screws and also the ability to remove the panels later, I decided to use Velcro to fix the panels in to place over tiger seal. 

Bought some Velcro from eBay and fitted to he chassis, then fixed the hook side in place and removed the backing and fitted the panels.