A while back, I posted up what I still had to do on the car. Here’s a breakdown:

Purchases

• Full doors (looking for a good second hand set ideally). – Done
• Wheels (I’ve got spare tyres, but I need the wheels to go with them now.) They are like gold dust second hand. – Done
• Race mirrors (Longacre 14″ rear view and Racetech/Spa wing mirror). – Done
• Race gear (Helmet, suit, underwear, boots, gloves, HANS). – Done

Car tweaks

• Basic flat floor and geometry setup. – Done
• Car race preparation (side impact bars, 7 grill, rain light, rollover padding). – Done

So, that just leaves two outstanding items on the original list:

• Bag seat/HANS adjustment.
• Fix boot cover poppers.

I did go through and fix the majority of the poppers. However, since then, a lot of them have broken again. I really need to get hold of the correct crimping tool for the poppers, rather than persevere with the hammer method.

I’m still undecided whether to get a bag seat done ahead of the sprints. There are a few  factors that likely mean I should. 1. I can’t get the HANS adjustment correctly made until I have the bag seat in place. 2. It’s lighter to have the bag seat in place and I’m way over weight with the car at present. 3. I do bump my helmet on the roll cage padding and I’ve not checked whether I’m inside the regulations on height in the car.

To this small list of outstanding items, I should add on a few others:

• Race stickers/livery
• Final setup check
• Pre-season bolt and condition check
• Pick up spare pads for front and rear brakes