Knockhill Trackdays

Stu160 · Post by **Stu160** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:18 pm

jamie wrote:This takes your idea on two tow hooks a step further ....

http://www.sector111.com/handler.cfm?ca ... on=product

Could some thing like this get made up?

That WILL break,had to mod something similar to this for a race car,was no where near as long,and it broke every race due to vibration.

I could make a batch of ally ones,6mm thick,and get them anodised for about £10 each,I will be fitting 2 of them ,one on each side.
Stephens idea looks good,but wont work with my diffuser.

Stu

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:57 pm

Well,

E-mailed Russ Gibbons from Lotus Motorsport.

Russ suggested that some form of bracket be formed and attached to the subframe exiting via the grill about the difuser (he knows I have an S2).

As for the mounting the bracket on on the undertray he said the old problem could be that it's buried by the gravel.

So, there's no real reason why we can't attach them using the dome headed bolts on the undertray.

So group buy or would you be willing to manufacture for us Stu?

Cheers

Mac

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:08 pm

I had an idea a while back (when I had a single exit JV exhaust on my 111S) for a towing eye bracket attached at the exhaust mount and exiting from the unused nearside exhaust aperture. Got some sketches somewhere...

I'll take a couple of anodised ally ones Stu.

Cheers,
Ali

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:38 pm

Count me in for a couple

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:15 pm

GilesM wrote:
Yeah, fair point there. Assume the roof was on, so no towing with the roll bar.

It was for most of the soft S1 drivers, however myself and Mac managed to look the part and drive topless.

I'll have a rear tow eye if there's a group buy.

Giles

I had my bits out as well...

Group buy, count me in.

pete039 · Post by **pete039** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:14 am

Count myself and caterham (elise)kev in for either a Stu fabrication or the towing eyes.
Good fun getting back on track especially with the resurfacing which seems to be grippier and now holds very little water on wet days.

No roof s2 faction

Stu160 · Post by **Stu160** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:19 am

Ok,I will make a few up ,take some pics,and fit them to my car,and we can take it from there.

Stu

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Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:28 am

I'll have a couple Stu!

Any thoughts on how to make them rope or shackle (Or hook) friendly?

I'll have a play with some rope tomorrow and see if I can remember how to splice.

Cheers
Rich

ryallm · Post by **ryallm** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:16 am

Count me in too - bound to be needed sooner or later

Mark

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:20 am

I'll be looking for four please Stu.

DDtB · Post by **DDtB** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:06 pm

mac wrote:I'll be looking for four please Stu.

showoff!

Post by **simon** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:31 pm

Count me in for a couple too, though I don't ever want to use them!

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:20 pm

Stu,
Before you go and do special eyes have a look at the attached. A steal from my climbing again.
http://en.petzl.com/petzl/Produit?Produit=361
http://www.theoutdoorshop.com/Outdoor/P ... uage=en-GB

Can you also have a think re my idea for us with standard diffusers. I'm really keen to combine the jacking and towing if possible. The jacking is more the benefit as it would allow the back to be lifted in one go using the lotus designated jacking points.

Stu160 · Post by **Stu160** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:14 am

Those would do the job,chhep and cheerfull.

I will have the elise in the workshop fitting they ally eyes tomorrow,so will have a look at the bar then.

Stu

Post by **Shug** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:30 am

Stephen - my only (major) point about the jacking idea is this:

How many things do you need to get the back of the car up in the air for? How many of those need the tray off?

I can only think of taking off both the rear wheels to work on brakes, but the only time I feel you really need to have the back end up in a one-ner, it's for tray-off work.... So the jacking bar would have to come off, then go back on again.....

/2c