The regulations for the Lotus 7 Club of GB Speed Championship 2007 have now been published (I should know I did it)

2007 regulations

There has been quite a few changes to class structures and scoring to make the championship be more attractive to new competitors :)

So take a look and if you are interested drop me a line and I can supply more details

Rob

So we moved the alternator housing around 180 degrees because my powerspeed exhaust had previously melted the connection  into the alternator, which in itself had caused problems getting the engine to idle, not a big deal and been done before...

however when i went to start the car I got no charging circuit, the car would start fine and run however.  Suspicion focused on the alternator and that either

1. the re-wiring was bodged up

or

2. the alternator didn't like being changed in this manner and as such wouldn't charge

however on closer inspection when we took the alternator off, we found that the bushes that go against the spindle (which must take the current out and charge the circuit) where broken.  It looks like they have suffered some sort of metal fatigue (I am not metallurgist) rather than a clean break.  So I am confident that our change in rotating the casing round was the primary cause.  Of course it could have been a contributing factor...

So hopefully I will be able to get this specific part from a Bosch distributor Part number F 00M 145 206 rather than have to buy a new alternator.

UPDATE - a quick call to Camberly Auto Factors with the part number and I have one coming tomorrow, 37 quid with the dreaded so better than the cost of a new alternator, lets hope it works :)

Rob :)

Last week with some of the top wishbone spherical joint conversion kits...

Which 'converts the normal 'truck' top ball joint for a spherical joint.'

The benefits of this being

1. More accurate control of upright

2. Increased steering response and reduced effort

3. Easier and more accurate camber adjustment

To be honest I am not sure I will notice 1 or 2, but as will be using a tyre that really hasn't had much experience of setup for a caterham in hill climbing (Kumho V70A in soft all round), I am suspecting that minor adjustments to the front camber could be needed, but then again...

Great service as always from freestyle, even changing my order at the last minute :o  I ususally get Gary May to setup my car and probably with the new suspension and tyres will take the car to him for a fine tune...

Just gotta fit them now....

Rob :)