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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 7:02 pm
by stratosboy
yeah, I've also invested in a fan heater as well as my plant pot heater, and it's better, but it's a fairly big garage, and takes a while to get rid of the chill.
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:16 pm
by stratosboy
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:15 pm
by stratosboy
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:54 pm
by Dominic
Loving this, keep the updates coming.
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:08 pm
by BigD
Any diff fitting photos?
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:14 pm
by stratosboy
I'll ask my engine builder for some when he fits it...I'm not doing it! - I'll post them if he sends me some. He has promised me some of the engine build too. There is a You Tube video of two US guys fitting a lsd to an 02M gearbox.
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 9:26 pm
by BigD
stratosboy wrote:I'll ask my engine builder for some when he fits it...I'm not doing it! - I'll post them if he sends me some. He has promised me some of the engine build too. There is a You Tube video of two US guys fitting a lsd to an 02M gearbox.
Excellent, just curious as to how straightforward it is or not.
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:56 am
by stratosboy
I'm fairly competent to build this project, but after researching the lsd swap, I accept my limitations, and I'm 'coglexic' when it comes to gearbox internals! - a pillar drill is needed to drill out all the existing studs in the diff outer ring gear. diff. bearings and seals need replacing. Over to my engine builder in a couple of weeks.
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 4:21 am
by Victor Meldrew
I didn't like the feel of a car with an LSD. I am not sure of the settings Mike Stout was running but on power off turn in I felt that the car didn't want to rotate and struggled to turn in.
My car had stock diff and it would rotate and turn in better. We were running very similar suspension settings.
I don't claim to know much about LSD's, but I do recall chatting about how they behave when off load and how they effect the rotation of the car. It might be worth discussing this with an LSD specialist before deciding on the final spec for your LSD.
Last time I looked into this properly was 2008 so it is getting a little foggy.....
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:24 am
by stratosboy
cheers Victor, appreciate you sharing your experience, I will check it out. It just seems a 'no-brainer' to fit one due to the power the engine will put out. Everyone I've spoken to say it needs one.
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm
by Victor Meldrew
Absolutely will. They can be set up to have different amounts of lock/drag (not sure the correct term) when off power. For a light car I think it needs to be minimal.
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Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 6:26 pm
by stratosboy
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:42 pm
by Mr Momo
Is anyone else seeing the goggle eyes in the subframe pics - laughing at you
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 9:09 pm
by stratosboy
ha ha!...nice one - I hadn’t noticed ‘till you pointed it out
Re: S1 Elise Motorsport replica project
Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2018 2:58 am
by Victor Meldrew
Looking great, not sure if you are putting in a floor or not, I had some NIMBUS heat shielding in place of a standard boot floor when Vicky was a race car. Gave some separation between the exhaust and the air intake. But she was used as a Sprint car, so a lot of waiting in line till it was your time to go and also at relatively low speeds. I would imagine for track days and road use it would be less of an issue, constant air flow for cooling etc...
We also wrapped the inner tie rod bracket with NIMBUS to try to stop the lubrication drying out on the ball joint from the exhaust heat...