SuperCarSunday August 3rd

[Doug Liedblad]

Anyone interested?

Early before it's too HOT.

Doug

[slomove]

Still traveling....but the following Sunday I would be interested.

[Doug Liedblad]

I am going to the NorCal picnic the following weekend. You should come. It's only about 700 miles round trip. Just a warm up for you.

[magnusfeuer]

My rear end (on the Caterham) is torn down, waiting for a new watts link and a missing bolt for the diff mount.

[Doug Liedblad]

Did the bolt fall out?

What happened to the Watts link?

[Doug Liedblad]

Would you believe it's raining?

Storm is moving slowly to the North, should reach Los Gatos in time for the picnic.

[johnh]

So far the official weather service forecast for Los Gatos on Saturday is "Sunny, with a high near 88." Although that doesn't preclude a single storm cloud over the park I suppose...

[magnusfeuer]

Doug:

One of the forward Diff - chassis bolts are gone. I have no idea if it came undone or failed, nor how long it has been gone for.


The watts linkage arms rubbed against the brake calipers, weakened and bent a bit. New arms should be here tomorrow.

/Magnus F.

[Sean]

My car does not have the Watts link. Simplify. Lightness.

[magnusfeuer]

Turned out that the diff-to-chassis bolt was sheared. I managed to get the remaining bit out without having to drop the diff.

Tomorrow I'll buy grade 8 bolts (I know, I know, tensile strength =/= shearing strength, but it can't hurt) and start reassembling.

/Magnus F.

[slomove]

I am going to the NorCal picnic the following weekend. You should come. It's only about 700 miles round trip. Just a warm up for you.

Well, would be nice but have been traveling too much lately. I am looking forward to a quiet weekend at home (maybe a quick run to Wrightwood).
But first I need to get home. Right now I am stuck in Toronto, luggage lost and flight missed. I hate when that happens. Damn the Canadians...