Rivet Racing

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jonsmith — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 15:31:51 +0000

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jonsmith — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:49:06 +0000

Build Day 22 – She runs for real!

paulr — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:16:09 +0000

After a hearty breakfast and 8 hours of exhaust fettling, checking connections, fixing HT leads, rewiring injectors, and adjusting ECU settings the engine finally ran, and stayed running. It sounds fantastic! Just a couple of jobs to do before we can get the car on the track!

Build Day 19

paulr — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:15:00 +0000

In Jon’s absence it falls to me to write the post for Build Day 19. The body is fitted! Finally it looks like a car, more like a hotrod than a Westfield, but it’s getting there…

Build Day 15

jonsmith — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:54:52 +0000

We returned from Canada so time to get everybody back together and get this project moving fwd again. Great turn out thanks for everyone that took the time to welcome us back and get back into the swing of things.

Great progess for a first day back with the car. New roll cage arrived and we welded all off the new mounting points into the chassis, this was done with steel bushes to prevent the crushing and weakening of the chassis when the cage is installed. Also added some side intrusion bars, descided to tig those in as well rather than the instructed bolting. Fit looks good, all ready for the bodywork to arrive.

Julian from Aerodynamix also spend alot of the day with us, was great to have his input and invaluable to have him on the team. Julian will be helping us produce the custom bonnet and some other bodywork bits and bobs. He also dropped off a rather nice carbon aeroscreen to be fitted later on in proceedings!

She Starts

jonsmith — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:50:50 +0000

After a day of wire, crimps, solder and playing with the ECU we finally got the engine to start. Â We have massive fueling issues (and maybe a little too much pre-mix!) but it will run!

Build Day 14

jonsmith — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:48:46 +0000

Cooling system plumbed in, oil cooler added.Â Simple dash created…Â Â Almost ready for the first attempt at starting!

Build day 13

jonsmith — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:45:59 +0000

Engine and box get put in for hopefully the last time before we start it Brake reservoirs re-worked to clear the exhaust a little better. Engine bay fuel system started as well as the ECU loom.

Prop Shaft Arrives

jonsmith — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:42:31 +0000

Finally managed to get the prop shaft sorted. Here are a few pictures of it, looks about the right size! Looking forward to getting back into the garage with the rest of the team to get things back on track.

29th March 2012 – Build Day 12.5 – Finishing off the engine mounts

jonsmith — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:41:33 +0000

James and Jon spent the evening finishing off the engine mounts. We re-worked the near side to improve the design slightly. Cut the nylon mounts to get the engine at the correct height, all looks good. If we can find a bonnet with a scoop accross the entire width then everything will fit in just fine. We do have a lot of space at the front of the engine bay… Triple rotor? Intercooler?