01-06-2018, 09:30 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-06-2018, 09:48 PM by Greig Smith.)
Dad and both Sevens at the track
Gino in the Green Job - first time he had ever driven a Seven was 10pm the previous night... a hot engine with a lightened flywheel & a Nippy cam
In Gino's garage, Dad + neighbour David - we've just managed to get the green job going - 6 laps of Gino's complex, much to the chagrin of another neighbour...
Me under the Blue Job, with the sump off we could see the crank had shifted - Oh well, it went on display in the pits, there is always next year
Cheers
Greig
Hi Colin
The Blue Job is about 200mm lower than the green one at the bonnet and about 120mm lower at the chassis. I sit about a foot lower in the Blue Job compared to the Green Job. One job still remaining is an undertray & when I do this I'll lower the drivers seat base by another 3" which will bring my helmet to the top of the tail hump and my tail onto the undertray.
That's about as aerodynamic as I can get, then it's down to things like 19" wheels and new Blockleys. About all that's left after that is a new electronic distributor and then to embark on another weight saving drive - looking at the pictures of the brake drum and front hub of the Mike Forrest saloon gives me a good idea of the level of imagination / insanity that is possible...... I think I'll just leave it where it is for now, we have other projects to do, this one has been great fun & Dad has been an absolute champ
Cheers
Greig
Gino in the Green Job - first time he had ever driven a Seven was 10pm the previous night... a hot engine with a lightened flywheel & a Nippy cam
In Gino's garage, Dad + neighbour David - we've just managed to get the green job going - 6 laps of Gino's complex, much to the chagrin of another neighbour...
Me under the Blue Job, with the sump off we could see the crank had shifted - Oh well, it went on display in the pits, there is always next year
Cheers
Greig
Hi Colin
The Blue Job is about 200mm lower than the green one at the bonnet and about 120mm lower at the chassis. I sit about a foot lower in the Blue Job compared to the Green Job. One job still remaining is an undertray & when I do this I'll lower the drivers seat base by another 3" which will bring my helmet to the top of the tail hump and my tail onto the undertray.
That's about as aerodynamic as I can get, then it's down to things like 19" wheels and new Blockleys. About all that's left after that is a new electronic distributor and then to embark on another weight saving drive - looking at the pictures of the brake drum and front hub of the Mike Forrest saloon gives me a good idea of the level of imagination / insanity that is possible...... I think I'll just leave it where it is for now, we have other projects to do, this one has been great fun & Dad has been an absolute champ
Cheers
Greig