My 170S Build
A newbie tries his hand at building a car
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Category: Brakes
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Time spent: 3hCumulative time: 117hMain activities: bleed the brakes, wheels on and axle stands off Getting the brakes bled took a while. It was initially rather puzzling that I had bled all the brakes and the pedal still felt really spongy. They a quick check back with the blogs I have been following and I…
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Time spent: 5hCumulative time: 110hMain activities: Fluids and electrics Nearly there I think. So it was time to start topping up the fluids. First up was the back axle which I filled from above with a funned glued to a piece of garden hose (making use of some of the left over black glue that…
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Time spent: 6hCumulative time: 96hMain activities: Finish front wings, rear brakes, rear wings With the message overnight from Caterham about how to fix the braided brake hose to the car, I got in and re-did this to make sure it was correct. Slightly awkward to get at, but given its importance, I wanted to do…
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Time spent: 6hCumulative time: 90hMain activities: Finish front wings, rear suspension and brakes I did the second pass of the wings with the glue this morning, and tidied up the indicator wiring in the underside of the wing. It seems to have set pretty well overnight. Disposable gloves essential for this job so that you…
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Time spent: 6hCumulative time: 62hMain activities: propshaft, turbo solenoid, handbrake, gear lever, engine mount, steering First job was to try and rectify the fixing for the LHS engine mount. The problem was getting the spring washer into the hole in which the bolt sits. The hole is only just wider than the hold-down bolt and…
My 170S Build 