Watching you re-rivet the floor brought back many memories of doing the same on my Van Dieman RF86 (twice no less) and on a customers Reynard 88FC (the F2000 version here in the States). The Reynard customer hit a curb just wrong and ripped the entire floor off the car from footbox to fuel cell. Fortunately his car had a secondary thin steel floor that hung from the top of the lower frame rails and held the pedal assembly and his feet. He also used the original fiberglass seat which sat on the upper frame rails. Thus he was completely uninjured. The car, minus the floor came back on the wrecker with the battery hanging from its cables and the fire system hanging from the tubing. The cell stayed in place. I'm not joking when I tell you we found a piece of aluminum the right size, cut it to shape, borrowed a second drill and hand riveter and got after it. Luckily I had brought a box of 1000 aircraft rivets for some unknown reason...and we made that afternoons grid! Easily the craziest trackside repair I have ever done. Have a great time at Croft!
Thanks for sharing, I’m flying back from the US right now! I saw someone lose half their floor one, the noise was terrifying. I’ve used stainless steel rivets so I hope they will be durable enough.
Bloody clever. Im sure you know the angles of the car on the ramps and so on but maybe a winch to onto the rear end to wind the car back in instead of relying on a small chock would mean you are clear of the car when loading? Especially when you are on your own. I work and load up on my own, I'm the last person on the planet for over doing the health and safety thing but stuff happens, cars roll and so on.
No green pads ? as for the floor, you could install slades those will protect it and will only be needed to be swapped out.. It can even be hardwood rail . Oil Motul 3000 ?
I just use the Mintex pads that are pretty inexpensive and have good feel. It’s a light car and stops pretty well. I think the grounding is a unique Brands Hatch problem that most of us have.
Good video. I've brought a lifting gantry for lift my new formula ford up. Let me know if you want to borrow it. It's helpful to have the car in the air inside the workshop sometimes. Good luck at croft, it's one of my favorite tracks, just long way to go.
Thanks, I’ll definitely keep that in mind and I may take you up on the offer. It’s so much easier working on the car at waist level. I like Croft too, I think the drive is easier than Cadwell, that’s too many roundabouts.
Watching you re-rivet the floor brought back many memories of doing the same on my Van Dieman RF86 (twice no less) and on a customers Reynard 88FC (the F2000 version here in the States). The Reynard customer hit a curb just wrong and ripped the entire floor off the car from footbox to fuel cell. Fortunately his car had a secondary thin steel floor that hung from the top of the lower frame rails and held the pedal assembly and his feet. He also used the original fiberglass seat which sat on the upper frame rails. Thus he was completely uninjured. The car, minus the floor came back on the wrecker with the battery hanging from its cables and the fire system hanging from the tubing. The cell stayed in place. I'm not joking when I tell you we found a piece of aluminum the right size, cut it to shape, borrowed a second drill and hand riveter and got after it. Luckily I had brought a box of 1000 aircraft rivets for some unknown reason...and we made that afternoons grid! Easily the craziest trackside repair I have ever done. Have a great time at Croft!
Thanks for sharing, I’m flying back from the US right now!
I saw someone lose half their floor one, the noise was terrifying. I’ve used stainless steel rivets so I hope they will be durable enough.
Nice set up having that tailgate lift installed on the truck. Thanks for the video and have fun on your next race !
Thanks for the comment, I’m really looking forward to 3 races at Croft. It’s a fun and challenging track.
@@toooldandtooslow You're welcome and good luck with the races , go get 'em 👍
Suggest you add a skid block of Permaglass or Jabroc on the bottom of your pan. See Formula 1. Cheers
Thanks, I think that may be a good idea.
Bloody clever. Im sure you know the angles of the car on the ramps and so on but maybe a winch to onto the rear end to wind the car back in instead of relying on a small chock would mean you are clear of the car when loading? Especially when you are on your own. I work and load up on my own, I'm the last person on the planet for over doing the health and safety thing but stuff happens, cars roll and so on.
No green pads ? as for the floor, you could install slades those will protect it and will only be needed to be swapped out.. It can even be hardwood rail . Oil Motul 3000 ?
I just use the Mintex pads that are pretty inexpensive and have good feel. It’s a light car and stops pretty well.
I think the grounding is a unique Brands Hatch problem that most of us have.
Good video. I've brought a lifting gantry for lift my new formula ford up. Let me know if you want to borrow it. It's helpful to have the car in the air inside the workshop sometimes.
Good luck at croft, it's one of my favorite tracks, just long way to go.
Thanks, I’ll definitely keep that in mind and I may take you up on the offer. It’s so much easier working on the car at waist level.
I like Croft too, I think the drive is easier than Cadwell, that’s too many roundabouts.
Have the Velo stacks made much of an improvement?
My engine builder reckons there was a definite increase in torque when the engine was on the dyno.
@@toooldandtooslow thanks, I bought a set earlier this year but not tried them yet